Respectable position in the end

Have had a think about the blog and will probably update it twice a week from now on, probably Mondays and Fridays so as to be consistent, gives me a chance to look back on the weekend and also from a midweek perspective looking forward by using these days.
The last time I left you I was enduring a hard time of it in the Grand Prix but at least managed to claw back to a respectable position at the end although still came out with a slight loss, if Day had beaten Higgins in the final would have finished a bit infront though, he certainly had chances to do so but didnt quite fire on all cylinders for the duration of the match.
Still managed to get seven winners out of my last nine wagers in the competition and it was badly needed after the hole I got myself into, didnt help with a couple of chasing bets which I should have learned to have cut out by now, this was the difference between winning and losing on the event in the end.
Judd Trump at least gave me a bit of excitement in the outright market too, losing 6-4 to Higgins in the semi final after at one stage pulling back to 4 apiece. With the FA Cup-style draw though it was always going to be difficult to pinpoint the winner, though overall the format was pretty well received and expect it to continue next year.
During the event made a couple of outright wagers for the World Championships too, backing Selby and Day both each way at 8/1 and 40/1 respectively.
Its not something I particularly like doing so far away from the event but in Day's case anyway it was a wise move as he is already down to a best of 33/1 in just the odd place only, the first seed he would meet is Ebdon who looks to be on the wane.
Selby's first seeded opponent is Dott who is currently out of action with a broken arm so it remains to be seen how long it takes for him to recover, but he hasn't been in the greatest of form anyway prior to that.
Having taken the price though might have been a bit premature with that one as an early exit in one or two of the upcoming events could mean he may go a point or two bigger, it remains to be seen. He wont be featuring in Bahrain anyway due to Premier League commitments along with Ding, Higgins and probably the Nugget too.
The Irish Laurels greyhound final ended in despair for me with my biggest ante post bet on Slip The Lark being thwarted up the home straight, my selection finishing runner-up to the rank outsider on the day 14/1 shot Cashen Legend by a neck.
Lark was maybe a little unlucky in that he was carried wide by nearest challenger Tyrur Laurel who got up his inside and then swung towards the outside to leave a massive gap for the winner to storm through and pass them both in the straight. Laurel was a head away in third place.
My other two finalists were both caught up in the bumping at the start between the inside three boxes which always looked an accident waiting to happen with their respective draws and they trailed in fifth and sixth.
Had a couple of dabbles in the English St Leger too before the second round heats, backing Bubbly Totti at 3/1 and Midway Skipper at 16/1. They both qualified for the semi finals, Totti impressively beating the long unbeaten Lenson Joker who now surrenders favouritsm to my pick who is now best at 5/4.
Skipper had a troubled passage in his heat but still flew up the home straight and was well clear after the line, but on the line itself he was just pipped in the runners spot. Couldnt really understand why he has been lengthened to 20/1 on the back of that as it looked a good run to me.
My two picks both go in the first heat of the semi final tomorrow night at Wimbledon in a five dog contest due to a disqualification so ought to get plenty of room to work with.
Away from the betting, our snooker team suffered our first defeat last week 3-2 against one of the title contenders so it was still a decent effort on paper though the standard was very poor to be honest with myself as culpable as any, some of the shots missed were beyond belief I have to say and maybe putting too much pressure on myself as captain to get the team off to a good start.
So will try to relax for this Wednesday's match which is against a new team to the league so therefore totally unknown opposition and not sure what to expect there.
Anyway will be back on Friday
See you on the Betdaq forum
Rick