Great weekend for aussiepunt

Aussiepunt's bankroll took another 53% rise over the weekend, largely thanks to the big unit from Sportsbet, Matt Campbell.

The former AFL star, turned broadcaster and pro punter, tipped us two winners: Speed Gifted in the 7th at Randwick, and Melbourne to cover the -4.5 line against Parramatta in today's rugby league grand final.

If we thought AAP racing correspondent Grant Stockwell's two from four record the week before was good (and it was), then Matt's perfect record with aussiepunt takes on legendary status.

Speed Gifted started the betting on Friday at $3.40 but a soggy track at Randwick meant that price blew out to $6.70. Other runners in the race were proven in the wet, but a question mark hung over the imported stayer's ability to handle the heavy track.

The bottom line is that Matt's pick bolted in, and now looks like a real chance to motor over the two mile in a few week's time in Melbourne.

The rugby league bet could have gone either way. We got a bit toey when Fui ran in with eight minutes on the clock. But thankfully, the result went in our favour which added a nice bit of cream on top of an already successful weekend.

The week's stocktake saw us invest in only four events. Two of them were Matt's. Another was a small 5% stake on Pakistan in the one-day thriller - a result which went against us.

And we still have an Australian Idol head to head battle in the running - both Nathan Brake (who we've supported) and Kim Cooper (who we've tipped Nathan to outlast) avoided the bottom three, so we could have a lengthy wait on our hands for that one.

You can catch Matt's weekend tips at sportsbet.com each Friday. We've already lined up a guest tipster for next weekend, but there are now two pretty tough acts to follow.

I'll reveal a bit more about next Friday's guest tipster later in the week.

The bottom line: Our initial bankroll of $100 now stands at $248 with the Idol bet still in the running.

Please note, this site is designed for fun. While we've had a couple of wins, we'll also give a warts and all assessment of our losses. Please don't bet more than you can afford.