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Feb- 2016 -18 FebruaryAdvice
UKRN EARLY BIRD SELECTIONS
Welcome to the first in a new series of posts that I will be writing every other week. These posts are going to go through a race to show you how I go about finding selections. You can get a complete guide to finding your own selections here. I will be focusing on Leicester for todayâs selection and have one trainer…
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17 FebruaryAdvice
Fairbot â Betfair Trading Software â Review
There are quite a few “trading software” programs on the market. They all have differences, but the common factor of them all is the speed that bets can be placed and the frequency that odds are displayed. We’ve all experienced the frustration on the Betfair exchange where the odds displayed are not met when we try to place a bet at…
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16 FebruaryNews
Weekly Eyecatchers â Horse Racing
Another good week for the eyecatchers column with 5 winners from just 11 bets and 12.5pts level stakes profit to add to the kitty. Indeed over 60pts profit has been made from my eyecatchers since the 10th November 2015. As in previous weeks before looking at this weekâs eyecatchers I will have a brief look at the weekendâs action and…
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15 FebruaryAdvice
Second Favourite Horses⊠Making Them Pay
Thereâs a lot of information out there about how favourites in horse racing finish, but what about the second favourites? We know that the majority of winners come from the first four or five in the betting. But when people are looking for betting systems they always start with the favourite. Of course, thereâs a few reasons for that. One…
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9 FebruaryNews
Weekly Eye-Catchers â Horse Racing
I love it when a plan comes together in horse racing and a trainer plots a horse to win a big race. Thatâs what happened on Saturday over at Leopardstown as the Liam Cusack trained Whoâs That won the mares handicap hurdle. This is what I wrote for Eyecatcher Pro subscribers after the mares run at Leopardstown over Christmas: Whoâs…
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8 FebruaryAdvice
The Anatomy Of A Race Card
For those who like to bet on horse racing, the racecard is a crucial read because it contains all the information about the course, each race and the runners. If you are enjoying a day at the races, a racecard is an essential purchase but you can also read the details from the comfort of your home online. One of…
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2 FebruaryAdvice
Weekly Eye-Catchers – Horse Racing
I will begin this weekâs column with a look at the weekendâs big horse racing action from the Cheltenham Trials Day and then have another look at a couple of horses that are worth having onside come March. Weekend Review: Smad Wins Place in Gold Cup! It was Cheltenham Trials Day on Saturday and I think most would agree that…
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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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