Michael Wilding
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Nov- 2011 -29 November
Finding The Holes In Your Betting!
You are bound to have holes in your betting. These holes are losing you money every time you continue to bet. I know that I have them and I believe that every single bettor has them. The ideal is to get your betting to a stage where there are no more holes. However while this is the perfect scenario I…
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22 November
Finding Selections – The Beginners Guide
It is very easy to get over whelmed with sports betting and particularly horse racing. In horse racing there are so many factors to take into consideration and everywhere you look there are ratings but no information on what they mean! This makes it hard for the new bettor to get to grips with what they need to do and…
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19 November
Creating A Tissue In Horse Racing
Guest article written by Eddie Lloyd In this first article on how to create a tissue I thought I’d show you a very simple method for rating horses and converting these into odds. Creating your own tissue can be a very profitable approach to horse racing and many professionals use this technique to make their living. So what is a…
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8 November
Using ROI, Strike Rate and Profit to assess selections
When we are deciding if selections are worth betting on for us it is important to use both ROI, Strike Rate and profit. If you haven’t read my last two posts about ROI and Profit then you can do here and here. What is it we are looking for in our selections? We are looking for a good profit and…
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1 November
How To Calculate Return On Invesment (ROI)
Last week we looked at why it was good to use ROI rather than profit to determine whether a certain set of selections are working well. If you haven’t had a chance to read it then you can take a look here. This week I would like to show you how to calculate ROI. If you find maths a scary…
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Oct- 2011 -25 October
What Is Return On Investment And Why We Should Use It!
When we are betting profit is often considered the bottom line. This is understandable because we all want to know how much money we are going to make in the long-term. If there was another way wouldn’t you want to know what it is? Did you know that there are some problems when we look at profit figures on their…
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17 October
The Truth About Ratings
I have no doubt that you have seen ratings before. As sports bettors we find that ratings enter into our lives on a daily basis. It doesn’t matter what your sport is, you open the paper and there is a rating of some form. The most obvious example is horse racing and the Official Rating (also known as the OR).…
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2 October
Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe 2011
Once again we find ourselves looking forward to one of those extremely exciting days of punting. I have gone through the card and you can find my thoughts below. There is also a poll at the bottom to allow you to vote on the runners that you think will have the greatest chance of winning. Please place your vote and…
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Sep- 2011 -29 September
The Pursuit of Value
The Pursuit of Value is without a doubt the most important thing when betting Guest article written by Robert Carmoody from www.betclubuk.com To fully understand this you will need to apply Basic Mathematics to all of your betting. The Maths we are talking about is basic schoolroom stuff. Quite often those who bet will fail to see the connection between…
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17 September
Ayr Gold Cup 2011
Today brings us once again to the Gold Cup race at Ayr. It is a class 2 race that is being run over 6 furlongs. Rather than using past trends for the analysis this time I am going to look at the race from a different angle, picking up on runners that may have potential under different factors. Looking at…
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Aug- 2011 -22 August
Head To Head Horse Racing Analysis
There are many ways to analyse a horse race and one method is by using head to head analysis. This is a simple technique that can be advanced if desired, however it is seldom used and the principles are easy to understand. We should have the knowledge in our arsenal of tools for both of these reasons and this is…
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Jul- 2011 -29 July
Glorious Goodwood Experiment – Final Day
Welcome to the final day of the Race Advisor’s Glorious Goodwood experiment. Join in our final day, all you need to do is select the horses below that you think have a chance at winning the 3:10 race today. This poll will automatically close at 3:10. If you would like to spare a couple of minutes to share your thoughts…
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29 July
Glorious Goodwood Experiment – Day 4
Welcome to the fourth day of the Race Advisor’s Glorious Goodwood experiment. So far we have found the winning runner 100% of the time! All you need to do is select the horses below that you think have a chance at winning the 3:10 Totesport Mile race today. This poll will automatically close at 3:10. If you would like to…
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28 July
Glorious Goodwood Experiment – Day 3
Welcome to the third day of the Race Advisor’s Glorious Goodwood experiment. We have picked the winner for the major race on both days of Goodwood so far and let’s hope that it continues today with a much bigger race as the main race of the day. All you need to do is select the horses below that you think…
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26 July
Glorious Goodwood Experiment – Day 2
Welcome to the second day of the Race Advisor’s Glorious Goodwood experiment. Our first day was an excellent success picking the winner by a large margin. All you need to do is select the horses below that you think have a chance at winning the 3:10 Qipco Sussex Stakes race today. This poll will automatically close at 3:10. If you…
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26 July
Glorious Goodwood Experiment – Day 1
Welcome to the first day of the Race Advisor’s Glorious Goodwood experiment. All you need to do is select the horses below that you think have a chance at winning the 3:10 Bet365 Lennox Stakes race today. This poll will automatically close at 3:10. If you would like to spare a couple of minutes to share your thoughts as well…
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19 July
McMahon set to be doubly represented in King George Stakes
Lichfield-based trainer Ed McMahon could well saddle two of his stable stars in the same race at Glorious Goodwood later this month with both Astrophysical Jet and Noble Storm appearing to be intended runners for the Group 2 King George Stakes on July 28, writes Elliot Slater. The four-year-old filly Astrophysical Jet placed in Group 3 company as a juvenile…
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7 July
Bapak to take on older horses in Nunthorpe Stakes
Kevin Ryan appears to have a very smart sprinter on his hands in the shape of Royal Ascot winner Bapak Chinta who made it two wins from two outings when cosily accounting for some talented opposition in the Group 2 Norfolk Stakes on Thursday and who could next be seen taking on the cream of international sprinters in the Group…
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Jun- 2011 -28 June
Staking Plan Comparison
Fixed Profits or Fixed Stakes? They’ve both got pros and cons but can you ever really definitively say one is better than another? Doctor of Danger from http://www.thinkbetprofit.com/ says “yes”. For those of you who may not have heard of DoD (Doctor of Danger) he is one of the owners over at Think Bet Profit has built numerous successful sports…
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21 June
David O’Meara – a young trainer making waves
Many young trainers wait a long time for their first success at Group level but former jump jockey turned trainer David O’Meara has already ticked that box in the first year of his training career courtesy of Blue Bajan winning the Henry II Stakes at Sandown. That is unlikely to be his last pattern race success either and his progress…
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