gg tips

Using Trainer Comments For Profit

I am going to write about something that I don’t often write about today… trainer comments! The reason I don’t write about the connections of race horses very much is that I don’t use them very often anymore. I do follow certain trends and patterns but I don’t follow the trainer/jockey comments. Is that because I couldn’t get them to…

Read More »

Aintree Festival – Grand National And Day 3 Preview

Yesterday was another profitable day for us finishing with Legacy Gold at an SP of 9/1. This selection has brought us into profit whatever happens today and it is nice to know going in that we are going to be walking away with something extra in our pockets after the 2013 Aintree Festival. Today is of course the biggest day…

Read More »

Aintree Festival – Day 1 Preview

The first day of the Aintree festival, that highlights with the Grand National on Saturday, starts today. We are going to be looking at the races throughout this festival to see if we can find the winners and walk away with a profit. I will be following my festival betting approach and if you haven’t read it then you should…

Read More »

What Is Class?

You don’t have to be involved in horse racing before very long until you start to hear the word “class” being talked about everywhere that you go. “The horse wasn’t up to the class of the others” “It’s a classy horse and we expect it to run well in this race” But what actually is class? There have only been…

Read More »

Looking Back To The Future

With the Cheltenham Festival having recently finished, and I hope you were following our previews as we came out with a tidy profit, I thought it was appropriate to look at what we need to review in order to improve our betting. By looking back over our past results we can improve our future results. Doing this we learn what…

Read More »

Cheltenham 2013 – Day 4 Preview And Tips

What day it was yesterday we brought ourselves into profit and even found the winner Carrickboy who had a BSP of 66.23 and went as high as 100 in-running. I know there were some readers who were on this selection each-way and I hope that you are enjoying the winnings. Today is the last day of the festival and lets…

Read More »

Cheltenham 2013 – Day 1 Preview And Tips

I apologise for the delay in this preview this morning. You may be aware that there have been some major ground condition changes and in order to make sure our information was accurate we needed to update all our ratings this morning. As you know I’ve been very excited about this festival and I’m going to do my best to…

Read More »

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…

Read More »

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…

Read More »

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…

Read More »

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…

Read More »

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…

Read More »

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…

Read More »

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…

Read More »

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…

Read More »

What Is A Horse Racing Rating?

Ratings are a very mis-understood medium in betting. They are however exceptionally powerful if used correctly. Today I want to make sure that you don’t fall into the biggest trap that most punters do when using ratings. You cannot get away from ratings in horse racing. They are part and parcel of what horse racing is. If you look at…

Read More »

Kauto Star: The End Of An Era

If you’re not a fan of National Hunt racing, you may find it surprising to learn that there are, in fact, just four Grade 1 staying steeplechases run on the British mainland during the entire National Hunt season. However, such is the gravitas afforded to the four races – the Betfair Chase at Haydock Park, the King George VI Chase…

Read More »

Winning Isn’t Everything…It’s The Only Thing

It probably goes without saying that thoroughbred horse racing is all about winning, but it’s especially true for wealthy owners who may spend tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands or even millions of pounds on the initial purchase, training and upkeep of their horses. Ideally, what these owners are looking for is “black type” or, in other words, for their…

Read More »

Paddy Power Gold Cup Preview: Champion Court Gets The Verdict

Guest post written by Willy Weasel. The Paddy Power Gold Cup, formerly the Mackeson Gold Cup, is run over 2 miles 4½ furlongs on the Old Course at Cheltenham, where it forms the highlight of the three-day Open Meeting. This year’s renewal is due off at 2.35 p.m. on Saturday, 17 November, so it’s high time we had a look…

Read More »

What Is A Book?

Following a question that was left on a recent article here I thought I would write on the subject of what a book is in sports betting. A book is what a bookmaker makes, hence the name. This is the method of creating a price on every selection in the race. With Betfair allowing us to take the place of the…

Read More »