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WEEKEND SOCCER HIGHLIGHTS: 30 Aug - 1 Sep

MEGA SOCCER 13 POOL SET TO GENERATE BUMPER PAYOUT Saturday’s guaranteed R26-million Soccer 13 pool gives TAB customers a grand chance to win a mega mountain of cash and the good news is that there appear to be several banker bets. There’s also good money to be won on TAB’s other soccer bets, notably tonight’s Soccer 10 and tomorrow’s second Soccer 10 pool, which starts with R200,000 added cash from TAB. TOUGH FOR CITY BUT BANK ON THEM TO WIN The bumper Soccer 13 pool is a combination of English Premiership and Championship matches and kicks off with the West Ham-Manchester City clash in London. Make no mistake West Ham are a structured and competent outfit that City will find difficult to break down. But Pep Guardiola’s men showed they are getting into top gear against Ipswich last weekend and could be strengthened by the return of both Rodri and Phil Foden, who missed the Ipswich game because of illness. Plus they have been handed an unexpected bonus in the return of Ilkay Gundogan and it’s hard to visualise them not going home with all three points. Brentford to beat Southampton at home and Aston Villa to win away in Leicester also look banker bets. Leicester and Southampton both won promotion from the English Championship last season, but neither appears to have sufficient quality to survive in the Premiership. There are seven English Championship matches in the pool and fortunately two of them look straightforward - West Brom and Leeds drew this month and now find themselves at home to Swansea and Hull City respectively. Both should win comfortably. Tomorrow’s cash-added Soccer 10, which is set to total some R2 million, is headlined by the second-leg MTN8 semi-final clash between Pirates and Cape Town City. Best advice is to bank on Pirates to win. They have a solid record against City and held them to a 1-1 draw in the first leg in Cape Town this week.

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SERENE SELECTION CAN LEAD TO THIRSK REWARD

By Anita Chambers, PA Serene Seraph can cope with a 6lb rise and secure back-to-back wins in the Best Price Guaranteed Daily At ...

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WEEKEND RACING HIGHLIGHTS: 30 Aug - 1 Sep

MARKET SUGGESTS CARRY0VER PICK 6 IS A FIVE-LEGGED CHALLENGE Make sure to get your Pick 6 bets at Turffontein on before 14:05 on Saturday. There is ...

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LAND OF HOPE AND GLORY AT SOUTHWELL

By Ashley Iveson, PA

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SIMPLE SOLUTION FOR MUSSELBURGH WINNER

By Tony Kelshaw Simple Star has built up a fine record at Musselburgh since joining Dianne Sayer last year and can continue a trend of ...

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ARMY TO CONQUER RIPON RIVALS

By Ashley Iveson Shadow Army looks the class act on show as he goes in search of Listed honours in the British Stallion Studs EBF Ripon ...

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Darkness to shine at Goodwood

By Anita Chambers Darkness did not enjoy much luck in running last time out and can gain compensation in the William Hill Most Top ...

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LAKE FOREST TO STEP UP AT EBOR

By Anita Chambers, P Lake Forest can benefit from a step up to seven furlongs in the Sky Bet City of York Stakes on the final day of ...

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ASFOORA CAN BETTER BIG EVS AGAIN

By Nick Robson Asfoora can secure her second major victory on British soil this summer in the Coolmore Wootton ...

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