OLBG Community News

We have plenty of trend blogs on OLBG and have them available most weekends, to make it easier to see which races are covered we will put the upcoming races in here with links.

You can use these blogs (all times are GMT) to help you find selections for the races when adding your horse racing tips, races marked in bold mean the trend shortlists are available.

Wednesday 15th May

• 14:15 at York - Jorvik Stakes
• 14:45 at York - Churchill Tyres Handicap
• 15:15 at York - Duke of York Stakes
• 15:45 at York - Musidora Stakes

Thursday 16th May

• 14:15 at York - Lindum York Handicap
• 14:45 at York - Hambleton Stakes
• 15:15 at York - Middleton Stakes
• 15:45 at York - Dante Stakes

Friday 17th May

• 14:45 at York - Knights Solicitors Handicap
• 15:45 at York - Yorkshire Cup

Saturday 18th May

• 15:00 at Newbury - London Gold Cup
• 15:35 at Newbury - Lockinge Stakes

Sunday 19th May

• 00:01 at Pimlico - Preakness Stakes

A big thank you to everyone who participated in the 2024 Snooker World Championship Tipster Competition. Congratulations go to minimals on winning the £50 top prize after finishing the competition with a +37.32 level stakes profit (LSP) from 33 tips placed of which 9 were profitable.

The runner up was UBears025 who finished with a +27.82 LSP from 28 tips placed of which 13 were profitable and third place went to tdjthomas with a LSP of +24.88 with 15 profitable tips from 20 placed, both members win £25. The next ten highest placed tipsters win £10.

Here are the thirteen prize winners:

1. minimals +37.32
2. UBears025 +27.82
3. tdjthomas +24.88
4. realitycheck +19.96
5. gillybrook64 +16.90
6. jujujawi +15.56
7. walkthewalk +14.26
8. nanualex +13.62
9. owlcity +13.57
10. noja1957 +10.92
11. whippetman +10.16
12. saddlerman +9.32
13. angelov +8.94

The final Competition Tipster table can be viewed here.

Thanks again and well done to minimals and all the cash prize winners, prizes will be allocated to OLBG accounts in due course.

Here are some of the sporting highlights that are coming up in the week ahead, the live TV events are usually popular so why not share your tips on these to help out those looking for a bet on the events?

Monday 6th May 2024

• [Ice Hockey] NHL (Play Offs) - Vegas Golden Knights @ Dallas Stars (Premier Sports 2)
• [Boxing] Live Boxing - Naoya Inoue vs Luis Nery - Japan (Sky Sports Action)
• [Cycling] UCI Giro dItalia - Giro dItalia - Stage 3 (Eurosport 1 Discovery+)
• [Snooker] World Snooker Championship - Live Cazoo World Championship Final - Sheffield, England (BBC Two Eurosport 2 Discovery+)
• [Darts] Players Championship - Players Championship 9 (PDC.TV)
• [Football] League Two Play-Off Semi-Final 1st Leg - Crawley Town v MK Dons (Sky Sports)
• [Football] National League South Promotion Final - Worthing v Braintree Town (TNT Sports)
• [Cricket] IPL 2024 - Mumbai Indians v Sunrisers Hyderabad (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [Football] League Two Play-Off Semi-Final 1st Leg - Crewe Alexandra v Doncaster Rovers (Sky Sports)
• [Football] Premier League - Crystal Palace v Manchester United (Sky Sports)

Tuesday 7th May 2024

• [Ice Hockey] NHL (Play Offs) - Florida Panthers @ Boston Bruins (Premier Sports 1)
• [Cricket] Twenty20 International - Bangladesh v Zimbabwe (TNT Sports 1)
• [Cycling] UCI Giro dItalia - Giro dItalia - Stage 4 (Eurosport 1 Discovery+)
• [Darts] Players Championship - Players Championship 10 (PDC.TV)
• [Cricket] IPL 2024 - Delhi Capitals v Rajasthan Royals (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [Football] League One Play-Off Semi-Final 2nd Leg - Bolton Wanderers v Barnsley (Sky Sports)
• [Football] UEFA Champions League Semi-Final 2nd Leg - PSG v Borussia Dortmund (TNT Sports)

Wednesday 8th May 2024

• [Ice Hockey] NHL (Play Offs) - New York Rangers @ Carolina Hurricanes (Premier Sports 1)
• [Ice Hockey] NHL (Play Offs) - Dallas Stars @ Colorado Avalanche (Premier Sports 2)
• [Snooker] Snooker World Seniors Championship - Live Mr Vegas World Seniors Championship - Crucible Theatre in Sheffield (Channel 5)
• [Horse Racing] Live Racing - Live racing from Chester and Newton Abbot (ITV4)
• [Cricket] IPL 2024 - Sunrisers Hyderabad v Lucknow Super Giants (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [Football] UEFA Europa Conference League Semi-Final 2nd Leg - Club Brugge v Fiorentina (TNT Sports)
• [Football] League One Play-Off Semi-Final 2nd Leg - Peterborough United v Oxford United (Sky Sports)
• [Football] UEFA Champions League Semi-Final 2nd Leg - Real Madrid v Bayern Munich (TNT Sports)

Thursday 9th May 2024

• [Ice Hockey] NHL (Play Offs) - Florida Panthers @ Boston Bruins (Premier Sports 1)
• [Ice Hockey] NHL (Play Offs) - Vancouver Canucks @ Edmonton Oilers (Premier Sports 2)
• [Snooker] Snooker World Seniors Championship - Live Mr Vegas World Seniors Championship - Crucible Theatre in Sheffield (Channel 5)
• [Horse Racing] Live Racing - Live racing from Chester and Huntingdon (ITV4)
• [Cricket] IPL 2024 - Punjab Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [Darts] 2024 Premier League Darts - Premier League Night 15 - First Direct Arena, Leeds (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [Football] League Two Play-Off Semi-Final 2nd Leg - MK Dons v Crawley Town (Sky Sports)
• [Football] UEFA Europa Conference League Semi-Final 2nd Leg - Olympiakos v Aston Villa (TNT Sports)
• [Football] UEFA Europa League Semi-Final 2nd Leg - Atalanta v Marseille (TNT Sports)
• [Football] UEFA Europa League Semi-Final 2nd Leg - Bayer Leverkusen v Roma (TNT Sports)
• [Rugby League] Betfred Super League - Warrington Wolves v Hull KR (Sky Sports Action)

Friday 10th May 2024

• [Ice Hockey] NHL (Play Offs) - Carolina Hurricanes @ New York Rangers (Premier Sports 1)
• [UFC] MMA - Kajic vs Laursen (UFC Fight Pass)
• [Ice Hockey] NHL (Play Offs) - Dallas Stars @ Colorado Avalanche (Premier Sports 2)
• [Snooker] Snooker World Seniors Championship - Live Mr Vegas World Seniors Championship - Crucible Theatre in Sheffield (Channel 5)
• [Cricket] Twenty20 International - Bangladesh v Zimbabwe (TNT Sports 3)
• [Horse Racing] Live Racing - Live racing from Chester (ITV4)
• [Cricket] IPL 2024 - Gujarat Titans v Chennai Super Kings (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [Cricket] Twenty20 International - Ireland v Pakistan (TNT Sports 1)
• [Football] League Two Play-Off Semi-Final 2nd Leg - Doncaster Rovers v Crewe Alexandra (Sky Sports)
• [Rugby League] Betfred Super League - Castleford Tigers v St Helens (Sky Sports Arena)
• [Rugby League] Betfred Super League - Leigh Leopards v Salford Red Devils (Sky Sports Action)

Saturday 11th May 2024

• [Ice Hockey] NHL (Play Offs) - Boston Bruins @ Florida Panthers (Premier Sports 1)
• [Ice Hockey] NHL (Play Offs) - Vancouver Canucks @ Edmonton Oilers (Premier Sports 2)
• [Cycling] UCI Giro dItalia - Giro dItalia - Stage 8 (Eurosport 1 Discovery+)
• [Snooker] Snooker World Seniors Championship - Live Mr Vegas World Seniors Championship - Crucible Theatre in Sheffield (Channel 5)
• [Football] FA Vase Final - Great Wakering Rovers v Romford (TNT Sports)
• [Football] Premier League - Fulham v Manchester City (TNT Sports)
• [Football] Scottish Premiership - Celtic v Rangers (Sky Sports)
• [Cricket] Womens T20 - England Womens v Pakistan Womens (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [Rugby League] Betfred Super League - Huddersfield Giants v Wigan Warriors (Sky Sports Arena)
• [Cricket] IPL 2024 - Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [Football] FA Trophy Final - Gateshead v Solihull Moors (TNT Sports)
• [Football] Premier League - Nottingham Forest v Chelsea (Sky Sports)
• [Boxing] Live Boxing - Jessica McCaskill vs Lauren Price (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [Boxing] Live Boxing - Denzel Bentley vs Danny Dignum (TNT Sports 1)
• [Rugby League] Betfred Super League - Catalans Dragons v Leeds Rhinos (Sky Sports Arena)

Sunday 12th May 2024

• [UFC] UFC Fight Night - Derrick Lewis vs Rodrigo Nascimento (TNT Sports 2)
• [Boxing] Live Boxing - Hernandez vs Lugo (DAZN)
• [Boxing] Live Boxing - Vasiliy Lomachenko vs George Kambosos (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [Cricket] IPL 2024 - Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [Football] Championship Play-Off Semi-Final 1st Leg - Norwich City v Leeds United (Sky Sports)
• [Snooker] Snooker World Seniors Championship - Live Mr Vegas World Seniors Championship - Crucible Theatre in Sheffield (Channel 5)
• [Football] Championship Play-Off Semi-Final 1st Leg - West Brom v Southampton (Sky Sports)
• [Rugby League] Betfred Super League - London Broncos v Hull FC (Sky Sports Action)
• [Cricket] IPL 2024 - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Capitals (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [Cricket] Twenty20 International - Ireland v Pakistan (TNT Sports 2)
• [Football] Premier League - Manchester United v Arsenal (Sky Sports)

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2024 Masters Golf Tipster Competition. The big congratulations go to iontheball on winning the £50 top prize after finishing the competition with a +32.40 level stakes profit (LSP) from 12 tips placed of which 6 were profitable.

In second place was griffin6 who finished with a +11.60 LSP from 9 tips placed (4 profitable) and third place went to Nelypp with a LSP of +9.66 with 5 profitable tips from 9 placed, both members win £25. The next ten highest placed tipsters win £10.

Here are the thirteen prize winners:

1. iontheball +32.40
2. griffin6 +11.60
3. Nelypp +9.66
4. sheltonBL +8.45
5. NoMessing07 +7.80
6. jujujawi +7.16
7. igorukr +7.16
8. whatcanisay +4.34
9. snuggleupwithagoodbook +4.26
10. steenie1 +3.52
11. marks9 +3.52
12. Gzeven +3.00
13. tadley +2.60

The final Masters Tipster table stats can be viewed here.

Thanks again and well done to iontheball and all the cash prize winners, prizes will be allocated to OLBG accounts in due course.

Firstly, a big thank you to everyone who participated in the 2024 Aintree Tipster Competition. Congratulations go to Edwinp on winning the £50 top prize after finishing the competition with a +18.63 level stakes profit (LSP) from 27 tips placed of which 10 were profitable.

The £25 runner-up prize goes to LYNDONS who finished with a +16.54 LSP from 24 tips placed (10 profitable) and the third place £25 prize goes to Denostin who ended with an LSP of +16.44 with 7 profitable tips from a total of 23.

Here are all thirteen prize winners:

1. Edwinp +18.63
2. LYNDONS +16.54
3. Denostin +16.44
4. leewall +15.44
5. Tryinzion +12.79
6. Simbad007 +12.64
7. Stod180 +11.63
8. lankylad +10.46
9. Pippedatthepostagain +9.84
10. curlycov +9.03
11. sidhousham +8.84
12. Ahutchings +8.18
13. rockabilly kat +8.08

The final Aintree Tipster table stats can be viewed here.

Thanks again to all who took part and well done to Edwinp and all the cash prize winners, prizes will be allocated to OLBG accounts in due course.