Betfair have produced yet again another comical and humorous ad, this time with a ginger haired afro horse in a Scottish kilt and bagpipes, can their imagination get even better! They quote ‘there’s nothing quite like Scottish racing fortnight’ there are 4 race courses and 9 race days within 2 weeks, these are the Hamilton park race on the 22nd September, the Perth race on the 24th and 25th of September and the Musselburgh race on the 28th September.

Bookmakers Bwin have installed one of the clubs they sponsor, Real Madrid, as second favourites to win this year’s Champions League.

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The firm ,who are one of Europe’s fastest growing bookies, place the Spanish Champions at 11/2 behind Chelsea, at fives, to take their first European title since 2002. That price seems a little short for a team that has struggled to perform on the big stage in recent seasons and who don’t look in the best of form domestically. It certainly seems strange that ‘Los Blancos’ are ahead of holders Manchester United, with the 6/1 about them to retain the crown seeming very generous, especially with their addition of Dimitar Berbatov to their front line.

An interesting addition in the champions league markets on the site this year is that you can back certain teams not to win the trophy and although none of them are anything approaching good value backing Madrid is the best option there.

Also on offer is the excellent value 11/10 about an English Club to come out on top this season. Clubs from the premiership have been by far and away the most successful in recent times and you’d have to expect at least one to be in the final again.

In addition the 13/4 for Zenit St Petersberg to win Group H might be worth a nibble at after the Russians were very impressive in winning the UEFA Cup last season and more importantly have been able to keep hold of star man Andrei Asharvin until at least January.

They were one of the first on the high street and it’s not much of a surprise that Ladbrokes are one of the first to accept Paypal deposits for on-line betting.

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‘The Magic sign’ are not alone in this with Austrian based Bwin also allowing punters to transfer money from the web based wallet. Betting exchange Betfair also managed to get the system in place just in time for the Cheltenham festival too.

On the surface being able to use Paypal to bet on races is an excellent addition and it seems a shame that more of the major bookies don’t except payment in this way. It’s much easier to manage all your money on-line and for those who don’t have access to on-line banking this way of placing a wager can really help punters keep their betting money separate from their bank account without committing it all in a single account.

To start betting using one of the web’s best e-wallets is simple. First you need a Paypal account and all you require for this is a credit or debit card and a e-mail address. After going through the easy registration process there is a bit of a fiddle verifying your account but it takes less than 24 hours. Once your set up here it’s a simple case of going to Ladbrokes, BWIN and/or Betfair registering or logging into your account and depositing using the Paypal option.

The money is in and off you go and bet – Happy Punting.

Despite his straight sets loss in the US Open final Andy Murray has proved that he is a world class talent and there is little doubt he will win a major title in his career.

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In fact some bookies are already has short as 6/4 that he’ll break his major duck next year and that is not as stingy as it might first appear as the loss will probably make him a stronger player.

It is true that the Scot was completely out classed in his first ever Grand Slam final but it wasn’t a case of being overawed by the occasion more to do with the class of the opponent at the other end of the court.

Rodger Federer’s dominance of the world game may have slipped this year but there is no argument that on his day he is out of this world. The Swiss, world number two, is the best player ever to hold a racket and was on sensational form as he drew on his shot making ability to blast his way to the title. Murray just had no answer to his precision and power and was feeling the effects of playing three days in a row.

The odds makers responded to his defeat by lengthening his odds for Sports personality of the year to 25/1 and while many of them had a lucky escape on payouts some are suggesting that over the next few years ‘Murray mania’ will see a huge increase in betting revenues on tennis.

Harrow based bookmaker Ladbrokes are the best value for anyone looking to back the ante-post L’Arc favourite Zarkava,.

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‘The Magic Sign’ are best priced 7/2 about the Andre Fabre filly after they removed Duke of Marmalade from the market. ‘The Duke’ now looks set for a tilt at the Queen Elizabeth stakes instead after pulling out of Irish Champion Stakes at the Curragh.

Zarkava has been very impressive so far in her career after landing three group one titles from five starts in her unbeaten record. The three-year-old proved her world class ability when heading home Goldikova back in May, the horse who beat the might Henrythenavigtor recently. Staying the Arc trip won’t be a problem either after she stepped up from her preferred mile to land the Prix de Diane at Chantilly last time out.

Laddies are also best priced for English Derby hero New Approach. Jim Bolger’s horse was excellent when taking the Epsom Classic but all too often has been lacking in big races. His victory in the Irish Champions Stakes proves he can act on most going conditions and if he lines up an each play is prudent.

Group one Prix de Saint Cloud champion Youmzain is good value at 10/1 too. On the day he took that contest he finished ahead of Soldier of Fortune, who is the well fancied for Europe’s richest flat race. A very consistent performer he be up and challenging at a bigger price.