horse racing

Betting system reviews, the key to value and more…

There is always plenty of racing to look forward to on Saturdays, which is great. Sadly, today I won’t be able to watch this afternoon’s racing as I am visiting some elderly relatives but, I do hope to be back in time to watch some of this evenings racing. Thank you to everyone who added their votes to the survey…

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Understanding The Maths Behind Value

The third part in our sports betting value series looks at the mathematics. You can read the first part here and the second part here if you have not yet had the opportunity to. I warn you, there will be some maths today, but I will do my best to make it as simple and easy to understand as possible.…

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Understanding Value Continued…

What a day of racing we have today with 7 meetings and nearly 700 runners! There is plenty to get stuck into. Thank you to everyone who let me know what you would like to see more of on the Race Advisor. As it stands the 3 most requested additions to the Race Advisor are… > More racing statistics >…

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How To Narrow the Field For Big Races

Another week has gone and this time next week I shall be back in the UK. I shall enjoy my last week away but it will be nice to get back for a bit. Last week I promised you some betting concepts for this week, and I have them for you but we will come to them in a little…

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All About Jockey Series – Silvestre de Sousa

Guest post written by The Jag Continuing our look at leading jockeys in the world, today we are looking at Silvestre de Sousa. Silvestre de Sousa is one of the up and coming flat race jockeys at the present time, and has been slowly working hard to get to the stage where he is being noticed in high places. He…

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All About Jockey Series – Paul Hannagan

Guest post written by The Jag Note From The Editor I am delighted to annouce a new guest blogger today – the Jag who runs the horse racing tips site www.the-jag.com. This guy is an ex-bookie and knows his horses. Enjoy! [divider_bar][/divider_bar] I want to say a big thanks to Michael for allowing me to guest write on his blog. My…

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Stop Looking At Profits

Focusing on how much profit is made by a service, system or your own selections is a mistake that a lot of new punters make. Luckily it is one that is easily rectified! This may sound a bit contrary but bear with me. I haven’t gone insane, of course we all want to know how much profit we can make…

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How Much Can You Make From Betting

Whenever you tell someone that you bet on horse racing for a living, the first thing they say is “Really?” followed by “How much can you make from betting?”. This is a question that also haunts those who are working towards making profits from their betting but haven’t got there yet. Tipsters are also often asked this question by their…

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Side Market Bets – Why You Should Consider Them

When you are looking at betting, most people consider finding the winner to be the most important bet. Of course, in some ways it is, but actually there is a lot more profit to be made in the side markets. Side market bets are the smaller markets that allow you to bet in slightly different ways. The biggest example is…

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The Kelly Criterion Explained

The Kelly Criterion is a method of staking that is used by some of the biggest betting teams in the world. It is designed to grow your bankroll at the optimum rate. In other words, using this staking you should not be possible to grow your bankroll any faster! In reality it is not quite this simple and there are…

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Cheltenham Gold Cup 2012

It is the last day of the Cheltenham Festival. On the blog we have been analysing the major race each day and it has been a good year for the Race Advisor. I hope that we can finish the festival with some good profits in the biggest race of the festival, the Gold Cup! There are 15 runners taking part…

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Using Different Ratings Is Good!

Following on from last weeks article, I thought we could continue down the path of ratings. Specifically why we shouldn’t use the same rating in all races! It is very easy to get used to using just a single rating for all the races that you look at. In fact, the way the major online racing sites such as the…

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Sandown Reviewed

Today there is a lot of poor racing but I thought, since there were so many races taking place, that I would do a review of all the races at Sandown. That being said, I am going to be using the RA members features to do the analysis and will jump straight in with the 2.20! 2.20 – Annington Amateur…

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Why Top Rated Is Not Necessarily Best

It is human nature to think that the top rated is the best. Usually the top rated is the largest numerical figure. In horse racing different horses may be top rated in different factors. This would indicate that different horses have strengths in different areas, a logical assumption. However as soon as you begin to look at ratings from a…

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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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Why You Shouldn’t Listen To Racing Presenters

I was at a party the other night and was chatting with someone who is not only a profitable bettor but also has a love of the sport of horse racing. This love of the sport has lead him into contact with a some of the TV personalities that we see presenting on channels such as Racing UK. Not only…

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Backwards Handicapping

Happy New Year! I hope that you had a good New Years eve party and you enjoyed the racing on New Years day. Today I thought I would take a bit of different approach and look at a finding a selection in a race based on some unique features inside the Race Advisor members area. The race we are going…

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King George VI Chase Preview 2011

It is Boxing Day and my favourite race of the year has come round again. I don’t have a rational reason for this but there is a cracking day’s racing happening today and for the first time in years I won’t be able to watch it as I have been told that I am going to see Ghost by the…

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UK Horse Racing Statistics As A Betting Tool

UK horse racing is one sport that receives a lot of betting attention. A lot of systems and strategies exist which can be used by bettors to place a wager. The role of statistics in UK horse racing betting cannot be underestimated. Horses cannot talk like human beings. If a great tennis player is having a bad run, he can…

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