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Whats on her CV?Carolina Marin is currently the top ranked player in womens badminton. Shes left-handed, stands 172 cm tall, and is playing in her second Olympics. Shes won the World Championships twice (2014 and 2015) and has been on top of the rankings for all but two weeks this year. Shes the first player from Europe to reach the finals in the womens singles at the Olympics and holds the record for being the youngest European winner of the Worlds. Shes been the standout player on the international circuit in the last two years and it would not be a surprise if she wins.Whats her game like?Marin is one of the swiftest movers around the court, has a powerful smash and is particularly adept at playing cross court. Her unique advantage, though, is that shes lefthanded - the only left-handed player in the top 10; that helps her create difficult angles for her opponents. Marin cites Rafael Nadal as her favourite sportsperson and her game from the back of the court is very similar to Nadals. She tends to be very aggressive and positive and is known to keep her cool in tricky situations.Whats her previous with Sindhu?Marin currently has a 4-3 edge in her head-to-head encounters against Sindhu. They last met in the first round of Hong Kong Open last year in November, when Marin won 21-17, 21-9 in 35 minutes. Marin has won all her four matches against Sindhu without dropping a game and Sindhu has never crossed 17 points in any of those games. Sindhus two wins over Marin have been in three sets; the last win over Marin came in the semi-finals of the Denmark Open in October 2015. Since the beginning of 2015, Marin has won as many as seven tournaments while Sindhu has won two.How do the coaches stack up?Marin is coached by Fernando Rivas, whos been the Spain coach since 2005. He has a degree in sports science and is known to let players make their own decisions. He doesnt talk much to Marin during games, in stark contrast to Sindhus coach P Gopichand, who is very hands-on coach and known to make detailed plans and strategies for all his players. Rivas influence can be clearly seen on Marin as she has the unique ability to alter her game in the middle of the match based on how her opponent is scoring, unlike Nozomi Okuhara and Wang Yihan, whom Sindhu defeated in the previous rounds.Hows Marin fared in Rio?Marin has not been challenged at this Olympics so far; she is yet to drop a game. She has won 168 points and only conceded 97 points, which is a huge difference in a strong field. Sindhu, by contrast, has dropped a game and won 230 points and lost 166 points, albeit playing an extra match.Whats Sindhus best bet against her?Sindhu has mostly attacked her opponents backhand in her matches so far and has made judicious use of the drop shot. 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City remain the favourites to secure a Champions League berth at 8/13 with Sky Bet but theyre looking vulnerable and their neighbours are down to 7/4, while West Ham are also just a point behind could be over-priced at 6/1.At the end of the show it was interesting to hear Graeme Souness and Niall Quinn both say its not just a two-horse race for the Premier League title. On Monday Night Football Ronald Koeman told us it was now a shoot out between Leicester and Tottenham. Sky Bet now go 8/15 Leicester, 11/4 Tottenham, 6/1 Arsenal and 80/1 bar. After Easter and the International break theres guaranteed to be plenty more twists to come. The Cheltenham Festival was magnificent from start to finish. Standing in the paddock with Richard Flint, Dale Tempest and the sponsors before the Sky Bet Supreme Novices Hurdle is always a surreal experience and what followed over the next four days threw up champagne moments and brilliant stories galore.Best horseI was fully expecting it to be Douvan. He only won the Arkle by seven lengths. It was efficient rather than spectacular. There werent quite the fireworks many were expecting but the fact that he makes it looks so easy shows just how good he is. In a stable full of phenomenal horses, Douvan looks like the cream of the crop. He is special. They could go down the Champion Chase, Ryanair or Gold Cup route next year and he could win any of them.However, the star of the show last week was Thistlecrack. That was an immense performance in the World Hurdle. Barracouda and Inglis Drever were brilliant winners but Thistlecrack looked even better. The World Hurdle crown looks at his mercy for the next few years but it will be fascinating to see if they go chasing. In a stable full of phenomenal horses, Douvan looks like the cream of the crop. He is special. They could go down the Champion Chase, Ryanair or Cheltenham Gold Cup route next year and he could win any of them. Best momentThey dont come back. Sprinter Sacre did. Ive been very lucky in my job presenting Super Sunday to be at some memorable sporting occasions. The Agueroooooo goal and Sir Alex Fergusons final game at Old Trafford always top the list but witnessing Sprinter Sacre reclaim his crown is right up there. I lost a fortune on the race but was part of the remarkable stampede to the paddock to welcome the great horse back.Cheltenham must be congratulated on creating the most brilliant sporting amphitheatre around the paddock which produced a cacophony of noise and is a spectacular sight. To be in the paddock as Sprinter Sacre returned was a proper I was there moment.Worst momentCue Cards fall three out in the Gold Cup. The sigh from the stands told the story. The head to head up the straight with Don Cossack could have been an epic. After the same thing happened in reverse in the King George we may never get the chance to see them clash at the peak of their powers to see whos best.Star for the futureYorkhill looked like an absolute monster in the Neptune. The vibes were so strong for him that morning and despite having a few mishaps in running he travelled so powerfully for Ruby Walsh and was still pulling when he hit the front.dddddddddddd Yorkhill will be some chaser and on this seasons evidence hell probably trade at 2/5 most of the winter to win the Arkle yet go off at even money or hell be switched late on to the RSA.Man of the weekRuby Walsh is in a class of his own. He bought his A-game to Cheltenham on all four days last week. His riding of Yorkhill was a masterclass but he was brilliant on so many horses. He may not have won but he was at his very best on Min. The horse was keen and jumped moderately yet Walsh still managed to have him in exactly the right place.Walsh is a joy to watch around Cheltenham and will be talked about for decades to come. Minella Rocco looks like a tank and is a horse to follow next season. AP McCoy absolutely loves him and to me the four miler looked every bit as good as the RSA this year. Minella Rocco will win the Hennessy, while Noble Endeavor will bolt up in the 2017 Kim Muir! Eye-catcherThere were many and Buveur dAir is certainly one horse I will be following over cliffs next season. Im probably speaking through my pocket but Noble Endeavor was running a mighty race in the National Hunt chase and making up a prodigious amount of ground - a la Cause Of Causes - before departing two out.It looked as good a renewal of the four miler as I have seen. Noble Endeavor may not have won but it was a great effort and you can guarantee his handler will now have a plan.The trainer is a genius. Willie Mullins may get more headlines but Gordon Elliott is a master of his trade. He can train a Gold Cup winner and knows how to target one. His handling of Diamond King and Cause Of Causes has been top class and he hit the bar with a few as well, notably Campeador in the Fred Winter. It was notable how outstanding his horses always looked in the paddock. If Gigginstown and others put their full weight behind him then Mullins v Elliott will develop as quite a contest in years to come.Power of the amateurI wrote before the meeting about the dominance of Jamie Codd, Derek OConnor and Nina Carberry. They are different class to the other amateurs. Codds daring ride on Cause Of Causes was one of my favourite moments of the week, brilliantly captured by the excellent Richard Hoiles as he exclaimed that jumping two out it was like Cause Of Causes had just joined in. Racecourse commentators remain such a big part of the Cheltenham experience.Nina Carberry was her usual brilliant self on On The Fringe, while OConnor had his hands full with the brute that is Minella Rocco and handled him brilliantly. Minella Rocco looks like a tank and is a horse to follow next season. AP McCoy absolutely loves him and to me the four miler looked every bit as good as the RSA this year. Minella Rocco will win the Hennessy, while Noble Endeavor will bolt up in the 2017 Kim Muir!Biggest surpriseIt was a week where the racing aficionados and form book judges had a tough week, while the once a year punters had a field day with doubles and trebles on the short price good things that went off at ridiculously generous SPs.For example, in my days as a trader we would have sent down fortunes to shorten up Limini on Thursday due to all the money running on from Vautour and Thistlecrack. When she opened up at 4/7 I told all and sundry she would be smashed off the boards and go off 2/7. How Limini drifted to 8/11 is totally beyond me. It was all part of a mad and brilliant week.Punters and Cheltenham Festival fans have never had it so good. Also See: Live results service Full racecards ￡10 free bet Get Sky Sports ' ' '