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Stanley will be covering Neil's European Senior Tour plays for
the rest of the season
2-1; +0.33pts
Outright plays (total stake per play: 1pt)
Jose Rivero to win 12/1 e.w. @
SkyBet
and
Bet365
24th
Don't often back players to win back-to-back events, but there are so few
potential winners on this Tour and Rivero should at least go close this week. He
finished 3rd in the Seniors Tour Order of Merit last year behind Carl Mason and
Sam Torrance, earning him the Hardys Rookie of the Year Award and could finish
in the top-3 again this year if he wins this week. And he should like in chances
in Spain. Not only did he finish 2nd on this course two years ago, but he
remained competitive on the European Tour when in Spain far longer than
elsewhere: he finished in the top-20 in the 2004 Mallorca Classic and made the
cut in the 2004 Open de Madrid, 2005 Open de Espana and 2006 Open de Madrid. In
fact, the only cut that he has missed in any European Tour event in Spain over
the last three years was this year's Open de Espana and, even then, he had been
in the top-25 after the 1st round.
Ross Drummond to win 22/1 e.w. @
SkyBet
4th
Drummond ranks just behind Rivero in 8th place in the Seniors Tour Order of
Merit, but he particularly has plenty to play for this week as he ranks 2nd
behind Costantino Rocca as the leading rookie on Tour. He has been extremely
consistent with 10 top-20 finishes in 12 starts despite having no course form
each week via his rookie status. That is also the case this week, but having
finished 2nd to Rivero in the last event two weeks ago, he is clearly playing
well enough to finally earn his maiden Tour win.
Guillerno Encina to win 50/1 e.w. @
SkyBet
4th
Good odds for a player with very good course form: 9th and 6th in the last two
years here and on neither occasion did he approach the event in very good form.
Last year, he had not earned a top-10 finish in four months and the year before,
he had just two top-10 finishes in the previous four months. By contrast, he has
finished in the top-10 in two of his last three starts and it was only an
opening 78 that removed any major incentives to play hard last time out. So with
a 3rd place finish in only other European Senior Tour event in Spain, it is
clear that he is comfortable with Spanish conditions and particularly this
course. He was a winner on Tour last year, so he is fully capable of repeating
this feat at this venue.
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