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SUN Racing’s Monday picks are below.

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LONGSHOT

SPIRIT OF JENNY (6.30 Southwell)

She ran a lot better than seventh suggests at Haydock last time and looks fairly handicapped in this open race.

THIEF

ROMAN SPRING (5.40 Brighton)

He’s dropped down the weights and has shown his best over this course and distance.

LE BEAU GARCON (7.00 Southwell)

He was right back to his best when a close second at Catterick last time and likes this trip.

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• Only gambles with money they can afford to lose
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SUN Racing’s Thursday tips are below.

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LONGSHOT

SHALLOW (3.00 Newmarket)

She was a promising fourth in a big field at York last time and has had a little nudge down the weights despite that good run.

EACH-WAY THIEF

SPIRIT MIXER (4.10 Newmarket)

He’s a proper stayer who landed a nice prize at Chester last time and will be competitive again.

JUST TYPICAL (5.18 Newmarket)

He was a game winner at Redcar last time and should be right there carrying a 5lb penalty.

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Love Island 2025 kicks off tonight, with Megan Forte Clarke and Dejon Noel Williams already tipped to win – but a bombshell arrival has already thrown a spanner in the works

Love Island 2025 is set to kick off tonight, and anticipation for this year’s villa hopefuls is already at fever pitch, with Megan Forte Clarke and Dejon Noel Williams tipped as early favourites to secure the much-coveted top spots.

The latest odds from betting gurus at OLBG suggest that Megan and Dejon are leading the pack as favourites for Top Female and Top Male of the season.

But with unexpected arrivals and last-minute line-up alterations, the villa is already brimming with surprises.

Megan Forte Clarke currently leads the board at 7/2, boasting a 22.2% chance of emerging as this year’s queen bee. However, her reign could be brief.

A significant twist has already hit before the first coupling, with 24 year old American Toni Laites unveiled as the season’s first bombshell. Her entrance could potentially shake up the market, reports the Express.

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Love Island 2025: Top Female Odds

Dejon Noel Williams and Harry Cooksley are now neck and neck for the top male spot, both standing at 4/1 odds. Meanwhile, rugby player Conor Phillips has unexpectedly joined the competition following a dramatic reshuffle.

Love Island 2025: Top Male Odds

Just hours ahead of the season’s launch, ITV confirmed that original contestant Kyle Ashman had been dropped after revelations surfaced about his previous arrest on suspicion of a machete attack.

He has now been replaced by Phillips, whose late entry could upset the balance.

Jake Ashton, Entertainment Betting Editor at OLBG, remarked:

“Every year we see bombshells disrupt the odds, and Toni could do just that. Once she’s in the villa and viewers see her impact, expect her price to shorten quickly.”

The Love Island villa is gearing up for excitement with bombshells already making waves – the betting odds are alive and kicking off.

SCOTTISH Labour have won a shock victory in the Holyrood by-election – defying bookies’ odds.

And the win is a major boost to Anas Sarwar’s hopes of beating John Swinney to Bute House at next year’s Holyrood election.

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Scottish Labour had been written off by many, with bookies putting them third most likely to win the seat behind both the SNP and Reform.

Punters were offered odds of 11-1 on Labour before polls opened, and the SNP were 1-6 favourites, with Reform second favourites.

However the party has defied expectations and lived up to the quiet confidence from some insiders that they were always in the race.

The victory is a stunning defeat for the SNP who believed the seat was an easy victory following the death of popular local Nats MSP Christina McKelvie.

Labour’s campaign was seen as low key and Mr Russell came in for criticism from rivals for swerving TV appearances.