horse racing tips

Is York the Greatest Track in the UK?

Although it is only the third biggest racecourse in the UK in terms of prize money, and second (behind Ascot) regarding prize money per meeting, York racecourse is widely regarded as the #1 course in Britain. During the year, York hosts three Group 1 races: The Nunthorpe Stakes, the Juddmonte International Stakes, and the Yorkshire Oaks. All three take place…

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Monday’s Weekly Roundup – Horse Racing

As promised this article primarily looks at the upcoming Yorkshire Ebor Festival which starts on Wednesday. However, I will begin with a look back at last week’s racing action. Towcester must focus on the horses, not the dogs The most interesting story of the week took place off the track rather than on it with the announcement that Towcester racecourse…

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Weekly Video Diary @ The Race Advisor with Alex Peperell

This week’s round-up shares…

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Monday’s Weekly Roundup – Horse Racing

Well, this is the first of my new Monday articles.  It’s an opportunity to take a look back at some of last week’s horse racing highlights and also look forward to the week ahead in the racing world. As ever there will be plenty of stats highlighted for you. Brilliant Battaash Blitz’s Rivals I am writing this at the end…

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Weekly Video Diary @ The Race Advisor with Alex Peperell

Today’s #horseracingtips video from #theraceadvisor with horse racing expert Alex Peperell. Please Like, Share and Comment. Join our free daily newsletter and get our free 5-step betting system.

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Fitting the Bill: Does Your Selection Make Sense? A Simple Way to Analyse Your Horse Racing Picks

Even a 10-runner race can take a significant amount of time to analyse. Back in November 2011, Michael wrote a brief article entitled Finding Selections – The Beginner’s Guide and pointed out that professional bettors look at a vast array of factors. He mentioned eight of them and noted that in a race with ten horses, you would have 720…

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Is Kelly’s Criterion Effective in Horse Racing Betting?

Experienced punters would suggest that a proper staking plan is as important as finding winners when trying to attain long-term profit. Let’s face it, even the best ‘system’ will have extensive losing runs. If your current method of staking is unable to get you through these rough patches, it is a waste of time because you won’t benefit from the…

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Trainer Focus – Which Trainers Are Most Likely to Provide You with Profit in July?

There are many potential ‘angles’ that you can cover when seeking a profit from horse racing. You can look at a variety of criteria including favourites’ performances when dropping down in class, horses returning within seven days, and a specific horse’s results over a certain type of going. It is possible to go through hundreds of pieces of data just…

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Horse Racing Tipsters

At the Race Advisor, our sole aim is to help you make more profit from your betting. Which is why, when Patrick came to us and asked if we’d be happy for him to write an article about horse racing tipsters and whether they’re worth your time and money, we asked him why he hadn’t already finished it! Yes, we…

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Horse Racing Tipsters – Are They Worth Your Time & Money?

This is a somewhat awkward topic I have chosen to cover since I work for a website that offers tips on horse racing! I am personally not a tipster and admire anyone willing to risk their reputation to try and help punters earn a profit at the expense of the bookies. However, for every reputable tipster with a proven track…

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Royal Ascot – WINNING tips FREE…

There are only two days until we kick off one of the most prestigious meetings of the racing calendar. Royal Ascot hosts five days of some of the best racing for the flat. Preparations are underway in every camp, to make sure there is glory, profit, winnings and prestige. Make sure you check out our FREE GUIDE to the daily…

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Royal Ascot – A British Kind of Race Meeting

For racing traditionalists, there are few meetings on the calendar to match the 5-day extravaganza that takes place at Ascot every June. Known as ‘Royal Ascot’, the meeting has been the course’s centrepiece since 1711 after being founded by Queen Anne. Entry to the festival comes with a guarantee that you’ll see world-class action as there are a total of…

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One Trick Trainers (do they deserve a hob-nob?)

I don’t know about you, but I love a hob-nob biscuit. They’re amongst my favourite, and when you dunk them in tea their desirability increases by . 500%. The hob-nob is the nations second favourite biscuit, after the chocolate digestive. So you can imagine that you’d only share them with the most important people! Which begs the question… would you share…

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Who To Watch Horse Racing – Week Beginning 11th June

We’re now really starting to build up to arguably the best week in the flat horse racing calendar, Royal Ascot. Therefore the coming few days are a bit like the calm before the storm as they’re not littered with quality as preparations are well underway for the big guns and the Royal meeting. There are a few Listed races throughout…

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Van Der Wilding

We’ve spoken a lot recently about the Van Der Wheil since we launched a leading piece of software for using it. However, what we haven’t spoken about much is Van Der Wilding. This is an approach that Michael Wilding, the founder of the Race Advisor, created and used to excellent effect. Since he wrote about it, over 3750 people have…

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Is the Epsom Derby 2018 the Easiest Renewal to Call in Recent Years?

Known as the Investec Derby these days, the Epsom Day is the most coveted of the five Classics and is arguably the most famous and prestigious Flat race in the world. With a purse of over £1.6 million, it is officially the ‘richest’ horse race in the UK and is also known as the Blue Riband of the turf scene.…

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How to Find Front Runners for Back to Lay Opportunities

This was something I’ve wanted to write about for a while but the notion of getting value from front-runners on the Betfair Exchange became embedded in my mind after the Chester Cup. I had backed the well-known front-runner My Reward at 14/1 and saw its odds tumble to around 9/1 by the off. Within 20 or so seconds, when the…

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*deep breath* * deep breath* and…

In the world of horse racing, May is a smorgasbord of horse racing festivals. When we get a week like this one, when there isn’t a horse racing festival, it’s important to take a deep breath and relax, because there’s another one coming up right behind it 😉 In fact, next week is the Dante festival! But we’ve still got…

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Trainer Sweet Spots – Are the Forums Right?

It is a well-known fact that some trainers have a clear preference for specific courses. For example, in his career, Paul Nicholls has a 56%-win rate over jumps at Southwell, a 40%-win rate at Leicester and win rates of 35% at Fakenham, Perth and Musselburgh. Meanwhile, he struggles at Market Rasen (17%), Haydock Park (17%), and Towcester (12%). We also…

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The Tote Jackpot and Placepot

In February, it was announced that the Tote would be replaced by Britbet on most UK racecourses from July 2018. It brings an end to 90 years of history as the Tote was set up in 1928 with Sir Winston Churchill playing a major role in its formation. It remained government-owned until July 2011 when Betfred purchased it on a…

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