Owen - out in the wilderness?

After he was left out again by Fabio Capello, Michael Owen is 8/13 with Sky Bet not to be in the next England squad.

It's 6/5 that the Newcastle striker is called up again next time.

Owen needs 10 more goals to break Sir Bobby Charlton's England scoring record and Sky Bet go 5/4 that'll he beat the tally of 49 and 4/7 he won't.

Padraig in pole

The inaugural 2009 'Race to Dubai' kicks off next month and three-time Major winner Padraig Harrington is Sky Bet's 7/1 favourite to be crowned champion.

The Race To Dubai replaces the Order of Merit and will feature a record 53 tournaments in 26 destinations - including at least two events being played twice.

It begins with the HSBC Champions event in Shanghai on November 6 and ends with the Dubai World Championship at the Jumeirah Golf Estates from November 19-22, 2009.

The top 60 in the Race to Dubai will qualify for the Dubai World Championship, which has a prize fund of $10million (£5.6million) and a first prize of $3.6million (£2million).

Lee Westwood is second favourite at 8/1 while Sunday's Dunhill Links winner Robert Karlsson is joint third favourite at 10/1 alongside fellow Swede Henrik Stenson.

Sky Bet golf compiler John Rhodes said: "With Harrington finishing 2nd, 3rd and 1st in the last three European Order of Merits, and with the confidence of winning Major championships, he is a solid favourite for the Race to Dubai."

Up and coming youngsters Martin Kaymer and Ross Fisher are both priced at 14/1 and could prove value each-way bets (1/4 odds 1st 4 places), according to Rhodes.

"Both are multiple tour winners in the waiting," said Rhodes.

As for this year's Money List, Karlsson is now 1/2 favourite at Sky Bet with four events to go. Harrington is 2/1 second best while Westwood, at 7/1, is the only other player quoted.

Karlsson leads the way with 2,540,248 Euros, Harrington has 2,397,823 and Westwood 2,189,702.