horse racing tips
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Jul- 2010 -30 July
Visualising Horse Racing Revisited
A while ago I posted an article about using more visual methods to help you find the winners. If you havenāt seen this article then visit Using Graphs to Visualise Horse Racing to read it. In that article we looked at using different ratings for each horse and seeing which clearly excelled in different areas. Today I would like to…
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21 July
Market Bias in 5f Handicaps
Guest post by David Renham fromĀ Racing Trends In this article I am looking to see whether market forces are the same at different course and distances. The focus is 5f turf handicaps (excluding 2yo nurseries) and I have concentrated on races with 7 or more runners. In order to investigate this area as thoroughly as I can, I decided to…
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16 July
The Psychology of Gambling ā Myth 3
I have already looked at two common myths in gambling, that it is possible to turn Ā£10 into Ā£1000ās and that bookmakers use inside information so you canāt beat them. Today I am going to look at another myth: The favourite has the best chance of winning so my best chance of profit is by betting the favourite This could…
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12 July
The 5% Pro Cumulative Staking Plan ā Ignoring this WILL cost you!
Guest post written by Peter Sackville There is much advice from many sources on a daily basis when it comes to horse selections and those that are given out as tips. Consider however that a professional staking plan is what separates most punters from success.Ā Using the right staking plan can help to turn a hobby in to a second…
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7 July
Computer Betting Systems ā Friend or Foe?
Guest post written by Paul Micelli Sports betting has been a consistent marketplace for individuals with a trained eye for easy profits. Somewhat surprisingly, many of those who make the largest sums of money rarely place bets or wagers of their own. In fact, the market is currently jammed with former jockey, trainers, sport stars and pundits who promise untold…
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Jun- 2010 -25 June
The Psychology of Gambling ā Myth 2
Myth 2 – Bookmakers use inside information to calculate their betting odds and you canāt beat them. This is a very common miss-conception and today I would like to try and prove to you why it is not true. To do this I am going to begin at the end (so to speak). You can clearly beat a bookmaker. In…
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16 June
Creating a Racing Database ā Getting The Data
This is the fourth part in the series where we have been looking at creating your own racing database. If you havenāt read the first three parts then you can do so using the links below. Creating a Racing Database Part 1 Creating a Racing Database Part 2 Creating a Racing Database Part 3 In todayās post we are going…
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9 June
Long Distance Travellers – Do They Make Money?
Guest post by David Renham fromĀ Racing Trends Each day the Racing Post and most daily newspapers highlight horses that have travelled a long distance to race. Why are these horses noted each day? The reasoning behind it is almost certainly this – if a trainer and/or owner are keen to travel a long way to race their horse(s) then the…
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3 June
Successful Risk Free Matched Betting For The World Cup 2010
Guest post by Darren Hall fromĀ Bet72 This yearās World Cup in South Africa will be a betting bonanza with bookmakers offering a veritable feast of free bets and bonuses.Ā As an avid England supporter I know only too well not to rely on the Three Lions when it comes to the crunch.Ā So instead of banking on the Three Lions…
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May- 2010 -18 May
Winning Without Thinking ā Book Review
Winning Without Thinking is one of Nick Mordinās books and is designed as a guide to betting systems. It was a book I read very early on when I first started to take my betting seriously. With 21 chapters and just over 300 pages there is certainly a lot of information to take in. Nick Mordin has a very nice…
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13 May
The Betfair Winning Greyhound System
Guest article written by Paul Micelli While many sports betting enthusiasts continue to make a respectable profit from laying horses, the world of greyhound racing continues to be clouded by uncertainty and inexperience. The utilisation of successful horse racing systems have worked for many years on the UKās main betting exchanges but can profits actually be gleaned from greyhound racing…
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5 May
Profitable Trainers In May
Guest post by David Renham fromĀ Racing Trends This month I am looking at trainer performance in May on the flat. Trainers tend to be creatures of habit and tend to peak / trough at similar times each year. This article is based on Flat trainers in the month of May with data taken from 2004 to 2009. May sees the…
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4 May
Outright Tennis Betting ā The Winning Strategy (Part Three ā Understanding Form)
Guest article written by Paul Micelli Last week we started to look at a winning strategy for betting on tennis. The first part was an introduction into how we were going to find winners and the second part looked at the draw. The third part of the Outright Tennis Betting Winning Strategy takes a look at the one major influencing…
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3 May
Building Your Own Racing Database ā Part 2
Last week we started looking at the process of building your own horse racing database. While I am focussing on horse racing, this guide could be easily modified to help you build any kind of sports betting database. By now you will have decided exactly how you want to use your database and what information you will need to extract…
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Apr- 2010 -30 AprilAdvice
Is This Race Better For The Backer Or The Layer?
Which races are better for the backer or layer is a question that I have been asked many times. It is time that we start to de-mystify this question and look at some of the statistical facts behind which race types may provide better opportunities for the backer and the layer. I have limited the horses that I am looking…
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27 April
Building Your Own Racing Database ā Part 1
I have had a lot of requests from readers who are interested in building their own database and are not sure how to go about it. In response to these requests I am going to write a series of articles outlining the process that I used to design and build my database. This is by no means the best way…
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19 April
The Monthly Book Review ā Braddockās Complete Guide
This is going to be a new feature at the Race Advisor. I have an arsenal of racing literature, some excellent and some not so good. There is always more to read and as you may have guessed I like to read as much as I can. If I can get even the beginning of an idea from a book…
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15 April
Trainers With 2 Runners In A Race – The Profitable Angle
Guest post by David Renham fromĀ Racing Trends One dilemma that faces punters from time to time is when a trainer runs two or more runners in a race. Do you take the obvious option and back the shortest priced runner? Or do you look for some āperceived valueā by backing the outsider of the pair? Whatever you decide I would…
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14 April
A Review Of The Reviewers
Today I would like to get your opinions. There are many betting system sellers and there are also many websites who test these systems. It is of course important to have people testing and reviewing the systems but who they are and is their opinion worth listening to? As far as I know there has never been a review of…
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2 AprilAdvice
POWER HORSE RACING RATINGS: Winning With Your Own In 5 Simple Steps
I first wrote this blog post nearly a decade ago based on an experience I had with Dave Schwarz, someone who had a profound impact on the way I look at horse racing, and who’s advice and ideas I’ve often taken into my own approaches. It began with this blog post about making a power rating using a fuzzy logic…
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