Vision Racingis a horse racing tipster from the Betting Gods platform of tipsters and they provide an average of around two tips per day for UK and Irish racing.
The service is run by a guy called Marcus and he certainly seems to know his stuff, with excellent results produced during our trial.
In total after six months of following the tips and over 400 bets, the service made a very commendable 117 points profit to advised prices.
That was to an average of 1 point stakes, which makes it even more impressive and is reflected in the excellent return on investment (ROI) of 28%.
The strike rate was good too at 21% (including placed horses) and we also liked the consistency of the service, with the monthly totals during our review being as follows:-
– July: +£131 profit
– August: +£66 profit
– September: +£634 profit
– October: +£12 profit
– November: -£20 loss
– December: +£370 profit
– January: +£195 profit
So as you can see only one losing month and that was a very small amount, with the rest being winning months including some big ones.
You can see this steady growth also reflected in the profit graph for the trial.
At Betfair SP the results were good too, with a profit of 72 points made during our trial.
All in all then there is a great deal to like about Vision Racing and we have no hesitation in awarding it a PASSED rating. Definitely one to consider adding to the portfolio.
Service Breakdown
Ease of use: The tips are normally sent out the morning of racing at between 8am and 9am GMT, so plenty of time to get the bets on. With an average of just 2 bets per day it’s a very simple service to follow.
Availability of prices: Prices do tend to get pushed in so we recommend taking early prices if you can, but as stated above the service is still profitable at BSP so is practical to follow even if you don’t have bookie accounts.
Strike rate: The strike rate for the trial was 21% (including placed horses) which is pretty solid although does mean there could be some losing runs along the way, so be prepared for that.
Advised Betting Bank: A 150 point bank is recommended for following the service which seems a reasonable amount to us and was certainly never in jeopardy at any stage of our trial.
Subscription costs: The subscription costs are £1.99 for the first 15 days then £37 per month.
There is a full money-back guarantee for the first 30 days.
OVERALL VERDICT: PASSED
There is a lot to like about Vision Racing: excellent, consistent profits; a high return on investment; a high ratio of winnings months; profitable at BSP; just two bets per day on average. What more could you ask for from a tipster really?
So it definitely merits a PASSED rating from us and deserves a place in anyone’s betting portfolio. If you haven’t joined up yet grab your 15 day trial for just £1.99 now and start enjoying this high quality racing service.
There is quite a big difference with the BSP results for this service, with a 14 point loss made since our last update and 17 points profit made for our trial overall.
Whilst a small loss was made over the last month it is worth pointing out they have made a profit in seven out of the last eight months so this is looking like a strong service overall.
Let’s see if they can get back to winning ways by the time of our next update.
At Betfair SP they are also nicely in profit but not quite as much as at advised prices, with 4 points profit made since our last update and 31 points profit made for our trial overall.
Let’s hope they can keep up this level of consistency and keep churning out the winning months.
At Betfair SP the results haven’t been quite as good – but are still in profit – with 2 points lost since our last update and 27 points made for our trial overall.
It’s quite a selective service with just 2-3 bets per day which makes it quite manageable in terms of the workload and overall this is looking pretty good so far.
It’s been a good turnaround at Betfair SP too, with 47 points profit made since our last update and 29 points profit for our trial overall.
They had a particularly strong day at Haydock on Saturday, landing three winners out of three at odds of 16/1, 13/2 and 16/1 – or combined odds of 2167/1, which is pretty awesome stuff! We are sure subscribers to the service enjoyed those winners and hopefully there will be more like those to come.
Today we are starting a new review of a horse racing service from the Betting Gods platform called Vision Racing.
This is a service that’s made over £1,500 profit so far to just £10 stakes since starting up in October last year. According to the results on the Betting Gods website they have achieved that at an impressive return on investment of over 22%.
Marcus who runs the service focuses on generating big wins at long odds. It’s why selections from Vision Racing have average odds of 11.80. It’s certainly paying off in the long run!
The service has shown a strong level of consistency so far with eight out of nine months being profitable which is good to see.
Average monthly profit stands at over £150/month at just £10 per point, a very commendable amount to have racked up.
Staking is pretty reasonable with most stakes being one point which we like to see, so they are not trying to artificially inflate results with fancy staking.
We started receiving tips on 6th July so will record results from then, with regular updates here on the website.
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Last time we updated Easy Horse Race Lays things had gone a little pear-shaped for them with a bad run that had left the service 23 points down for our trial.
However, we did not expect what happened next, even with a bit of a tough run.
With no bets placed for a couple of weeks we wondered what was going on, so checked the website – only to see it was no longer available. We then sent a couple of e-mails to them but got no response and now we are getting undeliverable messages from their e-mail address. The website is still down and we have heard nothing for a few weeks now.
So it seems to safe to conclude they have shut up shop and given up completely.
If so that is a shame because although they’d hit a rough patch lately, the long-term results were pretty good.
Of course in a situation like this we don’t know the reason for them shutting down, it could have been for another reason besides just hitting a losing spell, but either way it’s a shame not to have communicated with members what was happening.
Anyway, just shows once again the tipping game isn’t for everyone and whilst many try it, only a very select few succeed.
So Easy Horse Race Lays goes into the FAILED/DEFUNCT pile and we move on elsewhere in our search for a profitable laying system.
It’s been a rough old spell for Easy Horse Race Lays lately, with quite a few of their lays going wrong. Since our last update they have lost 21 points, putting them 23 points down for our trial overall.
This is one of the worst runs they have had since starting up more than three years ago, so it is a little surprising to see but can happen to any service ultimately.
Let’s just hope it’s a small blip and they get back on track soon.
As ever it’s important to make sure you stake at an appropriate level for your betting bank and don’t overexpose yourself if they hit a losing run. With lays up to odds of 10 it can hit the bank quite hard if they hit a few losers in a short space of time, so please bear that in mind if you are following the service.
Not only are we in profit though but it’s been beautifully simple, with just an app to set up and then you let it run and place the bets.
You don’t even need to keep your computer on as it’s all done in the cloud.
The only thing to be aware of is that you need to have enough funds in your Betfair account to cover the bets, which is up to nine times your stake for each selection. We have been caught out a few times with not having enough funds in our account and so the bets weren’t placed, but overall it hasn’t affected the results very much.
Anyway, a good start and let’s hope it continues to churn out the profit on auto-pilot.
Over the time we have been running Honest Betting Reviews it has been a real struggle to find a profitable horse racing laying service.
In theory it should be easy – the idea of picking a horse to lose seems much simpler than picking a winning one after all – but it’s surprising how elusive it has actually proven in practice.
Well today we have come across a service that may have found the “secret sauce” and finally cracked it.
The service in question is called Easy Horse Race Lays and we have received a number of enquiries about it from you our good readers so thought we would test it out.
They apparently look at all UK racing and apply specially developed ratings along with other filters to derive the daily selections.
The results look highly impressive – over 350 points profit to 1 point flat stakes since starting up four years ago. The profits by year are very consistent which is good to see:
– Aug 2015 – Jun 2016: 50 points profit
– Jun 2016-17: 77 points profit
– Jun 2017-18: 132 points profit
– Jun 2018-19: 93 points profit
The average lay odds are between 3.00 and 9.99, although the average is 4.25 and having scanned through the full results we can’t see too many instances of losing odds over 5. The longest losing run is 3 and the most successful sequence is 24, which is a very nice run of winners indeed!
The strike is also very high at over 84% so all in all the stats look very impressive.
What’s even better is that the whole thing is operated via a bot so once set up you don’t even need to do anything!
And the bot works directly on Betfair via the cloud so you don’t need to have any separate software or programmes running or mess around with a VPS or anything like that. Just enter your staking and click go!
It all sounds great but as ever let’s reserve our judgement and see how it gets on under live trial conditions.
We will aim to run a standard three month trial but may run it longer if deemed appropriate. There will be regular updates here on how the system is getting on.
In the meantime you can check out Easy Horse Race Lays for yourself here.
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Racing Odds is a horse racing tipster run by a guy called Paul Towers and it has been operating for a full year now. The service has a very nice website and had some positive results coming into our trial, with 147 points profit apparently made.
For the early part of our trial, things moved along very nicely with a profit made in each of the first four months.
Sadly in August that spell was broken however with a small loss made and then in September they had a tough month, with a loss of 42 points made to advised prices (with BOG applied).
Overall though even with a rough couple of months at the end of our trial they still finished with a decent profit of 36 points to advised prices (with BOG applied).
Without BOG applied, they made a loss of 2 points to advised prices.
However, at Betfair SP they made a healthy 55 points profit which is good to see – and also very rare to find a service doing considerably better at BSP than at advised prices.
Here is the profit graph for the trial at BSP:
As you can see it was pretty steady growth until a dip at the end but still a healthy profit made overall.
Based on the BSP results then we are happy to award Racing Odds a PASSED rating as it is a notable achievement to make a profit betting purely on Betfair and without needing bookies accounts.
Service Breakdown
Ease of use: The tips are normally sent out the morning of racing at around 10am UK time. With just 1-2 tips per day it’s a very straightforward service to follow.
Availability of prices: This was an interesting one as stated above in that the BSP results actually beat the advised prices, even with BOG applied, so it looks like you are better off using Betfair and not even worrying about the availability of prices at the bookmakers.
Strike rate: The strike rate for the trial was 23% which is pretty solid, although there were still some losing runs of 20+ bets, so patience is required – as ever.
Advised Betting Bank: We couldn’t find any bank recommended for following the service but with the strike rate and staking we think a 100 point bank should be sufficient and that is what we used for this trial.
Subscription costs: The subscription costs are a little on the high side at £49.99/month so we think this would only be suitable for people able to stake at a sufficient level to make it worthwhile (e.g. at least £10-£20 per point).
OVERALL VERDICT: PASSED
Racing Odds is a nice, simple service to follow and it achieved the rare feat of being profitable at BSP and having better results on Betfair than at the bookies.
Whilst at one stage it looked like the trial was going to finish with a much higher total before having a disappointing last couple of months, a decent profit of 55 points was still made at BSP and we therefore consider the service is worthy of a PASSED rating.
We will keep an eye on things to see how it progresses over coming months and if it can get back to the kind of consistency shown earlier this year.
Without BOG applied they are 2 points up for our trial at advised prices.
The good news though is that the BSP results are still beating the advised prices, with 53 points lost since our last update but 65 points profit made for our trial overall.
Hopefully this month is just a blip as nine of their previous eleven months have been profitable which is an impressive level of consistency. So let’s see if they can get back to winning ways by the time of our next update.
Without BOG applied they are 56 points up for our trial at advised prices.
The Betfair SP results continue to outshine the advised prices however, with another 6 points profit added since our last update and 118 points profit made for our trial overall.
It’s great to see the BSP results continuing to perform so well and let’s hope that continues over the long run as it would be very valuable to have a service that is profitable on Betfair as well as at the bookies.
It’s been another excellent month for Racing Odds, which is fast becoming one of the best racing services we have reviewed for quite a while.
With another 32 points profit made at advised prices (with BOG applied) since our last update a month ago, they are now 83 points up at advised prices (with BOG) for our trial overall.
Without BOG applied they are 46 points up for our trial at advised prices.
Amazingly though the Betfair SP results continue to perform the strongest, with another 34 points profit added since our last update and 112 points profit made for our trial overall.
What we really like about this service is its consistency, with every month of our trial having been profitable so far and nine out of ten months for the service in total.
At advised prices without BOG, the results would actually be about 32 points lower, so it shows you what the value of BOG can be.
However, the service is actually doing best at Betfair SP, with 39 points profit made since our last update and 78 points profit made for our trial overall.
It is very rare to see the BSP results doing so much better than the advised prices so worth keeping an eye on going forward.
It’s worth noting that the official results at advised prices are based on best odds guaranteed (BOG) and would actually be about 10 points lower without BOG.
At Betfair SP though the results are actually better, with a profit of 39 points made since our last update and 15 points profit made for our trial overall.
We were recently contacted about a new horse racing tipster called Racing Odds, which has a rather smart looking website and some promising results to back it up.
The service is run by a guy called Paul Towers and he says his strategy is based on his “experience over the years from following horse racing. I look at various factors when reviewing the selections for the day and only picks ones I am confident about and do not pick for the sake of having a selection, as some days there may be no selections.”
He has been running his strategy since October 2018 and in that time has amassed some impressive-looking results, with 147 points profit made since starting up.
That has been achieved with a decent strike rate of 34% and a very commendable ROI of 42%. Five of the six completed months so far have been profitable, with the one losing month only dropping 2 points.
It is a selective approach with only around one bet per day, so should be a fairly simple service to follow.
All in all then this looks like an interesting service and we look forward to seeing how it gets on during our review.
We started receiving tips last Friday 29th March, so will record results from then. Results will be updated here periodically during the review.
Loves Racing is a horse racing tipster service provided by a guy called Brett Love who started adult life as a professional footballer but when injury cut that career short Brett turned to pro gambling and more recently tipping to a select group of private clients.
Brett has established quite a reputation for himself since he went live to paying members in November 2017, apparently amassing over 450 points profit in the 18 months prior to our review commencing.
It’s an interesting approach to tipping in that Brett concentrates solely on the big races and festivals, so the vast majority of tips come at the weekends and there aren’t normally tips during the week, unless there is a big festival like Cheltenham or Royal Ascot happening.
That means it’s quite an easy service to follow in terms of workload and as he only tips in big races, prices tend to hold up pretty well too.
Brett provides detailed write-ups for his selections and you can see he puts a lot of time into his work and really knows his stuff.
On to the important part though, how did the results stack up during our review?
We are pleased to report that the results were very good, with a profit of 65 points made to advised prices during our six month trial.
That was achieved with a strike rate of 19% and an excellent return on investment of 26%.
It was quite a steady performer throughout the trial and was only very briefly down at any point, as you can see below:
The Betfair SP results weren’t quite as good but were still profitable, with 27 points profit made over the course of our trial.
As an added bonus there are festival tips which Brett sends out. He advises a separate betting bank of 30 points for those and they made a decent 19 points profit during our trial at advised prices, boosting the overall profit made by Brett to 84 points.
Given the very positive results achieved then at an impressive ROI, we have no hesitation in awarding Loves Racing a PASSED rating. We view this as a serious service for serious punters and could see it being around for quite a while.
Service Breakdown
Ease of use: The tips are normally sent out the evening before racing at around 5-7pm UK time and then there are sometimes additional tips sent out early in the morning for that day’s racing. As mentioned above, tips are normally just sent at weekends (with the exception of the big festivals) so the workload is pretty low in following the service.
Availability of prices: You do need to try and take the prices when the tips are sent out, although being big races prices tend to hold up better than for a lot of other services. The BSP results were still pretty good, but made less than half the profit of those of the advised prices, testament perhaps to Brett’s ability to find value.
Strike rate: The strike rate for the trial was 19%, so this is a service requiring a degree of patience, although over the history of the tips there doesn’t appear to have been any severe drawdowns, but of course one could hit at any time so being prepared for that is advisable.
Advised Betting Bank: We couldn’t find any recommended bank for the service but with the strike rate and staking we think a 100 point bank should be sufficient and that is what we used for this trial.
Subscription costs: The subscription costs are on the high side at £59.99/month so we think this would only be suitable for people able to stake at a sufficient level to make it worthwhile (e.g. at least £10-£20 per point).
OVERALL VERDICT: PASSED
Brett Love is a respected tipster who has established a strong reputation for himself since he began tipping a couple of years ago and that reputation appears well deserved on the basis of our trial.
With a profit of 65 points made at advised prices for his main tips and 19 points profit for his festival tips, we are happy to award Loves Racing a PASSED rating. The ROI was strong at 26% and the light workload makes it an attractive service to be a member of.
The subscription costs are a little on the high side so you will need a decent betting bank (e.g. £1,000 – £2,000) to make it worthwhile but if you have that this looks like a top service to us and well worth adding to your portfolio.
The Festival Bets also had an excellent month, with 33 points profit made since our last update and 27 points profit made for our trial overall.
We are starting to see Mr Love live up to the pre-trial billing and produce some strong results which is encouraging. From the detailed write-ups that accompany the tips you certainly get the impression he is a serious professional and the results for our trial are now reflecting that. Let’s hope it continues.
At Betfair SP it hasn’t been quite so good though with 6 points lost since our last update and 6 points lost for our trial overall. That is partly down to one horse however who won but was then subsequently demoted to second, so the bookies would have paid out but Betfair goes with the official result of second place.
There are also festival bets given out by Mr Love and so far those are 12 points down for our trial.
At Betfair SP it has also been a decent month, with another 7 points profit made and 13 points profit made for the trial overall.
As Brett mentioned in his previous e-mail the weather is making things tricky with the changing ground conditions, but he is still making a profit which is good to see so hopefully that will continue even if the weather doesn’t settle down!
At Betfair SP the results haven’t been quite as good but are also in profit, with 6 points profit made so far.
Brett tends to just tip in the big races and at weekends, so there are quite a few days without any bets. That’s fine though as there tends to be more liquidity and prices hold up better in the big races.
He also tips in the festivals as a separate service and those bets are currently 6 points down for our trial.
We have a very promising horse racing service called Loves Racing which we are starting a review of today as the flat season is just about to get underway.
The service is provided by a guy called Brett Love who started adult life as a professional footballer but when injury cut that career short Brett turned to pro gambling and more recently tipping to a select group of private clients.
Brett has established quite a reputation for himself and since he went live to paying members in November 2017 the service has apparently recorded a profit of 212.42 points and a 32% ROI.
Darren Power of the Betting Insiders Club said of the service:
“These results are amazing… …if I hadn’t seen the proofing mails come in before racing with my own eyes I’d have thought these were made up results.
I truly believe that these are the best results I’ve ever seen from a tipster.”
That’s quite a statement to make but given the results achieved to date it isn’t actually that outlandish.
The service has just opened to new members today and if you join this weekend (i.e. by 1st April 2019) you will get:
– A substantial discount on the normal subscription price; – Brett’s festival selections, which last year made 115 points of profit at a 41% ROI; – And his Rating Selections which produced an additional 138 points profit at a whopping 78% ROI.
So overall that’s 465 points profit across Brett’s various tips over the last 18 months. That would be £4,650 profit to £10 stakes or £11,625 to £25 stakes.
Please note the special discounted prices and extra bonuses are only available until Monday 1st April 2019 however.
We think this is a very promising service so are looking forward to doing a full review of it. As usual we will update results here during the trial so you can see how things are going.
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This is the second time we have reviewed Russell Blair Racing, having originally looked at the service back in 2016. It did very well in that original trial, making 214 points profit in three months.
Having kept an eye on the service since that original review, we decided to take another detailed look at its performance three years later, including things like how the prices stood up, the Betfair SP results, bank size needed and so on.
So we have now completed another review – seven months and over 500 bets this time – giving us a very good picture of the service.
We are pleased to say that Russell has performed excellently once again, making over 300 points profit at advised prices at a superb return on investment of 27%. That equates to over £3,000 profit to £10 stakes or £7,500 profit to £25 stakes.
The results represented a 150% growth of the advised betting bank, which really is top quality stuff.
You can see the progress in the profit graph below, with some big movements upwards throughout the trial:
There was also an incredible 180,000/1 accumulator during our trial, which wasn’t an officially recommended bet but anyone who did place it would have been celebrating pretty wildly when it landed!
Even at Betfair SP the results were very good, with 198 points profit made during our trial.
The only thing to be aware of if following Russell’s tips is that with a strike rate of just 9% you do need a good deal of patience to withstand the losing runs that will happen along the way, but those who do have been richly rewarded.
All in all then there isn’t much else to say other than this is definitely a PASSED rating and there is no doubt Russell Blair is one of the best in the business. He joins a very elite band of tipsters who have made 2,000 points profit overall, putting Russell firmly in the pantheon of all-time great tipsters.
Service Breakdown
Ease of use: The tips are normally sent out the evening before racing usually between 6 and 7pm UK time. With an average of 3 bets per day there is a little bit of work involved in following the service, but not too much by any means.
Availability of prices: We conducted a study over a week of recording the prices after tips were sent out and the odds held up pretty well for the first half an hour to an hour, with most advised prices being available. However, beyond that prices do tend to get pushed in quite considerably and certainly by the next morning the value will normally be gone. Even at Betfair SP though results held up well, with just under 200 points profit being made during our trial.
Strike rate: The strike rate for the trial was just 9%, so this is clearly a service for the patient gambler as there will be some losing streaks and drawdowns along the way. You need to be prepared for that and not to just give up the first time Russell hits a few losers. Staying patient and disciplined is key and then you can enjoy the winners when they come and the long-term profits he has consistently made.
Advised Betting Bank: A 200 point bank is recommended for following the service which we think is reasonable given the staking and strike rate. However, to be on the safe side we think a 250-300 point bank could be a better option as there was an extended drawdown in 2017 when most of a 200 point would have been lost. At 300 points it just gives you that much more room for manoeuvre.
Subscription costs: The subscription costs are very reasonable considering the results achieved, with a free trial for 14 days then £39.99 per month, £99.99 per quarter or £359.99 per year. Certainly we have seen services with results like these charging at least double or even treble these subscription fees.
OVERALL VERDICT: PASSED
There aren’t many tipsters who are even still going three years after we review them, let alone who go on to amass yet more profits and then absolutely smash it during a follow-up review.
Russell Blair Racing has done exactly that however, making over 300 points profit at advised prices during our second trial of his service, at an exceptional ROI of 27% in one of the most successful trials we ever have run here at HBR in over four years of operating this website.
You do need patience if following the service as there will be drawdowns along the way, but if you are prepared for that and set aside an appropriate betting bank then really there aren’t many better tipping services out there, full stop.
If you aren’t already a member then quite simply you should seriously consider adding this to your portfolio and start enjoying the fantastic profits long-term members have been enjoying for a long time now.
Horse racing tipster Russell Blair Racing has been on scintillating form over the past month, with a stunning 108 points profit made at advised prices since our last update.
That means he is now an amazing 320 points up at advised prices for our trial overall.
At Betfair SP he has also been doing excellently, with 107 points profit made since our last update and 238 points profit made for our trial overall. It’s great to see a tipster that’s profitable both at advised prices and BSP.
The big story of the month came on the weekend of 20th July, when Russell landed an incredible run that included a nice 14/1 winner on the Friday followed by winners at 33/1, 11/1, 33/1 and 12/1 on the Saturday.
That four-timer had combined odds of 180,000-1, a quite incredible combo!
Now he didn’t advise putting an acca on, but even at singles you would have made 170 points profit on the day at advised prices and 172 points profit at BSP, which is quite outstanding.
Suffice to say this service is heading for a passed rating, with flying colours!
The only thing to note is that Russell tips at high odds, so you will need a decent-sized betting bank and a degree of patience if following the service as there will be some losing runs along the way.
If you have those things though, this looks like one of the very best tipsters we have ever come across.
We said last time that at the odds tipped at it would only take a couple of winners to turn things around for Russell Blair Racing and guess what happened…he only went and landed a load of big-priced winners!
Yes it’s been a rich time to be involved with the service as Russell has racked up 212 points profit at advised prices since our last update.
That means he is now 193 points up at advised prices for our trial overall.
It’s been quite a turn around at BSP as well. Last time he was 96 points down at Betfair SP but with 227 points profit made since our last update Russell is now 131 points up at BSP for our trial overall.
So we are starting to see now why this is one of the most highly-regarded tipsters out there – really impressive stuff.
Unfortunately it’s been a little bit of a tricky time for legendary tipster Russell Blair Racing, with 16 points lost at advised prices since our last update.
That means he is now 19 points down at advised prices for our re-review overall.
The BSP results have had even more of a rough time, with 48 points lost since our last update and 96 points lost overall. Although as stated last time that does include a 34 point difference on Petite Jack who was a winner with the bookies but lost on Betfair.
Anyway, at the odds tipped at it would only take a few winners to really turn the results around so let’s hope he can land a few soon.
The picture is a bit more complicated at Betfair SP as one of the selections – Petite Jack at Lingfield on 23rd Feb – was first past the post so was a winner with the bookies, but was subsequently penalised into second, so was a loser on Betfair.
So the BSP results so far don’t look good with a loss of 48 points for our re-review, but that’s including a 34 point difference on Petite Jack. Without that the BSP results would only be 14 points down.
Anyway, that’s just one of those things you can’t really legislate for but is a reason why sometimes backing with the bookies is a preferable option.
About three years ago we reviewed prominent horse racing tipster Russell Blair and he performed excellently during our trial, making 214 points profit to advised prices.
It is quite unusual for a tipster to still be going three years after our original review, let alone to continue producing consistent profit.
Russell has defied the odds and continued to do so however and has established one of the most formidable records in the tipping world as a result, with over 1600 points profit made since 2015.
That would be over £16,000 profit to just £10 stakes and has been achieved with a return on investment of over 30%, which is almost unheard of over such a long period of time.
So with such a strong record having been established, we thought it was time we took another at Russell’s tips and updated our original findings. Of particular interest will be how obtainable prices are and how the Betfair SP results stack up against the advised prices.
Hopefully he can repeat the performance of our original review and prices will be obtainable, because if so then this would deserve a place right towards the top of our tipster rankings.
With UK racing back on after the brief hiatus for equine flu and Cheltenham just around the corner it is a good time to jump back on board.
So we will run our re-review here and will update results periodically during the trial.
Coming into our trial, horse racing tipster Russel Blair had made over 650 points profit in just ten months of tipping, a quite amazing total in such a short space of time.
So we were very interested to commence a trial of his tips.
Often when tipsters come under the spotlight of a live trial however, things take a turn for the worst and they cannot match previous results.
Gladly this has not been the case with Russell Blair Racing who has had a cracking trial, racking up 214 points profit at advised prices and 121 points profit at Betfair SP.
This has come at a return on investment of 50%, which is exceptionally high and is a remarkable achievement over a three month period.
As you can see from the graph below, profits were built steadily over the trial:
Russell takes a nice straightforward approach to tipping and he gives thorough analysis to accompany his tips, which is always to good to see.
The only slight cause of concern is the difference between the results at advised prices and those at Betfair SP, with the latter being almost 100 points lower than the former over the trial.
It became clear to us over the trial that you need to place your bets as soon as possible after they are sent out and to have a good number of bookie accounts to get the most out of the service.
As long as these criteria are not a problem for you, then Russell Blair Racing comes highly recommended and would be a very worthy addition to your betting portfolio.
Service Breakdown
Ease of use: The tips are normally sent out in the early evening the day before racing (17.30 – 18.30 UK time) and you need to act fast to take advantage of the early prices. There are on average 3 tips per day, including often an each-way trixie, so there is a little bit of work to do but it is certainly not too bad.
Availability of prices: As mentioned above, the huge difference between results at advised prices and Betfair SP is an indication of the need to get your bets on asap after tips are sent out – if possible within an hour. Waiting until the next day to get your bets will mean missing a lot of the value. And you will need a good range of bookie accounts too.
Strike rate: The strike rate for the trial was 16%, which means a degree of patience will be needed to follow the service and there is the possibility of some drawdowns along the way.
Advised Betting Bank: A 100 point betting bank is advised by Russell, but we used a 150 point bank to be on the safe side given the strike rate is a little lower than some other horse racing services we follow.
Subscription costs: The subscription costs for a service of this quality are very reasonable at £24.95/month, £59.95/quarter or £199.95/year
OVERALL VERDICT: PASSED
It’s been a cracking trial for Russell Blair Racing, a horse racing tipster who began his career on Twitter but now has his own website and provides tips by e-mail.
Profits of 214 points at advised prices at a return of investment of 50% is excellent stuff and one of the best trials we have had in quite a while here at Honest Betting Reviews.
The only thing to be aware of is that prices often decrease substantially between the time they are sent out in the evening before racing and the off, so you need to get bets on as soon as possible and to have a range of bookie accounts if you want to get close to matching the published results.
The website service has only been going for around a year, so doesn’t have quite the long-term established record of some of the other services we have approved.
However, if Russell can continue the form he has shown so far, he may well go on to establish himself as one of the very best and most highly regarded horse racing tipsters in the business.
We will watch his results closely and update things periodically with how he is getting on.
In the meantime we are happy to give Russell Blair Racing an approved rating and would definitely recommend it as part of your betting portfolio.
A huge gap has opened up however between the results at advised prices and Betfair SP, with the latter now being 52 points up, nearly 100 points less than the advised prices.
So it appears this service may not be practical to follow at Betfair SP, or at least results will be significantly lower.
Having monitored prices closely, it now seems clear that you need to get bets on within an hour of tips being sent out to really get the value with Russell Blair.
Things have continued in positive fashion for Russell Blair Racing, with a further 41 points profit added at advised prices and 38 points profit at Betfair SP.
That means Russell is now 154 points in profit for the trial at advised prices and 86 points in profit at Betfair SP.
The only thing to note in the results is that we didn’t include the results for the Dubai World Cup, as those were sent out on 8th February, before we had joined the service and when Russell sent out a reminder the day before the races, he said not to back the tips at the current prices.
But if you had done, we understand you would have lost about 10 points.
As we said last time, there is a big difference between the results at advised prices and Betfair SP, so you really need to get on the selections as quickly as possible after bets are sent out.
As long as you can do that, then this is looking like a very promising service.
There is quite a big difference between the advised prices and Betair SP results so far which is a slight cause for concern, so we will keep a close eye on the availability of prices and see how much pressure they come under.
Russell often tips three tips per day and then combines them in a trixie bet, which has worked well so far as he has managed to hit two out of three legs of the trixie on numerous occasions.
If he manages to hit all three legs of the trixie, then we could really be talking a big win because these are often in the hundreds – or even thousands – to one.
Anyway, a nice positive start for Russell Blair Racingand we will keep you posted on how things go for the remainder of the trial.
Today we are commencing a trial of a horse racing tipster who has built up quite a reputation in a relatively short space of time.
The tipster in question is called Russell Blair (no relation of Tony as far as I am aware) and he has amassed over 650 points profit since starting tipping in April 2015.
That equates to 65 points profit per month, or £650 per month to just £10 stakes.
Only one month out of 10 so far has been a losing one, and even then that was only a 7 point loss where as some of his winning months have been well over and 50 points profit and one even over 100.
Before that he tipped on Twitter and apparently had a very successful record on there and won three tipping competitions.
So it is with much anticipation that we commence this trial of Russell’s tips and are very much hoping he can continue his past record.
The tips are available for a very reasonable £14.95 per month, £39.95 per quarter or £149.95 per year.
So let’s strap ourselves in and see how things go.
Back soon with results updates.
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The big news however – which is hot off the press – is that Expo Bot is moving to the cloud rather than being operated on a desktop.
This in our view will be a big improvement and will mean everything will be fully automatic rather than having to set up a VPS (or have your PC running all day), download a desktop app, install updates to the software, check for bugs if it isn’t working properly etc. All of that will now be handled remotely on the cloud, so a much simpler customer experience.
The Auto Dutch system is also being paused for now and is scheduled to resume running on the cloud in September, which will contain enhanced performance filters. They say they have enough data accumulated now to bring this to final version in the next update.
So in terms of this review, we will call it a day for now and say that this was unfortunately heading for a failed rating based on the results achieved to date. We will commence a new review once the new cloud software with the new parameters launches, which will hopefully not only be really simple to operate but produce better results as well.
This new version of the Expo Bot is also due to have football trading added to it, so we will include that in our review when it is available later this year.
So that’s it for this review for now but we look forward to seeing the relaunch in September.
We missed a couple of days of bets with the bot not working for one reason or another. The problem may well have been at our end with not having downloaded the latest version but we couldn’t be sure. There are still a few teething problems as the bot gets puts through its paces but hopefully over the next couple of months these issues will all be ironed out.
They have made an adjustment to the Auto Dutch system, removing Mondays from betting days which would have considerably improved the results so far and makes sense given that Mondays are often poor in terms of the quality of racing.
As mentioned last time we stopped proofing the in-play betting system as it is being completely revamped.
Anyway, good to see the recent recovery for the Auto Dutch and let’s hope it continues.
We have stopped monitoring the In-Play Betting System as they are completely overhauling it and pretty much starting from scratch, so there didn’t seem much point continuing following a version of something that isn’t going to be used going forward.
In terms of the Auto-Dutch system, it has also been a rough spell lately. We are operating it continuously over the evening rather than on a stop-at-a-profit basis. If you had been using the latter you would be 7 points down over the period of our review rather than the 14 points down we are from letting it run. That is to be expected really given that you would be betting in fewer races.
In the grand scheme of things the losses aren’t too bad and represent just 14% of the advised betting bank, but we had been hoping for more from this system so it is a little disappointing.
It is important to remember at the same time that everything is still in beta testing mode at the moment so this is just the beginning for Exponential Bet and they have got a number of promising things in development so let’s see how they progress over the coming weeks and months.
It’s been a bit of a rough ride lately for the Expo Bot, with 18 points lost since our last update a month ago.
That means they are now 24 points down for our trial overall (or £240 down at the £10 stakes we are using) for the two systems – the In-Play trading and Auto-Dutch systems.
However, that doesn’t really tell the whole story as it is the In-Play system that has really been struggling, losing 21 points so far, whilst the Auto Dutch has been doing ok.
To be fair the In-Play system is still in beta mode and Ryan who runs the service is working on some changes to the process which should improve results.
In the meantime we would recommend putting it on hold if you are running this system until the new changes have been introduced and bedded in. We will still record results of course because that is what a live trial is all about, but Ryan has been clear from the outset that this was in beta mode so results could be volatile whilst he finds the optimal parameters for it.
Meanwhile the Auto-Dutch system has been working better, with a small profit made since our last update.
We are also pleased to report that we are now running the bot on a VPS and it has been running much more smoothly on that, although does need occasional checking as I missed a few days whilst away on holiday and the bot didn’t automatically refresh each day – but seems to be doing so now.
Anyway, Ryan has also been working on some new systems which sound very interesting, including some auto-trade software which we are intrigued by.
So whilst it has been a little bumpy with the Expo Bot lately, there is still plenty of time left in our trial and we are very hopeful about developments for the Exponential Bet service going forward.
It’s been a tough start to our trial of the Expo Bot, both in terms of results and getting it to work properly.
In terms of results, we are currently 6 points down (or £60 down to the £10 stakes we are using) combined for the In-Play trading and Auto Dutch systems.
It should be stressed however that these are not comprehensive results for the Bot because (as alluded to) we have had some problems running it and haven’t been able to place all the trades.
Some of these problems it seems were at our end and some at the developer’s end, as we are now on the fourth version of the bot due to some technical issues.
This is to be expected really with a new piece of software like this which is quite sophisticated and it should be stressed that the Bot is still in beta mode at the moment before being officially released as an “end product” if you like.
Hopefully most of the teething problems have been ironed out now and it will be smoother sailing from here on in.
In terms of the results, whilst they have been a little disappointing thus far, the losses haven’t been too bad in the grand scheme of things and they have coincided with the “limbo period” of the jumps season ending and the flat season starting, so that could explain things at least partially.
Anyway it’s early days and still plenty of time to get into profit so let’s see where we are after our next update.
We have previously reviewed two systems from Exponential Bet – their In-Play Betting System and their Dutch betting strategy – both of which received passed ratings after performing very well during live trials here on the site.
Today we are starting a trial of a new and exciting piece of kit they have developed, namely their Expo Bot.
This is a betting bot that enables complete automation of two of their strategies – i.e. the In-Play Betting System we reviewed previously and their relatively newer Automated Dutch betting system.
Both of these are strategies for betting/trading on horse racing on Betfair that Exponential Bet have developed over time with a good deal of work.
Just to give an idea of the figures, the Automated Dutch system has so far made £471 profit to just £10 stakes from 65 betting days since going live whilst the In-Play Betting System has made £1012 profit from £10 stakes since going live almost exactly a year ago.
So combined these strategies have done very well indeed and made substantial profits with pretty low stakes.
Now the beauty of the situation is that the Expo Bot allows them to be implemented completely automatically on Betfair. You just need to set up the bot, enter your chosen stake and settings and let it do its thing.
Whilst up until now there was a degree of automation available with the strategies, there was still some manual work that needed doing and the use of an external bot such as the Bet Engine or Fairbot.
Having it all completely automated from end to end through the Expo Bot is a big improvement in our view though and we are looking forward to testing the bot out.
We have set it up and started the Bot running so are already placing bets and can report it is all working well.
If results end up being as good as those achieved to date then this will be a great way of making some extra income, all on auto-pilot.
Plus we see the possibility of really growing the bank over time by using progressive staking rather than just flat staking.
Anyway, let’s see how things go first during our live trial before we get ahead of ourselves. We will record results here during the trial so please watch out for updates on how the review progresses.
Just a note that if you are not already a member of the Auto Dutch or In-Play Betting services then you will need to sign up to those as well as the Expo Bot. However you can get them all in one package – see the red box with “Expo Bot All in One Promotion” towards the bottom of the sign-up page.
The Horse Network Tipster is a service provided by the Betting Gods tipster network. It is a high volume service, providing around 10 tips per day on average for UK and Irish racing.
Coming into our trial the results looked very impressive, with over £4,200 profit made to £10 stakes over the previous year.
Quite often we see strong results published for the period before our trial starts, only for things to fall flat on their face when our live trial gets underway. You can call that bad luck, sod’s law, or the reviewer’s curse, but either way it happens quite a lot unfortunately.
This time however we are pleased to say the opposite happened – the Horse Network Tipster performed excellently during our trial, racking up a very healthy 215 points profit at advised prices.
Here is the profit graph for the trial:
As you can see, pretty steady growth throughout the trial which we like to see.
That was achieved over a huge sample of over 900 bets, which is a good sign.
The return on investment during our trial was a commendable 18%, whilst the strike rate was 15%, meaning some patience is required if following the service.
At Betfair SP they also made a very good profit of 129 points, so all in all there is a lot to like about the service.
With the recommended betting bank more than doubling during the trial and very solid profits each month we are more than happy to award the Horse Network Tipster a PASSED rating.
Service Breakdown
Ease of use: The tips are normally sent out the evening before racing at around 8-9pm UK time. With an average of 10 bets per day there is quite a bit of work involved in following the service and you should allow at least half an hour each day for placing the bets (unless you are using Betfair SP which will obviously be a lot quicker).
Availability of prices: You do need to try and take the prices the evening the tips are sent out as they tend to drop quite a bit by race time the next day.
Strike rate: The strike rate for the trial was 15%, so this is clearly a service for the patient gambler as there will be some losing streaks and drawdowns along the way, but during our trial it was certainly worth it.
Advised Betting Bank: A 200 point bank is recommended for following the service which we think is about right given the staking and strike rate.
Subscription costs: The subscription costs are pretty reasonable at £1.99 for the first 15 days then £27 per month.
OVERALL VERDICT: PASSED
The Horse Network Tipster is a high-volume service for betting on UK and Irish racing and it achieved excellent results during our three month trial with 215 points profit at advised prices or 129 points profit at Betfair SP.
So we have no hesitation in awarding it a PASSED rating and let’s hope they can keep those kind of results up over the long run.
The Horse Network Tipster continues to deliver the goods with some excellent results achieved over the last month. They have delivered another 63 points profit at advised prices since our last update.
That puts them 117 points up at advised prices for our trial overall.
Encouragingly the Betfair SP results have held up very well so far, with another 33 points profit made since our last update and 116 points profit made for our trial overall.
So there has only been one point difference so far between the BSP results and advised price results and that’s over the course of more than 450 bets, which is a substantial sample size.
If this continues then it looks like Betting Gods will have uncovered not just another top class tipster but one who is profitable at BSP as well.
The Betfair SP results have been something of a revelation too, with a stunning profit of 83 points made, significantly outpacing the results at advised prices thus far.
That is very unusual so we will have to keep an eye on whether it continues for the remainder of the trial but it would be quite a coup if it does.
So far so good then for the Horse Network Tipster.
Today we are starting a new trial of a very exciting-looking tipster called the Horse Network Tipster.
This is a tipster who has been proofing to the Betting Gods for a full year and in that time have amassed some very decent results indeed.
To £10 per point they have made over £4,200 profit over the last year, which works out at a very nice £329 per month profit on average.
Using a 200-point bank that would be over 200% bank growth, which is excellent stuff.
It is a service that targets high-priced winners rather than strong favourites and has landed some nice touches at 22/1, 18/1, 16/1 and many more such prices.
It’s good to see a service that’s been proofed for a full year as that gives a bit more confidence that it’s the real deal rather than just someone who’s had a lucky run.
As ever though it remains to be seen how the service performs under the spotlight of a live trial here on the site so let’s wait to see how things go before getting carried away.
So we’ll commence a trial today and hopefully have some positive news to report here soon.
In the meantime there are some excellent early bird offers if you are thinking of joining up, with 3 months access being offered for just £29 and 6 months access for just £49.
Unfortunately after a tough run since our review started the Each Way Expert has decided to call it a day and pack in their service.
It’s a shame as it’s only been running since last September and they were still up overall, plus there was plenty of time to turn things around, but of course it’s their decision if they feel they that tipping isn’t for them any more.
So this one gets added to the FAILED/DEFUNCT pile and it’s onto the next review for us.
At Betfair SP it’s a similar picture, with 35 points lost so far.
This is quite an unusual service in that it tips each-way on all selections, even if they are around evens. At that sort of price we would question whether it would be better to just back them on the nose, but that’s the strategy they’ve adopted so let’s see how it works out over the remainder of the trial.
Today we are starting a trial of a new horse racing tipster that focuses on backing horses each-way in UK and Irish racing.
The tipster in question is called the Each Way Expertand it should not be confused with the other each-way specialist from the same Betting Gods platform, the very successful Each Way Leader.
Both have established strong records in their own right, but the tipster we are reviewing today is rather newer to the scene, having been tipping since only September last year.
In that time however they have amassed just shy of 100 points profit, which is no mean feat and equates to approximately £140 profit per month to just £10 stakes.
That has been achieved with a solid strike rate of 35% and a commendable return on investment of 14%, with the advised bank having pretty much doubled since they started.
One of the things we like about the service is that all tips are one point each-way stakes, so nice and easy to follow and no fancy staking system to try and inflate results.
There are around 40-50 tips per month so the workload looks fairly manageable too.
As is customary for Betting Gods tipsters, there is a 7 day trial for £1 available so you can try the service out first before moving on to a longer subscription.
All in all then it looks like a decent service and could well be a good compliment to its stablemate the Each Way Leader.
As we always say though time will tell how well things go so let’s wait and see.
We intend to run a standard a three month review although may extend if it looks worth doing so. Results will be posted here periodically during the trial.
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Phoenix Racing is a horse racing tipster that takes an interesting approach to betting. They concentrate on following horses that are “looked after” in races – or in other words given a deliberately poor ride – to save for another day, then back them on the day that counts. So they are focused on finding those value winners that the market and most punters normally overlook.
It is an approach we really like as it seems like there is a lot of this dodgy kind of activity going on in horse racing. If not outright cheating, then it is certainly questionable and something of a grey area within the sport. And of course it is the average punter who is blissfully unaware of such practices, whilst those in the know use the information to line their own pockets.
So a horse racing service that notices this kind of thing and attempts to profit from it could be very valuable.
That’s the theory anyway, but would it work out in practice under the spotlight of a live trial?
Well things started out fantastically as they went over 90 points up early on in our trial and smashed in a number of high-priced winners.
Unfortunately though things somewhat petered out from then on, with the trial finishing 35 points up at advised prices at the end of six months.
You can see that visually in the profit graph for the trial below:
That’s still a good result and a nice profit to have made, but it just feels a little less because of the heights they hit early on.
At Betfair SP they finished 20 points down, although as mentioned previously that does include a horse that was first past the post but subsequently penalised, so won at the bookies but not at Betfair. That actually made a 21 point difference so the BSP results would have finished 1 point up otherwise.
All in all then we think is worth a narrow PASSED rating as it did make a decent profit, although in the end didn’t quite set the world on fire.
Certainly though we like the approach and will be keeping an eye on the service to see if they can replicate the kind of results achieved early in our trial.
Service Breakdown
Ease of use: The tips are normally sent out the evening before racing with some commentary on the day’s performers and tomorrow’s prospects. With an average of 3 bets per day there is a little bit of work involved in following the service, but not too much by any means.
Availability of prices: You do need to try and take the prices the evening the tips are sent out as they tend to drop quite a bit by the off.
Strike rate: The strike rate for the trial was 10%, so this is clearly a service for the patient gambler as there will be some losing streaks and drawdowns along the way, but at the same time some very nice-priced winners.
Advised Betting Bank: A 150 point bank is recommended for following the service which we think is about right given the staking and strike rate.
Subscription costs: The subscription costs are pretty reasonable at £1 for the first 7 days then £39 per month or £399 per year.
OVERALL VERDICT: PASSED
We really like the approach of Phoenix Racing, which is to try and identify those horses who are being deliberately given an easy ride or raced in unsuitable conditions in order to push their odds up for another race they are being targeted at.
The approach appeared to be working wonders early on in our trial as they went close to 100 points up at one stage, but in the end they finished 35 points up at advised prices.
That’s still pretty decent and worthy of a PASSED rating, but we had kind of been hoping for more.
In any event we think the service has enough promise to continue monitoring so let’s see how they get on over the next few months.
At Betfair SP the picture is a little worse, with 30 points lost since our last update, leaving them 17 points down for our trial overall.
This kind of run is always possible when you are tipping at average odds of 15/1, but will have been tough to take for those who joined the service recently and don’t have the previous gains banked to help withstand the losing run.
All we can hope for is they get things back on track and start banging in some winners again!
At Betfair SP they lost 12 points since our last update and are 13 points up for our trial overall (although as mentioned previously that does include a horse that was first past the post but subsequently penalised, so won at the bookies but not at Betfair).
The service is still offered through bothBetting Gods and Sportsworld Publishing, although they now both offer a monthly subscription option, with Betting Gods offering a 7 day trial for £1.
At Betfair SP they have lost 8 points since our last update and are 25 points up for our trial overall (although as mentioned previously that does include a horse that was first past the post but subsequently penalised, so won at the bookies but lost at Betfair).
The service is still offered through bothBetting Gods and Sportsworld Publishing, although they now both offer a monthly subscription option, with Betting Gods offering a 7 day trial for £1.
At Betfair SP they have lost 25 points since our last update and are 33 points up for out trial overall (although as mentioned last time that does include a horse that was first past the post but subsequently penalised, so won at the bookies but lost at Betfair).
The service is still offered through bothBetting Gods and Sportsworld Publishing, although they now both offer a monthly subscription option, with Betting Gods offering a 7 day trial for £1.
Wow! What a run it’s been for Phoenix Racing since our last update just over a month ago. They have made a superb 92 points profit to advised prices in that time, smashing in big-priced winners left, right and centre!
That means they are now 84 points up at advised prices for our trial overall.
At Betfair SP they made 81 points profit since our last update and are 58 points up for our trial overall.
However, that doesn’t quite tell the whole story, as one of the horses – Singe Du Nord at Southwell – initially won its race but was subsequently relegated to second place. Most bookies would pay out on the first past the post (which we understand they did in this instance) meaning the bet was a winner, however Betfair do not normally do so, meaning those who bet at BSP would have lost (if that was not the case and Betfair did pay you out, please let us know below).
So without that anomaly that lowers the BSP results, there would actually be very little difference between the results at advised prices and BSP – only 6 points in fact – which is good because we had been concerned about how well the BSP results would hold up.
It is exactly the same service with all the same tips, just with slightly different subscription options, with Betting Gods offering a quarterly subscription (with the first 10 days for £1) and Sportsworld a monthly one. We have included both links above so you can choose for yourself the option that suits you better if you would like to subscribe.
At Betfair SP it’s been somewhat worse, with a loss of 23 points so far.
That perhaps isn’t too surprising, because what the service focuses on are horses who are “looked after” – or in other words entered in unsuitable conditions and given an easy ride in order to get their handicap mark down and their odds up for when they are entered in races with the right conditions.
So a lot of the selections get backed in considerably from the time the selections are sent out the evening before racing, indicating connections are backing them and a gamble is on.
It’s an interesting approach and we could see it working quite well – certainly past results suggest that. Unfortunately though so far in our trial it hasn’t quite happened for them yet, but it’s still early days so plenty of time to turns things around.
Today we are starting a new trial of a horse racing tipster called Phoenix Racing.
This one was actually recommended to us by one of our members, so thanks to them for bringing it to our attention.
It comes out of the popular Sportsworld Publishing site, which offers a number of tipsters and betting systems and has been around for quite a few years.
We took a look at Phoenix Racing after receiving the recommendation and the results looked extremely impressive, with over 160 points profit made since starting tipping in just March of this year.
The return on investment has been an amazing 40%+, which is quite outstanding to have sustained for a period of seven months or so.
Staking is generally to one point win bets with the occasional one point each way, so very reasonable and there are around three bets per day, so a manageable workload.
The service tends to concentrate on plotting horses that are “looked after” in races to save for another day, then try to drop on them on the day that counts, so is focused on finding those value winners that the market and most punters normally overlook.
It has seemed to work very well for them so far but it will be interesting to see if that continues during our trial.
We started receiving tips on 23rd October so will record results from then. Please check back here for updates on how the trial gets on.
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LMR Racing is a horse racing tipster service that started out under the Betinfo24 banner but then moved over to Tipster Street during the course of our review.
At the outset of our trial they had one of the most impressive records we had ever seen, with over 400 points profit made in 18 months at an ROI of over 40%.
As so often proves the case however, those kinds of results were not repeated under the spotlight of a live trial and in the end they finished just 15 points up after an extended six month review period.
A profit is still a profit and so it should not be sniffed at, but given the kind of results published prior to our review, we had rather been hoping for something more.
Once subscription costs are taken into account you would have pretty much broken even betting at £10 per point and with bank growth of only 15% in six months, we feel like a NEUTRAL rating is probably the fairest judgement here.
Service Breakdown
Ease of use: Good – tips are normally sent out the morning of racing at around 9am UK time. With an average of just 1 bet per day there isn’t much work involved in following the service however.
Availability of prices: We didn’t see any issue with obtaining the advised prices and there wasn’t a great deal of difference between the results at advised prices and Betfair SP.
Strike rate: The strike rate for the trial was 27%, which is pretty decent and there were no significant drawdowns during the trial.
Advised Betting Bank: As 100 point bank was recommended for following the service which we think is more than reasonable given the staking and strike rate.
Subscription costs: The subscription costs are pretty reasonable at £9.99 for the first 30 days then £19.95/month.
OVERALL VERDICT: NEUTRAL
Finishing with a profit is always welcome and LMR Racing finished our six month trial with a profit of 15 points, which is pretty decent.
However, taking into account subscription costs and the length of time of the trial, it wasn’t quite enough to warrant a recommended rating at the moment.
It’s a service we’ll keep an eye on though to see if they can find the kind of form shown prior to our trial.
Not much change at Betfair SP either, with a loss of just 1 point since our last update and 9 points lost for our trial overall.
We are waiting for this service to catch fire, has just been treading water for the majority of our trial to date. Let’s see if that has happened by the time of our next update.
At Betfair SP things have been going slightly the other way, with 3 points lost since our last update and 8 points lost for our trial overall.
The good news is they say their plans are now finalised for the upcoming turf Flat Season which begins at the end of the month..March, April and May are normally good months for them and with strong info lined up before then they believe there are exciting times ahead. Let’s hope so!
A quiet time lately for LMR Racing both in terms of the number of advised bets and the results. Since our last update they have lost 6 points at advised prices.
That means they are now just 2 points up for our trial overall at advised prices.
At Betfair SP they have also lost 6 points since our last update but are now 5 points down for our trial overall.
With the break for the Equine Flu outbreak understandably there hasn’t been much betting action lately but things should be ramping up over the next few weeks.
The results at Betfair SP have also been good but not quite as much profit as at advised prices, with 13 points made since our last update and 9 points overall.
Just a note to say the service has moved home from BetInfo24 over to Tipster Street, who are currently offering the first month of membership for just £9.99 – you can get the deal here.
Today we are taking a look at a new tipster from the BetInfo24 stable called LMR Racing.
We recently commenced a trial of another horse racing service, Racing Exchange, and remarked that the results looked almost too good to be true.
Well we could say the same here, in that the results really do like quite amazing.
With over 440 points profit since January 2017 at an incredible ROI of over 40%, these are some of the best results we have seen for some time.
That would be over £44,000 profit to £100 stakes or £11,000 to £25 stakes in less than two years of betting.
Much as with Racing Exchange though, we feel that these whilst results are pretty awesome, they are just about the right side of being possible and therefore we are willing to give this one a trial.
There are around 30-40 bets per month and the strike rate has been 37% so far, which is pretty decent.
There isn’t much info about the selection process or who the people behind LMR Racing are, but fair enough if they want to keep themselves and their method private.
Anyway, we will kick off our review and will aim to run our standard three month trial for this one. We have been receiving selections since 19th October so will record results from then.
You can check out LMR Racing here.
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