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Spurs fans rarely get the chance to claim bragging rights over rivals Arsenal. So after going 2-0 up after 20 minutes, Sporting Index saw few sellers with them as favourites on the goal supremacy quote of 1.9-2.1. The office taunts were surely being scripted by the white half of North London, however they forgot that the Carling Cup script is being written by Baptista this season. Sporting Index predicts the Gunners to win the second leg by 0.6-0.8 goals.

Despite this, Jol’s men looked sharp with Lennon buzzing over the weekend and they did grab a draw away to their foes last season. Defoe’s importance is magnified with first leg scorer Berbatov injured. With four goals already in the competition, buyers will no doubt take interest in his goal minutes spread which is priced at 13-16 minutes. Given that Van Persie, Ljungberg and Hleb are in the treatment room, will those injuries place too much pressure on Wenger’s youngsters? He’ll look to the fact it’s been 17 games since Tottenham last beat Arsenal and that they’re unbeaten at the Emirates this season. 20 goals in their last seven matches in all competitions will surely provoke interest in the Gunners’ total goals spread. They’re predicted to score 1.6-1.8 goals by Sporting Index in tomorrow’s match.

Four against Cardiff and three on the weekend against Southend shows Spurs aren’t exactly struggling in the goal scoring stakes, so goals could be in the offing. Sporting Index predicts there to be 2.6-2.8 total goals in the match. Spurs will have to show passion and dig deep, but will they keep their cool in the process? There were four bookings in the first leg and Sporting Index reckons there’ll be five (10 points per yellow card) and quote a spread of 48-52 points in the bookings market.

King’s Revenge Taunton 3:10 had nothing left to give at the end and was only able to finnish second behind the winner Lead On.

No Nap today

Today nap Katchit won well at Cheltenham in the 3:20 @ 2/1.

Obviously I had too much time on my hands yesterday and decided to monitor the top rated in every race. If I’m honest it’s been a while since I decided to do such an exercise.

Well I was pleasantly surprised here are the results if you’d have followed the top rated blindly in every race:

Cheltenham
Tidal Bay 2nd 11/4
Flying Enterprise 1st 3/1
Flight Leader 3rd 7/1
Exotic Dancer 1st 6/1
Katchit 1st 2/1
New Alco 2nd 4/1
Ma Yahab 3rd 14/1

Lingfield
Katiypour  2nd 5/1
Henry The Seventh 3rd 4/1
Super Frank 1st 11/4
Lucayos 1st 11/4

Southwell
Tidal Fury 1st 8/11

Uttoxeter
Arisea 1st 6/1
Lago 2nd 3/1
Little Villain 2nd 6/1
Obaki de Grissay 2nd 4/1
Loulou Nivernais 1st 4/1
Lodge Lane 1st 9/4

Wolverhampton
Bobering 1st 12/1
Global Traffic 1st 2/1
Mighty Kitchener 1st 9/2

Can you remember the old school reports “Must Try Harder” and “Takes No Part In Lessons” well the same applies to todays selection at Hereford 2:50 Chickapeakray, who came in well behind everyone else. What was he doing!!

And they all came tumbling down or at least the favourite and Nap did Classified in the 2:50 at Fontwell, going great guns with 4 to go then oops and down he goes.

Royal Shakespeare today’s nap 2:10 Huntington was a Non Runner.

Sedgefield 1:30 Gunadoir, meeting abandoned  Froozen

No Nap Today Only All Weather

Cracking race with Ben’s Turn 3:20 Wincanton finishing third to Celtic Manor who going up a class ran a brilliant race and had a lot more stamina which proved vital in the testing conditions.