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Graphical Race Analysis

In preparation for Cheltenham week, where I will be providing you race analysis every day, I thought I would do a race analysis today for you using the graphical approach that is utilised inside Betting Speed Evolution. The race I am going to look at is the 18:30 at Wolverhampton. This is a sprint race and speed is going to…

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What does 2013 have in store for Formula One?

This year is set to be another significant one for Formula One, as the competition adjusts to new rule changes and a host of driver changes. With Sebastian Vettel having won last year’s championship, there will be increased competition for the 64th annual competition – with Lewis Hamilton switching to Mercedes, and Ferrari targeting a return to winning ways, the…

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F1 Teams Worth Betting on in 2013

Guest article written by Punters Lounge. As teams make changes to the cars they are running and the Formula 1 circus moves from one track to the next, it can be difficult to predict who is in the best position to win the constructors championship. Trying to do so before the season begins is even harder, for obvious reasons, but…

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Seabass Fans Better Backing A Female Jockey

The 2013 Grand National draws ever closer and the field of confirmed runners gradually grows with each passing week. Among the 40-horse field is Seabass, who finished third in last year’s big race at Aintree. Already seen as one of the main contenders, it’s understandable that many punters are willing to back the 10-year-old, but could they find better value…

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Creating Odds Lines – Episode 4 Power Ratings

If you haven’t had a chance to read past articles about creating odds line then you can find out… Episode 1 – Creating Odds Lines Episode 2 – Fuzzy Logic Episode 3 – Multinomial Regression Today we are going to be moving into episode 4 and how to use power ratings. Although this isn’t strictly odds line creation, it’s a…

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Start With Contenders

It’s common practice for punters to start their racing analysis about half way through the process. This is because it has become generally accepted that to make a profit at horse racing you need to find… …the winner! Don’t worry, I’m not going to argue that you don’t need to find the winner of the race (although that does depend…

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Race Advisor Makes It To 26 In Top 100 Sports Blogs!

We have just made it to number 26 in an independent review of the top 100 sports blogs to follow. It is something we are very proud of and hope that next year we will be higher. Thanks for all your support. Below you can see the top 100 sports blogs to follow in 2013.   An infographic by the…

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The Most Popular Articles

On the Race Advisor we have hundreds of articles to help you with your betting. It is very easy for some of these to get lost after they are originally posted and it can also be hard to sometimes find exactly what it is you like. So today I have decided to do a roundup of some of the most…

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Punter, Interrupted: Betting During and After Bad Weather

Generally speaking, National Hunt horses are a little hardier than their Flat counterparts and consequently hold their form for longer. However, prolonged periods of bad weather can throw even the National Hunt formbook into disarray. Freezing temperatures, ice and snow in January and February often lead to numerous fixtures being abandoned, so that trainers’ plans for their horses are thwarted…

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The Power of Betfair Trading

I’m going to take an in-depth look at Betfair Trading and work out whether or not it really is as powerful as ‘Professional Traders” let on. I’m going to look at the basics of Betfair trading, some popular trading systems as well as the dangers of Betfair Trading. Betfair Trading Basics There is one simple core principle to Betfair Trading:…

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It Doesn’t Have To Be Complicated

It’s very easy to over-complicate things in horse racing. In fact I could be accused of doing this myself. I often teach advanced methods and these can be complex, but you don’t need to have complex methods to make a profit. It’s harder to find profits using simpler methods but then the method is easier to use. It’s easier to…

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Cheltenham Gold Cup – The favourites assessed

Guest post written by www.betfredcheltenhamgoldcup.com Now that 2013 is upon us, the Cheltenham Festival suddenly seems a lot closer. With the field of potential Gold Cup runners now officially confirmed, it is an opportune moment to assess how the favourites have shaped up in recent months. Bobs Worth – 3/1fav Nicky Henderson is so confident in Bobs Worth, he has indicated…

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The Basics Of Trading On Betfair

I haven’t written much about trading, and that is because it is not my personal favourite form of betting. But we want to make sure that we have all aspects of betting covered and trading is very much a preferred method of betting for a lot of people due to the limited risk involved in using it. I still receive…

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Has My Horse Been Improving?

It is not so much whether our selections have been improving, but more whether they have not been in significant decline. It is going to be a rare occasion that we want to bet on a horse who has been showing significant decline. After all, horses in a significant decline seldom win! Today I’m going to show you how you…

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Making Sure Everything’s In Order

As we are coming towards the end of the year it’s a good time to make sure that everything we have is in order. It’s only going to be a short article today as I’m sure you ‘ll want to get back to the seasons festivities. At the end of the year it is a perfect time to look back…

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King George VI – Going Against Long Run

If you have been reading this blog for a while then you will know that the King George VI is one of my favourite races of the year. This is a 3 mile, class 1 chase race and I’m going to start by looking at some stats. Since Kauto Star has now retired, after winning this race five times, there…

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Predicting A Horses Improvement

I thought it was time to look at something a bit different, after all that is how we make profits as bettors. Have you ever considered whether a horse is improving? If you haven’t then you should. In fact you shouldn’t only consider if it is improving, you should also consider if it is declining. Do you want to bet…

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King George VI Chase Preview

The King George VI Chase, run over three miles on the sharpish, flat track at Kempton Park on Boxing Day, is undoubtedly the highlight of the Christmas and New Year period for National Hunt fans. Following the retirement of five-time winner Kauto Star, this year’s renewal looks to be the most competitive and open for several years. If official BHA…

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Creating Odds Lines – Episode 3 Multinomial Regression

In the last few weeks I have looked at a basic method of oddsline creation and an approach that uses fuzzy logic. Today I’m going to look at an approach that is used by a lot of betting teams around the world. It is a statistical method called multinomial logistic regression. This is a model that predicts the possibility of…

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Studying Form by Numbers

It’s been said many times that the subject of studying form is an intricate one, but during the course of this article I hope to develop a step-by-step method of whittling down any field to a handful of likely winners as quickly and easily as possible. What legendary post-war bookmaker, Joe Lee, called the “glorious uncertainty” of racing guarantees that…

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