IN-RUNNING BETTING NOW AVAILABLE

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Sports Betting Tips

Betfair – Get Started!

by Bren O'Brien

It's winter, it's three months until the Spring Carnival and you've got a wad of cash filling up your wallet. Of all the punting maxims, the two that stick fat, for want of a pointless sporting cliche, are 'odds on look on' and 'never back on a wet track'.more

Betfair's Weekly Racing Wrap

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Betfair's Hugh Taggart and Jake Norton share all their best racing bets.

Monday October 6

Lay over 2.5 goals at $2.06 in the Premier League match between Chelsea and Aston Villa - This will be a tight match with both defences holding strong. Chelsea will be missing star striker Didier Drogba and will struggle to find avenues to goal. But their defence is too good to let in cheap goals to an up-and-coming Villa side. Expect this match to go right down to the wire with a single goal separating the two sides, or maybe even a 1-1 draw.

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2008 Melbourne Cup betting – odds & form

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This week's tip: Backing the same selection at a higher price than you lay it will guarantee you a profit, no matter what the outcome!