A very pleasurable Saturday afternoon on the final day of the Grand National meeting at Aintree. Our man loves big Saturdays and the highest profile meetings - and he was in fine form in the spring sunshine.

Saturday

1.45: No Comment 1pt ew at 9/1: 2nd SP 5/1
2.25: Lough Derg Spirit 1pt ew at 7/1: unplaced SP 8/1
3.00: San Benedeto 1pt ew at 10/1: WON, SP 4/1
3.40: I Just Know 1pt ew at 12/1: unplaced SP 7/1
4.20: Yanworth 2pts win at 9/4: WON, SP 9/4

5.15: Pleasant Comapny 1pt ew at 12/1: 9th, SP 11/1
5.15: Ucello Conti 1pt ew at 16/1: Unseated (by horse jumping across him)

6.15: Chesterfield 1pt ew at 10/1: WON, SP 8/1

Friday

1.40: Hawk High 1pt ew at 18/1: unplaced SP 14/1
2.20: River Wylde 2pts win at 9/4: unplaced SP 9/4
2.50: Marinero 1pt ew at 16/1: unplaced SP 14/1
2.50: Marinero (W/O Fav) 1pt at 6/1: Lost
3.25: God's Own 2pts ew at 7/2: unplaced SP 7/2
4.05: As De Mee 1pt ew at 11/1: 5th, SP 8/1
4.40: The Worlds End 2pts win at 5/2: WON, SP 3/1
5.15: Western Ryder 1pt ew at 6/1: 3rd SP 6/1

Thursday

1.45: Cloudy Dream 2pts win at 3/1: 2nd SP 4/1
2.20: Flying Tiger 1pt ew at 11/1: unplaced (4th) SP 6/1
2.50: Cue Card 2pts win at 15/8: 2nd SP 15/8
3.25: My Tent Or Yours 1pt ew at 16/1: 2nd SP 8/1
3.25: My Tent Or Yours (W/O Fav) 2pts win at 10/3: WON
4.05: Mendip Express 1pt ew at 25/1: unplaced (5th), SP 25/1
4.40: Foxtail Hill 1pt ew at 12/1: unplaced SP 10/1
5.15: Shearling 1pt ew at 6/1: unplaced (4th) SP 5/1

A day that could have been so much better, three finished one place outside the places, while Cue Card only succumbed in the shadows of the winning line.

Aintree Festival: Ante-Post Yankee
Aintree Bowl - Cue Card - 2pts win at 5/2: 2nd
Aintree Foxhunters - Mendip Express - 1pt ew at 25/1: 5th
Melling Chase - Uxiandre - 1pt ew at 5/1: 8th
Topham Chase - As De Mee - 1pt ew at 14/1: 5th

LW

The Golf team arrived at Augusta fresh from nailing the 33/1 winner of the Houston Open - Russell Henley, and things looked promising when our headline tip - Rickie Fowler - led the field after 36 holes.

He was still in the mix turning the corner on Sunday, but a bogey - bogey - bogey finish plummeted him right out of the ew places. He had traded as short at 1/4 to finish in the top 5.

In the end it proved to be a sensational duel between Justin Rose and Sergio Garcia, and who could begrudge the Spaniard his maiden Major victory.

2017 US MASTERS OUTRIGHT BETTING TIPS

1pt ew Rickie Fowler at 22/1: T11
0.5pt ew Marc Leishman at 66/1: unplaced
0.5pt Daniel Berger at 70/1: unplaced

US MASTERS SPECIALS BETTING

1pt ew Rickie Fowler Top American at 11/1: 4th (Shared - so 1/4 returns)
1pt ew Tyrrell Hatton Top Englishman at 7/1: Lost
0.5pt Brad Dalke to be top Amateur at 13/2: Lost

3pts 'Yes' - Will there be a hole in one at 4/5: WON

We were made to wait, but Matt Kuchar obliged with an ace on Sunday.

72-HOLE MATCHES

1pt McIlroy to beat Dustin Johnson at 23/20: Void, DJ withdrew
1pt McIlroy to beat Spieth at 10/11: WON
2pts Berger to beat Schwartzel at 10/11: Lost

1pt McIlroy to win Group A at 2/1 (v DJ & Spieth): WON

Rory won any permutation of Group betting that was available, with Matsuyama, Day etc all finishing lower down the lists. Our bet will be paid at 10/11 after DJ's withdrawal.

FIVE TO FOLLOW

McIlroy at 8/1: T7
Fowler at 25/1: T11
Hatton at 60/1: MC
Berger at 80/1: T27
Haas at 100/1: T36

FIVE TO OPPOSE

Dustin Johnson at 6/1: Withdrew
Mickelson at 30/1: T22
Schwartzel at 80/1: 3rd
Walker at 100/1: T18
Grace at 125/1: T27

LW

We entered the weekend with high hopes - as our outright fancies all made their Quarter finals,. The biggest price of our three game the closest. She went down just one set short of the place money, losing out to Ostapenko 2-1. Garcia was also just one match short of the final in the WTA Monterrey.

WTA Outright Betting Tips

Caroline Wozniacki E/W for WTA Charleston at 9/1: Lost, QF
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni E/W for WTA Charleston at 40/1: Lost, SF

Caroline Garcia E/W for WTA Monterrey at 8/1: Lost, SF

WTA Tennis Betting Tips

Over 21.5 Games (Stosur v Jankovic) at 28/29: 6-1 6-3
Lucie Safarova to win 2-0 (vs Lepchenko) at 17/20: 7-5, 6-7, 6-3
Louisa Chirico to beat Annika Beck at 10/11: Louisa retired - bets void

LW