Monday 2nd July -

Good Morning, a frustrating start on the horses, with a small loss but no less than 5 seconds! Anyone of them getting up would have been profit! Small margins indeed. Wimbledon is back today after a rest. Everybody plays today before tomorrow starts alternating Men and Womens finals. And of course Stage 2 of Le Tour.

HORSES

Just 5 bets for me today. Hopefully a winner or 2 in here.

FFOS LAS

825 HENRY ALLINGHAM
855 MAGIC SECRET

PONTEFRACT

400 EUXTON HALL (NAP)
430 I'M SO GLAD

WINDSOR

810 ON KHEE (NB)

That's it, and no newbie corner either.

TENNIS

I'm speculating today, The ones that I feel should win easy are priced accordingly. I have 5 who are potentially well priced, although the edge is minimal so just small doubles and trebles, first 2 are men, other 3 are women. Works out as 20 bets, 10 doubles, 10 trebles.

D. FERRER
B. BAKER
K. CLIJSTERS
S. PENG
R. VINCI

The best event away from Wimbledon is the Brawnsweig challenger in Germany, on clay.
To me the draw looks pretty tough in the bottom half so my outright play would be Carlos Berloqc. Play starts tomorrow, I think there are still some qualifiers to determine.

LE TOUR DE FRANCE

Stage 2 is a pure sprinters stage into Tournai, Breakaways will struggle to get away in the latter part of this race as the big guns teams wind up the pace. I'm going to be unoriginal and side with Cav, Sky will really want to flex their muscles in the first stage that Cav has a chance in. The scrap at the finish will see the usual suspects to the fore. Sky, Lampre, Garmin, Omega. All trying to get Cav, Petacchi, Farrar and Greipel in a winning position. My saver bet at 9/1 is Matthew Goss. Orica Greenedge have come here with a squad that really doesn't look like being prominent in the GC, therefore it would suggest that their priority is perhaps sponsorship. The real money is getting your name flashed over the line in a bunch and they will throw out the stops to get Matty there. They have a guy who has been there and done it in Stuart O'Grady so have a live chance. Yesterdays winner Peter Sagan faces a tougher task, I can't see Liquigas getting involved at the death and he will need to find himself a train, which is easier said than done, with the number of lone rangers who will be looking for Cav's wheel. Another looking to mix it up on his own will be the in form Marcel Kittel. If you want one who could get involved at a big price than have a look at Mark Renshaw, he is here as Rabobank's main sprinter and after the years as Cav's leadout man he knows what is involved in fighting out one of these finishes.
CAVENDISH @ 6/5
GOSS @ 9/1
RENSHAW e/w @ 40/1