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Yep , cheers Scrip.

Told you it would rain in manchester later :-( - im getting good at this weather predictions lol

Back online again after the electrician asked me to call a halt for a couple of hours messing about with the mains connections.

Can't work properly with these distractions so a bit of fun and easy money has been an enjoyable alternative to serious trading today. Thanks Scrip for pointing out the weather market.

By the way even now there is still some free money on the table if anyone has any appetite left

Big thunderstorms over here tonight.

Tiresome that Betfair haven't settled the weather market. I see from the forum BB that the thinking may be that confirmation of the actual maximum temperature may take a day or two - not that one should rely on the BB for such information of course.

what was the winning temp? also any tennis experts what chance murrey later on today

Woodie,

Murray is up against the Frenchman Clement later. Personally, its tough to call and I would wait to see how the match pans out before jumping in. Betfair has it at evens.
Clement isn't playing too well this year and is currently ranked 75 on the ATP listings. You can check out is full profile, activity and other stats at:

Clement's profile

Murray, on the other hand, has every incentive to win as he'll break into the top 100. He certainly has the crowd on his side as they've really taken to his attitude and fighting spirit. His biggest fan is McEnroe! He also had a very tough 5 setter the other day.

Winning temp was <=94f

bakko,scrip thanks for info

Chepstow abandoned after second fall in a week

RACING at Chepstow was abandoned on Friday after jockey Pat Dobbs was involved in a nasty fall from Roll The Dice in the opening "Brightwells" The Bloodstock Auctioneers Maiden Auction Stakes.

Dobbs was unseated from Richard Hannon's juvenile four and a half furlongs out in the one-mile contest and has been taken to the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport, where he is conscious and lucid.

"Pat is OK but he has hurt his back, although he is talking," said Richard Hannon Junior.

Roll TheDice suffered a broken back after the incident and had to be put down.

The following race, the westcountryracing.com Affordable Racing Syndicates Claiming Stakes, was delayed as the stewards held an inspection and an inquiry with jockeys and trainers, after which the decision was taken to abandon the remainder of the card.

It is the second time a jockey has suffered a fall in the last five days at Chepstow after Sam Hitchcott sustained fractured ribs aboard Tetcott on Bank Holiday Monday in a similar position on the course.

scrip i dont feel to good i layed roll the dice not to be placed i like making money but not like that.

It wasn't good was it. I think abandoning the meet was probably the right thing to do the jockeys probably were not going to want to race on it again.

i was watching at the races what i could not understand is why they took 30 mins to put the horse down this was from comments by matt c

Scrip - re that Times article you linked on MOTD (BetAngel reference).

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8210-1759824,00.html

I read that as bad news for the old names: Ladbrokes, Hill, etc. and good news for traders on Betfair as punters migrate on-line bringing more liquidity.

I tried listening to williamhillradio.com while following a few horse races earlier this week and found them to be consistently about 45 seconds behind real time. If they think their clients will put up with that kind of service, they deserve what is coming to them.

Reminds me of that film The Sting :-)

compooundup iam the same as you with whill i thought it was my computer whats laughable is when they say hit the 1 key to place a bet when they are already running

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Be aware that Attheraces on SKY is also delayed.

Surely England footy team value at 1.44 today

scrip gone in big time for me ,above average stakes on an england win agree with you i thought they would be around 2/7 1/3 mark.dil do you know by how much apart from beeming picts to sat then back to your dish i thought it was a 10 sec delay if it is more then that unless you are all green you are at a disavantage.

Surely there is far more value in Italy at 1.64 to win at Scotland than there is in backing England to win at Wales at 1.41