Two winners and a place from our racing tips at Stratford this evening for a nice 8pt profit.
Stratford
5.40: Polished Rock 1pt ew at 4/1: 2nd SP 9/2
6.10: Bassarabad 2pts win at 7/2: unplaced SP 4/1
6.40: Chieftain's Choice 2pts win at 3/1: WON, SP 3/1
7.10: Romanor 2pts win at 3/1: WON, SP 9/4
7.40: Mountain Of Angels 1pt ew at 9/2: unplaced SP 7/2
Total Stake = 10pts, Total Return = 18.13pts
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The Northern Trust is the opening event on the PGA Tour's (slightly contrived) 'Tour Championship' playoffs, but with big money at stake all the big guns rolled in to town.
As it happened, Bryson Dechambeau took it in a canter. A Saturday 63 set up a four shot victory from fellow American, Tony Finau.
0.5pt ew Mideki Matsuyama at 35/1: T15
0.5pt ew Patrick Cantlay at 35/1 (1/5 first 8): T8 (3-way)
Tiger Woods at 16/1: T40
Jon Rahm at 20/1: MC
Patrick Cantlay at 40/1: T8
Xander Schauffele at 70/1: MC
Billy Horschel at 100/1: T3
Tommy Fleetwood at 33/1: T20
Matt Kuchar at 50/1: T60
Zach Johnson at 60/1: T40
Tyrell Hatton at 66/1: T20
Louis Oosthuizen at 75/1: T28
Two top ten finishes from our five to follow, with Cantlay and Horschel scoring impressively.
LW
Well, there's few better feelings than your two outsiders both reaching the Semi-Final in the same event. It meant we were guaranteed a very healthy return on ATP Winston Salem, regardless of who won.
As it turned out, it was American Steve Johnson. Unfortunately, for us, he was denied at the line by unseeded Daniil Medvedev.
Our tips for this year's US Open Tennis Tournament Outrights are already live.
Pablo Carrena-Busta E/W at 14/1: Lost (SF)
Steve Johnson E/W at 25/1: Runner-Up
Petra Kvitova to win at 6/1: Withdrew (Shoulder Injury)
LW