Betting Preview – Saturday 12th September 2015

A busy Saturday with the return of the Premier League after the international break, the St Leger at Doncaster, Pro12 rugby and more.

HORSE RACING
There are six meeting’s in the UK and Ireland on Saturday – they are:

Lingfield (1:0pm, Flat)
Chester (1:45pm, Flat)
Doncaster (2:00pm, Flat)
Bath (2:10pm, Flat)
Leopardstown (3:30pm, Flat)
Musselburgh (4:15pm, Flat)

They also race Turffontein in South Africa from 10:30am and Durbanville from 12:15pm.

FOOTBALL
A busy Saturday of action with a host of live matches on TV – they are:

English Championship – QPR v Nottingham Forest (12:30pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports 1)
Scottish Premiership – Aberdeen v Celtic (12:30pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports 2)
English Premier League – Everton v Chelsea (12:45pm kick-off, live on BT Sport 1)
English Premier League – Arsenal v Stoke City (3:00pm kick-off, live on Setanta Sports 1)
French Ligue 1 – Lyon v Lille (4:00pm kick-off, live on Setanta Ireland)
Italian Serie A – Frosinone v Roma (5:00pm kick-off, live on BT Sport 2)
Spanish La Liga – Sporting Gijon v Valencia (5:15pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports Red Button)
English Premier League – Manchester United v Liverpool (5:30pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports 1)
German Bundesliga – Eintracht Frankfurt v FC Cologne (5:30pm kick-off, live on BT Sport Europe)
Dutch Eredivisie – FC Twente v Ajax (6:45pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports Red Button)
French Ligue 1 – Montpellier v St Etienne (7:00pm kick-off, live on BT Sport Extra 2)
Swiss Super League – FC Basel v St Gallen (7:00pm kick-off, live on BT Sport Extra 3)
Spanish La Liga – Atletico Madrid v Barcelona (7:30pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports 3)
Dutch Eredivisie – Cambuur Leeuwarden v PSV Eindhoven (7:45pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports Red Button)
Italian Serie A – Juventus v Chievo (7:45pm kick-off, live on BT Sport 1)
Portugal Primeira Liga – Arouca v FC Porto (8:45pm kick-off, live on BT Sport 1)
Spanish La Liga – Real Betis v Real Sociedad (9:00pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports Red Button)

ATHLETICS
The Great North City Games take place on Saturday at the Newcastle Gateshead Quayside with the men’s 150m and women’s 500 metres (live on BBC 1) from 2:00pm and (Eurosport) from 6:00pm.

BOXING
Anthony Joshua and Gary Cornish will battle it out for the vacant Commonwealth Heavyweight title at the O2 Arena in London on Saturday (live on Sky Sports 1) from 8:00pm.

CYCLING
The 20th and penultimate stage of the 2015 Vuelta a Espana takes place on Saturday with the riders travelling a 175.8km journey between San Lorenzo de El Escorial to Cercedilla (live on Eurosport) from 11:30am. Elsewhere, the 7th stage of the Tour de Britain sees the riders move a 227.km journey from Fakenham to Ipswich (live on Eurosport 2) from 1:45pm.

GAA
The All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Final between Limerick and Wexford takes centre stage on Saturday night (live on TG4) with throw-in at 7:00pm at Semple Stadium, while the “B Final” between Meath and Wicklow gets underway (also live on TG4) from 5:15pm.

GOLF
The opening day of the 2015 Walker Cup gets underway on Saturday (live on BBC 2) from 2:00pm from Royal Lytham & St Annes as Great Britain and Ireland take on the US in this amateur event. Elsewhere, the Evian Championship moves into the third-round of action in France (live on Sky Sports 4) from 11:30am, while day three of the KLM Open continues in Holland on Saturday.

GREYHOUNDS
There are six BAGS cards on Saturday – they are:

Romford (10:31am)
Crayford (10:38am)
Newcastle (2:24pm)
Wimbledon (6:28pm)
Monmore (6:33pm)
Towcester (6:39pm)

They also race on Racing Post Greyhound TV at Crayford (7:31pm) and Newcastle (7:39pm), while the semi-finals of the 2015 Irish Greyhound Derby take centre stage at Shelbourne Park.

RUGBY UNION
There at three Pro12 matches down for decision on Saturday – they are:

Pro 12 – Scarlets v Ulster (3:00pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports 2)
Pro 12 – Benetton Treviso v Edinburgh (5:10pm kick-off)
Pro 12 – Leinster v Cardiff Blues (5:15pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports 4)

TENNIS
The 2015 Ladies Singles Final is the highlight of action in New York at Flushing Meadows on Saturday (live on Sky Sports 2) from 5:00pm, which includes the men’s doubles decider.