Outright plays (1.5 units):
Shingo Katayama to win 12/1 e.w. @ Coral
Didn't play well as a selection last week, but see little reason to drop him when there is a distinct lack of non-Japan Tour players on view this week. He won the ABC Championship earlier this month, has the lowest average round score on the Tour and has finished 4th twice in the last four years, plus 9th in last year's rain-shortened event. He is only available at double-digit odds at two places, so this is quite a bargain.
Brendan Jones to win 20/1 e.w. @ SkyBet
The 25/1 available at Centrebet has gone, but 20/1 is still good value as it entails an extra place and Jones does need it, to be honest. He is having an extremely consistent season on this Tour with top-25 finishes in 17 of his last 20 starts, plus he ranks 4th in scoring average and 7th in the Money List with one victory this year. It suggests that be should be somewhere near the leaderboard, but having finished 4th and 2nd in the last two years, maybe this will be another week when he is somewhat nearer the top of the leaderboard.
Jumbo Ozaki to win 40/1 e.w. @ William Hill
The big man was a selection two weeks and looked like he was going to deliver having been very well-placed after two rounds. His next six rounds have not been particularly good, but, like Katayama, he should play better now that the circus has left town. He has been in good form this year, despite being winless, and has a good record in this event having finished 6th and 2nd on his last two visits.
Shingo Katayama to win 12/1 e.w. @ Coral
Didn't play well as a selection last week, but see little reason to drop him when there is a distinct lack of non-Japan Tour players on view this week. He won the ABC Championship earlier this month, has the lowest average round score on the Tour and has finished 4th twice in the last four years, plus 9th in last year's rain-shortened event. He is only available at double-digit odds at two places, so this is quite a bargain.
Brendan Jones to win 20/1 e.w. @ SkyBet
The 25/1 available at Centrebet has gone, but 20/1 is still good value as it entails an extra place and Jones does need it, to be honest. He is having an extremely consistent season on this Tour with top-25 finishes in 17 of his last 20 starts, plus he ranks 4th in scoring average and 7th in the Money List with one victory this year. It suggests that be should be somewhere near the leaderboard, but having finished 4th and 2nd in the last two years, maybe this will be another week when he is somewhat nearer the top of the leaderboard.
Jumbo Ozaki to win 40/1 e.w. @ William Hill
The big man was a selection two weeks and looked like he was going to deliver having been very well-placed after two rounds. His next six rounds have not been particularly good, but, like Katayama, he should play better now that the circus has left town. He has been in good form this year, despite being winless, and has a good record in this event having finished 6th and 2nd on his last two visits.
