Wednesday's best bets & popular punts


We pull together our best bets for Wednesday's action and highlight the best-backed selections with our betting partners Sky Bet.

Sky Bet's popular punts

HORSE RACING: Tully East to win 2.35 Punchestown

Opened at 12/1 but has been slashed into 11/2. Reverts to hurdles after a successful season last year when claiming victory at the Cheltenham Festival. Takes on the talented Campeador today but punters are clearly hopeful of a big run and plenty of each-way money has been seen.

FOOTBALL: Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Chelsea & Juventus all to win

This enhanced acca - offered at an industry-leading 4/1 - is proving "very popular", according to the firm. Bayern entertain Celtic, United are away to Benifca, Chelsea host Roma and Juve are at home to Sporting Lisbon.

FOOTBALL: A goal in both halves of each Champions League game

There were goals galore on last night's coupon, particularly in the Champions League where the eight games produced 31 of them. Perhaps inspired by one punter turning £3 into £23,000, Sky Bet customers have backed there to be at least one goal in each half of tonight's eight Champions league ties at 33/1.


Sporting Life's best bets

FOOTBALL: Man Utd to win to nil

"I want United onside here, and the obvious call is to get on them to win to nil at a perfectly satisfactory 2/1. They’ve kept clean sheets in eight of 10 top-level games this season, winning seven of those eight. Benfica right now would certainly rank no higher than mid-table among the teams United have thus far faced and beaten." (Dave Tickner)

GOLF: Luke List to win the CJ Cup

"Crucially, his best form has come on easy par 72s - precisely what you'd expect from one of the most naturally powerful players on the circuit. At T11 in birdie average and second for par-five birdie or better last season, List therefore has an ideal profile if I'm correct in believing that this will be a shootout with performance across the four par-fives and one driveable par-four key to success." (Ben Coley)

Luke List: Ready to make his mark
Luke List: Ready to make his mark

HORSE RACING: Appleberry 4.40 Nottingham

"The five-year-old mare won a division of this race last year off a 2lb higher mark and looks to have been primed for a repeat victory." (Ben Linfoot)

HORSE RACING: After Hours, 3.45 Wetherby

"These conditions will be markedly different compared to his last couple starts. However, he has shown form on decent ground early in his career and with his high cruising speed I think he will be just as effective." (Murt Khan)

HORSE RACING: Swendab, 6.15 Kempton

"All of his all-weather victories have been at this track and he's back down to a mark of 55 off which he won here in May. Another big run expected with David Egan taking off a valuable 3lb. (Jamie Maynard)

David Egan
David Egan

GREYHOUNDS: Ballymac Eliza (T2) 9.15 Peterborough

"Richard Devenish's bitch relished a return to home sand when running out an impressive trap-to-line winner over this C&D a week ago and it could be crucial she is drawn inside Clonbrien Mini tonight." (Chris Oliver)

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