Gary Priestley is a horse racing tipster who started out on Twitter but has now moved to having a website presence and we were asked to proof his tips for three months.
We are pleased to report that the trial has gone very well, with 99 points profit made at advised prices.
As you can see from the graph below, we were in profit for pretty much the whole trial and did hit the heady heights of over 120 points up at one stage.
That represented a growth in our bank of 50% and came at a return on investment of 16%, which is more than respectable.
All tips are staked at one point each-way, which makes it nice and simple to follow. Full reasoning for the tips is usually provided which is reassuring and Gary clearly knows his stuff when it comes to the gee-gees.
For those of you with limited access to bookie accounts though this may not be a viable service to follow, as at Betfair SP Gary only made 22 points profit over the trial, a big reduction compared to the results at advised prices.
All in all though it has been an impressive trial and we are happy to give Gary a RECOMMENDED rating.
Service Breakdown
Ease of use: There are around 3-4 bets per day, so a little bit of time is required to place the bets but nothing too onerous. Tips are normally sent out the evening before racing, so plenty of time to get the bets on.
Availability of prices: As mentioned above, there was a big difference between the results at advised prices and Betfair SP. The selections often get smashed in between the tips being sent out and the off time, so you need to get your bets on quickly and preferably in the evening when they are sent out.
Strike rate: The strike rate for the trial was 26%, which isn’t bad at all but means a degree of patience will be required when following the service.
Advised Betting Bank: We used a 200 point bank for the trial which we think should be sufficient in the long run, bearing in mind staking is 1 point each-way and the average odds of the tips was 19.5
Subscription costs: The tips are currently provided free, but this may change in future.
OVERALL VERDICT: PASSED
We were asked to proof the tips of Gary Priestley for three months and are pleased to report that he has made an excellent return during our live trial, netting 99 points profit.
Gary clearly knows his stuff when it comes to the horses and you can tell a lot of time goes into choosing the selections.
With average odds of over 18/1, a degree of patience is needed when following the service as there will be some down periods.
And for those who are limited to using Betfair (or the other exchanges) then the returns are likely to be considerably lower than for those able to use the bookies.
However, as long as you aware of this at the outset then there is a lot to like about Gary Priestley’s horse racing tips and it’s a service well worth adding to your portfolio on the basis of what we have seen.
At Betfair SP, a huge gap has developed as we are now just 16 points up. So it is questionable whether the service is practical to follow at Betfair SP.
The results at Betfair SP are even better, with 50 points profit made so far.
That is perhaps not surprising, as there are lots of long-odds tips (average odds so far is 19/1), and at those big odds you often see a massive Betfair SP.
A good example of this was Munsarim, who was advised (and won) at 12/1 but whose Betfair SP was 29.65.
With such high average odds though, this will require some patience as there will be losing runs along the way.
Always on the look out for new talent, we recently came across a horse racing tipster called Gary Priestley who seemed worthy of attention.
Tipping at one point each-way stakes, Gary has apparently racked up over 1300 points profit since March 2013, no mean feat at all.
During that time, he managed 28 out of 42 profitable months, which is pretty decent consistency.
Gary has been a tipster on Twitter for a number of years, known as the “Twitter Tipper” and can be found on Twitter here(although he has stopped providing his tips there).
Now Gary is moving from Twitter to the more formal setting of a website, via the Tipsters Review platform. The nice thing is that the tips are still provided for free (for now at least). It’s always nice to see some free horse racing tips for once 🙂
Before that, Gary was a bookmaker for 15 years, between 1988 and 2003. So it is a case of gamekeeper turned poacher for Gary.
So with quite a pedigree in the horse racing industry, hopefully we have found a top class tipster on the GGs.
Gary normally sends tips out at around 7pm (UK time) the evening before racing, so there should be plenty of time to get the bets on.
So without further ado, we will get the trial underway and see how Gary gets on under the spotlight of a live trial.
We will return soon with an update on how things are going (note – tips were received from 28th September, so we will record results from then).
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The Value Machine is a piece of software that finds value bets for horse racing.
It does this by looking for instances where the bookies’ price for a horse is above that on Betfair. As Betfair has been shown in numerous studies to be a perfect market – i.e. to predict accurately the chances of a given horse winning, then in these instances the bookies must be wrong.
The software is very easy to use. You just open it up, click on the afternoon or evening’s selections and they are produced instantly for you.
Then it is just a case of placing the selections, which can take a bit of time as there are on average over 10 selections per day.
We had high hopes for this coming into our trial, as the system on which it is based – the Morning Value Service – had amassed over 3,500 points of profit over five years.
And certainly the logic to it seems sound.
However, unfortunately over our trial, we made a loss of 14 points to the best available bookies price.
That was over the course of more than 1100 bets, so a massive sample size!
At Betfair SP, the results were worse, with a 45 point loss being made.
And taking the best available Betfair price at the time selections were generated did not seem like a tenable option, as that made a 66 point loss over the trial.
It was disappointing to have made a loss, but of course it may just have been that we hit it at a bad time. Indeed, early on in the trial we went over 100 points up, so clearly there is potential here.
You can see how things went in the profit graph below:
As you can see, we were in profit for most of the trial but went on a huge losing streak towards the end, dropping over 100 points.
However, more worrying for us is the actual viability of this system.
During the trial, we had our Stan James account closed, which we had for over 10 years and had not even been limited before.
We also had another account limited, which was frustrating.
This problem did not seem limited to us either, as we were contacted by other users who said they had lost bookie accounts when using this.
It is possible that the bookies see people who are using this as arbers, as in theory when the Betfair price is above the bookies’, it could be an opportunity to arb.
Or perhaps they just someone who is exploiting value.
Either way, the bookies really don’t seem to like this and that presents a significant problem for users.
There are of course always steps you can take to try and keep your bookie accounts open, but it is not an ideal situation.
So overall, unfortunately we are not able to recommend The Value Machine at this time and award it a NEUTRAL rating.
Service Breakdown
Ease of use: There are a large number of bets to place, so you do have to allocate some time to placing the bets, say around 20-30 minutes per day.
Availability of prices: As mentioned above, this is a big concern. A fair proportion of the bets come from just one bookie and it often Stan James. However, Stan James are likely to close your account if you place lots of these bets with them. Using Betfair SP does not appear, on the basis of our trial, to be a viable angle to long-term profit. So you may have to make do long term with taking with taking slightly less than the best available price in some instances.
Strike rate: The strike rate for the trial was low at just 14%, which is quite a bit below what is stated on the website, i.e. 17%.
Advised Betting Bank: A 250 point betting bank is advised, which we think is about right. From the high to low, we experienced around a 120 point drawdown, so about half the bank. Anything less than a 200 point bank would be at risk of going bust.
Subscription costs: The subscription costs are £7 for the first 14 days then £57 per month or £147 per quarter.
OVERALL VERDICT: NEUTRAL
We had high hopes coming into our trial of The Value Machine and early on it looked like those hopes were being richly fulfilled, as we went over 100 points up.
Sadly though, a slide then set in and we ended up 14 points down at best available prices.
That was disappointing, but what was more worrying was that we had bookie accounts closed as a result of placing these bets, one of which we had held for over 10 years. We also received reports from other users of the same thing.
The bookies are likely to think you are either arbing or exploiting prices at least, so you are at risk of losing accounts when using this system.
We may well have just hit this at a bad time and no doubt results will pick up for them over time. Indeed, we think the logic of the system is sound.
However, with slight concerns over bookie account closures, we think a NEUTRAL rating is the only fair verdict here.
So we have lost a large portion of the substantial profit we had build up earlier in the trial and the recent slide has been a little troubling to say the least.
But hopefully things will turn around shortly and we will be back to winning ways. It can’t come soon enough!
It’s been a very up and down trial, with some great runs followed by some long losing streaks. However, being 70 points up is still very good going, so we have to take the rough with the smooth and look at the bigger picture here.
Talking of pictures, the other one that is emerging here is that taking the best available Betfair price when selections are generated is not a good option, with it now being nearly 50 points behind the advised prices.
So it seems that if you want to use Betfair, then using Betfair SP is a much better option.
We had high hopes for the Value Machine coming into our trial and it has certainly not disappointed. The results have been superb and one of the best trials we have seen here at Honest Betting Reviews.
Let’s just hope they open it up soon to all those members who want to join.
There has been an improvement for The Value Machine – a piece of software for betting on the horses – since our last update a couple of weeks ago, with 19 points profit made at advised prices.
The best price available at the bookies is still leading the pack at 50 points up, followed by BSP at 41 points up and the Betfair price at the time of the selection coming in last at 24 points up.
An excellent first month overall, let’s hope for more of the same over the rest of the trial.
Another warning though that there is a real risk you will have bookie accounts closed if you use this – we have had reports of this from a few members.
Kieran says he is going to put up a section on the Value Machine website about keeping bookie accounts open, so watch out for that.
One significant thing to mention however is that we were contacted by a member this week who said his Stan James account had been shut down – not just stake-limited, but actually shut down – as a result of bets placed using The Value Machine.
That is a significant problem because a large percentage of the bets The Value Machine generates are with Stan James.
To be honest though, we are not that surprised this has happened and we think there is a real risk bookies will close your accounts if you are using this. The bookies have software that can track betting patterns such as that generated by using The Value Machine.
So that is why we are tracking prices available at Betfair and Betfair SP, to see if the service is still profitable without relying on the bookies.
On that front things are looking good so far, but it is too early to draw any conclusions.
It’s been an excellent start to our trial of The Value Machine, which is living up to its pre-launch billing.
This is software that finds value horse racing selections at the click of a button. It is the same process as that used by the Morning Value Service, which has made over 3,500 points profit in 5 years.
For the purposes of this review, we are recording selections at the best price available at the bookies when selections are generated, the Betfair price available when selections are generated and Betfair SP.
Here are the results to one point level stakes after one week of the selections:
Superb stuff so far, couldn’t have asked for much more really.
There are lots of selections, with 160 bets after just one week, so you need to have a bit of time available to place the bets.
Although to date the results suggest you could just use Betfair SP, which would save quite a lot of time.
The Value Machine is closed to new members for the moment, but we understand Kieran may reopen it to a restricted number of new members at some point, depending on how prices hold up etc.
UPDATE – We have just heard that The Value Machine will be closing its doors on the evening of Tuesday 4th October – so if you want to join up you must do so before then!
One of the first betting systems we reviewed here at Honest Betting Reviews was the Morning Value Service, which is run by a guy called Kieran Ward.
It’s a service we’ve followed personally for a long time and is without doubt one of the best systems we have ever come across.
It finds value bets on the horse racing and has made just short of 3500 points profit in 5 years of operating, which equates to over £70,000 profit to just £20 stakes.
We have followed the selections ourselves for two years and can verify that the results are completely genuine and accurate.
The main problem with the Morning Value Service however was that in order to protect prices, Kieran had to limit membership to a very select number of people.
Plus membership was very expensive, at £400 for 3 months.
However, now he is releasing the tools behind the money-making machine that Kieran has used so successfully over the last few years and at a much lower cost.
It is a piece of software called The Value Machine and it promises to be very special. It is being released at 12 midday GMT on Friday 30th September, but you can get your name down before then to get a copy here.
Basically – as the name suggests – the software generates bets that have inherent value in them.
The great thing about releasing this as a piece of software is that it will mean people will not all be choosing the same bets at the same time, as selections will change depending on the odds over the course of a day – but the inherent value will remain the same.
And as we say, it will be much cheaper than the Morning Value Service.
Kieran is offering aninitial trial for 2 weeksfor just £7, followed by £57+VAT per month, so you can get a feel for the software before deciding if you want to proceed.
If the software could match the results achieved by the Morning Value Service, then it would be an awesome betting system and could generate profit month after month for its users – as the Morning Value Service has done.
We are going to be giving the software a full trial here at Honest Betting Reviews to see how well it works.
We are excited about this one – certainly all the contact we have had with Kieran suggests he is honest, hardworking and upfront and we understand a lot of effort has gone into developing the software to be the best it can possibly be.
So let’s hope we have uncovered another gem here – only time will tell of course.
We will provide regular updates on how the trial progresses.
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The idea behind the 567 Method is that it is meant to produce five bets per day, six days per week, giving seven points profit every week.
Nice idea in theory.
But sadly it didn’t turn out anything like that during our trial, finishing 43 points down in the end after three months.
The target of making seven points per week always seemed somewhat arbitrary (and hopeful) to us and that is what it proved to be.
Here are the results for the trial in graph format:
As you can see, things went downhill fairly early before a brief rally, but then there was a long losing run towards the end.
Some people in the comments below asked whether this is a scam. We don’t think it qualifies as a “scam” as such because it was never promising to make seven points profit per week, it was just a target – however arbitrary and unlikely that may have been.
But it does go down as a disappointing system and it’s a FAILED rating from us unfortunately.
Service Breakdown
Ease of use: The selections are sent out in the morning by e-mail and there are five selections per day (apart from Sundays when there are none), so plenty of time to get the bets on.
Availability of prices: There wasn’t much of a problem getting the advised prices and indeed the BSP results ended up virtually the same as the advised price results.
Strike rate: The strike rate for the trial was over 21%, so there were some losing streaks, particularly towards the end.
Advised Betting Bank: No betting bank was advised, but we used a 100 point bank, which we lost nearly half of during the trial.
Subscription costs: The service is currently full so subscription costs are not available at the moment.
OVERALL VERDICT: FAILED
The concept of making 7 points profit per week sadly didn’t materalise for the 567 Method during our trial.
In fact we finished 43 points down, lost nearly half our bank and only had a small proportion of the weeks during our trial when the target was hit.
So unfortunately it’s a FAILED rating for the 567 Method and time to move on to the next system.
We have been getting quite a few e-mails lately about something called the “567 Method.”
So always keen to check out any new offerings that come about and expose any possible scams, we thought we would investigate.
Upon clicking on the link you are taken to a glossy sales page with a video by a guy called “Ben Dawson.”
Now there are a number of things that worry us about this page.
Firstly there is the “only 7 days left to sign up.”
No successful system we have ever come across has this kind of sales pressure, certainly not at the outset.
Some will limit numbers of subscribers to protect prices after they have established a strong record of success over perhaps 1 or 2 years, but not to some arbitrary deadline.
Then there are the claims that he makes £700 per week, although when you watch the video he clarifies that he doesn’t actually make that amount every week.
Finally when we signed up, we immediately got requests to sign up to other services that Ben runs – never a good sign.
Anyway, the 567 method is supposedly 5 bets, 6 days per week, making 7 points profit on average. Simple enough.
There is no information about how selections are arrived at – “Well that is a secret that I am not willing to let out of the bag.”
There are no published results either to back up the claim of profits being made.
So all in all we have to say we are skeptical about the 567 Method so far.
But we will put these doubts aside and run a three month trial to see whether Ben can back up his claims with some solid results.
We will be back soon with our first update.
In the meantime you can check out the 567 Method here.
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Value Favsis a horse racing tipster from the reputable Tipster Street stable.
As the name suggests, they focus on favourites, which is quite unusual in the tipping game as most tipsters tend to look at higher-priced horses.
However, there is a huge advantage in going for favourites as it means you will win a high proportion of your bets (i.e. high strike rate), meaning you can bet a larger amount of your bank on each selection and build a bank more quickly.
Plus the losing streaks will tend to be shorter, which makes it easier psychologically to follow.
The trouble is, it is usually tough to find value in favourites as they tend to be “known quantities,” where as some outsiders that are unfancied often come in under the radar and go off a much bigger price than they should be.
So with all that said, could Value Favs overcome the obstacles and make a profit from backing favourites?
Well the answer is a clear “yes!”
Over the course of our three month trial, they made 48 points profit at advised prices.
That represented very close to a doubling of the bank, very commendable stuff.
Here is the results graph for the trial:
As you can see, a pretty steady graph with a bit of a dip towards the end, but then a nice finish to the trial.
The strike rate was pretty high as we would expect when backing favourites, at 43%, so nearly half the bets were winners.
The return on investment was good as well at 14%, which is a decent level given the strike rate achieved.
At Betfair SP, the results weren’t quite as good, with 24 points of profit being made, so half of the profits at advised prices.
But that’s still a respectable profit made over the trial.
Overall we are impressed with the service and are happy to give it a recommended rating.
Service Breakdown
Ease of use: Tips are sent out in morning with plenty of time to get the bets on. There are an average of two bets per day, so it’s a fairly straightforward service to follow.
Availability of prices: Prices are usually fairly obtainable, although as is often the case, do get pushed in by the time of the race so it is a good idea to get your bets on quickly.
Strike rate: The strike rate for the trial was 43%, which as we say, is at the higher end of what we normally see with horse racing tipsters.
Advised Betting Bank: A 50 point betting bank is advised for the service. This was never in jeopardy during the trial, but might be slightly on the aggressive side, so you may want a 75 point bank to be a little safer.
Subscription costs: Subscription costs are £4.99 for the 1st month then £19.95 per month or £39.95 per quarter, which are very reasonable for a service of this quality.
OVERALL VERDICT: PASSED
Value Favsachieved the remarkable feat of making a profit from backing favourites, something that is notoriously difficult in betting.
Making 48 points profit during our trial, they nearly doubled the bank over the course of three months.
The Betfair SP results achieved exactly half that, at 24 points profit.
With very reasonable subscription costs and minimal work involved in following the service,Value Favsis a top notch service and well worth signing up to.
At Betfair SP, things are a little worse, with 18 points lost since our last update, bringing them to 25 points up overall.
Let’s hope this is just a blip for Value Favs as we are very hopeful this will be turn out to be a top service. Every month so far has been a winning one, which is mightily impressive consistency.
Things have continued to progress nicely for horse racing tipster Value Favs since our last update, with a further 18 points of profit made at advised prices.
That takes them to 53 points in profit for the trial overall, very impressive stuff.
At Betfair SP things have also gone well, with a further 15 points of profit made since our last update, taking them to 43 points up overall.
Really good to see this one doing so well, with such a high strike rate (and therefore lots of winners), Value Favs is looking like a really top tipster.
What is that saying about London buses? You wait for ages and then three come along at once…
Well that is exactly how we are feeling about promising horse racing tipsters.
It had been quite a well since we had seen anything that really got us excited and made us think “this could be something special.”
And then in the last week, suddenly we find three all at once!
First off we had Early Odds, a highly impressive-looking tipster that takes advantage of early prices – but still makes a very good profit at Betfair SP.
Then there was Racing Investment, a high-strike rate service delivering incredible return on investment of over 70%.
And now we have Value Favs, a promising-looking service from the reputable Tipster Street stable.
As you may have guessed by the name, this is a tipster that concentrates on the top end of the market and finding favourites that represent value.
The good thing about such an approach is that you normally get lots of winners and that has certainly been the case here, with a strike rate of 48% to date.
So very nearly half of the bets so far have been winners!
The profit levels have been very good as well, with over 170 points profit to date since the service started in December 2015.
What is equally as impressive is that the return on investment so far has been 18%, which is very high for such a high strike-rate service.
And the consistency has been very good, with eight out of eight months to date being profitable.
So all in all this looks pretty awesome!
As ever with Tipster Street services, costs are very reasonable as well at just £4.99 for your first month and then £19.95/month or £39.95/quarter.
We are very much looking forward to this trial and if Value Favs can live up to its previous results then we may well have found a service worth adding to our armory.
Only time will tell of course, but initial signs are promising.
We will run the normal three month trial and report back on how things are going soon.
Early Odds is a horse racing selection service from the Winning Information Network tipster stable. It has been going for just over a year now and in that time has produced some very impressive results.
It is run by a guy called Max who apparently built a database of horse racing statistics and information and then developed software to analyse all that data and come up with winning selections.
We ran a three month trial of Early Odds, so how did it perform under the spotlight of a live trial?
Well we are pleased to report that it has produced very good results and continued the excellent form shown prior to our trial.
We have finished the trial 112 points up at advised prices, which constituted 112% growth of the bank.
Here are the results in graph format:
As you can see, things got off to a slow start but then really took off over the second half of the trial.
Those results were achieved with a return on investment of 25%, which is excellent going and is one of the best returns from a trial we have seen in a while.
However, at Betfair SP the results were considerably lower with 21 points profit made.
So following the selections at Betfair SP will produce at loss less profit over the long-term.
As the same of the service suggests, this is about taking early prices the evening before racing, so it is vital to get the bets on as soon as you can.
Service Breakdown
Ease of use: Tips are sent out in the evening before racing and there are an average of five bets per day, so some time commitment is needed to follow the service.
Availability of prices: Prices get pushed in fairly significantly between being sent out and the race time, so it is crucial to get the bets on as soon as you can and certainly in the evening. As we say above, Betfair SP results were markedly lower, so you may struggle to make a profit at BSP.
Strike rate: The strike rate for the trial was 21%, which is on the lower side so some patience and a good-sized bank will be needed.
Advised Betting Bank: No betting bank was advised, but we used a 100 point bank for the trial and it was never in jeopardy during the trial.
Subscription costs: Subscription costs are £49+VAT per month, £98+VAT per quarter or £149+VAT for 6 months.
OVERALL VERDICT: PASSED
Early Odds has produced some excellent results during our trial, making over 100 points profit in 3 months.
That more than doubled our starting bank, which is a fantastic effort and definitely merits a recommended rating from us.
It is worth bearing in mind that there’s a little bit of work involved in following the service, with an average of five bets per day.
And the results at Betfair SP were considerably lower with 21 points profit made, so to get the most out of this service you will need access to some bookie accounts.
As long as you have that though, this service is well worth joining and comes highly recommended.
It’s been a great month for Early Odds, who have made 82 points profit at advised prices since our last update, putting them 101 points up for the trial overall.
At Betfair SP, there is quite a significant difference however. They have made 45 points profit since our last update, meaning they are 19 points up for the trial overall at Betfair SP.
So as we have said before, this is probably a service that requires you have to bookie accounts as it looks like it will struggle at Betfair SP.
We are nearly at the end of the trial so will wrap things up shortly.
When you think of approaches to winning at horse racing betting, there are a few key things to have.
An ability to study the form, crunch through numbers and see things from angles most punters don’t take into account.
Another factor we have seen more and more lately is the ability to take advantage of the early prices posted by the bookmakers.
We have just come across a service that combines all these things and has achieved very impressive results to date.
The service in question is called Early Odds.
It is run by a guy called Max who is a professional horse racing bettor and computer programmer.
Apparently Max built a database of horse racing statistics and information and then developed software to analyse all that data and come up with winning selections.
So far it has worked splendidly for him, amassing over 500 points profit since starting providing his selections in November 2015.
Amazingly, all that has been achieved using just 1 point level stakes, quite an extraordinary feat.
The return on investment so far is 32%, which is amongst the highest we have seen over an extended period.
Now before those of you who have lost your bookie accounts turn away, there is more good news.
Even using Betfair SP, Early Odds has managed over 275 points profit at a return on investment of 22%.
Now how many services do you know that can say that!
And each month so far has been profitable, showing a high level of consistency to date.
Needless to say, we are quite excited about this service and can’t wait to get the trial underway.
So without further ado, we will commence a three month trial today and will be back soon with our first update on how things are going.
In the meantime you can check out Early Odds here.
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Racing Investment is a horse racing tipster from the Bet Fan group of tipsters.
Coming into our trial, they had amassed some astonishing results, racking up over 600 points profit at an almost unheard of return on investment of 91%.
However, as is often the case in this business, the trial results didn’t live up to the pre-trial results and we are left somewhat disappointed here.
Overall, we have finished 10 points down after three months. Given that all selections are backed with 5 points, it is the equivalent of being just 2 points down to 1 point level stakes.
That is very close to breaking even, so we think a neutral rating is a fair judgement here.
Looking at how things went in graph format, we can see the volatile nature of the results:
However, it should be borne in mind that the 5 point stakes accentuate the up and down nature of the results.
One thing to note though is that they finished 48 points down at Betfair SP, so it is questionable whether the service is practical to follow at BSP.
Service Breakdown
Ease of use: Tips are sent out in the morning (or you can log in to the Bet Fan website) and there is an average of just one bet per day, so it is a very simple service to follow with minimal time commitment.
Availability of prices: Prices are generally fairly available and you shouldn’t have too many problems getting the advised price. However, as we state above, the Betfair SP results were quite a bit worse so beware of using BSP.
Strike rate: The strike rate for the trial was 37%, which is quite a bit below the pre-trial average of 61%, and explains why the results weren’t as good during our trial.
Advised Betting Bank: No betting bank was advised, but we used a 150 point bank for the trial and it was never in jeopardy during the trial.
Subscription costs: Subscription costs are £40+VAT per month or £80+VAT per quarter.
OVERALL VERDICT: NEUTRAL
We had high hopes for Racing Investment coming into our trial, which had the almost perfect trifecta of great results, at a high strike rate and phenomenal ROI.
However, as we see so often here, it couldn’t reproduce those results under a live trial and ended up more or less breaking even at advised prices over our trial.
So the only fair verdict seems like a neutral rating here.
We will keep an eye on things to see if results pick up, but for the time being its a watching brief for this one.
It’s been a disappointing time for Racing Investment, who have dropped 12 points since our last update to be -3 points for the trial overall at advised prices.
At Betfair SP things have been considerably worse, with 29 points dropped since our last update to be -39 points for the trial overall.
We had high hopes for this service as the results coming into our trial were outstanding, but as is so often the case, they have failed to reproduce those results under the spotlight of a live trial.
Anyway, only a couple of weeks left in our trial of Racing Investment, so let’s hope for a good finish from them.
At Betfair SP, things are slightly worse, with 39 points dropped since our last update to be 10 points down for the trial.
Hopefully this is just a minor blip for Racing Investment and things will get back on track soon, as their results coming into the trial were highly impressive.
Today we are commencing a new trial of a horse racing service calledRacing Investment.
This is a horse racing tipster that looks highly promising.
As those of you who have been following Honest Betting Reviews for a while know, there are a few key ingredients we look for when searching for a good tipster.
Other than the obvious good profit levels shown – in this case over 660 points profit to date – we want to see consistency. Has the tipster had a majority of winning months?
In the case of Racing Investment, every month so far has been profitable, so check.
Then we look at strike rate – does the tipster have a high strike rate, meaning losing runs will be short and staking can be higher?
In this case, the strike rate is a very impressive 61% – meaning more bets have won than lost so far, which is very encouraging indeed – check.
After that it is a case of checking out the return on investment (ROI). In this case that is also exceptionally high, at an astonishing 91%.
We actually struggle to remember a service with such a high ROI – so it’s certainly a check on that front.
Next up we consider how the results stack up at Betfair SP. For many of us who have had our bookie accounts closed or limited, being able to make a profit at Betfair SP is crucial.
Well it’s good news on that front too – the Betfair SP results are also very strong, with 522 points profit made to date at a return on investment of over 70% – check again.
Finally, we look at how long the service has been going.
Basically it’s a case of the longer the better. If a service can demonstrate a winning record over a long period then it is unlikely to be just chance and more likely that they have a genuine edge over the market.
Racing Investment doesn’t quite score on this front as it’s only been going since January 2016, but by the end of our review we will have three months more results to chalk up and a better feel of the long-term profitability of the service.
With such an impressive record to date, we really couldn’t resist testing this out and are genuinely excited about its prospects.
We also like the fact that the sales page is – well, fairly non-salesy – and focuses on the fact that the service is based around a business model and shrewd investing, not gambling.
Anyone who takes such an approach is much more likely to succeed and the results so far certainly back that up.
Anyway, enough of the build-up, let’s get things going and kick off the trial.
We’ll be back soon with our first update.
In the meantime, you can check out Racing Investment here.
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When people ask us what is the most important thing to look for in a betting system or tipster, we normally reply longevity.
Any tipster or system can do well over the course of a few months.
But very few can do well over the course of say a year. Even fewer can continue to deliver consistent profits over the course of a number of years.
And only the very best can sustain profit-making over 5 years or longer.
Horse racing tipster Bet Alchemist is one of those who has done this and really stood the test of time.
Since starting tipping in 2011, they have made over 750 points profit, with an average staking of 1 point per selection.
So if you’d backed all those tips at just £25 per point, you would have made £18,750 – not bad going at all!
With an average of 8 profitable months per year, you are talking very consistent tipping here.
These are very impressive results over a long period of time and we are pleased to say that they have lived up to that record during our trial.
With a profit of 38 points achieved at a return on investment of 26%, this is very much what we were expecting from Bet Alchemist.
Here is a look at the profit graph for the trial:
Other than a bit of a dip half way through, it was fairly steady upward growth and finished well up in the end.
The only downside of Bet Alchemist was that the results at Betfair SP were considerably lower than at advised prices, with the trial finishing just 3 points up compared to 38 points up at advised prices.
So it doesn’t look like Bet Alchemist is viable to follow at Betfair SP and this is a service for those with bookie accounts still available to them.
Service Breakdown
Ease of use: Tips are sent out normally the evening before racing or in the morning, so plenty of time to get bets on. With an average of just over 1.5 bets per day, there is not a huge amount of work involved in following the service.
Availability of prices: Prices do tend to get smashed in by the time of the race – hence the much lower results at Betfair SP – so you need to get your bets on quickly. Prices are quoted from a variety of bookies and are normally available for a short while after tips are posted, so it is just a case of moving as quickly as possible and certainly within an hour or so if you can.
Strike rate: The strike rate for the trial was 33% (including placed horses), so pretty respectable stuff and returns will be frequent enough.
Advised Betting Bank: No betting bank was advised, but we used a 100 point bank for the trial and it was never in jeopardy during the trial. There was a 60-point drawdown in 2015 though, so you might want a 150 point bank to be really safe.
Subscription costs: Subscription costs are £30 per month or £79 per quarter, which is very reasonable for a service of this quality.
OVERALL VERDICT: PASSED
Bet Alchemist has shown itself to be a very consistent performer over a long period of time – with over 750 points of profit made in 5 years of tipping.
And that consistency was demonstrated during our trial as well, with 38 points of profit racked up to 1 point stakes and with a return on investment of 26%.
The only minus point is that it doesn’t seem practical to follow the service at Betfair SP, so this is probably one for those who still have some bookie accounts available to them.
As long as you fit that bill, then Bet Alchemist comes highly recommended and should definitely be added to any betting portfolio.
That is with staking of generally 0.5pts e/w, so is probably actually better than it sounds when you consider most tipsters use higher staking than that.
At Betfair SP however, things have been moving more slowly, with 5 points actually lost since our last update, meaning they are 3 points down at Betfair SP for the trial.
Prices are fairly obtainable and they quote odds from a number of different bookies when giving out the tips, not just the single best one.
So you should be able to get close to matching the results at advised prices as long as you have a few bookies account open.
At Betfair SP though, the jury is out at the moment.
Alchemy – the process of turning base metals into gold.
In betting terms, that probably means just making a long-term profit – which for the vast majority of punters and even most tipsters is seemingly just as difficult as creating gold from metal.
The latest horse racing tipster we are about to trial here at Honest Betting Reviews has been able to do just that over the last 4 years though, racking up close to 700 points in profit in that time.
So perhaps the title of Bet Alchemist is richly deserved in this case.
Their impressive profit totals have been achieved with an average stake of just 1 point – so no mad staking system used to inflate results like some tipsters are known to have done.
There are apparently 6-8 bets per week, so a reasonably selective approach is taken to betting.
On average they have managed 8 profitable months out of 12 per year, which is a very decent level of consistency.
The average odds of the tips is 12/1, so we are talking about needing a degree of patience to follow the Bet Alchemist. But with results like theirs, it sounds like that kind of patience has been richly rewarded.
So far in 2016 they are apparently 91 points in profit, so seems like a good time to join them.
Anyway, without further ado we will get the trial underway and hopefully see some decent returns over the next three months.
We will be back soon with our first update on how things are going.
Galileo Racing is a horse racing tipster from the reputable Pro Betting Club stable.
Coming into our trial, it had made over 300 points profit at a return on investment of over 25%, so we were very hopeful that this would turn out to be a winner.
Sadly though, things didn’t quite work out as we had hoped and the trial finished with a loss of 13 points.
As things go it is not the worst trial we have ever had and there is always the possibility they will get things back on track soon.
So for the moment we give them a neutral rating and hopefully things will improve for Galileo Racing over the Autumn and beyond.
Service Breakdown
Ease of use: Not bad. You have to log in to the Pro Betting Club site each day rather than having the tips sent to you by e-mail/text, which would be preferable. But there are usually just one or two bets per day, so the time involved is minimal.
Availability of prices: There are no prices advised as such, which is very unusual for a horse racing tipster.
Strike rate: The strike rate for the trial was 39%, which includes placed horses.
Advised Betting Bank: No betting bank was advised, but we used a 100 point bank for the trial, which seemed plenty enough to take account of any losing runs.
Subscription costs: Subscription costs are £39.50 per month or £89.50 per quarter.
OVERALL VERDICT: NEUTRAL
It’s been a slightly disappointing trial for the horse racing tipster Galileo Racing.
A loss of 13 points was not what we were hoping for, but was not the worst outcome of a trial we have seen either.
So a neutral verdict and a watching brief will be the order of the day for this one for the time being.
At Betfair SP they have added 6 points of profit since our last update to reach -24 points for the trial overall.
We have just a couple of weeks left in our trial of Galileo Racing, so let’s hope for a strong run at the end to bring them into profit for the trial overall.
It’s been an up and down start to our trial of Galileo Racing, who stated off strongly and went 13 points into profit quickly, but have had a tough run since then.
So far for the trial they are 6 points down at early prices and 10 points down at Betfair SP.
Interestingly they don’t actually include advised prices with their selections, so it is just a case of grabbing the best price you can when the tips are released.
It is very early days in the trial, so plenty of time to get going, with Royal Ascot this week being a good starting point hopefully.
It has had 13 out of 14 winning months so far, so very good on that front.
The strike rate is around 30%, which is very respectable for a racing service and means winners should be regular enough.
The return on investment is apparently 25%, which over a 14 month period is very high indeed. There aren’t many tipsters that manage above a 20% ROI in the long term.
Staking is sensible as well, with either a 2 point win bet or 1 point each way on every tip.
So that just leaves the question of whether prices are obtainable.
Well we will find out soon enough!
Indeed, that is partly what reviewing these services is about, in addition to checking results are accurate and that they are practical to follow.
So without further ado, we will get our trial of Galileo Racing underway and let’s hope it lives up to the pre-trial billing we have just given it!
We will revert soon with our first update on how things are going.
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Alex Hammond is the resident tipster on Sky Sports News and she provides one tip per day for the punting public.
At the start of the trial, we were curious to see whether her tips were any good and would deliver any profit.
Well at the end of three months we are pleased to say that Alex has managed to rack up an impressive 38 points of profit to 1 point level stakes.
Here are the results for the trial in graph format:
As you can see, pretty steady profit growth throughout the trial.
And that was with a strike rate of 32% and using a 50 point bank, meant a 76% growth in the bank over the three months.
And best of all, the tips are completely FREE!
You just need to check theSky Sports siteeach day for the tips.
So with some stellar results and being super-easy to follow, we are happy to give Alex Hammond’s tips a recommended rating.
Service Breakdown
Ease of use: As stated above, very simple to follow with just one tip per day.
Availability of prices: The advised prices were under no great pressure and this is certainly no Tom Segal or Hugh Taylor situation. Indeed, at Betfair SP we actually slightly beat the advised prices, with 41 points profit being recorded.
Strike rate: The strike rate for the trial was 32%, which is pretty decent and means losing streaks were kept to a minimum.
Advised Betting Bank: No betting bank was advised, but we used a 50 point bank for the trial, which seemed plenty enough to take account of any losing runs.
Subscription costs: The best thing about the service – FREE!
OVERALL VERDICT: PASSED
It is not often we have a positive trial of one of the popular tipsters in the press or on TV, so we are pleased to say thatAlex Hammond has passed with flying colours.
Managing to amass 41 points profit at Betfair SP is no mean feat and with a return on investment of 44%, it was a strong trial for Ms Hammond.
With just one tip per day it is a very easy service to follow and with it being free, you really can’t complain.
Let’s hope Alex can continue this kind of form in the long run, but for now we are content to give her tips a recommended rating.
Alex Hammondhas continued her excellent form, adding another 21 points profit at advised prices and 15 points of profit at Betfair SP since our last update.
That means she is now 35 points up for the trial as a whole at advised prices and 36 points up at Betfair SP.
It’s been a good start to our trial of Alex Hammond Tips, with the resident Sky Sports News tipster sitting 5 points in profit at early prices and 8 points in profit at Betfair SP.
The tips are available for free on the Sky Sports site here and of course Alex features on Sky Sports News as well.
It is tough to make a profit when you are obliged to provide just one tip per day, every day, but we have been impressed with the start made by Alex Hammond and hopefully it will continue in the same vein.
If you have watched Sky Sports News over the years, you will no doubt have seen the lovely Alex Hammond providing expert analysis and tips for the day’s horse racing.
As I was sitting watching the other day, I wondered how successful Alex was with her tipping.
Certainly she seems to have a very thorough knowledge of the sport and is clearly not just there to brighten up our screens.
However, can her horse racing knowledge translate into success in the tipping game?
Well we thought it was time to find out by running a trial of Alex Hammond’s tips here at Honest Betting Reviews.
So we will record her tips each day and see how she performs under the spotlight of a live trial.
Alex’s involvement with horses began at an early age, competing in showjumping events as a junior. She worked in the Shadwell stud of Sheikh Hamden, before moving to the yard of trainers Jack and Lynda Ramsden.
She also has some experience as a jockey, having ridden in over 50 amateur flat races and was placed in a race at Royal Ascot.
And of course she has been married to jockey Richard Quinn since 2007.
So all in all Alex seems to have excellent “pedigree” as they say and should have good prospects of making a profit in the tipping game.
However, we have seen lots of examples over the years of horse racing experts who sadly haven’t been able to find a winning edge when it came to providing tips.
Let’s hope Alex Hammond is an exception and can put all her horse racing expertise to good use by finding us some winners over the trial.
We will provide regular updates on how things go during the trial.
It’s been a spectacular trial for Classic Racing Gold, who have delivered some superb profits for us over the last three months.
Specialising in Irish Racing, they provide 1-2 tips per day, that are normally sent out the evening before racing or early in the morning.
The results coming into our trial were very impressive and so we had high expectations at the outset of our testing period.
And boy they did not disappoint!
Just under 100 points profit at advised prices, at an exceptional return on investment of 37% are some of the best results we have ever seen from a horse racing tipster.
And with a strike rate of 59%, the rate of winners was very high and the drawdowns have been minimal to non-existent.
As you can see from the profit graph below, it was very smooth and steady progress during our trial:
With the tips being virtually all in Irish racing, the liquidity isn’t quite as strong as in UK racing and prices do get hit quite significantly, so if you still have access to bookie accounts then you want to get your bets on as soon as possible after you receive the tips.
However, even if you’ve lost all your bookie accounts, then you can still use Betfair, as the results at Betfair SP were good too, with 48 points profit made over the trial – so exactly half of the profits achieved at advised prices.
All in all then Classic Racing Gold is undoubtedly one of the best services we have come across in the dozens of systems we have tested here at Honest Betting Reviews.
So it’s no surprise to say this receives a passed rating – with bells on!
Service Breakdown
Ease of use: Good customer service, with warnings about when tips will be sent out and consistent timings – normally in the evening around 8 or 9pm or in the morning around 7am or 8am.
Availability of prices: As mentioned above, the prices do get squeezed in quite significantly between when they are sent out and the off, so you want to get your bets on asap or you will risk losing some of the value. However, a good profit was still made at Betfair SP, testifying to the edge over the market they have.
Strike rate: The strike rate for the trial was 59%, which is exceptionally high for a horse racing service and means lots of winners and minimal losing streaks.
Advised Betting Bank: No betting bank was advised, but we used a 100 point bank for the trial, which was always comfortable and we think should be sufficient with such a high strike rate.
Subscription costs: The subscription costs are good value for a service of this quality at £60 per month, £150 per quarter or £250 for 6 months. Certainly we have seen services charge much more than this without having results of this quality.
OVERALL VERDICT: PASSED
It has been a magnificent trial for Classic Racing Gold, who have amassed just shy of 100 points profit at advised prices during our three month trial.
That comes on the back of 350 points profit made prior to our trial.
Amazingly the return on investment of 37% during our trial matched very closely their long term level of 34%, which means our results are very similar to what they have achieved over the last year.
With a strike rate of 59% meaning a high number of winners and minimal losing streaks, this ticks just about all the boxes in terms of a top tipster.
Results at Betfair SP were quite a bit lower, but were still close to 50 points profit at a return on investment of 18%, which is mighty impressive in itself.
This goes right in at the top with the very best tipsters we have ever come across and needless to say gets a recommended rating.
Get yourself signed up as soon as possible just in case they decide to close the doors anytime soon!
There have been some fantastic runs for them lately, including nine winners (and a place) out of ten bets and they have just come off 4 winners and 2 places out of their last six bets.
The Betfair SP results have been a little lower – although still impressive – having made 26 points profit so far.
So you do need to get your bets on quickly after tips are sent out. The nice thing is that they don’t just quote the best price available but one that is available with more than bookies, so you have a good chance of matching their results.
Anyway, fantastic results so far and we may have found something special here in the form of Classic Racing Gold.
Results were helped with a very nice winner at Royal Ascot on Tuesday in the shape of Jennies Jewel, who won at 10/1 for them in the Ascot Stakes.
As we said in our last update, there is a lot to like about this service. Warning is given when bets will be sent and they don’t always just record the best available price, but what is generally available amongst the bookies.
So if you take into account the 350 points profit made prior to our trial starting, this is looking awfully good so far.
It’s been a quiet start so far to our trial of Classic Racing Gold. After two weeks they are 1 point down at advised prices and 5 points down at Betfair SP.
It’s very early days as we are only two weeks into the trial, so far too early obviously to start making any judgements.
However, what we do really like is that in terms of their published results, Classic Racing Gold don’t always record the best available bookie price, but often the next price below that.
Very few tipsters do that and it is great to see. It means on the one hand you are getting a more realistic sense of what the results you might obtain when following the service are, but on the other hand if you are really fast on the buzzer then you could actually beat their published results.
It is also nice to see that they normally give you a heads up as to when bets will be sent out and which bookies you need.
Excellent then so far in terms of customer service and the past results are superb, so all we need is to see that kind of form replicated and we could be in for something special.
A while ago we reviewed a service calledRacing Gold here at Honest Betting Reviews and gave it a firm thumbs up after it amassed 158 points profit during our trial.
Well today we have a similar-sounding service calledClassic Racing Gold – which shouldn’t be confused with the other Racing Gold mentioned above.
The two services are in fact completely separate and have nothing to do with one another.
However, the one thing they do have in common is outstanding results!
Classic Racing Gold has been around since August 2015 and to date has made a superb 350 points profit at a return on investment of 33%.
Eight out of the nine completed months so far have been profitable and to be fair the losing month only lost 5 points, where as some of the winning months have been over 70 points in profit.
The service specialises in Irish racing, which is a first for us here at Honest Betting Reviews as all the other tipsters we have reviewed have specialised in British racing.
So it will be interesting to see how prices hold up for Irish racing and if there are any significant differences to betting on British racing.
There looks like just 1-2 bets per day, so the workload should be fairly low with this service.
We will run our normal three month trial for Classic Racing Gold and will report back on how things are going shortly.
In the meantime you can check out Classic Racing Gold here.
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