Paddy's British Open - 2010

Quick off the mark for Birmingham, here's the first showing...

Cory - 5/2 fav
Foden's - 7/2
Black Dyke - 4/1
Brighouse & Rastrick - 15/2
Grimethorpe Colliery - 8/1
Leyland - 16/1
Tredegar - 22/1
Rothwell Temperance - 33/1
Co-op Funeralcare - 33/1
Faireys - 33/1
Tongwynlais Temperance - 40/1
Desford Colliery - 40/1
Carlton Main Frickley Colliery - 40/1
Virtuosi GUS - 50/1
Hepworth (Cookson Homes) - 66/1
Kirkintilloch - 150/1
Whitburn - 150/1

 

Can't believe I wouldn't vote for Dyke but £5 on: Briggy, Cory, Tong and Fodens please Mr Flower!?

 

Latest for Birmingham...

Cory - 5/2 fav
Foden's - 7/2
Black Dyke - 9/2 (from 4/1)
Brighouse & Rastrick - 15/2
Grimethorpe Colliery - 8/1
Tredegar - 16/1 (22/1)
Leyland - 18/1 (16/1)
Co-op Funeralcare - 18/1 (33/1)
Virtuosi GUS - 33/1 (50/1)
Rothwell Temperance - 33/1
Faireys - 33/1
Tongwynlais Temperance - 40/1
Desford Colliery - 40/1
Carlton Main Frickley Colliery - 50/1 (40/1)
Hepworth (Cookson Homes) - 66/1
Whitburn - 150/1
Kirkintilloch - 500/1 (150/1)

Did I hear a whisper that Brisbane XLCR are going?
50/1 chance if they are

 

One obvious Cat, one obvious Pidgeon...

Cory - 9/4 fav (from 5/2)
Black Dyke - 4/1 (9/2)
Foden's - 7/1 (7/2)
Brighouse & Rastrick - 7/1 (15/2)
Grimethorpe Colliery - 8/1
Tredegar - 14/1 (16/1)
Faireys - 18/1 (33/1) let's not get too excited just yet…
Leyland - 20/1 (18/1)
Co-op Funeralcare - 22/1 (18/1)
Rothwell Temperance - 25/1 (33/1)
Virtuosi GUS - 28/1 (33/1)
Tongwynlais Temperance - 40/1
Desford Colliery - 40/1
Carlton Main Frickley Colliery - 50/1
Hepworth (Cookson Homes) - 50/1 (66/1)
Whitburn - 150/1
Kirkintilloch - 500/1 (150/1)

 

Paddy,
£50 each way on Faireys top 3 finish - will take 18/1!!

 

The Open has just been put out to the Fantasy league so why not take part.

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and it's been a busy hour and a half since the league got involved...

Cory - 9/4 fav
Black Dyke - 7/2 (from 4/1)
Faireys - 15/2 (18/1) ok, people ARE getting excited
Tredegar - 8/1 (14/1) and not just about Faireys either
Brighouse & Rastrick - 9/1 (7/1)
Foden's - 9/1 (7/1) oh the fickle finger
Grimethorpe Colliery - 11/1 (8/1)
Co-op Funeralcare - 22/1
Leyland - 25/1 (20/1)
Rothwell Temperance - 28/1 (25/1)
Virtuosi GUS - 33/1 (28/1)
Tongwynlais Temperance - 50/1 (40/1)
Desford Colliery - 66/1 (40/1)
Carlton Main Frickley Colliery - 100/1 (50/1)
Hepworth (Cookson Homes) - 100/1 (50/1)
Whitburn - 250/1 (150/1)
Kirkintilloch - 500/1

I'm ready to take your Paddy Pound bets on this contest
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£50 each way on Faireys please Paddy, my good man!

 

another £50? Clearly not a betfair man otherwise you'd cover your 18/1 bet with a lay

Are you in the league yet?, it's designed for people such as yerself, just e-mail me to join

 

Wonder if the odds would be different if the piece hadn't been written specially for one of the bands...

 

Rothwell for me this time! I thought they were a touch unlucky at the albert hall last year and ill have a cyber tenner on them bringing it home this time!

 

Cyber-tenner on Briggus please Paddy. 9/1 is too good to miss there.

And a cyber-tenner each on Grimey and Fodens to place.

 

Actually I think this is the most open 'Open' for many a year. 'The Big three' have all had spills in '10, some more major than others. Add to that the resurgance of Briggus & Faireys, Tredegar don't seem to know when they're outclassed these days either.

I'm certainly not ruling out the possibility of Horrid Smell having a nice 'Harry' to put on his mantelpiece but your Sandbachians are not popular with the punters at the moment.

Yeah, they're making quiet progress. The last big shock winners were Marple in '96 so we're due, we're definately due

All sensible bets

Thirteen Ball!!! Surely you've joined my league, if not, WHY NOT??? just e-mail me and you're punts will influence my prices at the next update

 

Now that tMP predictions is open, time for another update and there are some clearly differing views...

Cory - 15/8 fav (from 9/4) including a 20.00 wedge in the league from one very definate player
Black Dyke - 7/2
Brighouse & Rastrick - 6/1 (9/1) popular with the tMP predictors
Grimethorpe Colliery - 15/2 (11/1) popular with the league
Foden's - 10/1 (9/1) the punters have truly turned their backs on them
Faireys - 11/1 (15/2) tMPers don't share the league's optimism for them...
Tredegar - 11/1 (8/1) ...or them
Leyland - 20/1 (25/1)
Co-op Funeralcare - 33/1 (22/1)
Rothwell Temperance - 33/1 (28/1)
Tongwynlais Temperance - 50/1
Virtuosi GUS - 50/1 (33/1)
Carlton Main Frickley Colliery - 100/1
Desford Colliery - 150/1 (66/1) about as popular as BP
Hepworth (Cookson Homes) - 200/1 (100/1)
Kirkintilloch - 350/1 (500/1) one little flutter from the league
Whitburn - 500/1 (250/1) can't give 'em away

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It's certainly going to be an interesting contest this year. Plenty of room in the piece for unforced errors! No favourite for me this tiime round.

 

Normal service has resumed it seems, the recent tradional favorites (Cory, Dyke & Fodens) have faired better since my last prices. Add to that some support for one of the less fancied bands from members of Paddy's league...


Cory - 7/4 fav (from 15/8 )
Black Dyke - 3/1 (7/2)
Brighouse & Rastrick - 7/1 (6/1)
Grimethorpe Colliery - 8/1 (15/2)
Foden's - 9/1 (10/1)
Faireys - 12/1 (11/1)
Tredegar - 14/1 (11/1)
Leyland - 28/1 (20/1)
Co-op Funeralcare - 40/1 (33/1)
Rothwell Temperance - 40/1 (33/1)
Tongwynlais Temperance - 50/1
Virtuosi GUS - 66/1 (50/1)
Kirkintilloch - 66/1 (350/1) a couple more league punters in for them, know something we don’t?
Desford Colliery - 100/1 (150/1) at last, some interest
Carlton Main Frickley Colliery - 150/1 (100/1)
Hepworth (Cookson Homes) - 250/1 (200/1)
Whitburn - 500/1

I'm ready to take your Paddy Pound bets on this contest.
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I think that might be something to do with the conductor they have employed this year.........

 

I'd bet on Kirkintilloch being in the top 6.

Sorry to highjack this thread with a question.....does anyone know the date of 2011 open?

Thanks!

 

What makes this an exciting contest for me is the pairing of conductors with bands ...

1. Black Dyke (Dr Nicholas Childs)
2. Brighouse & Rastrick (Prof. David King)
3. Carlton Main Frickley (Philip McCann)
4. Co-operative Funeralcare (Michael Fowles)
5. Cory (Dr Robert Childs)
6. Desford Colliery (Martin Winter)
7. Fairey (Geneva) (Russell Gray)
8. Foden’s (Howard Snell)
9. Grimethorpe Colliery (Allan Withington)
10. Hepworth (Cookson Homes) (Brian Grant)
11. Kirkintilloch (Steve Bastable)
12. Leyland (Philip Harper)
13. Rothwell Temperance (David Roberts)
14. Tongwynlais Temperance (Nigel Seaman)
15. Tredegar (Ian Porthouse)
16. Virtuosi GUS (John Berryman)
17. Whitburn (Frank Renton)

http://www.4barsrest.com/news/detail.asp?id=11878

BUT ... is Gary Cutt with Kirky?

http://www.thebritishopen.net/british-open-brass-band-championship-Next-Event.htm

 

Nope, Mr Bastable is defo taking the Scots!