Outright plays (1.5 units):
Juli Inkster to win 20/1 e.w. @ Stan James
With just two years of course form to go on, siding with players who are simply far better than Stan James give them credit. They appear to have placed much more weight on those two years of course form. Inkster finished 42nd last year, but she had missed two of her three cuts so confidence rather than the course was probably the cause. There are no such concerns at the moment, having won twice and finished in the top-10 in eight of her last ten starts. Even if she doesn't win, she should finish very close to a place win.
Rosie Jones to win 33/1 e.w. @ Stan James
The same can be said for Jones. She finished 31st last year, but had missed the cut and had been 30th in her two previous starts, plus she finished 10th in the inaugural year (2001). She made her first start for over a month last week after the death of her mother and despite a slow start looked a strong challenger to Kung for the title until the final round was washed out. With form similar to Inkster's - one win and seven top-10 finishes in her last eight starts - it is even more of a mystery why Jones is this price.
Beth Daniel to win 50/1 e.w. @ Stan James
And the same with Daniel. She was coming off a 48th place finish in the State Farm Rail Classic last year, when she finished only 42nd on her debut at Tulsa CC. But with all of her last five finishes being in the top-15, including one win, the concerns that she, like Inkster and Jones, had about her form coming into this event last year are certainly not there this year. Between them, these three selections have won four times in the last three months so there is good reason to expect at least one of them to go close again this week.
Juli Inkster to win 20/1 e.w. @ Stan James
With just two years of course form to go on, siding with players who are simply far better than Stan James give them credit. They appear to have placed much more weight on those two years of course form. Inkster finished 42nd last year, but she had missed two of her three cuts so confidence rather than the course was probably the cause. There are no such concerns at the moment, having won twice and finished in the top-10 in eight of her last ten starts. Even if she doesn't win, she should finish very close to a place win.
Rosie Jones to win 33/1 e.w. @ Stan James
The same can be said for Jones. She finished 31st last year, but had missed the cut and had been 30th in her two previous starts, plus she finished 10th in the inaugural year (2001). She made her first start for over a month last week after the death of her mother and despite a slow start looked a strong challenger to Kung for the title until the final round was washed out. With form similar to Inkster's - one win and seven top-10 finishes in her last eight starts - it is even more of a mystery why Jones is this price.
Beth Daniel to win 50/1 e.w. @ Stan James
And the same with Daniel. She was coming off a 48th place finish in the State Farm Rail Classic last year, when she finished only 42nd on her debut at Tulsa CC. But with all of her last five finishes being in the top-15, including one win, the concerns that she, like Inkster and Jones, had about her form coming into this event last year are certainly not there this year. Between them, these three selections have won four times in the last three months so there is good reason to expect at least one of them to go close again this week.
