China and England through to pool semi final

Now the Daq forum is up and running I might update this blog a little less frequently, perhaps a couple of times a week would be ample but not going to say for definite as tend to do things as and when I feel, certainly need more time available to bring in the betting on the horses though.
Currently watching the Perry v Hawkins match which has been a pretty moderate standard, whoever wins will have to up their game massively to stand a chance of lifting the trophy, its currently 4-3 to Joe and as I had the Hawk as one of the outright bets thats not the score I was looking for.
Tomorrow in the match betting I've backed Neil Robertson to beat Steve Davis at 1/2, was originally not overly tempted by that price but having seen the Nugget struggling awfully in a 6-0 Premier League loss to Mark Selby on Thursday, I've decided to have a dabble on the Aussie, though he isnt usually one who fills me with confidence at odds on.
Have also had a few quid on outsider Dave Gilbert at 15/8 against Stephen Hendry, the Scot has yet to win a match this season so while this should be where he opens his account on paper, his confidence might not be that high at present so thought it worth a go.
Had a couple of winning bets in the World Cup of Pool earlier today, backed holders China at 4/6 to beat Italy which they did 9-2 and also took 11/10 on England to beat my outright picks Germany (who had been less than impressive in the last round) and they also obliged 9-7. This of course means I have drawn a blank with my three outright bets but the match betting profits have more than compensated luckily.
Those two now meet in the semi final tomorrow, while tonight the other two quarter finals take place with big outsiders Austria taking on the USA and favourites the Philippines up against Japan. The latter team have played pretty well for the most part in this format so have put a bit on at 9/4 in the hope of an upset this evening.
The Irish Greyhound Laurels semi finals are run tonight and my three hopes Slip The Lark, Cabra Cool and Chicken Supper will hopefully be in the thick of the action, if I can get a couple through to the final itself will be more than happy.
Will certainly report on those tomorrow anyhow.
All the best
Rick