This section carries a monthly list of how all our advised bets have fared since the start of the month.
(Please note that stakes range from 0.25pts to 20pts depending on the level of risk and the strength of confidence in the selection)
Profit since start of 2003 until start of current month (January 2009) is +1974.02pts
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JANUARY RECORD
Racing:
RACING FIXED: Stephen Joyce ante-post - Cheltenham Gold Cup - 1pt each-way Neptune Collonges at 9/1 (Sportingbet).Result Pending
Football:
FOOTBALL FIXED: Weekend League One - 3pts Northampton to beat Huddersfield at 17/10 (bet365), 3pts Swindon to beat Stockport at 7/4 (Coral). Result Pending
FOOTBALL FIXED: Saturday Premier League - 2pts Ashley Young to score anytime at 2/1 (Sky Bet), 2pts Blackburn to beat Fulham at 29/10 (Boylesports), 2pts Afonso Alves to score anytime v Sunderland at 21/10 (Paddy Power), 1pt West Ham to beat Newcastle at 5/2 (General), 2.5pts Liverpool (-1) to beat Stoke on the handicap at 6/5 (bet365).Result pending
FOOTBALL FIXED: Weekend Championship - 3pts Nottingham Forest to beat Charlton at 19/10 (Sportingbet), 3pts Plymouth to beat Crystal Palace at 7/4 (Blue Square, Coral). Result pending
FOOTBALL FIXED: Scottish Cup outright - 1pt e.w. Dundee United to win the Scottish Cup at 20/1 (1/2, 1,2, Stan James), 1pt e.w. Aberdeen to win the Scottish Cup at 16/1 (1/2, 1,2, general), 0.5pts e.w. Dunfermline to win the Scottish Cup at 200/1 (1/2, 1,2, general) and 1pt on Partick Thistle to beat Inverness at 4/1 (general). Result pending
FOOTBALL FIXED: Wednesday Carling Cup - 3pts on Man Utd to keep a clean sheet against Derby at evens (Ladbrokes). LOSS=3pts
FOOTBALL FIXED: Tuesday Carling Cup - 1pt on Luka Modric to score anytime in Spurs v Burnley at 5/2 (bet365). LOSS=1pt
FOOTBALL FIXED: Monday FA Cup - 2pts Blyth Spartans (+2) to beat Blackburn at 11/10 (Paddy Power, Sky Bet). PROFIT=2.2pts
FOOTBALL FIXED: Weekend Coca-Cola - 3pts Carlisle to beat Walsall at 6/5 (Sky Bet, totesport). ABANDONED
FOOTBALL FIXED: Weekend La Liga - 3pts Valencia to beat Atletico Madrid at 5/4 (Blue Square), 3pts four or more goals in Valencia v Atletico Madrid at 15/8 (Blue Square), 3pts Recreativo Huelva to beat Numancia at 6/5 (general), 0.5pts Sevilla to win 4-2 against Osasuna at 66/1 (Blue Square), 0.25pts Sevilla to win 4-3 at 200/1 (Sportingbet) and 0.25pts Sevilla to win 5-2 at 125/1 (Sportingbet). PROFIT=11.98pts
FOOTBALL FIXED: Sunday FA Cup R3 - 1pt Gillingham and Aston Villa to draw at 7/2 (general), 2.5pts Manchester United (-1) to beat Southampton at Evens (Stan James), 1pt Paul Scholes to score anytime at 4/1 (Paddy Power) (VOID). PROFIT=1.5pts
FOOTBALL FIXED: Saturday FA Cup R3 - 3pts on Carlos Vela to score anytime in Arsenal v Plymouth at 13/8 (Boylesports), 3pts on Salomon Kalou to score anytime in Chelsea v Southend at 11/8 (Blue Square), 1pt on Kidderminster to beat Coventry at 9/1 (Sky Bet), 3pts on Leicester to beat Crystal Palace at 7/4 (Coral), 1pt on Bristol City to beat Portsmouth at 11/2 (Paddy Power), 1pt on Jon Parkin to score anytime in Preston v Liverpool at 5/1 (bet365), 1pt on 'no goalscorer' in Sheff Wed v Fulham at 9/1 (Sportingbet), 1pt on Barnsley to beat West Ham at 7/1 (Coral & Hills). LOSS=3.87pts
FOOTBALL FIXED: Weekend SPL - 1pt Christophe Berra to score anytime v Hibs at 12/1 (William Hill), 1pt opening goal between Hearts and Hibs 0-10 mins at 15/4 (Paddy Power, Sky Bet), 1pt opening goal between Hearts and Hibs 11-20 mins at 4/1 (general). LOSS=3pts
FOOTBALL FIXED: Friday FA Cup R3: Tottenham v Wigan - 1pt Ryan Taylor to score anytime at 10/1 (Blue Square). PROFIT/LOSS=0pts
FOOTBALL FIXED: FA Cup outright - 2pts e.w. on Fulham to win FA Cup at 80/1 (Sky Bet, 1/2 1,2), 2.5pts e.w. on Everton to win FA Cup at 25/1 (bet365, 1/2 1,2) and 1pt win on Blackburn to win FA Cup at 40/1 (general). Result pending
FOOTBALL FIXED: New Year's Day Blue Square Premier - 2pts on Grays to beat Ebbsfleet at 7/5 (Canbet), 1pt on Northwich to beat Altrincham at 4/1 (general). PROFIT=2.8pts - Altrincham v Northwich match was postponed
Rugby Union:
RUGBY UNION FIXED: Weekend Guinness Premiership - 2.5pts on Worcester to beat Sale at 4/3 (Sportingbet). ABANDONED
Golf:
GOLF FIXED: 2009 Special - 5pts Tiger Woods to return at WGC - Accenture World Match Play or Earlier at 6/1 (Sportingbet). Result pending
GOLF FIXED: Mercedes-Benz Championship - 2.5pts e.w. Camilo Villegas at 12/1 (General 1/4 1,2,3,4), 1.5pts e.w. Trevor Immelman at 28/1 (totesport 1/4 1,2,3,4), 1pt e.w. J.B. Holmes at 40/1 (Victor Chandler, Hills 1/4 1,2,3,4). Result pending
GOLF FIXED: The Royal Trophy - 5.5pts Europe to beat Asia at 8/11 (Totesport). Result pending
GOLF FIXED: Joburg Open - 2pts e.w. Charl Schwartzel at 16/1 (1/4 1,2,3,4,5 (Totesport), 1pt e.w. Branden Grace at 80/1 (1/4 1,2,3,4,5 (Totesport), 1pt e.w. Tyrone Mordt at 125/1 (1/4 1,2,3,4,5 (Blue Square). Result pending
GOLF FIXED: 2009 Ante-Post - 4pts Adam Scott to win on US Tour at 5/4 (Betfred), 4pts Geoff Ogilvy to win on US Tour at 2/1 (bet365), 4pts J.B. Holmes to win on US Tour at 4/1 (bet365, Sky Bet), 5.5pts Rory McIlroy to win on European Tour at 10/11 (Boylesports), 4pts Michelle Wie to win on LPGA Tour at 5/2 (Sky Bet), 2.5pts Michelle Wie to finish in Top 5 on LPGA Tour at 14/1 (Sky Bet). Result pending
Cricket:
There are no recommended bets yet this month.
Tennis:
TENNIS FIXED: ATP Tour - 6pts Andy Murray to win Qatar Open at 5/2 (Boylesports), 2pts e.w. Carlos Moya to win Chennai Open at 10/1 (1/2 1,2 Stan James). Result pending
TENNIS FIXED: 2009 ATP Tour outright - 6pts Carlos Moya to win an ATP Tour title at 9/2 (Sky Bet), 5.5pts Marin Cilic to beat Ernests Gulbis in season-long ranking match bet at 8/11 (Sky Bet), 4pts Andy Roddick to finish in top eight of ATP Champions Race at 5/4 (Sky Bet) and 1pt Jamie Baker to be top Briton (without Andy Murray) at 10/1 (Betfred).
Result pending
TENNIS FIXED: 2009 WTA Tour outright - 9pts Caroline Wozniacki to beat Nadia Petrova in 2009 WTA rankings at 5/6 (BlueSq); 2pts Ana Ivanovic to be year-end number one at 11/2 (Betfred); 1pt e.w. (1/3 1,2) Elena Dementieva to be year-end number one at 33/1 (Stan James, Betdirect). Result pending
Motor Sports:
There are no recommended bets yet this month.
US Sports:
AMERICAN FOOTBALL FIXED: NFL Divisional Play-Offs - 2pts Derrick Mason to score a TD anytime v Tennesse at 7/4 (Ladbrokes), 2.75pts Philadelphia (+4) to beat NY Giants at 10/11 (general), 2pts Kevin Curtis to a TD anytime against NY Giants at 5/2 (Ladbrokes). Result pending
AMERICAN FOOTBALL FIXED: Sunday Wild Card Games - 2.75pts Philadelphia (-3) to beat Minnesota at 10/11 (Boylesports). PROFIT=2.5pts
AMERICAN FOOTBALL FIXED: Saturday Wild Card Games - 3pts Atlanta (-1) to beat Arizona at 5/6 (Coral), 2pts Jerious Norwood to score a TD at any time at 2/1 (bet365) and 3pts Indianapolis to beat San Diego at 93/100 (Coral). LOSS=8pts
Snooker:
SNOOKER FIXED: Championship League Group Two - 2pts on Mark Williams to beat Mark Allen at 15/8 (Blue Sq), 1pt on Ali Carter to beat Stephen Hendry at 13/8 (Sky Bet), 1pt on Ding Junhui to beat Stephen Hendry at 11/8 (Blue Sq) and 1pt e.w. on Mark Williams to win Group Two at 11/2 (Sky Bet). Result pending
SNOOKER FIXED: Championship League Group One - 1pt e.w. Joe Perry to win Group One at 11/2 (Skybet), 2pts Ali Carter to beat Stephen Hendry at 8/11 (Draw no bet, Skybet) (VOID), 1pt double Carter to beat Hendry and Perry to beat Ding both 'draw no bet' at 2.45/1 (draw no bet, bet365), 2pts Mark Selby to beat Stephen Hendry at 6/4 (Skybet). LOSS=5pts
Boxing:
There are no recommended bets yet this month.
Darts:
DARTS FIXED: BDO World Championship - 2pts e.w. Scott Waites at 9/1 (general, 1/2 1,2), 1pt e.w. Simon Whitlock at 10/1 (general, 1/2 1,2) and 1pt Tony O'Shea to win Quarter One at 11/2 (Stan James). LOSS=0.5pts
DARTS FIXED: PDC World Championship - 1pt e.w. Mervyn King at 50/1 (Victor Chandler 1/2 1,2) and 2pts Mervyn King to win Quarter Two at 4/1 (general). PROFIT=6pts
Novelty:
DARTS FIXED: Celebrity Big Brother - 1pt Terry Christian to win Celebrity Big Brother at 9/2 (BetFred). Result Pending
JANUARY RECORD
January fixed odds running total = +3.61pts
January spread betting running total = +0.00pts
January ante-post total (see below) = +0.00pts
January running total overall = +3.61pts
Long-term or ante-post previews which have still to come to fruition:
Football:
FOOTBALL FIXED: League One mid-season update - 2pts Walsall to be relegated at 14/1 (bet365) and 1pt Bristol Rovers to be promoted at 40/1 (bet365). Result pending
FOOTBALL FIXED: Premier League mid-season update - 6pts on West Ham to be relegated at 10/3 (Coral). Result pending
FOOTBALL FIXED: UEFA Cup Outright - 4pts any Spanish side to win the UEFA Cup at 11/2 (totesport), 1pt e.w. Man City to win UEFA Cup at 20/1 (Coral), 1pt e.w. Standard Liege to win UEFA Cup at 33/1 (General). Result pending
FOOTBALL FIXED: Champions League Outright - 8pts English club to win Champions League at 13/8 (Sky Bet), 1pt Dimitar Berbatov to be top scorer at 12/1 (Sky Bet), 1pt each-way Pavel Pogrebnyak to be top scorer at 50/1 (Sky Bet). Result pending
FOOTBALL FIXED: Johnstone's Paint Trophy Outright - 1pt e.w. Rotherham at 50/1 (general). Result pending
FOOTBALL FIXED: La Liga outright ante-post - 5pts Real Madrid to win La Liga at evens (General), 2pts Valladolid to be relegated at 5/2 (General), 1pt Espanyol to be relegated at 12/1 (Paddy Power). Result pending
FOOTBALL FIXED: Premier League Specials ante-post - 6pts Robbie Keane to score more than 10.5 goals at 5/6 (Sky Bet), 4pts Chelsea to be unbeaten at home at 7/2 (Coral), 2pts Manchester United to be unbeaten at home at 4/1 (Coral), 2pts Arsenal to be unbeaten at home at 11/2 (Coral). Result pending
FOOTBALL FIXED: Premier League Golden Boot ante-post - 5pts e.w. Emmanuel Adebayor at 10/1 (Coral 1/4 1,2,3,4), 1pt e.w. Frank Lampard at 66/1 (Ladbrokes, Sportingbet 1/4 1,2,3,4), 1pt e.w. Carlos Tevez at 25/1 (Ladbrokes, Sportingbet 1/4 1,2,3,4). Result pending
FOOTBALL FIXED: Premier League outright ante-post - 5.3pts Man Utd-Chelsea straight forecast at 7/2 (Sky Bet, Coral), 4.7pts Chelsea-Man Utd straight forecast at 4/1 (Boylesports, Sky Bet). Result pending
FOOTBALL FIXED: Premier League best of rest ante-post - 6pts win on Aston Villa 'without the big four' at 5/1 (general), 2pts win on Portsmouth 'without the big four' at 15/2 (Sportingbet), 4pts e.w. on Aston Villa +27pts at 15/1 (Sportingbet - 1/4 1,2,3,4), 3pts win on Portsmouth +30pts at 15/1 (Coral) and 3pts e.w. on Fulham +45pts at 15/1 (BetFred - 1/4 1,2,3,4). Result pending
FOOTBALL FIXED: Premier League relegation ante-post - 7pts on Stoke to finish highest of promoted trio at 3/1 (Boylesports), 10pts on Newcastle to finish in bottom half at 11/10 (Blue Sq and Ladbrokes), 4pts on Middlesbrough to finish higher than Newcastle at 15/8 (Boylesports) and 5.5pts on Fulham to finish higher than West Brom at 8/11 (bet365). Result pending
FOOTBALL FIXED: Coca-Cola League specials - 10pts Southend to finish above Colchester at evens (general); 10pts Bury to finish above Barnet at 11/10 (bet365); 5pts Barnsley to finish above Blackpool and Plymouth at 2/1 (Sky Bet); 3pts Coventry to finish above Sheff Wed and Soton at 17/10 (Sky Bet); 1pt e.w. (1/4 odds 1,2,3,4) on Freddy Eastwood to be Championship top goalscorer at 33/1 (general). Result pending
FOOTBALL FIXED: SPL outright ante-post - 5pts Celtic to win the SPL title at 4/5 (general); 2pts Dundee United to win 'without Rangers and Celtic' at 7/2 (totesport, Coral); 2pts Inverness to finish bottom at 11/2 (Coral); 1pt Falkirk to win the SPL title on the handicap (+41) at 7/1 (Boylesports); 1pt Falkirk to win the SPL title on the handicap (+41) at 7/1 (Boylesports); 2pts Kris Boyd to finish top goalscorer at 9/1 (Extrabet); 1pt e.w. on Steven Fletcher to finish top goalscorer at 25/1 (BlueSq, Sky Bet, 888Sport). Result pending
FOOTBALL FIXED: Coca-Cola Championship outright ante-post - 4pts Birmingham to win the Championship at 13/2 (Betfred, Sportingbet), 3pts Ipswich to win promotion at 6/1 (General), 2pts Coventry to win promotion at 14/1 (Coral) and 1pt Barnsley to win promotion at 40/1 (888sport, Blue Square). Result pending
FOOTBALL FIXED: Coca-Cola League One outright ante-post - 3pts Southend to win promotion at 6/1 (General), 3pts Brighton to win promotion at 7/1 (General), 2pts Oldham to win promotion at 9/1 (Ladbrokes), 1pt Northampton to win promotion at 12/1 (Ladbrokes) and 1pt Colchester to be relegated at 12/1 (totesport). Result pending
FOOTBALL FIXED: Coca-Cola League Two outright ante-post - 1pt e.w. (¼ odds 1,2,3) Bury to win League Two at 40/1 (Sky Bet, bet365); 2pts Bury to win promotion at 9/1 (Betdirect, Stan James); 3pts Lincoln to win promotion at 6/1 (bet365); 3pts Brentford to win promotion at 5/1 (William Hill); 2pts Morecambe to win promotion at 10/1 (bet365, William Hill); 2pts Notts County to win promotion at 8/1 (Coral). Result pending
FOOTBALL FIXED: Blue Square Premier outright ante-post - 6pts Barrow to be relegated at 15/8 (Blue Square, 888sport.com), 5pts Kettering to be top newcomer at 6/4 (Blue Square, 888sport.com), 2pts Crawley to win southern group at 15/4 (Blue Square, 888sport.com), 1pt James Constable to be top scorer at 20/1 (Sky Bet) and 1pt win Onome Sodje to be top scorer at 40/1 (Blue Square, 888sport.com). Result pending
Rugby Union:
RUGBY UNION FIXED: Heineken Cup outright - 4pts on Toulouse to win at 9/2 (Boylesports), 1pt on Biarritz to win at 33/1 (general), 1pt on Clermont to win at 20/1 (Stan James), 3pts on Clermont to top Pool One at 2/1 (Stan James), 2pts on Perpignan to top Pool Three at 5/2 (general) and 2pts on Biarritz to top Pool Six at 7/2 (Blue Sq). Result pending
RUGBY UNION FIXED: EDF Energy Cup outright - 2pts on Wasps to win EDF Energy Cup at 12/1 (William Hill) and 1pt on Northampton to win EDF Energy Cup at 33/1 (bet365). Result pending
RUGBY UNION FIXED: Guinness Premiership Ante-Post - 2pts on Saracens to finish top at 10/1 (Sportingbet), 1pt on Gloucester to finish top at 4/1 (totesport), 2pts on Saracens (+16) on handicap at 7/1 (Sportingbet), 1pt on Harlequins (+24) on handicap at 5/1 (Ladbrokes), 2pts on Worcester to be relegated at 6/1 (totesport) and 1pt on Anitelia Tuilagi to be top Sale tryscorer at 16/1 (Skybet). Result pending
Cricket:
CRICKET FIXED: 9pts on Peter Moores to leave his position before Kevin Pietersen at 5/6 (Ladbrokes).
Result pending
Golf:
GOLF FIXED: Race To Dubai - 3pts e.w. Sergio Garcia at 14/1 (1/4, 1,2,3,4 Blue Square, Sporting Bet). Result pending
