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Feb- 2016 -1 FebruaryAdvice
Race Predictors… Do They Work?
The chances are youâve seen the race predictors on the Racing Post, At The Races and Racing UK websites. But have you ever wondered how theyâre predicting a race, whether they work and what is different between them? I certainly have, and today Iâve written up my thoughts on them. Itâs important for me to clarify that the following are…
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Jan- 2016 -26 JanuaryNews
Weekly Eye-Catchers – Horse Racing
I will begin this weekâs column with a look at last weekendâs big horse racing action and then have a brief look at a couple of horses that I have backed for Cheltenham and are worth having onside come March. Weekend Review: Mullins Machineâs Dominate! Willie Mullins dominated the action this weekend with his runners taking big races both sides…
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25 JanuaryAdvice
How To Choose The Right Factor Every Time In Horse Racing
For the casual punter, it appears as if there are far too many factors to consider when attempting to pick the winner in horse racing. Bookmakers know this and profit handsomely from common errors such as blindly backing a favourite or being swayed by a certain tipster without any real knowledge of âwhyâ the tipster has chosen that particular horse.…
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19 JanuaryNews
Weekly Eye-Catchers – Horse Racing
This weekâs article is shorter than normal due to preparing for a funeral today and because the horse racing has taken a bit of a hit due to the wet weather recently. Next week âs article will be back to normal but it wont just contain the eyecatchers but also a review of the weekends big race action and hopefully…
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18 JanuaryAdvice
The Insiders Guide To Using Horse Form To Make Profits
For the vast majority of punters, a horseâs form (its previous results) is the be-all and end-all of picking winners. If this was truly the case then all serious bettors would be wealthy. However, this doesnât mean we can dismiss form because it is still the best way to choose value bets. The thing is, getting the most out of…
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12 JanuaryNews
Weekly Eye-Catchers – Horse Racing
Itâs always nice when a plan comes together in horse racing and it did on Saturday with the rescheduled Coral Welsh Grand National. Hopefully you were on one of my eye-catchers in the shape of Mountainous. This is what I had written about Kerry Lee’s trained runner in a previous column: âIs well handicapped on his best form. Fair reappearance…
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11 JanuaryAdvice
Different Bet Types â What They Actually Mean
To the uninitiated, the sheer variety of bet types you can make in horse racing is utterly confusing. Whether you want to play it safe, have a wild punt or opt for something more âexoticâ, there is a bet type for you! Below, we provide you with an overview of your betting options in horseracing along with a short and…
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6 JanuaryAdvice
Use Algorithmic Trading – Scale Up Your Sports Trading
My first five bets on the outcome of a sport event were all winners in horse racing and they were all each way bets on Red Rum in The Grand National. Three wins and two places by one of the greatest jump horses hardly made me a big shot in the gambling world. When I wasn’t taking horse race betting…
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5 JanuaryAdvice
Weekly EyeCatchers – Horse Racing
Plenty of winners flowed out of the horse racing notebook last week with wins by Keppols Queen 14/1, Boomerang Bob 3/1, and One Track Mind 11/8. Some of you might also have been on previous winning eyecatchers: Aristo du Plessis 5/2 and Buckland Beau 5/1 over the weekend. As we enter 2016, lets hope the winning run can continue! Thanks…
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4 JanuaryAdvice
Race Classifications & What They Mean
Once you understand the system of horse racing classifications in the UK, you will have another weapon in your arsenal in the eternal quest to pick winners. Regardless of whether factors such as distance, course and going are in a horseâs favour, if it is racing in too high a grade, it will simply be outclassed by faster horses. The…
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Dec- 2015 -29 DecemberNews
Weekly EyeCatchers – Horse Racing
The Eyecatchers provided us with some nice winners over the festive horse racing period courtesy of Full Shift 6/1, Tea For Two 5/2 and The Last Samuri 13/2 and hopefully some of you will have been on the Gary Moore trained Ar Mad in the big novices chase at Kempton on Sunday. In my review of the Tingle Creek meeting…
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22 DecemberAdvice
Weekly Eyecatchers – Horse Racing
Christmas is almost upon us once again and with it comes some outstanding horse racing. Kemptonâs host the William Hill Winter Festival, with the King George VI taking centre stage on the 26th and on the 27th we have the latest renewal of the Coral Welsh Grand National at Chepstow. Meanwhile over in Ireland we have some really tremendous racing…
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16 DecemberAdvice
What Is A Neural Network & How Is It Used In Horse Racing?
The term âNeural Networkâ can seem a bit daunting if itâs the first time youâve ever heard it but in reality, it is simply a computerised system that learns which combination of inputs leads to a certain output. This is of course a remarkably simplistic way of describing a neural network but since full explanations tend to come in the…
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15 DecemberNews
Weekly Eyecatchers – Horse Racing
A quiet week on the horse racing winnerâs front but for those of you who subscribe to the Eyecatcher Pro software you would have been on Dolphin Village, one my eyecatcher extraâs, who won at 7/2 at Lingfield, 9/2 was available in the morning for those who take early prices. On Friday we had a really excellent 2nd place at…
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14 DecemberAdvice
Horse Race Ratings… How Many Is Enough
There is no such thing as analysing a horse race without using horse race ratings. Whatever paper or website you open that horse racing information there will be ratings. The reason for that is⊠In order to assess something we need to make it tangible. Although we think weâre given a lot of information about horse racing, in fact weâre…
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9 DecemberAdvice
How Are Topspeed Ratings Calculated?
Anyone who has ever attempted to analyse horse racing will know itâs all too easy to get buried beneath a cavalcade of statistical data; and not all of it is useful! Serious punters always look to have an edge on the bookie by creating various systems based on dozens of different racing criteria. As well as the Timeform Ratings, Racing…
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8 DecemberNews
Weekly Eyecatchers – Horse Racing
A profitable Friday and Saturday for the Eycatchers as Woodford County, won Exeterâs Devon National on Friday at 8/1 and on Saturday Caroleâs Destrier won the staying handicap at Sandown at an SP of 5/1, bigger was available early in the day for those who grabbed the early prices. I seem to be doing best in 3m+ handicap chases at…
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7 DecemberAdvice
How A Race Horse Improves Its Class
Between National Hunt and Flat races there are a variety of classifications and unless you are an experienced horse racing enthusiast, the sheer number of conditions in each race can be off-putting. However, if youâre prepared to put the time and effort into analysing the ratings of each horse, youâre likely to be rewarded over the course of time. The…
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2 DecemberAdvice
How To Get Out Of A Hole When Trading On Any Sport
Sports trading basically means the art of âbackingâ and âlayingâ betting odds in order to make a profit before the end of an event and more popularly used in horse racing. When you âbackâ something you are hoping for that event to occur and when you âlayâ you are banking on that event NOT happening. For example: You bet ÂŁ10…
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1 DecemberNews
Weekly Eyecatchers – Horse Racing
After a frustrating run it was good to see Entihaa win at Wolverhampton on Monday. I got on at 4/1 this morning and the value of taking early prices was reinforced as the horse was well backed into 9/4 at the off. As I said in last weeks column he âcan win again on his favourite surfaceâ Last weekend we…
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