After advising Zubayr for the JCB Triumph Hurdle at 16/1 in last weeks blog, Sky Sports News HQs Alex Hammond attempts to pinpoint more value. Colin Tizzard revealed at his stable tour that Theatre Guide had worked well with Cue Card prior to his victory at Kempton on Saturday; does that have any bearing on Cue Cards chances of landing the £1million bonus in the Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup?Well, as you know, I fancied Theatre Guide for last weeks contest but that was because he was looking well handicapped and I thought the better ground would suit. The fact is he is a smart handicapper and that is some way off Grade 1 class. Thats not to say it wasnt a boost. Tizzard has his team in great form as the festival looms and any win for the yard in a competitive race is a bonus. Id love to see Cue Card win for his likeable connections, but I cant get that niggle out of my mind that you have to really stay to win a Gold Cup. Granted he is staying three miles really well nowadays, but this is three miles two and a half furlongs and up the Cheltenham hill. There are stronger stayers in the race and he may be vulnerable. Zubayr is now one of the favourites for the JCB Triumph Hurdle following his victory in the Adonis Hurdle; is he the horse that you would take out of the race and do you think that he can follow-up at the Festival?I think this years renewal of the Adonis was really strong and as good a trial as we have had for the Triumph on these shores. I was pleased to see Zubayr win in convincing fashion on Saturday. He was bought by bloodstock agent Tom Malone, who is such a good spotter of jumping talent and he had to go to €380,000 to get him for his new owner. Bear in mind trainer Paul Nicholls said the horse had been slow to come to hand and he hadnt even schooled on grass until the day before Kempton, so there will be bags of improvement to come. He isnt a flashy worker by all accounts and in my experience that isnt a bad thing. He turns it on at the track and thats all that matters. Hes now 5/1 second favourite for the Triumph behind Ivanovich Gorbatov, so I hope you got some of the 16/1 I flagged up in last weeks blog! One bet I think is worth having, before everyone else sorts out his handicap runners, is to back Gordon Elliott to be leading trainer at the Cheltenham Festival, in the market without Willie Mullins, for which he is currently a 5/2 chance. The Cheltenham Festival handicap entries were revealed this week, can you give us one handicapper that youre particularly keen on following?Well, you will have to forgive me because the weights only came out on Wednesday this week for the handicaps and Ive set aside Saturday and Sunday this weekend to have a good look at the Cheltenham races. For those of you coming along to the Sky Bet Cheltenham preview evening in Leeds next Wednesday I should have them sorted out by then! If not, Ill be getting it down in writing for you later on next week.The stable tours and Festival preview nights are in full swing, have you picked up any gems from the wealth of information?Last week I highlighted My Tent Or Yours in the Champion Hurdle and Bloody Mary in the new mares novice hurdle race from Nicky Hendersons stable and I havent seen or heard anything to change my mind on that score. My Tent Or Yours is still 7/1 with Sky Bet and Bloody Mary is now 10/1 from 12s with the same firm having attracted some each way support for the new Thursday race (including my £5 each way!). There is so much to wade through, but I was particularly interested to hear from Gordon Elliott. He already has a handful of Festival winners to his name and goes into the meeting with a wealth of good chances. He is sure to have some very well handicapped horses and hopefully Ill unearth one or two over the weekend. One bet I think is worth having, before everyone else sorts out his handicap runners, is to back Elliott to be leading trainer, in the market without Willie Mullins, for which he is currently a 5/2 chance. Sky Racing Tickets Fast, secure racing tickets: Exclusive racing offers near you Theres a valuable card at Newbury this weekend with the Greatwood Gold Cup the feature, whos your fancy?Well this is a race that Paul Nicholls has a very good record in and he looks like hes giving it another good go this year with both Art Mauresque and Sametegal prominent in the market and there is just 1lb between the pair in the ratings.Art Mauresque needs spring ground while at the time of writing, Newbury is good to soft. He has been dropped a few pounds by the handicapper for his last couple of efforts in red hot handicaps at Cheltenham but he doesnt scream out at me to back him at the likely prices should he line up on Saturday. Sametegal is a decent novice and makes his handicap debut over fences on his fifth outing over the larger obstacles.Nicholls has said he doesnt think the horse is desperately well handicapped, but I think hell have had more badly handicapped horses in his yard in the past. He was second in the Greatwood Handicap Hurdle in 2013 off a mark of 144 and connections always hoped hes make up into a decent chaser and he runs on Saturday off a mark of 143. Both horses have the Brown Advisory Plate at Cheltenham as a possible target too and with just 12 days between the two races Im not sure if its possible to do both effectively, so it will be interesting to see who turns up where.Grand Sefton winner Bennys Mist represents Venetia Williams and runs off the same mark as when running a creditable race to be third at Ascot back over regulation fences; still +7lbs from that Aintree win. Ultragold hasnt won as many races as youd have liked since coming over from France, but he won over 2 miles last time out having dropped to a reasonable mark. If hes to win again here he will have to overcome an 11lb rise in the weights, but the step back up in trip wont do him any harm as he has run well over it before and is bred to stay further. Now he has his head in front he has a chance of making the most of the confidence boost and has a good chance of giving trainer Colin Tizzard another decent Saturday winner.Like the Nicholls pair, Little Jon is also in the Brown Advisory Plate at Cheltenham and could go there depending on what happens here according to trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies. He has been well beaten off his current mark on his last two starts at Cheltenham, but returns to the scene of his win back in November which could spark a revival. Last Friday I said on At The Races that I felt Charlie Longsdons horses were about to hit top gear and he duly won with Killala Quay at Kempton on Saturday. Longsdon has Off The Ground entered on Saturday. However, this horse has fallen on two of his past four starts, but was in the process of running well off his current mark when tipping up last time out. Hes not out of it, but is more exposed than some.Samategal is an 8/1 shot with Sky Bet for Paul Nicholls and I think hell run well. Also See: Live results service Full racecards Bet ￡5 Get ￡20 Free Get Sky Sports Cheap Air Max 97 . Rob Manfred, baseballs chief operating officer, testified last week during the grievance filed by the players union to overturn Rodriguezs 211-game suspension. A person familiar with the hearing, speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Associated Press on Saturday that Manfred testified the sport wasnt concerned whether Bosch distributed performance-enhancing drugs to minors because MLBs interest was his relationship with players under investigation. Adidas Ultra Boost Wholesale . 1 position. The Mustangs (6-0), who beat Queens 50-31 last weekend, earned 17 first-place votes and 287 points in voting by the Football Reporters of Canada. Western was last ranked first in the country in October 2011. http://www.sneakersonsalecheap.com/cheap-yeezy-boost-sneakers/yeezy-powerphase.html . Isner, ranked No. 14, won his eighth career singles title and took the title in New Zealand for the second time after his victory in 2010. The match was similar to Isners quarterfinal victory over fifth-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber which went to three sets, all tiebreaks and contained no breaks of serve. Adidas NMD R1 Sale . Bryzgalov stopped 25 shots on Saturday in the Oklahoma City Barons 4-1 victory over the Abbotsford Heat. The Oilers signed Bryzgalov to a one-year $2 million contract last Friday after shedding payroll by dealing defenceman Ladislav Smid to the Flames. Cheap Nike Air Max Website .ca. Kerry, Just watched the shootout in the Coyotes/Leafs game and I have to ask, why was the James van Riemsdyk goal allowed to count? All of the video replays we were shown on TV were inconclusive about whether the puck had entirely crossed the line or not. CLEMSON, S.C. -- With all the problems, mistakes and numerous errors its hard to take a lot of positives from Clemsons 2-0 start.Deshaun Watson threw three touchdowns as the second-ranked Tigers held off Troy 30-24 on Saturday in a game that will mostly be remembered for bad decision making by the defending Atlantic Coast Conference champions.Front and center is Ray-Ray McClouds embarrassing mental gaffe when he flipped the ball on the 1-yard line as he was cruising into the end zone to celebrate a 75-yard punt return TD. McCloud went through with the flash, posing for the fans, and rolling around with teammates after Clemsons first punt return touchdown in three years. Moments later, replays showed McCloud never brought the ball across the goal line.Youre going to leave this game thinking about my mistake, McCloud said.To his credit, the sophomore didnt hang his head and go cower in a corner. McCloud finished with seven catches and a career best 86 yards receiving.Still, many will not only see Clemsons mistakes in this game, but on the season as well.The Tigers (2-0) were out of synch on offense and could not break away from the Trojans (1-1) until the fourth quarter. Watson hit beefy defensive lineman Christian Wilkins for a 1-yard score in Clemsons jumbo goal line package, then connected with Deon Cain on a 23-yard TD pass for a 27-10 lead.Troy rallied with two touchdowns in the last five minutes, the second one with 44 seconds to go. But Cain grabbed the on-side kick attempt and Clemson ran out the clock on a second straight victory that was too close for most of the crowd at Death Valley.Everybody wants to see us score 50 points, 60 points and everybody wants it now, Watson said. Were not going to do that. First weve got to execute and find our rhythm.The Tigers couldnt get out of their own way much against Troy -- most notably on McClouds dynamic, 75-yard punt return right before halftime that should have been a Tigers touchdown but turned into a Troy touchback.Clemson coach Dabo Swinney told McCloud it was a great run, but he needed to grow up, get back out there and do his best for Clemson.When he told me to grow up, thats what I had to do, McCloud said.Watson also did enough to get the win with 292 yards passing, but didnt do much to enhance his Heisman Trophy chances.His performance did bolsster Troys confidence.ddddddddddddThats the Heisman front-runner, you know what Im saying, Brandon Silvers, Troys quarterback, said in praise of the Trojan defense.THE TAKEAWAYTROY: The Trojans strong defensive effort on Clemsons high-powered offense -- they intercepted Watson twice -- will served them well when the Sun Belt Conference season begins against New Mexico State in two weeks.CLEMSON: The Tigers put up another sloppy offensive showing for much of Saturday and could be poised for a fall from No. 2 in the Top 25. Clemson needs to find its gear soon before Atlantic Coast Conference play begins at Georgia Tech on Sept. 22.POLL IMPLICATIONSCLEMSON: Get ready for a late-summer slide for the Tigers. The offense has not looked like the unit that matched up with Alabama in January and that was expected to be even better with the return of injured 1,000-yard receiver Mike Williams. The Tigers 19-13 win at Auburn last week could be excused as a team going through early season growing pains at a difficult Southeastern Conference venue. Its a little harder to explain this performance.KEY NUMBERSTROY: The Trojans out-rushed Clemson 141-122 and did it by limited the Tigers two 1,000-yard rushers last year in Watson and Wayne Gallman to a combined 89 yards.CLEMSON: Watson had two interceptions in a game for the just the fourth time in his college career. The 6-foot-2 junior has won all four of those contests, however.INJURY REPORTCLEMSON: Starting linebacker Ben Boulware was on the ground in pain in the fourth quarter and walking around on crutches. But coach Dabo Swinney said Boulware got his right ankle rolled up on and the injury does not appear to be serious.UP NEXTTROY: The Trojans continue their non conference schedule when they take on Southern Mississippi next week, the first regular-season meeting between the schools since 1977. Troy lost to the Golden Eagles 30-27 in the 2008 New Orleans Bowl.CLEMSON: The Tigers play their final pre-Atlantic Coast Conference contest with FCS opponent South Carolina State. Dont expect that to be a tight game: Clemson has won the three career meetings by a combined score of 179-20.---AP college football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '