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Why You Should Use Impact Values

If you are a regular at the Race Advisor or other betting forums then you may have heard of the term impact value before. It is unknown amongst the majority of the betting public and often its value is not understood. However for those who understand the power of impact values a complete knew way of analysing factors in sports…

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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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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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Ballabriggs – the horse who gave it his all

Even though just a few days have passed since the Donald McCain-trained Ballabriggs won a gruelling renewal of the John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree from the gallant Irish challenger Oscar Time, odds are available about the 2012 running of the marathon contest for which yesterday’s winner has been installed the ante-post 16/1 favourite to follow up, writes Elliot Slater.…

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The Grand National Winner (hopefully!)

It is the day we have all been waiting for where 40 runners compete to win the John Smith Grand National at Aintree. As always this race is a minefield when trying to find the winner and with 40 declared runners you could easily spend a whole day trying to analyse the race. We need to start by using trends…

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Can’t Buy Hoping It Will Be Third Time Lucky

Regular punters like to think of themselves as being capable of reading the mind of certain trainers, particularly those that they follow closely on a day-to-day basis. They believe they can spot trends in the entries made, the course chosen, the jockey booked, so those who follow Jonjo O’Neill might well read something significant into the fact that his Can’t…

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Two Suggestions for this Year’s Aintree National Hero

This year’s John Smith’s Grand National promises to be the usual mix of thrills and spills, triumph and disaster, but does appear to have attracted a very good quality field on a par with anything seen in the race for some years, writes Elliot Slater. After giving the matter a great deal of thought and working on the assumption that…

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Racing Post winner Quinz in the National path

Philip Hobbs has revealed that his Racing Post Chase winner Quinz will be aimed at the Grand National. Hobbs resisted the temptation of taking the gelding to Cheltenham for one of the Festival Handicaps after his Kempton win and he now has fresh horse to take into battle at Aintree in April. Quinz is a good ground horse who likes…

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Lee National Hope Gets Stuck Without Mud

Richard Lee has made absolutely no secret of the fact (and the statistics plainly speak for themselves), that without the mud flying his Grand National 2011 hope Le Beau Bai has little hope of running with credit in the Aintree marathon, writes Elliot Slater. With the advance going at Uttoxeter having been given as ‘soft’ ahead of Saturday’s Midlands Grand…

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Triple Cheltenham joy for resurgent Walsh

It must have been very tough for the hugely talented Ruby Walsh to sit on the sidelines for four months following his fall at Down Royal in November in which he sustained a broken leg, and watch high-class horses trained by Paul Nicholls and Willie Mullins win for other jockeys when under normal circumstances he would have been on board,…

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Solwhit misses World Hurdle after failing to sparkle

Hopes of an Irish winner in next Thursday’s Ladbrokes World Hurdle, one of the highlights on day three of the Cheltenham Festival 2011, have been dealt a blow with the news that the smart performer Solwhit will miss the race and is unlikely to be seen again this season, writes Elliot Slater. Trainer Charles Byrnes had been looking forward to…

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Nicholls going for broke with 10 National entries

Champion trainer Paul Nicholls has won nearly every major prize going in National Hunt racing but the John Smith’s Grand National has eluded him thus far. With ten of the 102 horses entered in this year’s race being in the care of the Ditcheat handler, Nicholls couldn’t be giving a clearer signal he wants to add the Aintree marathon to…

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Ruby closing in on February return

Guest post written by Elliot Slater The signs are positive that the tremendously popular Ruby Walsh could be back in the saddle in February after an examination of his broken right leg showed that he is making good progress. Those assessing the latest betting tips note that Paul Nicholls’ stable jockey has had to sit on the sidelines and watch…

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Easy first chase win for Quantitative

Guest post written by Elliot Slater Much was expected of Jonjo O’Neill’s Quantitativeeasing last season, especially after he won his first two outings over hurdles. He didn’t win again, but showed he had plenty of ability, and having now opened his chasing account with a comfortable success at Fontwell he could potentially go on to much better things. Among the…

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Five Benefits of Online Sports Betting

Guest post written by Paul Micelli The last 15 years has seen a huge number of changes in the way UK residents view gambling. The jaded image of an all-male clientele throwing betting slips on to the floor of a smoke-filled bookmaking outlet has given way to luxurious super-casinos, mind-boggling lottery games and, of course, the explosive growth of online…

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Controlling Your Bankroll

Guest post written by Paul Micelli Sticking with your Bankroll The temptation to increase your stakes during a winning streak can often prove to be irresistible. Even though moderate bets may seem a little mundane or boring, it’s still absolutely vital that you stay within the confines of your bankroll. Losing streaks are an inevitable part of betting on a…

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Sports Betting – Could you be a Bookie?

Guest post written by Paul Micelli For many bettors, gambling is little more than a form of casual entertainment. A small wager can add a distinctive edge to a live event and serves to heighten interest. However sports betting can actually be an incredibly profitable means of income and a growing number of casual punters are extending their interests in…

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NASCAR Betting

Guest article written by Paul Micelli Most UK sports fans rarely consider NASCAR racing as a potentially profitable form of gambling but this exciting event is actually quite easy to expose in terms of betting opportunities. Even US gamblers have a distinct preference for baseball, basketball and football betting and this actually gives many NASCAR enthusiasts an increasing number of…

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Three Great Tips to Successful Sports Betting

Guest post written by Paul Micelli While sports betting can, at times, be a truly enthralling experience, there will inevitably be other occasions where frustration, angst and disappointment prevail. To be a genuinely successful gambler, bettors need to adopt a philosophical approach to the emotional involvement that sports betting can bring. Whether your preference is for horse racing, football or…

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Top Tips to Maximise your Football Accumulator Bet

Guest post written by Paul Micelli Even though the demise of the old ‘Pools’ system has led to an increase in football bets being placed with online and land-based bookmakers, many bettors baulk at backing their favourite sides because of the low odds on offer for individual teams. However, football accumulators allow the speculative punter to bet on as many…

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