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.

These blogs (all times are GMT) can help you find race selections when adding your horse racing tips. Races marked in bold mean the trend shortlists are available.

Wednesday 30th April

• 16:15 at Punchestown - Channor Group Novice Hurdle
• 16:50 at Punchestown - Champion INH Flat Race
• 17:30 at Punchestown - Punchestown Gold Cup
• 18:05 at Punchestown - Punchestown Handicap Chase

Thursday 1st May

• 15:05 at Punchestown - Frontline Security Handicap Chase
• 16:15 at Punchestown - Conway Piling Handicap Hurdle
• 17:25 at Punchestown - Barberstown Castle Novice Chase
• 18:00 at Punchestown - Champion Stayers Hurdle

Friday 2nd May

• 13:45 at Newmarket - Newmarket Stakes
• 14:20 at Newmarket - King Charles II Stakes
• 16:05 at Newmarket - Jockey Club Stakes
• 17:25 at Punchestown - Punchestown Listed Novice Handicap Chase
• 18:05 at Punchestown - Punchestown Champion Novice Hurdle
• 18:40 at Punchestown - Punchestown Champion Hurdle
• 22:51 at Churchill Downs - Kentucky Oaks

Saturday 3rd May

• 13:45 at Newmarket - Rowley Handicap Stakes
• 14:20 at Newmarket - Suffolk Stakes
• 14:35 at Thirsk - Thirsk Hunt Cup
• 14:55 at Newmarket - Palace House Stakes
• 15:35 at Newmarket - 2000 Guineas
• 15:42 at Punchestown - Irish EBF Mares Champion Hurdle
• 16:50 at Punchestown - Champion Four Year Old Hurdle
• 17:25 at Punchestown - Punchestown Listed Handicap Hurdle
• 23:57 at Churchill Downs - Kentucky Derby

Sunday 4th May

• 13:45 at Newmarket - Pretty Polly Stakes
• 14:20 at Newmarket - Dahlia Stakes
• 15:35 at Newmarket - 1000 Guineas
• Kyoto - Tenno Sho (Spring)

Here are some of the sporting highlights for the week ahead. Live TV events are usually popular, so why not share your tips to help those who want to bet on them?

Monday 28th April 2025

• [Boxing] Live Boxing - Montrel vs Allison IV (DAZN)
• [[Snooker] Live World Championship - Sheffield, England Si Jiahui vs Ben Woollaston, Shaun Murphy vs Judd Trump (TNT Sports 1)
• [Cricket] IPL 2025 - Rajasthan Royals v Gujarat Titans (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [Snooker] Live World Championship - Sheffield, England Ronnie O'Sullivan vs Pang Junxu, Luca Brecel vs Ding Junhui (BBC2, TNT Sports 3, BBC4)
• [Football] Championship - Leeds United v Bristol City (Sky Sports)

Tuesday 29th April 2025

• [Snooker] Live World Championship - Sheffield, England (BBC2, TNT Sports 3)
• [Cricket] IPL 2025 - Delhi Capitals v Kolkata Knight Riders (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [Football] UEFA Champions League Semi-Final 1st Leg - Arsenal v PSG (Amazon Prime Video)

Wednesday 30th April 2025

• [Snooker] Live World Championship - Sheffield, England (TNT Sports 3, BBC2)
• [Cricket] IPL 2025 - Chennai Super Kings v Punjab Kings (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [Football] UEFA Champions League Semi-Final 1st Leg - Barcelona v Inter Milan (TNT Sports)

Thursday 1st May 2025

• [Golf] PGA Tour - THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson (Sky Sports Golf) (Ongoing till 4-May)
• [UFC] MMA - Davis vs Wilkinson (DAZN)
• [Snooker] Live World Championship - Sheffield, England (TNT Sports 3, BBC2, Discovery+)
• [Cricket] IPL 2025 - Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [Darts] 2025 Premier League Darts - BetMGM Premier League Night 13 - Utilita Arena Birmingham (Sky Sports Action)
• [Football] Premier League - Nottingham Forest v Brentford (Sky Sports)
• [Football] UEFA Europa Conference League Semi-Final 1st Leg - Djurgarden v Chelsea (TNT Sports)
• [Football] UEFA Europa Conference League Semi-Final 1st Leg - Real Betis v Fiorentina (TNT Sports)
• [Football] UEFA Europa League Semi-Final 1st Leg - Athletic Bilbao v Manchester United (TNT Sports)
• [Football] UEFA Europa League Semi-Final 1st Leg - Tottenham Hotspur v Bodo/Glimt (TNT Sports)

Friday 2nd May 2025

• [Boxing] Live Boxing - Ryan Garcia vs Rolly Romero (DAZN)
• [Snooker] Live World Championship - Sheffield, England (BBC2, TNT Sports 3, Discovery+)
• [Horse Racing] Live Racing - Live racing from Newmarket (ITV1)
• [Cricket] IPL 2025 - Gujarat Titans v Sunrisers Hyderabad (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [Football] Premier League - Manchester City v Wolves (Sky Sports)

Saturday 3rd May 2025

• [Football] Premier League - Aston Villa v Fulham (TNT Sports)
• [Horse Racing] Live Racing - Live racing from Newmarket, Goodwood and Thirsk (ITV1)
• [Rugby League] Super League (Magic Weekend) - Leigh Leopards v Catalans Dragons (Sky Sports Action)
• [Cricket] IPL 2025 - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Chennai Super Kings (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [Formula 1] Miami Grand Prix - Sprint - Miami International Autodrome, Miami Gardens, Florida (Sky Sports F1)
• [Boxing] Live Boxing - Canelo Alvarez vs William Scull (DAZN)
• [Rugby League] Super League (Magic Weekend) - Hull KR v Salford Red Devils (Sky Sports Action)
• [Football] Premier League - Arsenal v AFC Bournemouth (Sky Sports)
• [Rugby League] Super League (Magic Weekend) - St Helens v Leeds Rhinos (Sky Sports Action)

Sunday 4th May 2025

• [UFC] UFC Fight Night - Cory Sandhagen vs Deiveson Figueiredo (TNT Sports 1)
• [Cricket] IPL 2025 - Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [Football] Scottish Premiership - Rangers v Celtic (Sky Sports)
• [Rugby League] Super League (Magic Weekend) - Huddersfield Giants v Hull FC (Sky Sports Action)
• [Horse Racing] Live Racing - Live racing from Newmarket, Salisbury and Hamilton (ITV1)
• [Football] Premier League - Brighton & Hove Albion v Newcastle United (Sky Sports)
• [Cricket] IPL 2025 - Punjab Kings v Lucknow Super Giants (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [Rugby League] Super League (Magic Weekend) - Wigan Warriors v Warrington Wolves (Sky Sports Action)
• [Football] Premier League - Chelsea v Liverpool (Sky Sports)
• [Rugby League] Super League (Magic Weekend) - Castleford Tigers v Wakefield Trinity (Sky Sports Action)
• [Formula 1] Miami Grand Prix - Race - Miami International Autodrome, Miami Gardens, Florida (Sky Sports Main Event)

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2025 Masters Golf Tipster Competition. The big congratulations go to spence58 on winning the £50 top prize after finishing the competition with a +62.00 level stakes profit (LSP).

In second place was marcus1972 who finished with a +53.10 LSP and third place went to meoldmate with a LSP of +49.04, both members win £25. The next ten highest placed tipsters win £10.

Here are the thirteen prize winners:

1. spence58 +62.00
2. marcus1972 +53.10
3. meoldmate +49.04
4. Paddyg +46.20
5. STEVEOCN +29.59
6. bungalow24 +26.50
7. Valverde +17.12
8. Pippedatthepostagain +12.32
9. whatcanisay +11.50
10. howzatcam +8.28
11. sheltonBL +8.24
12. neilsus +8.24
13. mojojak +6.36

The final Masters Tipster table stats can be viewed here.

Thanks again and well done to spence58 and all the cash prize winners, prizes will be allocated to OLBG accounts in due course.

Did you know you can earn crowns which you can then spend on merchandise in the OLBG store in many ways, just by using your OLBG account? 

You can earn OLBG crowns for use in the store by doing any of the following with your OLBG account:

• Add tips - via your dashboard task menu to receive crowns and new tasks added regularly.

• Hit A Winning Streak - Place at least one winning tip on consecutive days and build a winning streak earning crowns as your streak progresses.

• Have Profitable Days - Have at least 5 winning tips (with comments) on a sport and finish in profit on any given day to win 500 crowns!

• Settle Tips - Enter results and scores for completed events on a number of sports to receive crowns.

• Surveys - complete topical surveys via your "Explore And Earn" section on your dashboard to receive crowns.

• Bookie Reviews - Add useful bookie reviews to help users and receive crowns. New reviews are added regularly to your dashboard tasks.

Take a look in the store, there are lots of OLBG goodies to pick from ranging from Umbrellas, Bobble Hats, Caps, Water Bottles, Coasters, Notebooks, Playing Cards, Pens and digital items for the tipsters amongst you who like to keep track of stats and figures for the year.