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FINAL RESULT: 1-1; +2.63pts
Jacquelin dns
Lynn 36th
Gonzalez 4th
There was a sense of foreboding about this on Saturday. Gonzalez shot
the round of the day to close to within a shot of Broadhurst and it
looked the perfect position for him to end the day. But Broadhurst who
play the last three holes very poorly and it was Gonzalez who started
the final day with a one-shot lead and he is not a player to lead from
the front so early. In fact, he three-putted the first hole on Sunday
and by the third hole was two shots behind and was never a threat. If
only Broadhurst hadn't bottled it a day early!
Outright plays (total stake per play: 1pt)
Raphael Jacquelin to win 33/1 e.w. @
SkyBet
and
BlueSq
The Frenchman will look to make it two wins in two weeks for France on
this Tour following Van de Velde's victory last week. And the omens are
good. After finishing 11th in the Dubai Desert Classic, he was
well-placed in the Johnnie Walker Classic for three rounds, closed with
a 62 to finish 3rd in the Malaysian Open and only lost out on a playoff
for the Hassan Trophy II in Morocco. Since then, he has spent time with
his family and if he can return to the Tour with the form that he showed
before his break, he will have a very strong chance, particularly as he
has played well on this course in the past and he secured his maiden
Tour victory on the Iberian Peninsula last October in the Open de
Madrid.
David Lynn to win 33/1 e.w. @
Victor
Chandler and
William Hill
Lynn is another with good form in this part of Europe and particularly
in this event, having finished 8th, 5th and 21st in the last three
years. His top-5 finish was when the event was played on this week's
course and he played well enough to enter the final round in the final
group and tied for the lead with the eventual winner, Miguel Angel
Jimenez. And with finishes of 10th, 8th, 19th and 21st in his four
starts this year, he should feature once again on the leaderboard this
week and be in contention for his second European Tour title.
Ricardo Gonzalez to win 33/1 e.w. @
Ladbrokes
and
BetDirect
Very surprised to see Gonzalez at these odds. His form in Iberia is the
best of the three selections, with no missed cuts in 18 events since
2000 and that includes two wins in the 2003 Open de Madrid and the 2004
Open de Sevilla. He has played on this course once (1999) and finished
in the top-10 on that occasion, which was his best performance on the
European Tour up to that date and in his last six starts, he has
finished 5th, 6th, 4th, 4th, 28th and 1st. That victory came last week
in the Abierto de Mesopotamia Copa Personal in Argentina. Difficult to
see him not being in contention this week. |