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Fri 07 Jul 2007A decent bet for investorsOne More Thing:Winner all right was the theme of Paddy Power's interim trading statement yesterday. The bookie enjoyed a bumper first six months, helped by favourable sporting results, particularly from the Royal Ascot race meeting.The first half of the year has traditionally always been the strongest trading period for Paddy Power. This was "particularly pronounced" this year, the bookie said.