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Tipster:
Shaker
Algarve Open de Portugal
Back Robert Karlsson to win 1.5 pts @ 50 at
Betfair
(also 50/1 at
Stan James)
Karlsson has been giving hints that he may be about to strike form for
some weeks now. 16th/46th/16th/56th/25th has succeeded 3 missed cuts
that he started the season with and, because he is in a weak field on a
course where he has a 3rd placed finish in 1999, I feel that a few extra
holed putts are all that is needed for him to seriously contend this
week.
Back Maarten Lafeber to win 2 pts @ 38 at
Betfair
(currently 40)
Lafeber is potentially the best player in this field despite being
disappointing so far this season, especially after his 5th in South
Africa on his 2nd start. However, the disappointment in him so far is
reflected in his price; had he been in good form we'd have seen under
20/1 and I don't think he deserves to be shunted out so far in the
betting quite yet. His GIR and Putts Per GIR figures are actually nicely
better than the last two years and that suggests to me that only a small
spark is needed to propel him into the limelight again. Even his last
three outings haven't been disastrous; 34th and 29th in the ones he
completed, and, sandwiched in between, tied 31st when withdrawing at
halfway in Qatar. Again, the suggestion is that he is right on the fine
line between success and failure and, while I probably wouldn't take
25/1, this is a price worth chancing.
Summary:
To call the failure of either of
these to get involved after being very well placed indeed in the early
stages a disappointment would be a massive understatement.
Staked 3.5 pts, Loss 3.5 pts
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