IRELAND WIN 1/10
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THE DREAM of back-toback Grand Slams ended in Twickenham, so Ireland now have to focus on winning the Six Nations Championship for a second consecutive year.
The Boys in Green are 1/10 with Ladbrokes to win today with Scotland, who lost in Italy last week, 6/1 to triumph.
Andy Farrell’s champions are 10/11 -15 points in the handicap. Ireland won 22-7 at Murrayfield last year; they should beat the handicap today and finish the Six
AFTER another extraor- dinary Cheltenham for Willie Mullins when he became the first trainer to achieve 100 winners at the Festival, it would be appropriate if Mullins could end a momentous week by winning today’s Midlands Grand National at Uttoxeter with Mr. Incredible.
It’s a big ask for horse to win off top weight in a 4m2f slog in heavy ground but his shrewd
ITALY’S Luca Nardi became the lowestranked player (World No.123) to win against the all-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic at a Grand Slam or ATP Masters tournament this week at Indian Wells.
Djokovic was 1/50 to win that match and Nardi was easily despatched in the next round.
Superstar Novak is
Nations campaign on a high note. James Lowe scored a try against the Scots last season and is 4/6 to repeat the feat.
Wales are 1/3 to beat Italy (9/4) in a clash to determine who gets the wooden spoon.
Italy have earned that ‘prize’ for the past eight seasons but are steadily improving and look set to inflict further misery on the Welsh today. The Azzurri are 10/11 +8 points in the handicap.
MANCHESTER UNITED scoring record against can end Liverpool’s United with 12 goals in quadruple dreams in 13 appearances in this Jurgen Klopp’s final fixture and looks a season in tomorrow’s good bet at 7/5 to add FA Cup quarter-final at to that tally today.
Old Trafford.
The Red Devils are
29/10 with Ladbrokes to win in 90 minutes, while Liverpool, who have won their last four away games in all competitions, are 5/6 to triumph, with the draw priced at 11/4.
These great rivals have met four times in the FA Cup, with two wins apiece.
Mo Salah has a great
Liverpool to win and Salah to score at any stage is priced at 15/8.
Meanwhile, 1987 Cup winners Coventry City are the 66/1 outsiders to repeat the feat this year. The Sky Blues face local rivals Wolves today and are 9/2 to triumph.
This could be the shock of the round. owner, Paul Byrne, will have had this target in mind for his horse who was third in the Kim Muir Chase at Cheltenham last year and is likely to enjoy this endurance test.
Mr Incredible is the 11/2 second favourite with Ladbrokes to win the race and half of the last 20 winners have come from the top three in the betting. now 33/1 to land the three remaining
Grand Slam events this year.
Rumours of the 36-year-old Serb’s career coming to an end have been greatly exaggerated and he won’t be far away from winning the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open.
It looks a value bet.