King of the Picks – Final Review
We have reached the end of our 20 month trial of King of the Picks and here are the final results:-
| Profit/Loss: | +100 points profit |
| Strike Rate: | 35% |
| Bank Growth: | +50% |
| ROI: | 4% |
| Average number of bets: | 2 bets per day |
| Cost: | £29/month or £79/quarter |
| VERDICT: | PASSED |
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You can view full results here.
King of the Picks – Full Review
King of the Picks is a horse racing tipping service for UK and Irish racing.
The service is run by a chap called called Hugh Doyle. That name may sound familiar to our regular visitors – well Hugh is actually the brother of the man behind the Bet Alchemist, Nicky Doyle.
The Bet Alchemist is a service we’ve previously reviewed here and given a positive rating to and is one of our top recommended horse racing tipsters. So horse racing tipping seems to run in the family!
Hugh started his King of the Picks service during covid when unfortunately he lost his job. He had been a successful punter for a while on a part-time basis so after losing his job decided to start betting full-time to try and make a proper go of it.
It might sound like a risky move but Hugh had the results to back it up, which coming into our trial looked very good.
The bets are a mixture of win and each-way and are mainly focused on the weekends and big festivals.
We ended up running an extensive 20-month trial in the end which gave us a very good sample size of over 1200 bets.
At the end of this extended trial, Hugh finished with a commendable 100 points profit at advised prices.
It’s always nice to see a service break through the 100-point barrier over the course of a trial, which is no mean feat – although this one did take a little longer than most trials we run here.
Still, 100 points profit is a very good mark to hit and it was achieved with a strike rate of 35% (including placed horses) and a return on investment (ROI) of 4%.
Things started off very well before tailing off towards the middle, but really picked up again over the second half of the trial to finish strongly in profit:
Encouragingly for those whose bookie accounts have been restricted, the service also made a very healthy 72 points profit at Betfair SP.
All in all then a solid effort by King of the Picks and we are happy to award the service a PASSED rating.
Service Breakdown
Ease of use: The selections are sent out by e-mail, either in the evening before racing or more often at around 10am on the day racing. Either way there is plenty of time to get the bets on and with around 2 bets per day on average the workload is very manageable.
Availability of prices: We didn’t notice a huge impact on prices so you should be able to get close to the recorded results without too much problem.
Strike rate: The strike rate for our trial was good at 35% (including placed horses) so there was a reasonably steady rate of returns throughout the trial.
Advised Betting Bank: A 200 point bank is recommended for following the service which seems reasonable to us and was more than enough to cope with an extended drawdown in the first half of our trial.
Subscription costs: The current subscription costs at the time of writing are £29 per month, £79 per quarter, £150 for 6 months or £259 per year.
OVERALL VERDICT: PASSED
After an extended 20 month trial, horse racing tipster King of the Picks delivered a commendable 100 points profit at advised prices.
The results were solid rather than spectacular, with bank growth of 50% over the course of the trial.
With a good profit made however and strong results over the second half of our trial in particular, including at Betfair SP, we are happy to award this service a PASSED rating.
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King of the Picks – Results Update
25th September 2023
It’s been a decent month for horse racing tipster King of the Picks, with a profit of 8 points made to advised prices since our last update.
That means they are now 82 points up for our trial overall at advised prices.
You can view full results here.
The Betfair SP results have fallen slightly behind those at advised prices, with no change made since our last update, meaning they are still 52 points up made for our trial overall at BSP.
It still looks like this service could be a viable option for those confined to the exchanges after having their bookie accounts restricted though.
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King of the Picks – Results Update
25th August 2023
It’s been a good month for horse racing tipster King of the Picks, with a profit of 19 points made to advised prices since our last update.
That means they are now 74 points up for our trial overall at advised prices.
You can view full results here.
The Betfair SP results have fallen slightly behind those at advised prices, with a profit of 2 points made since our last update and 52 points profit made for our trial overall at BSP.
It still looks like this service could be a viable option for those confined to the exchanges after having their bookie accounts restricted though.
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King of the Picks – Results Update
22nd July 2023
There’s been a slight improvement over the last month for horse racing tipster King of the Picks, with a profit of 4 points made to advised prices since our last update.
That means they are now 55 points up for our trial overall at advised prices.
You can view full results here.
The Betfair SP results have fallen just slightly behind those at advised prices, with a loss of 9 points made since our last update and 50 points profit made for our trial overall at BSP.
It still looks like this service could be a viable option for those confined to the exchanges after having their bookie accounts restricted though.
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King of the Picks – Results Update
21st June 2023
It’s been a slightly tricky month for horse racing tipster King of the Picks, with a loss of 15 points made to advised prices since our last update.
However they are still an impressive 51 points up for our trial overall at advised prices.
You can view full results here.
Interestingly the Betfair SP results continue to perform better than those at advised prices, with a loss of 14 points made since our last update and 59 points profit made for our trial overall at BSP.
So it’s looking like this service could be a viable option for those confined to the exchanges after having their bookie accounts restricted.
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King of the Picks – Results Update
18th May 2023
It’s been an excellent run for Horse racing tipster King of the Picks lately, with a profit of 30 points made to advised prices since our last update.
That means they are now 66 points up for our trial overall at advised prices.
You can view full results here.
Interestingly the Betfair SP results continue to perform better than those at advised prices, with a profit of 28 points made since our last update and 73 points profit made for our trial overall at BSP.
So it’s looking like this service could be a viable option for those confined to the exchanges after having their bookie accounts restricted.
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King of the Picks – Results Update
6th April 2023
Horse racing tipster King of the Picks has suffered a bit of a retracement lately, with a loss of 15 points made to advised prices since our last update.
That means they are now 36 points up for our trial overall at advised prices.
You can view full results here.
Interestingly the Betfair SP results are above those at advised prices, with a loss of 7 points made since our last update but 45 points profit made for our trial overall at BSP.
So it’s looking like this service could be a viable option for those confined to the exchanges after having their bookie accounts restricted.
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King of the Picks – Results Update
25th February 2023
The good times continue for horse racing tipster King of the Picks, with a profit of 20 points made to advised prices since our last update.
That means they are now 51 points up for our trial overall at advised prices.
You can view full results here.
Interestingly the Betfair SP results have now jumped above those at advised prices, with a profit of 37 points made since our last update and 52 points profit made for our trial overall at BSP.
So it’s looking like this service could be a viable option for those confined to the exchanges after having their bookie accounts restricted.
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King of the Picks – Results Update
19th January 2023