Crypto Crazy

Just had a timely reminder from our friends over at RacingTraders about an opportunity to get into a brand new cryptocurrency at its rock bottom launch price. Looks an exciting prospect and certainly something we will be getting involved in. Over to John for all the details……

The Digitex Futures Token Sale Starts Jan 15th 2018

Load up on this exciting new cryptocurrency at its rock bottom launch price of only $0.01 NOW!

Sign up today and get a 20% bonus on your purchase Monday!

I’ll cut to the chase again. You can read why below but just go here and register!

Then just refer your friends to the DGTX token sale that starts on January 15th. Simply share your unique link by email or on your Facebook page or anywhere else your friends hang out online. Digitex will pay you:

30% of the ETH your friends spend in the DGTX token sale.

I wrote to you last week about this and if you’re one of the 14,000 people that have already joined the Digitex Telegaram group and registered then I apologise. As over 200,000 people have already registered in one week it looks like this will sell out on the first day.

Telling your friends about the DGTX token sale is a great way for you to get together a decent chunk of DGTX tokens at no cost to yourself.

Everybody is talking about Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies right now. The meteoric price rise of Bitcoin, Ethereum and others during 2017 has caught everyone’s attention. People are sore at missing out on the Bitcoin boom and they are looking for other high growth cryptocurrency opportunities.

The DGTX token is a good opportunity for you and your friends to get involved in a brand new cryptocurrency at its rock bottom launch price.

When the Digitex Futures Exchange launches DGTX tokens will be in high demand from traders who are attracted to Bitcoin futures markets with zero trading costs. As more traders are attracted to zero cost cryptocurrency futures trading, demand for the tokens will rise.

Why not load up on DGTX tokens in this month with the idea of unloading them in June into the surge of demand created when the exchange officially launches? At such a low starting price of one cent per DGTX token, the growth potential of the token is huge if there proves to be a healthy demand for commission-free cryptocurrency futures trading.

Digitex Futures Exchange from Digitex on Vimeo.

You can get involved with as little as £20!

2018 will likely be a big year for cryptocurrencies, and public interest in making money from cryptocurrencies will only intensify. The DGTX token is perfectly positioned to benefit from the massive explosion in numbers of casual, low stakes day traders that will inevitably occur in 2018.

Start referring your friends today and get involved in this exciting cryptocurrency opportunity.

That’s it from me for this week. Wrap up well and stay warm.

Here is that registration link again

Best regards,

John & the team at RacingTraders

Racing Traders Are On The Road Again

Sports Trading Software company RacingTraders have released more dates for their very popular one day Horse Racing Trading Course.

This time the boys will be in Birmingham, Glasgow & Dublin and for a very limited time they have a very special offer…..

Book Now and receive our full online video course completely free – VALUE £199 – Learn at your own pace – 22 Exclusive videos – More videos added each month – Video course worth £199

The dates for your diary are:

Birmingham – 19th August 2017

Glasgow – 26th August 2017

Dublin – 9th September 2017

The course is led by Tony Hargraves, aka The Badger, one of the leading UK based professional traders and here he is to tell us more…..

What is the Racing Traders Course?

An eight year trading experience, condensed into one day to show you the best way to get started, then improve, then specialise, then succeed. It will involve time, patience, effort, commitment, desire. It will frustrate you, test you, punish you, and reward you.

Who is this course aimed at?

This course is aimed at beginners to trading and to those people who want to look at taking their recreational trading activities to a higher level. It is suitable for beginners to intermediate bettors and traders familiar with betting terms and how a betting exchange operates.

Here’s the itinerary for the day:

Event Schedule

We have a packed day to show you how to make a full-time income trading….

9:00AM : MAIN HALL

Registration & Coffee – Coffee & breakfast snacks with registration and a good opportunity to meet other attendees.

9:30 – 12:00 : TRADING ROOM

Foundation Principles of Trading

I will cover everything you need to know to begin trading on Betfair. We will look at scalping, swing trading, dutching, hedging, pre race, in play, and backing and laying with a view to trading out.

Examine discipline, money management, and the psychology of trading.

Research , Strategy , Discipline, Risk. Reasons for failure, value and probability.

Data points & websites to follow for key information on horses.

How to erase indecision. Know exactly what to do, how much to bet, and the precise time to act.

My exact strategy to make between £5 and £25 every race, by identifying signals & resistance points.

All the techniques I use in running.

The major reasons most punters fail… and how to avoid them!

The proper way to hedge for near zero-risk trading.

12:00 – 13:00 : RESTURANT

Lunch – We have you covered with a hot and cold buffet lunch.

13:00 – 15:00 : TRAINING ROOM

Live Trading Session 01

We get out the trading software and I will show you how it operates.

Hedging: What to do after a winning trade… how to hedge so you make a profit regardless of outcome.

When to “lay” and when to “back” for maximum returns.

Getting it wrong – What to do if the market goes against you, taking a small loss rather than a wipe out

In-running trading: looking at some of the “hidden whys” behind winning horses and losing horses… and how to tell the difference.

15:00 – 15:15 : BREAK-OUT ROOM

Coffee Break – Coffee, tea and soft drinks with some light snacks to keep us going.

15:15 – 17:00 : TRAINING ROOM

Live Trading Session 02 : We put everything we have covered so far into practice live on the horse racing!

17:30 – 19:00 : SPORTS BAR

After Event Drinks & Social

Get to know fellow attendees over a complimentary drink at a nearby sports bar. A great time to swap emails and social profiles to help each other continue to grow on your trading journey.

For more details and to book your place just click below and you can also collect that very special full video training pack at the same time….

Sports Trading Courses 2017

Front Runner Focus

Our friends over at Racing Traders now have an excellent daily feature where they highlight the day’s front running horses that can provide Back to Lay opportunities via inplay trading using their excellent BetTrader software

Here is Andy Newton from the site to explain more…. (click here for today’s selections)

Here at Racing Traders we are always on the lookout for angles to help our readers and members when trading so this latest feature — looking at horse racing front runners — is something that might be of interest.

With the introduction of in-running trading some time ago, and the odds feeds from the exchanges getting quicker all the time, then there has been no better time to be a trader.

If you are an experienced trader or just learning the ropes we still feel this info will be of use.

Researching the make-up of certain races can certainly help give you an edge when trading, so one tip is to look back at past form – especially for some of the more-fancied runners in the fields – and record their recent running styles.

If certain horses like to lead in their races and there are no other potential front-runners then there can be some great trading opportunities to be had. Generally, the horses that lead at the start of the race, or break well, will shorten-up in the in-running market – meaning as a trader you can factor this in before the race. If you know there is a strong chance a certain horse will lead in a race then you’ve an angle to place a ‘BACK’ trade just before the off and then trade-out early on in the race at shorter odds. You can then either hedge the profit across all the runners in that race or let the free trade run solely on that horse.

So download a copy of our Sports Trading Software BetTrader and get trading!

Yes, we can’t guarantee this pattern of the odds shortening, or even these horses leading all the time, but what we can do is find out for you potential FRONT-RUNNERS to look out for each day.

We hope it helps!

Note: Whereas every effort will be made to update this page daily there might be some days with no selections listed.

Click here for today’s selections:

Euro 2016 – Head-to-Head Group Stage Stats

Our good friends over at leading Betfair software producers, Racing Traders have kindly provided us with some excellent preview material ahead of this summer’s Euro 2016 tournament.

Euro 2016 – Head-to-Head Group Stage Stats – By Andy Newton

Football fans might be having their normal ‘end-of-season’ withdrawal symptoms with the main league and cup action over, but they don’t have to wait long before they can get back their ‘football fix’ as this summer we’ve got the small matter of Euro 2016 to keep punters ticking over.

Yes, we get rolling on the 10th of June as the hosts, France, kick things off with their opening Group game vs Romania – then it’s full steam ahead with three group games on most days right up until Wednesday 22nd June – girlfriends and wives are not going to like it!

So to help you along the way, and to keep you prepared for each game, here at RacingTraders we’ve taken a ‘quick-fire’ look at each group clash from a HEAD-TO-HEAD angle.

You’ll see below that there are some ‘standout stats’ when certain sides have met in the past and hopefully these will give you a few different betting angles to take into each game – plus we’ll also give you our RacingTraders best bet

Friday, 10th June 2016

20:00 France v Romania

• Last Met Sept 2011 (Euro), Romania 0-0 France
• Played 14 times, France 6, Draw 5, Romania 3
• 4 of the last 5 head-to-heads ended in draws
• 4 of the last 5 head-to-heads went UNDER 2.5 goals
• Romania have scored just 1 goal in their last 3 vs France
• France are unbeaten in their last 10 vs Romania
• Romania last beat France in 1972 (11 games ago)

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: UNDER 2.5 GOALS @5/8

 

Saturday, 11th June 2016

 

14:00 Albania v Switzerland

• Last met Oct 2013 (WC), Albania 1-2 Switzerland
• Played 6 times, Albania 0, Draws 1, Switzerland 5
• Switzerland have NEVER lost to Albania (6 games)
• Switzerland have scored in their last 6 vs Albania
• 4 of their head-to-heads went UNDER 2.5 goals
• Xherdan Shaqiri (Switz) has scored in the last 2 head-to-heads

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: XHERDAN SHAQIRI to score anytime

17:00 Wales v Slovakia

• Last met Sept 2007 (Euro), Slovakia 2-5 Wales
• Played twice before, Wales 1, Draw 0, Slovakia 1
• Both games went OVER 5.5 goals
• Both teams scored in both previous head-to-heads

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE @11/10

20:00 England v Russia

• Last met Oct 2007 (Euro), Russia 2-1 England
• Played twice before, England 1, Draw 0, Russia 1
• Both games went OVER 2.5 goals
• England scored in both previous games vs Russia

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: OVER 2.5 GOALS @23/17

 

Sunday, 12th June 2016

14:00 Turkey v Croatia

• Last met Nov 2011 (Euro), Croatia 0-0 Turkey
• Played 6 times, Turkey 0, Draw 4, Croatia 2
• Turkey have NEVER beaten Croatia (6 games)
• 4 of the last 5 head-to-heads ended in draws
• Turkey have not scored in their last 2 vs Croatia
• 4 of the last 6 head-to-heads went OVER 2.5 goals
• Croatia have scored in 5 of their last 6 vs Turkey

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: DRAW @2/1

17:00 Poland v Northern Ireland

• Last met Sept 2009 (WC), Poland 1-1 N Ireland
• Played 9 times before, Poland 3, Draw 2, N Ireland 4
• Both teams scored in 5 of their last 7 head-to-heads
• 4 of the last 6 head-to-heads went OVER 2.5 goals
• Poland have scored in their last 7 vs N Ireland

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE @15/13

20:00 Germany v Ukraine

• Last met Nov 2011 (Int), Ukraine 3-3 Germany
• Played 5 times before, Germany 2, Draw 3, Ukraine 0
• Ukraine have NEVER beaten Germany
• 3 of the last 4 head-to-heads ended in draws
• Both teams scored in the last 3 head-to-heads

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: DRAW @37/13

 

Monday, 13th June 2016

14:00 Spain v Czech Republic

• Last met Oct 2011 (Euro), Czech Rep 0-2 Spain
• Played 4 times before, Spain 3, Draw 0, Czech Rep 0
• Czech Rep have NEVER beaten Spain
• 3 of the last 4 head-to-heads went UNDER 2.5 goals
• Czech Rep have scored just one goal vs Spain
• Spain kept a cleansheet in 3 of their last 4 vs Czech Rep
• Both teams DIDN’T score in 3 of the last 4 head-to-heads

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: SPAIN WIN ‘TO NIL’ @7/5

17:00 Ireland v Sweden

• Last met Sept 2013 (WC), Ireland 1-2 Sweden
• Played 4 times before, Ireland 2, Draw 1, Sweden 1
• Both teams DIDN’T score in 3 of the last 4 head-to-heads
• 2 of the last 3 head-to-heads went OVER 2.5 goals

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: BOTH TEAMS NOT TO SCORE @4/6

20:00 Belgium v Italy

• Last met Nov 2015 (Int), Belgium 3-1 Italy
• Played 20 times before, Belgium 4, Draw 4, Italy 12
• 3 of the last 4 head-to-heads have ended 3-1 or 1-3
• Both teams scored in 4 of the last 5 head-to-heads
• 4 of the last 5 head-to-heads went OVER 2.5 goals
• Italy have scored in their last 5 vs Belgium
• Italy have scored the first goal of the game in their last 3 vs Belgium

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: CORRECT SCORE 3-1 @45/2 & 1-3 @59/2

 

Tuesday, 14th June 2016

17:00 Austria v Hungary

• Last met Aug 2006 (Int), Austria 1-2 Hungary
• Played 3 times before, Austria 1, Draw 1, Hungary 1
• Both teams scored in all three previous head-to-heads
• All three head-to-heads went OVER 1.5 goals

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE @21/20

20:00 Portugal v Iceland

• Last met Oct 2011 (Euro), Portugal 5-3 Iceland
• Played twice before, Portugal 2, Draw 0, Iceland 0
• Both head-to-heads went OVER 3.5 goals
• Both teams scored in both previous head-to-heads
• Portugal scored at least three goals in their last 2 games vs Iceland

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: OVER 3.5 GOALS @31/10

 

Wednesday, 15th June 2016

14:00 Russia v Slovakia

• Last met May 2014 (Int), Russia 1-0 Slovakia
• Played 6 times before, Russia 2, Draw 3, Slovakia 1
• Russia have won their last 2 head-to-heads v Slovakia 1-0
• The last 4 head-to-heads went UNDER 1.5 goals
• All 6 previous head-to-heads went UNDER 2.5 goals

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: UNDER 2.5 GOALS @3/5

17:00 Romania v Switzerland

• Last met May 2012 (Int), Switzerland 0-1 Romania
• Played twice before, Romania 1, Draw 0, Switzerland 1
• Romania have scored in their last 2 vs Switzerland

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: SWITZERLAND NOT TO KEEP A CLEAN SHEET @4/7

20:00 France v Albania

• Last met June 2015 (Int), Albania 1-0 France
• Played 6 times before, France 4, Draw 1, Albania 1
• Albania are unbeaten in their last 2 vs France
• Both teams didn’t score in 4 of the last 6 head-to-heads
• Albania have scored in their last 2 vs France

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: BOTH TEAMS NOT TO SCORE @7/15

 

Thursday, 16th June 2016

14:00 England v Wales

• Last met Sept 2011 (Euro), England 1-0 Wales
• Played 15 times before, England 10, Draw 2, Wales 3
• England have won their last 4 vs Wales ‘to nil’
• Both teams DIDN’T score in the last 4 head-to-heads
• Wales have not scored in their last 4 vs England
• The last 5 head-to-heads went UNDER 2.5 goals
• No draw in the last 9 head-to-heads – last draw 1979
• England have won their last 4 vs Wales either 1-0 or 2-0

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: UNDER 2.5 GOALS @8/13

17:00 Ukraine v Northern Ireland

• Last met Sept 2003 (Euro), Ukraine 0-0 N Ireland
• Played 4 times before, Ukraine 2, Draw 2, N Ireland 0
• The last 2 head-to-heads ended 0-0
• 3 of the last 4 head-to-heads went UNDER 2.5 goals
• Both teams DIDN’T score in 3 of their last 4 head-to-heads
• N Ireland have scored just 1 goal in their last 4 vs Ukraine

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: BOTH TEAMS NOT TO SCORE @13/18

20:00 Germany v Poland

• Last met Sept 2015 (Euro), Germany 3-1 Poland
• Played 7 times before, Germany 4, Draw 2, Poland 1
• Both teams DIDN’T score in 2 of the last 3 head-to-heads
• 5 of the last 7 head-to-heads went UNDER 2.5 goals
• Both teams DIDN’T score in 5 of the last 7 head-to-heads
• Mario Gotze (Germany) scored a brace the last time these sides met

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: MARIO GOTZE to score at anytime

 

Friday, 17th June 2016

14:00 Italy v Sweden

• Last met Nov 2009 (Int), Italy 1-0 Sweden
• Played 22 times before, Italy 9, Draw 6, Sweden 7
• Italy are unbeaten in their last 4 vs Sweden
• Italy have scored in their last 4 vs Sweden
• 4 of the last 5 head-to-heads went UNDER 2.5 goals
• 5 of the last 8 head-to-heads ended 1-0 to either side
• 1 draw in the last 12 head-to-heads

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: CORRECT SCORE 1-0 @19/4 & 0-1 @8/1

17:00 Czech Republic v Croatia

• Last met Feb 2011 (Int), Croatia 4-2 Czech Rep
• Played twice before, Czech Rep 0, Draw 1, Croatia 1
• Both teams scored in the two previous head-to-heads
• Czech Rep have never beaten Croatia

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: DOUBLE CHANCE CROATIA/DRAW @3/10

20:00 Spain v Turkey

• Last met April 2009 (WC), Turkey 1-2 Spain
• Played twice before, Spain 2, Draw 0, Turkey 0
• Spain have won both previous games vs Turkey
• Spain have scored in their last 2 vs Turkey

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: SPAIN TO WIN @8/15

 

Saturday, 18th June 2016

14:00 Belgium v Ireland

• Belgium and Ireland have never played each other before

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: NO BET

17:00 Iceland v Hungary

• Last met Aug 2011 (Int), Hungary 4-0 Iceland
• Played 4 times before, Iceland 0, Draw 0, Hungary 4
• Hungary have won all 4 previous matches vs Iceland
• The last 3 head-to-heads went OVER 3.5 goals
• Hungary have won 2 of the last 3 head-to-heads 3-2
• Hungary have scored at least 2 goals in their last 4 vs Iceland

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: OVER 3.5 GOALS @3/1

20:00 Portugal v Austria

• Portugal and Austria have never played each other before

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: NO BET

 

Sunday, 19th June 2016

20:00 Romania v Albania

• Last met May 2014, Albania 0-1 Romania
• Played 5 times before, Romania 3, Draw 2, Albania 0
• 4 of the last 5 head-to-heads went UNDER 2.5 goals
• 2 of the last 3 head-to-heads ended in 1-1 draws
• Romania have scored all their previous 5 games vs Albania
• Both teams scored in 3 of the last 4 head-to-heads

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: UNDER 2.5 GOALS @8/13

20:00 Switzerland v France

• Last met June 2014 (WC), Switzerland 2-5 France
• Played 37 times before, Switzerland 12, Draw 9, France 16
• France are unbeaten in their last 6 vs Switzerland
• 3 of the last 4 head-to-heads ended in draws
• 4 of the last 6 head-to-heads went UNDER 2.5 goals

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: DRAW @23/10

 

Monday, 20th June 2016

20:00 Russia v Wales

• Last met Sept 2009 (WC), Wales 1-3 Russia
• Played 4 times before, Russia 3, Draw 1, Wales 0
• Wales have NEVER beaten Russia
• The last 2 head-to-heads went OVER 2.5 goals
• Both teams scored in the last 2 head-to-heads
• Russia have scored in their last 3 vs Wales

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: RUSSIA WIN @11/10

20:00 Slovakia v England

• Last met March 2009 (Int), England 4-0 Slovakia
• Played 3 times before, England 3, Draws 0, Slovakia 0
• The last 3 head-to-heads went OVER 2.5 goals
• Both teams scored in 2 of the last 3 head-to-heads
• England have won 2 of their last 3 head-to-heads 2-1
• Wayne Rooney (England) scored a brace in the last head-to-head

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: WAYNE ROONEY to score at anytime

 

Tuesday, 21st June 2016

17:00 Ukraine v Poland

• Last met Oct 2013 (WC), Ukraine 1-0 Poland
• Played 7 times before, Ukraine 3, Draw 2, Poland 2
• Ukraine have scored in their last 7 vs Poland
• Ukraine are unbeaten in their last 5 vs Poland
• 4 of the last 5 head-to-heads went UNDER 2.5 goals
• Both teams scored in 5 of the last 7 head-to-heads

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: UNDER 2.5 GOALS @5/8

17:00 Northern Ireland v Germany

• Last met June 2005 (Int), N Ireland 1-4 Germany
• Played 7 times before, N Ireland 0, Draw 3, Germany 4
• N Ireland have scored just 1 goal in their last 3 vs Germany
• The last 4 head-to-heads went OVER 2.5 goals
• 3 of the last 7 head-to-heads ended 1-1
• Both teams scored in 4 of the last 7 head-to-heads

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: OVER 2.5 GOALS @7/10

20:00 Croatia v Spain

• Last met June 2012 (Euro), Croatia 0-1 Spain
• Played 5 times before, Croatia 1, Draw 1, Spain 3
• Spain are unbeaten in their last 4 vs Croatia
• Both teams DIDN’T score in 3 of the last 5 head-to-heads

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: BOTH TEAMS NOT TO SCORE @19/20

20:00 Czech Republic v Turkey

• Last met in Oct 2015 (Euro), Czech Rep 0-2 Turkey
• Played 9 times before, Czech Rep 5, Draw 1, Turkey 3
• 7 of the last 9 head-to-heads went OVER 2.5 goals
• Czech Rep have scored in 8 of the last 9 head-to-heads
• No draw in the last 5 head-to-heads

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: TURKEY NOT TO KEEP A CLEAN SHEET @1/3

 

Wednesday, 22nd June 2016

17:00 Hungary v Portugal

• Last met in Oct 2009 (WC), Portugal 3-0 Hungary
• Played 5 times before, Hungary 0, Draw 0, Hungary 5
• Portugal have won all their previous 5 games vs Hungary
• Hungary have NOT scored in their last 3 vs Portugal
• Portugal have won ‘to nil’ in their last 3 vs Hungary
• 4 of the last 5 head-to-heads went OVER 2.5 goals
• Both teams DIDN’T score in the last 3 head-to-heads

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: PORTUGAL TO WIN @8/15

17:00 Iceland v Austria

• Last met in May 2014 (Int), Austria 1-1 Iceland
• Only ever played once before

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: DRAW @39/19

20:00 Italy v Ireland

• Last met in May 2014 (Int), Italy 0-0 Ireland
• Played 9 times before, Ireland 2, Draw 3, Italy 4
• The last 3 head-to-heads went UNDER 2.5 goals
• Ireland have not scored in their last 2 vs Italy
• 3 of the last 5 head-to-heads ended in draws
• 7 of the last 9 head-to-heads went UNDER 2.5 goals
• Both teams DIDN’T score in the last 3 head-to-heads

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: DRAW @12/5

20:00 Sweden v Belgium

• Last met in June 2014 (Int), Sweden 0-2 Belgium
• Played 13 times before, Sweden 5, Draw 1, Belgium 7
• Belgium are unbeaten in their last 3 vs Sweden
• Either team have won 2-0 in 4 of the last 6 head-to-heads
• 5 of the last 6 head-to-heads went UNDER 2.5 goals
• Both teams DIDN’T score in 5 of the last 6 head-to-heads

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: UNDER 2.5 GOALS @3/4

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A Look At The Teams In Euro 2016

Our good friends over at leading Betfair software producers, Racing Traders have kindly provided us with some excellent preview material ahead of this summer’s Euro 2016 tournament.

Here is sports trader and accredited exchange course presenter Steve Taylor with an overview of all the teams at this years finals

Euro 2016 a brief view on the 24 teams

Group A

ALBANIA are the rank outsiders with very few household names. Qualified second in the group to Portugal so are obviously useful but despite being tough to breakdown, they will be vulnerable at this level.

FRANCE the hosts have won a World Cup and The Euros on their own soil before. Under Deschamps they are now playing as a team and have a good blend of youth and experience. Rightly, the favourites to win the tournament but the pressure will be on.

ROMANIA conceded only two in qualifying where they were unbeaten. Scoring will be their biggest problem but some of the bigger sides might want to avoid them if they reach the knockout stage.

SWITZERLAND were second in England’s group and won seven games. The game against Romania is the key as the winner of that should qualify.

Group B

ENGLAND always under-priced due to the amount of money placed on them at home. Qualified easily and should make quarter finals at least but have a habit of going out when they should go further.

RUSSIA are another team hard to weigh up on form. England and Wales will both fancy beating them as Austria beat them twice but the suspicion is that they will under-perform.

SLOVAKIA have a couple of seasoned pros but on the whole lack the experience at this level and may be too dependent on Hamsik, Nemec and Skrtel.

WALES will not lack for togetherness as the team are a tight unit with Bale the superstar. Could easily qualify and then who knows. If Bale is on song they can dream!

Group C

GERMANY would be favourites if it wasn’t for France having home advantage and the current World Cup holders are a solid experienced outfit capable of beating anyone in any given game. I cannot see them not making at least the semi-finals.

NORTHERN IRELAND will love every minute of this and if showing the same fighting spirit that got them here, could get out of the group. Germany will be tough but they could get results off the other two.

POLAND could be too reliant on Lewandoski but did come through a tough qualification and really should finish second in this group. Plenty of experience should see them reach the knockout stages.

UKRAINE are difficult to weigh up, no superstars but a solid team who will probably suffer from a lack of goals. They will need luck to qualify.

Group D

CROATIA gave Italy a run for their money in the qualifying and could easily go under the radar here. Some quality players in their squad, a mean defence and probably a side nobody wants to meet in the knockouts.

CZECH REP won their group convincingly scoring plenty of goals but they do concede a lot and that may be their downfall.

SPAIN are the defending champions and will again be in the mix. Lack of a top class out and out goalscorer may be their weakness but they have plenty of quality and are likely winners again.

TURKEY qualified as the best third placed team and are another team who may find goals hard to come by. The group is wide open behind Spain so no forlorn hope.

Group E

BELGIUM are many people’s fancy to win but my concern is that there may be too many individual superstars and as with the Dutch in the past, it can cause problems in a team game. If they do click they can be a match for anyone but it’s a tough group.

ITALY are always there or thereabouts in these tournaments and can never be written off. A solid defence will be their basis and they are masters at getting through. Would be dangerous to ignore.

REP of IRELAND will lack nothing for passion and experience but they don’t have the class to go far. Could cause a couple of upsets but will do well to make the quarter finals.

SWEDEN rely too much on Ibrahimovic and only qualified through the knock-outs. I don’t believe that any side reliant one one player can win it but they could cause problems in the group stage.

Group F
AUSTRIA topped the group that included Russia and Sweden winning away to both of those in an unbeaten campaign. Inexperience may be their undoing but they will be tough to beat.

HUNGARY were third to Northern Ireland and Romania but beat Norway in the play-offs, Whipping boys who will do well to get a point.

ICELAND finished second to Czech Rep in a group with Netherlands and Turkey beating the Dutch twice. They have a solid defence but probably just lack the class.

PORTUGAL are seen by many as too old and too reliant on CR7. Lost just once in qualifying and they are always a dangerous opponent, especially in the knockout stages.

Conclusion

This should be a cracking tournament and with only eight sides not making the knock out stage, all teams will fancy their chances of reaching that far and if you are backing one of the outsiders, once they get to the round of sixteen anything is possible. It is impossible to ignore the chances of France in front of their own fans but that may also count against them as the pressure will mount and Germany who are the current World Champions look sure to reach the latter stages.

Of the fancied teams I think Spain and Italy are more value and are likely winners. Spain now know how to win these tournaments and will be organised whilst Italy can produce a result even when playing badly. I don’t fancy Belgium as I don’t think they will stick together if things get tough and England will more likely implode than win it and are shocking value to bet on.

At a slightly bigger price I can see Croatia going really well although they may have to overcome Italy or Belgium in the round of sixteen. I think Spain, Germany and Italy should reach the last four and I have a feeling France will struggle at the later stages due to their lack of “real match” game time as they qualified automatically. Spain to win for me, Croatia and Italy ew and let’s hope for lots of goals.

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Racing Traders are the authors of BetTrader, the most innovative and intuitive Betfair trading platform on the market today. It is a browser-based software application that displays live-updating Betfair markets in your internet browser, allowing you to place bets faster and more effectively than is possible with the Betfair website. Streamlined bet submission processes allow you to place bets with fewer mouse clicks and less mouse movement. Extensive trading tools can also place bets for you automatically when predetermined conditions are met.

Latest Edition of The Scalper Out Now

Get all the latest news. views and offers direct from RacingTraders towers with the latest edition of The Scalper.

Latest Edition of The Scalper Out Now

Get all the latest news. views and offers direct from RacingTraders towers with the latest edition of The Scalper.

On The Radio Again

Yours truly will be broadcasting to the world on Saturday from 12 noon as I join Adam Todd on his fantastic RacingTraders radio show over at juicestorm.com

But it is not just me, look at the line up, truly a dream team on the airwaves if ever I saw one, so don’t miss it!

Take it away Adam….

So we have made it to show number 3!

Another great line up on the interview front some more crazy music selections and a bit more news on the release of BetTrader Evolution. Join us at our usual time of 12:00 (U.K Time) This Saturday, 22nd August 2009.

The Live player will be in the side bar just before the show starts and will be in our Radio Archives Saturday evening.

This Weeks Guests

Darren Hall — Bet72

Darren, in his third year of running his risk free betting site bet72 has just launched his membership site BetSeventyTwo, we speak to the man behind the site, and see how Darren does month-to-month with Risk-Free-Betting.

Jack Birkhead

Jack Birkhead has been a full-time trader now for just short of 4 years. He is 24 and moved to sunny Madrid at the start of 2009. He attended one of Adam Todd’s trading courses a few years ago and according to Jack “The decision to go trading full-time was no doubt the best decision of my life, and the ever demanding markets force me to take nothing for granted. The on-going learning continues…”

The Kiss of Death

The Badger returns with a bit of trading chit chat and a trading selection for this weekends markets. Kiss of death? Find out live!

Full details at www.juicestorm.com

An Evolution Revolution

The next version of BetTrader will be ready for release very soon and here are the very first pictures of what everyone has been waiting for!

BetTrader Evolution is the first and only browser based Betfair trading application, another first for RacingTraders, can’t wait!

Latest Issue of The Scalper – Out Now

This month’s issue of The Scalper has the launch of our brand new videos only website, racingtraders.tv, 2 for 1 BetTrader special offer, the BetTrader sponsored Kabaddi World Championships, chat forum competition winners, 2 ways to win a free month on BetTrader and this week’s webinars. Carry on old fruit.

Click below to read this month’s edition:

Latest Issue of The Scalper – Out Now

This month’s issue of The Scalper from Adam Todd features the arrival of his new baby daughter, 2 for 1 BetTrader special offer, RacingTraders YouTube channel, chat forum competition winners, 2 ways to win a free month on BetTrader and next week’s webinars. In the words of the great man….”Marvellous”

Click on this link to read this month’s Scalper:

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