THE BERNIE THE BOOK COLUMN
SPAIN TO RULE IN ROLAND GARROS… BUT NOT WITH RAFA!!
You can tell Summer is coming when we start dreaming of Wimbledon, but before SW19 there is my favourite tennis competition, the French at Roland Garros. And surely Rafa is a shoe-in after his heroics in Australia? After all he’s won the French more times than that other Spanish institution in Madrid has won the Champions League! But hold on a second - is there a new kid on the block? Well yes…in the form of CARLOS ALCARAZ, a Nadal clone ideally suited to clay but 12 years Rafa’s junior Already a meteoric rise has seen him come from nowhere to World No 11 and although he has been largely found out by the layers 9/2 to me is still a big price. This year you can see the changing of the guard in many sports and this could be one more.
Speaking of which I hope you acted on my Masters advice, after all I did predict a changing of the guard and tipped up the chances of Sheffler (won at 20/1), Cam Smith (4th and Scottie’s main challenger coming into the back 9 at advised odds of 18/1)) and Morikawa (3rd at 14/1). Not bad tipping!!
My four against the field are COLLIN MORAKAWA, SCOTTIE SHEFFLER, VIKTOR HOVLAND and CAMERON SMITH. They are respectively, at the time of writing, 12/1, 28/1, 22/1 and 25/1 My first preference is for the Australian Cameron Smith who continues to impress and compete well on the PGA Tour. Nearer the time, most layers will be offering TOP MARKETS and he should be backed in TOP REST of THE WORLD as should Hovland in TOP CONTINENTAL EUROPE.
The moving of the second major, the PGA, to later this month could well be redemption for CAM SMITH, but one to look out for at a big price is HAROLD VARNER 111 at a likely 50/1 plus. This month however sees the culmination of most 2021 events so it’s a bit of a mish-mash in betting ante-post tips.
MAY 2022
I have selected a Yankee for your perusal, minus the doubles which makes it five bets (four trebles and the acca) The first leg is Alcaraz in the tennis, above. The second leg is courtesy of Formula 1. They say always quit while you are on top, and certainly Lewis could see the lessened performance of his Mercedes last season. The result? Well a hoped for third at best and surely retirement next season, unless he gets a seat at Ferrari. And why not, the re-emergence of the prancing horse is a massive tonic for the sport and the crowning of Charles Leclerc can only now be a formality in my eyes. Take the 8/13 as the second leg in the Yankee. For the treble, lets take in a proper man’s game of rugby league and take The Saints (St Helens) to lift the Challenge Cup at 4/5. The machine that is St Helens can’t be stopped at present. And lastly to Epsom and the Derby where Ballydoyle will hope to re-establish its dominance over Godolphin with LUXEMBOURG, currently 4/1 for the Derby. Look out for the relevant trials, especially the Dante at York and the Vase at Chester, but any good showing in the 2000 Guineas will lead to a case of straight off to Epsom. By the bye, and I know it’s a bit whimsical but legend has it that Romany travellers scrawl out the winner of the Derby in chalk overnight on the eve of the big race outside The Amato pub on the Downs. I know it sounds a bit Peaky Blinders but its true. Their conversion rate would do anyone proud. Google it, you will see. The attached photo is of Kingston Hill which came second in 2015 but their record is truly outstanding. Anyway, back to the script, the accumulator pays 57/1.
We look forward to June, where we will be focusing on summer sports, notably the cricket and Royal Ascot.
So until next month…good punting
Bernie the Book 93
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