Always been a big fan of this - got to get in early and use a bit of foresight to do well..... You can't peak too early IMO. You need a sport or an event that people will still be talking about in November/December time really.
I will place some decent long-term bets on this and hopefully layoff at a later date. Had Darren Clarke at 33's last year and layed at odds-on quite successfully.
I cant find the odds because I am at work, if someone could post them up that would be mint.
Early thoughts
Lewis Hamilton has to be a decent sniff doesnt he? The F1 season ends at a good time as far as voting is concerned. If the lad can keep it up, he has to be a decent poke IMO.
Trying to think of the 'sporting calendar' to judge who might be in the running. No Olympics, no International footy competition etc
We do have an Athletics World Championships in August/September time - that could provide us with a winner. Liz McColgan won in the 'year' of the world championships - 1991.
I like the look of our cyclists at the moment. They are truly world class athletes....
Maybe Vicky Pendleton for the women and Chris Hoy for the men would be worth an outside punt.
Chris Boardman was big news when he was winning for GB years ago wasnt he......
Hmmmmmm
Here's the winners since 1990
1990:
Paul Gascoigne (footballer)
1991:
Liz McColgan (long-distance runner)
1992:
Nigel Mansell (Formula One racing driver)
1993:
Linford Christie (100m sprinter)
1994:
Damon Hill (Formula One racing driver)
1995:
Jonathan Edwards (
triple jumper)
1996:
Damon Hill (Formula One racing driver)
1997:
Greg Rusedski (tennis player)
1998:
Michael Owen (footballer)
1999:
Lennox Lewis (boxer)
2000:
Steve Redgrave (
rower)
2001:
David Beckham (footballer)
2002:
Paula Radcliffe (long-distance runner)
2003:
Jonny Wilkinson (
rugby union player)
2004:
Kelly Holmes (middle-distance runner)
2005:
Andrew Flintoff (cricketer)
2006:
Zara Phillips (three-day eventer)