Betting Preview – Thursday 14th August 2014

Thursday’s sport includes day 1 from both the Wyndham Championship and
Made In Denmark, seven race meetings from Ireland and the UK and more.

HORSE RACING
There are seven meetings in the UK and Ireland on Thursday – they are:

Newmarket (2:10pm, Flat)
Salisbury (2:20pm, Flat)
Beverley (2:30pm, Flat)
Tramore (5:00pm, Mixed)
Fontwell (5:10pm, National Hunt)
Leopardstown (5:15pm, Flat)
Chepstow (5:55pm, Flat)

They also race at the Vaal in South Africa from 11:55am and Clairfontaine in France from 12:15pm.

FOOTBALL
There are two live matches on TV on Thursday – they are:

Copa Libertadores Final, Second-Leg – San Lorenzo v Nacional (1:05am kick-off, live on BT Sport 1)
English Conference Premier League – Eastleigh v Aldershot Town (7:45pm kick-off, live on BT Sport 1)

ATHLETICS
The European Outdoor Championships continue on Thursday from Zurich on day three of the games (live on Eurosport from 8:00am & 4:15pm / BBC2 from 9:00am & 5:00pm / RTE2 from 7:30pm). Among the events on Thursday are the finals of the men’s 110m hurdles final and 3,000m steeplechase, while the women’s javelin final and 200m discipline in the heptathlon.

CRICKET
Further action on Thursday in the Royal London One-Day Cup as Middlesex take on Nottinghamshire in Group B of the competition at Lord’s (live on Sky Sports 2 from 12:55pm). Elsewhere, the second semi-final of the Caribbean Premier League T20 takes place on Thursday night (live on BT Sport 2 from 8:50pm).

GOLF
The first-round of the Made In Denmark takes place on Thursday morning on the European Tour (live on Sky Sports 4 from 10:30am) from the Himmerland Golf Resort in Aalborg. Elsewhere, the Wyndham Championship gets underway in the US (live on Sky Sports 4 from 8:00pm), while the Wegmans Championship on the Ladies Tour (live on Sky Sports 4 from 5:30pm) also takes place on Thursday.

GREYHOUNDS
There are six BAGS cards across the day on Thursday – they are:

Sunderland (11:03am)
Sheffield (11:11am)
Romford (2:08pm)
Crayford (2:18pm)
Sittingbourne (6:28pm)
Newcastle (6:38pm)

They also race at Monmore (7:25pm) and Hove (7:31pm) on Racing Post Greyhound TV.

RUGBY LEAGUE
Super League action on Thursday comes from Craven Park as Hull Rovers take on Wigan Warriors (live on Sky Sports 1 from 7:30pm).

RUGBY UNION
The ITM Cup takes place on Thursday morning (live on Sky Sports 1 from 8:30am) with Taranaki against Counties Manukau at Yarrow Stadium, New Playmouth, New Zealand.

TENNIS
Day four from the Cincinnati Masters on Thursday with further matches from the competition in Mason, Ohio (live on Sky Sports 3 & BT Sport 2 from 4:00pm).