Brabants Bets On Light Blues

Olympic canoeist Tim Brabants is the latest to take the Sportsvibe Celebrity Punt challenge.

The Beijing gold medalist is sticking to familiar territory by looking ahead to the Boat Race. No prizes for guessing who’s taking part, but let’s see who he thinks will triumph on the Thames:

“I think it will be Cambridge's turn to win this year having lost by a considerable margin to Oxford the last two years. They're a slightly heavier crew and I'm sure will be hungry for a win.”

Tim Brabants’ charity choice is
My chosen charity is Right To Play, a humanitarian charity that uses sport and play to educate children in countries affected by poverty and war.

They have many Olympic athletes across the World as ambassadors and have a positive effect on hundreds of thousands of children every year.

www.righttoplay.com/uk

Mr Betdaq:
The 156th Boat Race between the old enemies gets underway on Saturday afternoon, with the scores standing at 79-75 in Cambridge’s favour. It’s always a great day out for the spectators, with around 250,000 expected throughout the afternoon. After the first race in 1829, Cambridge sent a challenge to Oxford asking for a re-match – which is where the great tradition was born.

In recent years Oxford have had the upperhand, winning the last four races, which is why they are priced at 1/3 and Cambridge at 11/4 – rowing fans hoping for a dead heat might want to think twice seeing as the last time that happened was 1877.

The Dark Blues were the favourites last year and duly lived up to expectations with a convincing victory. Their preparations this year have gone smoothly, unlike the Light Blues who’ve had to make a late crew change. It’s the third year on the bounce Cambridge have had to make a substitution after the line-up declaration.

Cambridge have the heavier crew this year at 760.4kg and I have a feeling they can sneak a surprise in this year’s showdown. Oxford, weighing 756.6kg are too short to back  at 1/3 and the value is certainly with Cambridge at around 11/4.

Latest odds on Betdaq:
Oxford:        1/3
Cambridge:        11/4

Tim Brabants is a brand ambassador for Gatorade, fronting the Gatorade Gives Back campaign. For more information please visit: www.gatorade.co.uk.