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issue 34 posted at 11.30am on 03 August 2007...

It’s been a while since we had any of your own good or bad trades published in The Mole. The simple truth of this is that none have been good enough. We have high standards here and if you don’t meet them you will not get close to achieving the fame and fortune that having your trade published can bring. In the past your stories have included arguments with neighbours and MC Hammer tour jackets. This is the sort of gold we are looking for, so get them in to themole@sportingindex.com and you will get £100 and a 1kg bag of gourmet jelly beans if it appears next week.

Yours in sport
 

After Carnoustie was again host to another golfer who should have won The Open but didn't, few would have thought Andres Romero, who blew his chance to win the Claret Jug a fortnight ago, would appear on the radar so soon. But one client had faith in the Argentine and sold his Finishing Position at 34 for £200 in the Deutsche Bank Players Championship of Europe (German Open to you and me). The 26 year old completed a heady seven days by claiming victory after stunning rounds of 68, 68, 63 and 70. Great news for the punter who watched his man make him £200 for every place he rose on the leaderboard, reeling him in a profit of £6,600.

Trouble for England’s most successful Rugby League club as Wigan's woes seem to increase by the day! The team look a sorry state at the moment, especially after their Challenge Cup Semi-Final debacle against a Les Catalans. One of our patrons, clearly a Saints fan, choose to get with the French and bought their performance at 55 for £50 (this market is far too long to explain but it basically awards or deducts points for nearly everything that can happen in a game). The 17-times Challenge Cup winners were described as “rabbits in headlights” by their own coach as they crashed to a 37-24 defeat. That win, the tries and those points meant that the French team’s Performance made up a titanic 145 to give the punter a £4,500 win and leave Wigan fans aboard a sinking ship.
 

Are we seeing the beginning of a new era within professional darts as the game's high and mighty start to wither a little? When Phil Taylor took on Terry Jenkins in the World Matchplay we had Taylor supremacy up at around 25-27 (10 points for win, 3 points per leg won by). This price was attractive for one punter who bought £10 of The Power’s supremacy. But Jenkins, currently world number 3, got off to a great start while Taylor dithered. The client hardly even got a run for his money from the nine-time Matchplay champion as ‘The Bull’ led from start to finish to record a 17-11 victory. This resulted in a negative make up (never good for buyers of the favourite) of 28 and a passing of £550 for our man.

It doesn’t look like we will ever know what the now infamous ‘Jellygate’ Test was really about. Although it might be the sort of thing that will come out in an autobiography some time in the future. One client deserves a bag or two of those gourmet ones after selling India’s First Innings Runs at 285 for £150. India's top order were strong in the face of a decent England attack, with 37 the lowest score from the top six. This was nothing short of carnage for our punter who would've been wishing that the English fielders had refrained from inspiring their opponents to a total of 481 which certainly put a smile on the face of our Finance Director!
 

Premiership Martin Jol continues to add to his ‘arsenal’ (no pun intended). Germany’s U21 midfielder, Kevin-Prince Boateng, became the latest player to sign on the dotted line at The Lane earlier this week. Spurs’ Season Points are up a half to 61-62.5.

Derby may have captured the coveted ‘Brian Clough Trophy’ when beating Forest midweek, but that hasn’t impressed punters. The Rams are up 2 points to 34-37 on our Premiership Relegation Index

Big Brother 8 The ‘Chiggy’ affair seems to be over (well until they release a No.1 Xmas hit – you heard it here first) after Chanelle stormed out of the house after a blazing row with Ziggy. Brian remains a strong favourite, but new boy Jonty is the biggest mover. The monkey loving museum assistant from London is up 7 points to 8-11 on our Big Brother Index.

Politics David Cameron may be on a fact-finding mission in Afghanistan, but after the rumours of a potential General Election as soon as next year, he might be wise to get back to Blighty. ‘Labour seats won’ continues to rise, up one to 314-320, on our UK General Election market.
 

Let us spoil you during the Rugby World Cup We’re hosting another party in London for the crunch World Cup match between England and South Africa on Friday 14th September. Get a friend to open an account and after they place three bets you will both be able to come along and have us treat you all the way. Click here to sign up and for full terms of the offer.

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...races since a driver on
Pole won a GP
 
 


...matches since Celtic have failed to score 2+ vs Kilmarnock
 
 


...avg time of 1st goal in
last 2 Community Shields
 
 


...T20 matches since a team batting 2nd won at Edg'ton
 
 



...% of favs who have won Stewards' Cup in last 9 years
 
 


...games since MU scored 2 or more goals against Chelsea
 
 


...Kilkenny's last winning margin v Wexford in SHC
 
 


...avg match points in last 5 Eng v Wal, at Twickenham
 
 


...% Stewards' Cup wnrs drawn 19+ in last 7 yrs