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Sydney FC’s players looked devastated in the wake of Sunday’s dramatic extra-time defeat at the hands of arch-rivals Melbourne and coach Vitezslav Lavicka will have to pull out all the stops in order to lift his charges for this week’s do-or-die clash with in-form Wellington Phoenix. The Sky Blues can take heart, however, from the fact that they won all three of their meetings with the Kiwi side during the regular season, conceding just one goal in the process and that Ricki Herbert’s men traditionally struggle away from their Westpac Stadium fortress.

As far as team news is concerned, Alex Brosque will be fit to start after a suspected hamstring injury proved to be no more than severe cramp, but Shannon Cole and Sung Hwan Byun are battling to overcome hamstring strains in time to feature and a number of other key first teamers have only trained lightly this week in a bid to shake off minor niggles.

Phoenix, meanwhile, remain at the forefront of the football boom taking place across the Tasman and many neutrals would love to see their run continue right through to the Grand Final. Ricki Herbert is again set to enjoy the luxury of not having to make any enforced changes and will have versatile Socceroo Jon McKain at his disposal once more following his return from suspension. Key man Paul Ifill has had a minor muscle strain to contend with, but the former Millwall and Crystal Palace man remains adamant that he will be fully fit for the biggest game in Phoenix’s A-League history.

Extra-time and/or penalties have been required to separate the sides in every finals game played so far this season and it would be no surprise if this clash at the SFS continued that remarkable sequence. All the pressure will be upon Sydney, not least from the FFA who would clearly love to see the Sky Blues contest the Grand Final with Melbourne Victory and the home side traditionally fail to fire when the heat is on. It’s a very difficult one to call, but Phoenix may just have enough momentum to upset both Sydney and the FFA and squeeze through on penalties.

Likely favourite , the unbeaten Fair Trade ($3.60), saw his career kick off in Australia when winning a 1400m race at Flemington in mid January, 2009. Mick Kent saw his ability very early and decided to tackle the big boys in the Group 3 CS Hayes Stakes a fortnight later with more dramatic results. He toyed with the opposition in an awesome display that saw him win by nearly 3.5L, a display which marked him as a genuine future Group 1 performer. His next race was to be the Australia Guineas in early March, but owner/breeder Joe Vella had an offer from Hong Kong that was too good to refuse and so the son of Danewin made the 7500km treck to hit the shores of Hong Kong unbeaten, with the promise of further riches in store. He did not disappoint some 5 months later when winning a Class 2 event by 1/2 a length when first up for Caspar Fownes, heavily supported by locals into a $3.60 favourite.

But trouble struck a short time later with a tendon injury that saw him sit out the best part of 8 months on the sideline – watching from his stable as the best in the world competed in mid December on Hong Kong’s International Raceday. Great horses have many characteristics that set them apart from the general equine population – one of them is that they know where the winning post is. When stepping out in a Class 1 race, first up after injury, against proven Class 1 horses and even a Group 1 winner, Fair Trade showed that innate ability of knowing where that winning post was, by hitting the lead in the last couple of bounds thanks to a cracking ride by Australia’s own Brett Prebble.

His knockers will say that he’s had too much of an interrupted preparation – stepping up to the 2000m at Group 1 level, in only his second run since mid 2009. Although a trial can never fully substitute for raceday conditions, he showed he was right on track last week when taking out a 1600m trial with effortless ease against some of fellow Derby aspirants. Take him on at your peril, he will be very hard to beat.

The form horse leading into the Hong Kong Derby Trial was the undoubtedly talented Beauty Flash ($4.80). Trained by local horseman Tony Cruz, this son of Golan (who sired 2007 VRC Derby winner Kibbutz) went into the Derby Trial a long odds-on favourite ($1.60) but couldn’t quite win the feature being overhauled close to home to go down ½ a length to the Sean Woods trained, King Dancer. If he can rebound from this disappointing effort when all did not go his way, he could prove the value runner of the race. However, a late swinging curve ball has been thrown at connections – regular jockey Christophe Soumillon has been suspended for an indiscretion in Dubai late last week – and all reports say that he will not contest the suspension due to the chance of receiving an even longer stint in the sin-bin, which would rule him out of riding in the Dubai World Cup meet in late March. Connections are reportedly chasing flamboyant Italian Frankie Dettori for the mount.

Star recruit Irian, from the well credentialed John Moore stable, is on the 3rd line of betting at $6.00. John Moore works tirelessly to find proven horses that can stack up to the somewhat confined stabling structure in Hong Kong. He often travels to Europe in search of that horse – a tactic that proved very rewarding recently when he took over training Collection prior to winning last years Hong Kong Derby. It all looked good for Irian until a below standard trial last week (won by the aforementioned Fair Trade) where Beadman appeared to be looking down at the horses legs half way down the home straight. A very worrying sign indeed. But he does have the form on the board – he won the German 2000 Guineas and proved to be very competitive in France against their best Group 1 performers. There is no doubt he will need to lift, but he does have the team that can do it.

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Sportingbet Australia CEO Michael Sullivan said the John O’Shea trained filly had been well backed in the week leading up to the Kindergarten and he expected it continue.

“She gave a couple of very handy horses a complete toweling and she certainly looks the real deal,” Sullivan said.

“We took bets to win $30,000 and $25,000 last week and those punters would be very happy with the $8.50 they secured now.

“It would take an enormous performance from something else now to displace her as favourite before the Slipper and I think punters will really step into her.”

Chance Bye and Benetau share second favouritism at 9.00.

GOLDEN SLIPPER
Sportingbet Australia Market
Solar Charged 4.50
Chance Bye 9.00
Beneteau 9.00
Military Rose 12.00
Elimbari 12.00
Zutara 12.00
Psychologist 15.00
Ambers Waltz 15.00
Shaaheq 16.00
Hinchinbrook 17.00
Divorces 18.00
Georgette Silk 20.00
My Amelia 21.00
Run For Wilson 23.00
Maules Creek 26.00
Shrapnel 26.00
Others 35.00 Plus

 Little Montpellier’s unlikely title challenge has been the story of the season in France’s League 1 and many neutrals would love to see Rene Girard’s unheralded side claim the championship come May. The men from Languedoc-Roussillon only gained promotion from Ligue 2 last season and were widely tipped to make an immediate return to the second tier, but they have defied their critics in spectacular style and are presently riding high in second place. Leading the way are defending champions Bordeaux and with only goal difference separating them from Girard’s surprise high fliers, Sunday’s meeting between the two at Stade Chaban Delmas could go a long way to determining this season’s title race.

The home side finally ended Lyon’s stranglehold on Ligue 1 last term and under the guidance of former Manchester United and France defender Laurent Blanc, they have again impressed this season both domestically and in the Champions League. Patchy form in recent weeks has seen them come back to the pack, but they remain a formidable force at home where they have been beaten only once in the league.

11-goal Marouane Chamakh continues to capture plenty of headlines, most linking him with an end-of-season move to Arsenal, while attacking midfielder Yoann Gourcuff has also been in fine form. Sunday’s clash will be a family affair for Bordeaux goalkeeper Cedric Carrasso, meanwhile, as his younger brother and fellow ‘keeper Johann is on Montpellier’s books.

The visitors will again be without sidelined skipper Nenad Dzodic, but leading scorer Victor Hugo Montano is set to start and experienced midfielder Gregory Lacombe may be promoted from the bench to the starting eleven.

Montpellier have won seven of their last eight games, but did lost at home to Bordeaux when the two met back in December and are likely to go into Sunday’s game as moderate underdogs. An intriguing tussle is in prospect and given the home side’s recent wobbles, they may ultimately have to settle for a draw that would probably satisfy Montpellier and would certainly delight the other title hopefuls, Lyon, Marseille and Lille.

Prediction: Bordeaux 2-2 Montpellier

 With Chelsea in FA Cup Quarter Final action against Stoke, Manchester United can reclaim pole position in the EPL with a win or even a draw at lowly Wolves on Saturday. Last week it was United who missed a league game due to their appearance in the Carling Cup Final, but Chelsea failed to seize the opportunity to extend their lead at the top, crashing to a 4-2 home defeat at the hands of Manchester City.

In claiming the season’s first piece of silverware with a hard-fought victory over Aston Villa, the Red Devils picked up several new injury concerns in the form of Michael Owen, who will be out for up to a month with yet another hamstring strain, Jonny Evans, who may miss the Molineux trip with a knee problem and fellow defender Rafael who is also a doubt for Saturday after limping from the fray at Wembley.

Wayne Rooney, meanwhile, has insisted that his knee problem is no more than bruising and the in-form striker should be available provided he comes through England’s midweek friendly against Egypt unscathed.

Mick McCarthy, meanwhile, was widely condemned for fielding a weakened team when the two sides met at Old Trafford in December and while the Wolves boss remains unrepentant, he will certainly not be leaving any of his first-team regulars out on Saturday. Only goal difference is currently keeping Wolves out of the relegation zone following back to back defeats against Bolton and Chelsea and with no fewer than fourteen of his players heading off on international duty this week, McCarthy will be praying that they all return to the Black Country injury-free. The club has already received some welcome news on the injury front, with Andy Keogh returning to full training and the Irish international may be included on the bench for the United clash. Michael Kightly is also close to making a full recovery from the ankle and knee problems that have ruled him out since November and David Edwards is another long-term absentee who should be back in full training before the end of the month.

Wolves can take heart from the fact that they have won three of the last six meetings with United at Molineux and they will undoubtedly make life tough for Sir Alex Ferguson’s men, but with the notable exception of the defeat at Everton, United have shown plenty of resolve in recent weeks and it’s hard to back against them picking up the points here.

Prediction: Wolves 0-2 Manchester United

Team News
Jason Akermanis and Will Minson has been included in the Western Bulldogs squad to take on Port Adelaide in this week’s NAB Cup semi-final.

Ben Hudson and Daniel Giansiracusa have been rested from the side that defeated Hawthorn and Brad Johnson will also sit out Friday night’s clash as he continues to recover from anachilles injury.

Josh Carr, Daniel Motlop and Hamish Hartlett will all take no part in the clash against the Bulldogs.

Comment
Barry Hall was outstanding against the Hawks, kicking six goals and if he remains on the park the Dogs are a genuine premiership contenders. Akermanis and Will Minson are big ins for the near full-strength Western Bulldogs and despite their be no competition points up for grabs on Friday night the Bulldogs will have far too much class for Port Adelaide.

Suggested Bet – Bulldogs – 18.5

 St Kilda v Fremantle at Etihad Stadium Saturday 7:10pm

Team News
St Kilda will be without skipper Nick Riewoldt and 2009 All-Australian defender Brendon Goddard. Young guns Tom Lynch and Will Johnson have been named as has defender Leigh Fisher.

Fremantle skipper Matthew Pavlich and midfielder Paul Hasleby return for Saturday night’s semi-final after missing last week’s win over North Melbourne. The Dockers will rest small forward Hayden Ballantyne.

Comment
The Dockers young gun have been very impressive in the NAB Cup thus far and veterans Tarrant and Sandilands were also terrific in last week’s win over the Kangaroos. Gun skipper Matthew Pavlich returns and the Dockers are every chance of knocking over last year’s minor premiers especially with Saints skipper Riewoldt sitting out Saturday’s match.

Suggested Bet – Fremantle +24.5

 Sportingbet Australia CEO Michael Sullivan said this year’s voting was proving tough for both punters and bookies.

 “We probably would have bet  200/1 if you’d wanted to back the combinations that landed in the bottom three on Thursday evening,” said Sullivan.

 “We were shocked about all of them with the possible exception of Doug and Jess and so were our punters who had heavily backed Don and Issi to get the chop.”

 NSW contemporary dancer Robbie heads the market at $6.50.

 SYTYCD – WINNERS
Sportingbet Australia Market
Robbie 6.50   �
Heath 8.00   �
Nick 8.50   �
Renee 9.00   �
Keiran 9.00   �
Jess.S 10.00   �
Ivy 12.00   �
Carly 12.00   �
Jessica.P 14.00   �
Jessie H 17.00   �
Matt 21.00   �
Don 26.00   �
Philipe 34.00   �
Issi 34.00

Sportingbet Australia CEO Michael Sullivan said Solar Charged was now a clear Golden Slipper favourite after another two big bets arrived for her this week.

“She has been backed from $8.50 to $7.00 this week after we took bets to win $30,000 and another to win $25,000,” Sullivan said.

“We all saw how impressive she was in the trial and she should be very hard to beat in the Kindergarten on Saturday.”

Solar Charged is currently a $1.85 at Sportingbet for the Kindergarten ahead of impressive last start winners Elimbari and Georgette Silk at $5.00.

“The trial was very impressive but a few of the others have won well already this preparation and I will definitely be looking to lay here at $1.85,” Sullivan said.

KINDERGARTEN STAKES
Sportingbet Australia Market
Solar Charged 1.85
Elimbari 5.00
Georgette Silk 5.00
Agister 14.00
Triple Crown 15.00
Top Drop 17.00
Gold Arena 26.00
Manahara 26.00
Howdiddydoit 61.00
Hour Of Peril 126.00

GOLDEN SLIPPER
Sportingbet Australia Market
Solar Charged 7.00
Chance Bye 8.00
Beneteau 9.00
Military Rose 12.00
Zutara 12.00
Psychologist 15.00
Ambers Waltz 15.00
Elimbari 16.00
Hinchinbrook 17.00
Divorces 18.00
Georgette Silk 20.00
Shaaheq 21.00
My Amelia 21.00
Run For Wilson 23.00
Maules Creek 26.00
Others 35.00 Plus

 Tottenham may have the FA Cup pedigree and enjoy an eleven point advantage over Fulham in the Premiership, but the Cottagers will approach Saturday’s London derby in a mood of quiet confidence following their impressive recent exploits in Europe. Roy Hodgson’s men produced two stunning displays to bundle holders Shakthar Donetsk out of the Europa League and set up a mouth-watering clash with Juventus and having conceded only one goal in their last five league outings, will fancy their chances of downing their more glamorous neighbours and booking a place in the last four. Injury-wise, the Cottagers are sweating on the fitness of Paul Konchesky who is struggling to overcome an ankle injury, while Andy Johnson, John Pantsil and Clint Dempsey all remain unavailable.

Tottenham, meanwhile, appear to be intent on getting to Wembley the hard way, requiring replays to see off both Leeds United and Bolton after defeating Peterborough in the Third Round. With the race for fourth place in the Premiership hotting up, boss Harry Redknapp could have done without those extra games and could certainly have done without the injury crisis that is threatening to engulf the North London club. Tom Huddlestone became the latest Spurs star to be struck down as he picked up an ankle ligament problem in the win over Everton that could rule him out for up to six weeks, while Aaron Lennon’s groin strain will keep him out for a similar period of time. Jermaine Jenas is poised to undergo surgery, David Bentley has a groin tear, the luckless Ledley King is struggling with a thigh problem and fellow-defender Jonathan Woodgate is expected to miss the rest of the campaign. At least Peter Crouch has provided a rare bit of positive news from the White Hart Lane treatment room this week, the towering England target-man shrugging off an ankle problem and declaring himself fit for Saturday’s cup clash.

Spurs have still managed to produce some impressive results despite their recent injury woes and they will have to dig deep once again if they are to overcome a buoyant Fulham side. The visitors are likely to be installed as slight favourites, but Hodgson’s men are on a roll and may just edge a close one.

Prediction: Fulham 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur

Reading v Aston Villa - Madejski Stadium, Sunday 7^th March 2010

 Having already disposed of both Liverpool and Burnley during their impressive run to the last eight, Reading will certainly not be overawed by the prospect of welcoming Aston Villa to the Madejski Stadium on Sunday. The Royals’ FA Cup form has also prompted a significant improvement in their league performances, with five wins from the last six games lifting them four points clear of the Championship relegation zone. Those results were enough to earn caretaker boss Brian McDermott the job on a permanent basis and a third Premiership scalp would be another feather in the cap of the unassuming former Arsenal midfielder. Unfortunately for the Berkshire side, mercurial midfielder Jobi McAnuff is unavailable due to suspension and on-loan defender Zurab Khizanishvilli is cup-tied having played for Blackburn, ironically against Villa, earlier in the competition. Kalifa Cisse and Brynjar Gunnarsson, however, are both expected to return from injury in time to feature. The main goal threat for the home side will come from the Polish-Welsh combination of Grzegorz Rasiak and Simon Church who have bagged eighteen goals between them this term.

Last weekend’s defeat in the Carling Cup Final was Villa’s first since the turn of the year, but boss Martin O’Neill will have taken plenty of positives from what was a spirited display in the club’s first Wembley appearance since 1996. Still heavily involved in the race for fourth place in the Premiership, O’Neill will be concerned by his squad’s heavy workload and will therefore not be too disappointed that key defender Richard Dunne withdrew from the squad for Ireland’s midweek friendly against Brazil. The former Manchester City man is still expected to overcome his muscle strain in time for Sunday’s trip to the Madejski and unless any of the other players away on international duty succumb to injury, the Villa boss should have a full squad from which to make his final selection.

A full house is expected for what is the Royals’ first appearance at this stage of the competition since 1927 and Villa can expect an early storm from a fired up home side. The visitors’ solid defence has been their cornerstone this season, however and the West Midlanders should be able to build upon that platform to secure a hard-fought victory.

Prediction: Reading 0-1 Aston Villa