Posts Tagged dubai
Dubai far from a failure for Woods
Posted by Peter Webb in Golf on February 13th, 2011
OK, Woods may have flunked the last round in Dubai but it seems other ventures in Dubai worked out quite nicely, even though they didn’t!
Dubai desert classic
Posted by Peter Webb in Golf on February 11th, 2011
Received a useful tip earlier in the week about Thomas Aiken. Six of the last seven tournaments he has finished in the top 20 and was available at 120′s. After the first round he is five under par, in second place and in to 25′s. I’ve also backed Sterne at 440 to 50′s, Martin 450 to 75 and a fair few others.
No trading out for me until they finish the second round. All I need now is a leading contender to shank a shot into the rough and I’ll be sorted!
Made in Dubai
Posted by Peter Webb in Bet Angel on March 30th, 2010
Well I did say it was probably worth doing! I managed to get slightly more than the £50 I managed last year, but was helped by a number of favourable mitigating factors and a bit of luck. Sometimes you need that to pull out a good result. The race itself must be one of few where the prize money dwarfs the turnover on Betfair. It was a great race as well, probably the most expensive photo finish in racing history. There is a video of it here: -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vGrCp5MluA
Don’t believe that there is suddenly some wonderful characteristic with this race or venue. I’d be surprised if I can achieve this again. It was just a case of everything falling into place just perfectly and being in the right frame of mind and having the skill to take advantage of that. I think I’ll have to wait a while before I get this chance again.
Richest race in the world
Posted by Peter Webb in Bet Angel on March 27th, 2010
Today sees the worlds richest horse race take place at Meydan, the Dubai world cup.
I’ve dabbled on the Meydan markets this year and they have been just fine. A very useful addition to the P&L during the tough winter months. Therefore I’d recommend a dabble in these markets if the volume is holding up and there is no clashing with other races. The world cup stands out on it’s own as a race later in the day so that is definately worth a go. I only got £50 from it last year so should do better this year.
Today is the traditional start of the flat season, so I see the racing authorities have done their best to make make as many races clash as possible. Good luck!
EDIT – To view the trading result of this race, click here