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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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Breaking Down A Profitable Bettor

Profitable bettors always follow similar styles. Over the last few weeks we have been looking in details at what value means, how to calculate it and why you need it to be profitable. All profitable bettors will look similar to… Decides on whether they are a planned or default value bettor (often done without realising by choice of methods to…

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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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The Difference Between Planned Value and Default Value

In this, the second part of our series on value in sports betting, we are focusing on the difference between planned and default value. If you haven’t had a chance to read the first part then I suggest that you do by going here first. Planned and default value are not official terms, they are something that I have made…

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What Is Value

I received an email from a reader last month that prompted me to write a series of articles this month that focus on value in odds and the reasons for its importance. Without value in odds it is impossible to make a profit. This is not just me giving my opinion but a mathematical fact and if you can understand…

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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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Will Tips Work For You

Today I want to write about something that I hope will make the difference to your profits if you have ever considered using a tipster. If you are a regular visitor to my blog then you will know that if you are going to try a tipster you need to research them carefully and then give them at least three…

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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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Grand National Preview

It is that day of the year where we tackle with the form books to try and work out who is going to win this race with 44 runners! There are plenty of people using trends for the Grand National and so I thought I would do it slightly differently. First of all we are going to remove the non-runners…

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Stop Looking For Winners If You Want To Make Profits

If you have looked at the title and thought that I am going mad then bear with me. I promise that if you read through this post then the way you analyse races is going to completely change. Not only that but if you implement what you learn then your profits are going to soar. One of the most difficult…

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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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Queen Mother Champion Chase 2012 Review

With the major race today having eight runners we are in a position to be able to take a bit longer looking at all the potential contenders for our bet. Yesterday we managed to find the winner of the major race and made a nice profit, hopefully we can do the same today! I am going to start the analysis…

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Cheltenham Festival – Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy

Every day during Cheltenham I am going to be doing an analysis of the biggest race of the day. As we all know, picking the winner in these high class events is very difficult due to the overall standard of runners, but we are going to do our best to make you a profit during the festival. The first step…

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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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