The Instinet Classic

Outright plays (2 units):

Doug Tewell to win 12/1 e.w. @ Bet365
Short price, but many of the Tour's elite are missing this week and Tewell has won twice this season already. A little off the pace in the last two events, he avoided the adverse weather of last week and should be fresh for this event. Every chance of improving on his 6th place last year.

Jim Thorpe to win 20/1 e.w. @ Stan James [5 places]
Thorpe finished just ahead of Tewell last year and was also 12th in the first event played at Jasna Polana. Decent enough course form to expect the same this year. Should play well again this week as long as the weather is fine. He won the Tradition three weeks ago and has played well since only to be frustrated by poor weather each week.

Tom Jenkins to win 20/1 e.w. @ Bet365 or Surrey
Not quite a course specialist in the mould of Gil Morgan who has won the two events staged on this course, but has finished 2nd and 4th instead, is available at a better price and is in the better current form. Ignoring last week's finish in the weather-shortened TD Waterhouse Championship, Jenkins has finished in the top-15 in each of his last six events. Very consistent, but also because he is very consistent at finishing outside the lead, the five places at Bet365 and Surrey are preferred to the better odds, but four places, at Centrebet.

Final update: 1-2; -4.00 units

Tewell 21st
Thorpe 8th
Jenkins 5th

Wow! Thorpe led the event after 18 and 36 holes, but shoots 75 including a bogey on the par-5 last hole which he had previously birdied and eagled to fall out of a top-5 spot. Jenkins did finish 5th, but as he shared with two others, but it was enough to only return the stake. Surprisingly poor return on this event.