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Huybrechts' A game is a lot stronger than Merk's, but we don't see it that often these days. Merk is an unspectacular grinder who can hang in there and take his chances. He should be good enough to take a set off the unreliable Huybrechts and take this over.

Ashton is out of her depth in this one despite Smith not being at his best. He should dominate the scoring and is a reliable 180 hitter. Ashton hits a pitiful 0.09 180s per leg, so Smith should win this market.

Birmingham really ought to win this well on current form. They have won their last four home games, scoring 14 goals in the process. Charlton have lost their last five games, which included 5-1, 3-1 and 3-0 defeats. Birmingham should have too much firepower.

Cardiff top the table and have won their last 4 home games, scoring an average of 3 goals in those 4 games. Doncaster have scored just 5 goals on the road this season. I don't see them being able to keep up with free-scoring Cardiff.

Darren Moore is still in charge of bottom-side Port Vale when managers of teams that have been doing better have lost their jobs. To be fair, he did well last season, but the team seem out of their depth this season. Luton have lacked consistency this season but have a bit of quality about them and look up to heaping more misery on Port Vale fans.

You would expect a side sitting bottom of the table to have started as the outsider in the vast majority of the games. That hasn't been the case with Ross who, despite their poor form, have only been the outsider in just four league games this season. I think the bookies have finally realised that they aren't very strong, as they start as outsiders in this one. Raith are pretty ordinary, but at odds-against look the value against an underperforming Ross side.

Casey Jarvis has been impressive of late on the Sunshine Tour in South Africa. In his last three starts he has finished 10th, 1st and 1st. He knows this course well, as it's just a few miles down the road from him. So, with his current good form and course knowledge, I'm expecting a big performance.

Daniel van Tonder seems to save his best for events in South Africa, and this is a course where he has performed well. Back in May he finished 2nd on the Sunshine Tour at the Waterfall City Tournament of Champions at this very course. I expect him to outperform his odds.

This is not a challenging course, and the emphasis will be on long hitting and good putting. Burmester can out-hit anyone in this field, and although his putting can be erratic on some days, it can be solid on others. South Africans have won 10 of the last 12 times here, so I like his chances.

Zimbabwean Kieran Vincent should have good memories of this venue, as he won here on the Sunshine Tour in May. The highlight was a stunning 61 on day three, which enabled him to ultimately win by four strokes. He's had his ups and downs since, but it's clear that on a good day he can challenge for the win.

It's difficult to see Ayora not finishing in the top 5 Europeans given his current form. In his last seven finishes he has recorded six top-10s. If he brings that level this weekend, he should be challenging for the top European.

Dan Bradbury is a two-time DP World Tour winner who seems to thrive in South Africa, with many of his best performances coming here. He comes into this in good form after a T2 at the Nedbank Golf Challenge last week, just one shot off the winner. The sparse GB and Ireland field isn't particularly strong, so I like his chances. He comes into the week in great form after a T2 at the Nedbank last time out, which was statistically the second-best result of his career.

Chris Gotterup has barely had a bad event this year, with a series of good efforts. The highlight was his win at the Scottish Open in July, where he finished two shots clear of McIlroy. It's important to have a solid female partner for this, and Gotterup has that in Kupcho. Kupcho has three single wins on the LPGA Tour as well as a doubles win. I think these two will gel well and should impress this weekend.

Bunting has had a great season and recently reached the final of the European Tour event and followed that up by winning the Players Event. At 29.00, he looks well worth a punt.