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Racing

Ben Linfoot's Verdict (May 18)

• 1pt win Mister Sketch in 2.25 Newbury at 8/1 (Paddy Power, Betfair Sportsbook)
• 1pt win Gorak in 2.40 Newmarket at 8/1 (Hills, 15/2 General)
• 1pt win Individualism in 3.00 Newmarket at 10/1 (bet365, 9/1 Paddy Power, Betfair Sportsbook)

Matt Brocklebank's Value Bet (May 18)

• 0.5pts e.w. Louis Barthas in 2.25 Newbury at 66/1 (bet365 1/5 1,2,3,4) - 50/1 General
• 1pt win Darkness in 2.40 Newmarket at 16/1 (William Hill)
• 1pt win Black Run in 3.00 Newbury at 16/1 (General)
• 0.5pts e.w. Dear My Friend in 3.35 Newbury at 66/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3)

Punting Pointers (May 18)

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Football

Mark O'Haire's best bets (May 18 - 10:45)

• 3pts Over 0.5 goals and 50+ booking points in Central Coast Mariners vs Sydney FC at evs (Sky Bet)

Bolton vs Oxford United (May 18 - 16:15)

• 1pt Eoin Toal to score anytime at 10/1 (Betfair, Paddy Power, Sky Bet)
• 0.5pts Ricardo Santos to score anytime at 22/1 (Sky Bet)

Mark O'Haire's best bets (May 19 - 00:30-16:00)

• 2.5pts Luis Suarez to score anytime in Inter Miami vs DC United at 5/4 (Sky Bet)
• 2.5pts Palace to win and Over 1.5 goals vs Aston Villa at 5/4 (Sky Bet)

Crawley vs Crewe (May 19 - 13:00)

• 3pts Under 2.5 goals at evens (Betfair, William Hill)
• 0.5pts Jay Williams to be sent off at 40/1 (bet365)
• 0.5pts Mickey Demetriou to score anytime at 9/1 (bet365)

Jake Osgathorpe's Premier League tips (May 19 - 16:00)

• 2.5pts Julio Enciso 3+ total shots in Brighton vs Man Utd at 10/11 (bet365)
• 1.5pts Jean-Philippe Mateta to score anytime in Palace vs Villa at 11/8 (bet365)
• 1.5pts Trent Alexander Arnold 1+ shot on target in Liverpool vs Wolves at 6/4 (Sky Bet)
• 1pt Trent Alexander Arnold 1+ shot on target and 2+ total shots in Liverpool vs Wolves at 9/4 (Sky Bet)
• 1pt Brennan Johnson to score anytime in Sheff Utd vs Spurs at 9/4 (Sky Bet)
• 1pt Elijah Adebayo to score anytime in Luton vs Fulham at 11/5 (Betfair, Paddys)
• 0.5pt Manchester City to win from behind vs West Ham at 13/2 (BetVictor)
• 0.5pt A goal in both halves of every game at 18/1 (Sky Bet)
• 0.25pts Over 1.5 goals in the 1st half of each game at 600/1 (Sky Bet)

Boxing

Fury vs Usyk (May 18)

• 2pts Oleksandr Usyk to win by decision at 9/4 (Coral, Ladbrokes)
• 1pt Jai Opetaia to win in rounds 1-6 at 7/2 (Sky Bet)

Cricket

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings (May 18)

• 1pt Rajat Patidar top Royal Challengers Bangaluru batsman at 5/1 (BoyleSports)
• 1pt Yash Dayal top Royal Challengers Bangaluru bowler at 4/1 (Star Sports, Betfred)

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings (May 19)

• 1pt Sunrisers Hyderabad to win by 10 wickets or 90+ runs at 22/1 (Betfair Sportsbook, Paddy Power)
• 1pt Sunrisers Hyderabad to win by 9 wickets or 81-90 runs at 17/1 (Betfair Sportsbook, Paddy Power)

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