Trump to make Masters debut

Almost forgot about the blog lol, went to a works reunion to see the inhabitants of the old typesetting department of about 18 months ago, only about a quarter of them were there this time - they seem to have a do every couple of months - so its best to pick and choose rather than go to every one of them unless you want to become an alcoholic!!
It was good to see some old mates anyhow though didnt feel so great today as a consequence of having one too many, hence the late blog entry at an unearthly hour!
After the disastrous start to the Masters wildcard snooker qualifiers, I managed to recoup the majority of the losses by latching on to Judd Trump from the last 16 stage onwards and backed him in every round since, culminating in a 5-2 win over Ken Doherty in the semi final at 5/6 and a 6-1 thrashing of surprise finalist Mark Joyce to justify odds of 2/5.
Still finished a bit down and of course the outright market was a loss maker too but it looked much more manageable at the end than it did after a couple of days of the tournament when I hadn't backed a single winner!
The second wildcard is to be nominated soon and Ricky Walden would appear to be the favourite at the moment after lifting the title in Shanghai, he's also won minor events in Belgium and Thailand this season too so would be a worthy recipient.
In last night's Premier League backed Stephen Hendry in the draw no bet market against Ding but no damage was done as in fact all three matches finished 3-3, this means Mark Selby plays Hendry and Ronnie O Sullivan takes on Joe Perry in the semi finals. Still have the Jester in the outright market at 13/2 though lost Ding last night.
The Irish greyhounds I mentioned in the last blog are in action at Galway again over the weekend in the Golden Jacket event though I'm relying on some outsiders this time so fingers crossed that one or two of them can get through to the next stage. Also Midway Skipper goes in the semi final heat of the Coventry St Leger which features four winners from the first round.
Also in horse racing the Japan Cup is run in Tokyo on Sunday morning so will be scouring the videos on Youtube probably tomorrow to try and assess the international form, managed to get the Melbourne Cup winner at big odds via that route and also was on Admire Moon last year in the Japanese event.
In the NHL Boston Bruins have gone top of the Eastern Conference and enjoyed a thumping 7-2 home success over the New York Islanders earlier this evening so looks like I may get a decent run for my money with my 33/1 each way bet struck a couple of weeks ago. Philadelphia Flyers are up to sixth place after a slow start so hopefully they can consolidate in the top eight who qualify for the end of season play offs.
In the Western Conference the Calgary Flames are currently in fifth place carrying my money but Dallas Stars have been very disappointing so far, their defence continuing to creak and are currently bringing up the rear, though it is far from irretrievable at present.
All the best for now,
Rick