Lucrative Rackets is a tennis betting service launched in early 2024 by the team behind Lucrative MMA Betting, which previously passed a trial here at Honest Betting Reviews with flying colours.
Tips are provided across various tennis tours, including down to the lower levels of Challenger and ITF events.
Most of the bets are in the match odds market but some side markets such as set score, handicap and the like are used.
Bets are sent via the Telegram messenger app.
We were hopeful that this service would deliver strong results, and overall, we are pleased to say that it has performed well.
During our four-month trial, Lucrative Rackets generated +17 points profit at a solid 59% strike rate and a 12% ROI.
These are commendable numbers in tennis betting, where achieving consistent profitability can be challenging.
Our Experience During the Trial
Our major concern with this service was price availability however.
Just over half the bets during our trial were in Challenger/ITF events and over half were in doubles matches, with quite a small proportion in singles ATP/WTA events.
There were some major odds movements on these more illiquid markets. For instance, prices could drop significantly within minutes on ITF doubles and Challenger-level matches.
Betting on these markets also brings the risk of account restrictions from the bookies and these markets are not typically available on the exchanges – or have very little liquidity if they are available.
So we do have a question mark about how practical this service is to follow. Certainly if you are following the service you need to be lightning fast to get the bets on and be prepared for some possible account restrictions.
It is also worth noting that on the – albeit limited – sample size of our trial, the profit for the trial did come from the Challenger/ITF events, whilst the ATP/WTA events ended up breaking even.
As we say, this was a relatively small sample size so may not be the case in the long run, but is something to note from our trial in any event.
Overall, we are prepared to give Lucrative Rackets a narrow PASSED rating as it did achieve positive results during our trial.
The strike rate, ROI, and overall bank growth were all commendable and clearly the tipster does have an edge in the markets tipped in.
However, this does come with a major health warning that a lot of the markets tipped in are illiquid and odds crash quickly.
So it is important to bear this in mind and be prepared to act quickly when receiving the tips if you want to get close to the advised prices.
Service Breakdown
Ease of use: The selections are sent out via the Telegram messenger app. There is normally plenty of time to get the bets on and with around 1-2 bets per day on average the workload is pretty manageable.
Availability of prices: As discussed above, price availability was an issue during our trial, with over half the tips coming in illiquid, lower tier events and doubles matches.
The first thing you will need is a good spread of bookmaker accounts (especially Bet365, but also the likes of Ladbrokes, DraftKings, Neds, Bovada & 10Bet would be useful), secondly to be able to act very quickly once tips are posted on Telegram, and thirdly be prepared that you may suffer account restrictions if using soft books like Bet365.
Strike rate: The strike rate for our trial was impressive at 59% and we didn’t experience any extended drawdowns during our trial which was good.
Advised Betting Bank: A 100 point betting bank is recommended for following the service. That seems fairly reasonable to us and was never in jeopardy during our trial.
Subscription costs: The subscription costs at the time of writing are £67, so this is probably a service for serious bettors in the main.
OVERALL VERDICT: PASSED
Lucrative Rackets delivered a solid performance in our trial, generating +17 points profit, a 12% ROI, and a 59% strike rate.
However, the heavy focus on illiquid markets like ITF and Challenger doubles matches makes it tough to obtain advised prices, and account restrictions could be an issue.
While the tipster appears to have an edge, success will largely depend on how quickly you can place bets and whether you have access to the necessary bookmaker accounts.
Overall, we are giving Lucrative Rackets a narrow PASSED rating, but with a strong caution regarding price availability.
As mentioned last time, prices tend to get hit pretty hard on the more illiquid markets such as ITF doubles matches.
You have to move very fast if you want to get anything like the advised prices on those bets.
Some of the tips are in more mainstream ATP and WTA matches where the odds are more achievable however, so it’s a question of just doing the best you can on each tip with this service really.
It’s a quiet period for this service at the moment with no bets in December as the tennis season has wound down, but they will be back up and running again in January for the events down under.
As mentioned last time, prices tend to get hit pretty hard on the more illiquid markets such as ITF doubles matches.
You have to move very fast if you want to get anything like the advised prices on those bets.
Some of the tips are in more mainstream ATP and WTA matches where the odds are more achievable however, so it’s a question of just doing the best you can on each tip with this service really.
We are starting a new review today of a tennis betting service called Lucrative Rackets.
This is a service that started up on 1st January this year and it comes from the same team behind the Lucrative MMA Betting Tipster service, which passed a trial here at HBR with flying colours back in 2022.
The new tennis service has produced some impressive results so far, with 92 points profit made at a strike rate of 60% and a return on investment (ROI) of 18%.
Those are really strong stats in tennis betting, where an ROI of between 5 and 10% is typically considered very good.
The tips come in a variety of tours, including the main ATP and WTA Tours but also the smaller ITF events and in doubles matches as well as singles.
A variety of markets are also used, including match odds, game handicaps, set betting, breaks of serve and more.
Members of the service receive the tips via the Telegram app, with advised odds and lowest acceptable odds included.
We have been looking out for a good tennis tipster for a while so let’s hope this one can deliver the goods under live trial conditions.
We started receiving tips on 30th August so will record results from then.
As usual we will update results here as we go along so you can see how they are getting on.
The Bet Professor is a horse racing tipster that operates under the Punt Hub umbrella, and after an extended review period, it has delivered very impressive results.
With a total profit of +292 points at advised prices, the service has demonstrated strong profitability over the course of our trial.
This equates to an impressive 292% bank growth, meaning that a starting bank would have nearly quadrupled during the trial period.
One of the key metrics we look at is Return on Investment (ROI), and The Bet Professor has managed to maintain a solid 11% ROI, which is a very respectable return for a horse racing service over a period of more than two years.
This suggests that the selections consistently find value, which is a crucial factor for long-term betting success.
Bet Volume and Strike Rate
The service provides a manageable 1-2 bets per day, which makes it easy to follow compared to some tipsters that require placing dozens of bets daily.
The strike rate of 16% is on the lower side, which is typical for a service that focuses on bigger-priced selections. This means there will be losing streaks, so patience and a disciplined staking plan are essential.
Bookmaker vs. Betfair SP Performance
One notable finding from our review is that The Bet Professor performs significantly better at advised prices than at Betfair Starting Price (BSP).
Throughout the trial, we observed a consistent disparity between advised prices and BSP, with the latter lagging well behind.
In fact, Betfair SP followers would have suffered a loss of 66 points, whereas those taking advised prices at bookmakers have enjoyed substantial profits.
This suggests that the service is finding strong closing line value (CLV), meaning odds tend to shorten after selections are tipped, a positive indicator of an edge over the market.
However, it also means that access to multiple bookmaker accounts is necessary to get the best possible returns.
We are also being more mindful these days of price availability and whether those with bookie accounts can achieve the advised prices.
For the majority of our trial most of the tips were sent out the night before racing, when markets are thin and it can be tough to get bets on.
Over the last few months they have switched to the morning of racing which is a welcome change but it remains to be seen if they can maintain the previous profit levels now they are tipping in the morning.
Overall we are happy to award the service a PASSED rating as it delivered impressive and consistent results over the course of more than two years.
However, it does come with the slight caveat that bookie accounts are needed and for most of the trial tips were sent out the night before racing.
Service Breakdown
Ease of use: The selections are sent out e-mail, as we say on the morning of racing these days. There is plenty of time to get the bets on and with around 1-2 bets per day on average the workload is pretty manageable.
Availability of prices: Price availability was a bit of an issue during most of our trial, as discussed above regarding tips being sent out the evening before racing. Often prices would contract quite considerably by the time of the race. This is less of an issue now that tips are sent in the morning but it remains to be seen if the previous profit levels can be maintained.
Strike rate: The strike rate for our trial was a little on the low side at 16% but we didn’t experience any extended drawdowns during our trial which was good.
Advised Betting Bank: A 100 point betting bank is recommended for following the service. That seems fairly reasonable to us and was never in jeopardy during our trial.
Subscription costs: The subscription costs at the time of writing are £10 for first month then £25 per month or £60 quarter if paying by Paypal or £30 per month if paying by credit card.
OVERALL VERDICT: PASSED
Overall, The Bet Professor has produced impressive results and passes our review. The profit of +292 points, combined with strong bank growth and a solid ROI, makes it a very promising tipster service.
The main caveat is that it is not viable at BSP, so bookmaker accounts are required to follow the selections successfully and most of the profits were made from early prices the evening before racing.
So we’ll have to see if the results hold up in the long run now they are taking morning prices, but certainly up to now the results have been impressive overall.
The Betfair SP results continue to trail well behind those at advised prices, with a loss of 34 points made since our last update and 74 points lost for our trial to date at BSP.
So we would not recommend following this tipster at Betfair SP – it is only to follow them at the bookmakers.
However, the results do indicate they are achieving strong CLV (closing line value) which is a good sign of being able to find value in their selections.
The Betfair SP results continue to trail well behind those at advised prices, with 12 points profit made since our last update and 40 points lost for our trial to date at BSP.
So as mentioned before this is not a strategy to follow at Betfair SP and bookie accounts are needed if you want to use the service.
The Betfair SP results continue to trail well behind those at advised prices, with 10 points lost since our last update and 52 points lost for our trial to date at BSP.
So as mentioned before this is not a strategy to follow at Betfair SP and bookie accounts are needed if you want to use the service.
The Betfair SP results have been moving in the right direction but continue to trail well behind those at advised prices, with 16 points profit made since our last update but 42 points lost for our trial to date at BSP.
So as mentioned before this is not a strategy to follow at Betfair SP and bookie accounts are needed if you want to use the service.
The Betfair SP results have been doing a little better lately but continue to trail well behind those at advised prices, with 18 points profit made since our last update but 58 points lost for our trial to date at BSP.
So as mentioned before this is not a strategy to follow at Betfair SP and bookie accounts are needed if you want to use the service.
The Betfair SP results have been doing a little better lately but continue to trail well behind those at advised prices, with 17 points profit since our last update but 76 points lost for our trial to date at BSP.
So as mentioned before this is not a strategy to follow at Betfair SP and bookie accounts are needed if you want to use the service.
A slight step backwards for horse racing tipster The Bet Professor over the last month, with a loss of 16 points made at advised prices since our last update.
That means they are now 242 points up at advised prices for our trial overall.
The Betfair SP results continue to trail well behind those at advised prices, with 19 points lost since our last update and 93 points lost for our trial to date at BSP.
So as mentioned before this is not a strategy to follow at Betfair SP and bookie accounts are needed if you want to use the service.
The Betfair SP results continue to trail well behind those at advised prices, with 13 points profit made since our last update but 74 points lost for our trial to date at BSP.
So as mentioned before this is not a strategy to follow at Betfair SP and bookie accounts are needed if you want to use the service.
Things continue to tick along nicely for horse racing tipster The Bet Professor, with a profit of 17 points made at advised prices since our last update.
That means they are now 217 points up at advised prices for our trial overall.
The Betfair SP results continue to trail well behind those at advised prices, with 2 points profit made since our last update but 87 points lost for our trial to date at BSP.
So as mentioned before this is not a strategy to follow at Betfair SP and bookie accounts are needed if you want to use the service.
The Betfair SP results also had a good month but continue to trail well behind those at advised prices, with 11 points profit made since our last update but 89 points lost for our trial to date at BSP.
So as mentioned before this is not a strategy to follow at Betfair SP and bookie accounts are needed if you want to use the service.
The Betfair SP results also had a good month but continue to trail well behind those at advised prices, with 17 points profit made since our last update but 100 points lost for our trial to date at BSP.
So as mentioned before this is definitely not a strategy to follow at Betfair SP and bookie accounts are needed if you want to use the service.
The Betfair SP results also had a good month but continue to trail well behind those at advised prices, with 14 points profit made since our last update but 117 points lost for our trial to date at BSP.
So as mentioned before this is definitely not a strategy to follow at Betfair SP and bookie accounts are needed if you want to use the service.
The Betfair SP results have improved but continue to trail well behind those at advised prices, with 58 points profit made since our last update but 131 points lost for our trial to date at BSP.
So as mentioned before this is definitely not a strategy to follow at Betfair SP and bookie accounts are needed if you want to use the service.
The Betfair SP results continue to trail well behind those at advised prices, with 8 points profit made since our last update but 189 points lost for our trial to date at BSP.
So as mentioned before this is definitely not a strategy to follow at Betfair SP and bookie accounts are needed if you want to use the service.
Not a huge deal of change in recent times for horse racing service The Bet Professor, with a loss of 3 points made at advised prices since our last update.
That means they are now 51 points up at advised prices for our trial overall.
The Betfair SP results continue to trail well behind those at advised prices, with 40 points lost since our last update and 197 points lost for our trial to date at BSP.
So we think it’s fair to say this is definitely not a strategy to follow at Betfair SP and bookie accounts are needed if you want to use the service.
The Betfair SP results continue to trail well behind those at advised prices, with 35 points profit made since our last update but 159 points lost for our trial to date at BSP.
So we think it’s fair to say this is definitely not a strategy to follow at Betfair SP and bookie accounts are needed if you want to use the service.
A bit of a step backwards for horse racing service The Bet Professor in recent times, with a loss of 22 points made at advised prices since our last update.
That means they are now 8 points up at advised prices for our trial overall.
It’s a very different story at Betfair SP however, as they have lost 70 points since our last update and are now 194 points down for our trial to date at BSP.
So we think it’s fair to say this is definitely not a strategy to follow at Betfair SP and bookie accounts are needed if you want to use the service!
Not much change (at advised prices at least) for horse racing service The Bet Professor over the last month, with a loss of 3 points made at advised prices since our last update.
That means they are now 30 points up at advised prices for our trial overall.
It’s a very different story at Betfair SP however, as they have lost 67 points since our last update and are now 124 points down for our trial to date at BSP.
We want to dig in a bit more on what is happening on prices here as the differential between advised prices and BSP is quite considerable (albeit over a very large sample size), so will report back on that during our next update.
It’s a different picture at Betfair SP however, as they are actually 57 points down for our trial to date at BSP.
So it’s not looking like the service is practical to follow at BSP based on what we’ve seen so far.
It’s also worth noting that there are a large number of tips with this service – we’ve already proofed over 600! So you’re looking at around 10 bets per day which is worth bearing in mind if you’re thinking of following the service.
We are starting a new trial today of a horse racing tipster called The Bet Professor.
Based at the Punt Hub stable of tipsters, they are supposedly “hard at work solving the betting equations and know exactly how to bring you a profit.”
Looking at the results achieved to date, they look pretty good at it too!
Having been tipping for just over nine months now, they have delivered an excellent 288 points profit so far according to the results on the Punt Hub website.
That has been achieved with a return on investment of 22% and a strike rate of a little over 17%.
The Betfair SP profit, whilst not quite as impressive, is still decent at 62 points made so far.
One thing to bear in mind with this service if you are thinking of following it is there quite a lot of tips – often 10-15 per day, so it is more time-consuming to follow than some other tipsters.
If they can keep producing the same kind of profit it looks like the extra effort could be worth it however.
We actually started proofing these tips on 21st June so will record results from then. As ever results will be updated here so you can see how they are getting on.
* Just a note that the Punt Hub website is still being redeveloped which is why the info is not all complete on the page.
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Away Wins is a football betting service from renowned football tipster Steve Hudson, operating out of the Phil Rushton stable of tipsters.
The service involves backing away teams in major European leagues. It initially focused on backing away teams in doubles, before switching to single bets partway through our trial.
The service also adjusted its staking strategy, starting at 5-point stakes before moving to 2.5 points per bet.
While there were signs of improvement after these changes, the overall performance remained poor.
The final results show a loss of 102 points, equating to a 50% reduction in the starting bank. This is obviously a very disappointing outcome for those following the service.
Performance Analysis
The trial began with a particularly tough period, with 76 points lost in the first two months.
The shift from doubles to singles and the reduction in staking helped to limit losses somewhat, but it was not enough to turn things around.
Even when analyzing results at a more conservative 1-point level stakes, the service was still showing a loss, albeit a smaller one.
A 52% strike rate is not terrible, but the key issue was the odds and selections failing to deliver enough value to overcome the bookmaker’s margin.
The ROI of -11% confirms this, showing that over the long run, following the tips would have resulted in consistent losses.
So unfortunately with such a large loss and poor stats, unsurprisingly it’s a FAILED rating for this one.
Service Breakdown
Ease of use: The selections are sent out via e-mail. There is normally plenty of time to get the bets on and with around 5-6 bets per weekend on average (and sometimes bets for the midweek fixtures aswell) the workload is pretty manageable.
Availability of prices: Tipping in the match odds market in big leagues means there is plenty of liquidity and there was no issue with prices during our trial.
Strike rate: The strike rate for our trial was solid on the face of it at 52% but it obviously wasn’t high enough to generate a profit.
Advised Betting Bank: A 200 point betting bank is recommended for following the service. That seems fairly reasonable to us given the staking, although half the bank was lost during our trial so a larger bank may be advisable here.
Subscription costs: The subscription costs at the time of writing are £15 per month or £67 per year.
OVERALL VERDICT: FAILED
While football tipster Away Wins had some logic behind it – attempting to capitalise on undervalued away teams – the execution ultimately fell short. The losses were too significant with over 100 points dropped during our trial, and even with adjustments, the service did not show enough promise to warrant continued use.
For those looking for a profitable football tipster, there are better options available. You can check out our list of top-performing football tipsters here.
As always, we will continue to review tipster services to find the best and most profitable options for our readers. Stay tuned for more updates!
Worth noting that they started off tipping in doubles but have now switched to just single bets. They also started off at 5 point stakes and are now tipping at 2.5 point stakes.
Since they switched to single bets and 2.5 point stakes, they are around 33 points down for our trial.
That would be around 13 points down at one point level stakes, so not as bad as the headline results but still with some room for improvement for sure.
Worth noting that they started off tipping in doubles but have now switched to just single bets. They also started off at 5 point stakes and are now tipping at 2.5 point stakes.
Since they switched to single bets and 2.5 point stakes, they are around 24 points down for our trial.
That would be around 10 points down at one point level stakes, so not as bad as the headline results but still with some room for improvement for sure.
Worth noting that they started off tipping in doubles but have now switched to just single bets. They also started off at 5 point stakes and are now tipping at 2.5 point stakes.
Since they switched to single bets and 2.5 point stakes, they are around 30 points down for our trial.
That would be around 12 points down at one point level stakes, so not as bad as the headline results but still with some room for improvement for sure.
Worth noting that they started off tipping in doubles but have now switched to just single bets. They also started off at 5 point stakes and are now tipping at 2.5 point stakes.
Since they switched to single bets and 2.5 point stakes, they are around 32 points down for our trial.
That would be around 13 points down at one point level stakes, so not as bad as the headline results but still with some room for improvement for sure.
Worth noting that they started off tipping in doubles but have now switched to just single bets. They also started off at 5 point stakes and are now tipping at 2.5 point stakes.
Since they switched to single bets and 2.5 point stakes, they are around 11 points down for our trial.
That would be around 4 points down at one point level stakes, so not too bad – although obviously the results overall have been disappointing so far.
Worth noting that they started off tipping in doubles but have now switched to just single bets. They also started off at 5 point stakes and are now tipping at 2.5 point stakes.
Since they switched to single bets and 2.5 point stakes, they are around 11 points down for our trial. That would be around 4 points down at one point level stakes, so not too bad – although obviously the results overall have been disappointing so far.
Worth noting that they started off tipping in doubles but have now switched to just single bets. They also started off at 5 point stakes and are now tipping at 2.5 point stakes.
Since they switched to single bets and 2.5 point stakes, they are actually level for our trial so perhaps the previous approach was just too aggressive and they have now settled on a more sensible method.
Worth noting that they started off tipping in doubles but have now switched to just single bets. They also started off at 5 point stakes and are now tipping at 2.5 point stakes.
Since they switched to single bets and 2.5 point stakes, they are actually level for our trial so perhaps the previous approach was just too aggressive and they have now settled on a more sensible method.
Worth noting that they started off tipping in doubles but have now switched to just single bets. They also started off at 5 point stakes and are now tipping at 2.5 point stakes.
So a rough start here anyway – a quick turnaround is needed.
We are starting a new trial today of a football service called Away Wins.
This service comes from the Phil Rushton stable of tipsters. The tips are provided by Steve Hudson, who also supplies the tips for the Goal King service which passed a review here at Honest Betting Reviews back in 2021.
As the name suggests, this service focuses on backing the away teams in football matches.
Steve says he feels that home advantage can be overstated in football and there is therefore value to be found in backing away teams in certain circumstances when they are playing well.
The twist with this service however is they are backed in doubles rather than singles.
Steve feels this can increase his edge over the bookies when he identifies value on away teams.
The results published on the Away Wins website look very promising, with 180 points profit made since May of this year.
That would be £1,800 profit at £10 per point or £4,500 profit at £25 per point stakes.
Equally impressive has been the strike rate of 43% for the winning doubles and a huge return on investment (ROI) of 33%.
If those results can be repeated over the course of a live trial and in the long run that would certainly be very impressive and would make this a valuable addition to anyone’s betting portfolio.
The bets come in the major European leagues including the Bundesliga, Premier League, Serie A, Ligue 1, as well as other leagues such as the Swedish Allsvenskan and Belgian Jupiler League.
With bets being on the match odds market – and being placed in doubles – there shouldn’t be too many issues with liquidity or achieving advised prices.
So it all looks encouraging but as ever we will wait to see how this one performs under a live trial before delivering a verdict.
We will update results here as we go along as usual so you can see how they are getting on.
Just to confirm that this service has been discontinued so this will be our final update.
The writing looked to be on the wall for a while as they had been closed to new members on the Betting Gods platform, with only existing members still receiving the tips.
However, with a loss of 29 points made over our two year review period the results were just weren’t up to scratch so we can understand the decision to wrap things up at this stage.
So we will also call it a day here and put this one in the failed/defunct pile.
On to the next review then and hopefully a bit more luck in finding a top football tipster!
Just a reminder this service is closed to new members for the time being but we will continue to monitor results and if they reopen to new members we will update the situation here.
Just a reminder this service is closed to new members for the time being but we will continue to monitor results and if they reopen to new members we will update the situation here.
Just to point out this service is closed to new members for the time being but we will continue to monitor results and if they reopen to new members we will update the situation here.
Just to point out this service is closed to new members for the time being but we will continue to monitor results and if they reopen to new members we will update the situation here.
Even though we are getting towards the end of the main European season, this tipster normally continues tipping in the Summer leagues from the likes of Scandinavia and America so we should still see plenty of action over the coming months.
We are getting towards the end of the European season now so it would be good to see them finish the season with a flourish and get back towards evens for our trial overall.
Hopefully they can get things back on track soon and start to make back some of the losses made in our trial as it has been rather disappointing so far.
It’s been a step backwards for football tipster the Euro Football Punter over the last month unfortunately, with a loss of 23 points made since our last update.
That means they are now 26 points down for our trial overall.
Hopefully with the main European leagues about to kick off again for the new season we will see them get things moving back in the right direction shortly.
There has been steady progress for football tipster the Euro Football Punter over the last month, with a profit of 6 points made since our last update.
That means they are now 3 points down for our trial overall.
Simple 1 point staking is used on every bet, which is something we like to see as it keeps things straightforward to follow and means results aren’t inflated or exaggerated in any way like you see with some services.
Anyway, let’s hope they can keep the positive momentum going and get back into profit for our trial soon.
Even though the big European leagues have now finished for the season, this service will still be providing tips in other divisions such as the Swedish, Irish and Norwegian leagues over the Summer so plenty of action to get stuck into still.
There are generally 2-3 bets per day with this service – sometimes more at weekends – with tips normally posted early in the morning with plenty of time to get the bets on.
Anyway, let’s hope they can get back on track and move back into the green by the time of our next update.
There are generally 2-3 bets per day with this service – sometimes more at weekends – with tips normally posted early in the morning with plenty of time to get the bets on.
Anyway, let’s hope they can get back on track and move back into the green by the time of our next update.
True to the tipster’s name, leagues all across Europe are used, including Spain, France, Italy, Turkey, Greece and England.
Simple 1 point staking is used on every bet, which is something we like to see as it keeps things straightforward to follow and means results aren’t inflated or exaggerated in any way like you see with some services.
This is a new service from the Betting Gods tipster platform and has some strong results since starting up in May 2021.
According to the results on the Betting Gods site, they have made over 130 points profit so far, which is an impressive haul.
That has been achieved with an excellent 67% win rate – meaning a high proportion of winning bets, something we always like to see.
The return on investment is also good at 16%. For football services anything around 10% is considered a strong ROI so to be up at 16% with a high strike rate is notable.
A variety of markets are utilised for the bets including match odds, first half goals and over/under 2.5 goals.
Leagues across Europe are used, including Ireland, Belgium and Scandinavian leagues, so not the biggest leagues but it’s often these lesser leagues where value can be found as there is less focus on them and information is not so readily available.
One of the nice things about the service is that there have been some long winning streaks – quite a few over ten and some even 16+ match winning streaks.
It’s in those instances that the bank can really grow quickly.
Hopefully we’ll see those kind of streaks repeated during our trial but only time will tell. As ever results will be updated here as we go along so you can see how the tips are getting on.
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Sure Favs is a horse racing betting system that focuses on backing favourites using an automated strategy through the Cloud Bet Bot.
The idea behind the service is to generate steady, low-risk profits by betting on horses at the top of the market across UK and Irish racing.
When we first reviewed Sure Favs back in 2021, the service produced excellent results, making an impressive +167 points profit during our live trial. That strong performance earned it a positive rating at the time and suggested it could be a reliable, long-term system for backing favourites.
However, since that review, results have unfortunately taken a turn for the worse. In our updated testing period, the service has recorded a loss of 143 points, effectively wiping out the previous gains. While the system remains fully automated and easy to follow, the long-term figures now balance out at roughly break-even overall.
Conclusion
After seeing Sure Favs perform so well initially, it’s disappointing that the profits couldn’t be maintained over the longer term. The losses since our last review have just about cancelled out the earlier success, leaving things at around level overall.
So, on balance, we’re wrapping up our review of Sure Favs with a neutral rating. It’s neither a standout winner nor a complete flop — just one that’s ended up breaking even in the long run.
Just a reminder this is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot. It is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to certain criteria identified by Expo Bet.
The settings we are using are: exchange straight (which is the price just before the off), normal staking (not ratchet) and 1 point level stakes per bet.
It’s also worth adding that this strategy made 167 points profit during our original trial last year, so it is still up overall.
Just a reminder this is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot. It is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to certain criteria identified by Expo Bet.
The settings we are using are: exchange straight (which is the price just before the off), normal staking (not ratchet) and 1 point level stakes per bet.
It’s also worth adding that this strategy made 167 points profit during our original trial last year, so it is still up overall.
Just a reminder this is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot. It is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to given criteria identified by Expo Bet.
The settings we are using are: exchange straight (which is the price just before the off), normal staking (not ratchet) and 1 point level stakes per bet.
It’s also worth adding that this strategy made 167 points profit during our original trial last year, so it is still up overall – just about!
Just a reminder this is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot. It is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to given criteria identified by Expo Bet.
The settings we are using are: exchange straight (which is the price just before the off), normal staking (not ratchet) and 1 point level stakes per bet.
It’s also worth adding that this strategy made 167 points profit during our original trial last year, so it is still up overall – but a large portion of that profit is gone.
Just a reminder this is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot. It is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to given criteria identified by Expo Bet.
The settings we are using are: exchange straight (which is the price just before the off), normal staking (not ratchet) and 1 point level stakes per bet.
It’s also worth adding that this strategy made 167 points profit during our original trial last year, so it is still up overall.
Just a reminder this is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot. It is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to given criteria identified by Expo Bet.
The settings we are using are: exchange straight (which is the price just before the off), normal staking (not ratchet) and 1 point level stakes per bet.
It’s also worth adding that this strategy made 167 points profit during our original trial last year, so it is still up overall.
Just a reminder this is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot. It is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to given criteria identified by Expo Bet.
The settings we are using are: exchange straight (which is the price just before the off), normal staking (not ratchet) and 1 point level stakes per bet.
It’s also worth adding that this strategy made 167 points profit during our original trial last year, so it is still up overall.
Just a reminder this is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot. It is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to given criteria identified by Expo Bet.
The settings we are using are: exchange straight (which is the price just before the off), normal staking (not ratchet) and 1 point level stakes per bet.
It’s also worth adding that this strategy made 167 points profit during our original trial last year, so it is still up overall.
Just a reminder this is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot. It is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to given criteria identified by Expo Bet.
The settings we are using are: exchange straight (which is the price just before the off), normal staking (not ratchet) and 1 point level stakes per bet.
It’s also worth adding that this strategy made 167 points profit during our original trial last year, so it is still up overall.
Just a reminder this is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot. It is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to given criteria identified by Expo Bet.
The settings we are using are: exchange straight (which is the price just before the off), normal staking (not ratchet) and 1 point level stakes per bet.
It’s also worth adding that this strategy made 167 points profit during our original trial last year, so it is still up overall.
Just a reminder this is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot. It is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to given criteria identified by Expo Bet.
The settings we are using are: exchange straight (which is the price just before the off), normal staking (not ratchet) and 1 point level stakes per bet.
It’s also worth adding that this strategy made 167 points profit during our original trial last year, so it is still up overall.
Just a reminder this is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot. It is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to given criteria identified by Expo Bet.
The settings we are using are: exchange straight (which is the price just before the off), normal staking (not ratchet) and 1 point level stakes per bet.
It’s also worth adding that this strategy made 167 points profit during our original trial last year, so it is still up overall.
Just a reminder this is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot. It is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to given criteria identified by Expo Bet.
The settings we are using are: exchange straight (which is the price just before the off), normal staking (not ratchet) and 1 point level stakes per bet.
It’s also worth adding that this strategy made 167 points profit during our original trial last year, so it is still up overall.
Just a reminder this is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot. It is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to given criteria identified by Expo Bet.
The settings we are using are: exchange straight (which is the price just before the off), normal staking (not ratchet) and 1 point level stakes per bet.
It’s also worth adding that this strategy made 167 points profit during our original trial last year, so overall it is still well up.
Just a reminder this is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot. It is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to given criteria identified by Expo Bet.
The settings we are using are: exchange straight (which is the price just before the off), normal staking (not ratchet) and 1 point level stakes per bet.
It’s also worth adding that this strategy made 167 points profit during our original trial last year, so overall it is still well up.
Just a reminder this is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot. It is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to given criteria identified by Expo Bet.
The settings we are using are: exchange straight (which is the price just before the off), normal staking (not ratchet) and 1 point level stakes per bet.
It’s also worth adding that this strategy made 167 points profit during our original trial last year, so overall it is still well up.
Just a reminder this is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot. It is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to given criteria identified by Expo Bet.
The settings we are using are: exchange straight (which is the price just before the off), normal staking (not ratchet) and 1 point level stakes per bet.
It’s also worth adding that this strategy made 167 points profit during our original trial last year, so overall it is still well up.
Just a reminder this is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot. It is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to given criteria identified by Expo Bet.
The settings we are using are: exchange straight (which is the price just before the off), normal staking (not ratchet) and 1 point level stakes per bet.
It’s also worth adding that this strategy made 167 points profit during our original trial last year, so overall it is still well up.
Just a reminder this is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot. It is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to given criteria identified by Expo Bet.
The settings we are using are: exchange straight (which is the price just before the off), normal staking (not ratchet) and 1 point level stakes per bet.
It’s also worth adding that this strategy made 167 points profit during our original trial last year, so overall it is still well up.
Just a reminder this is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot. It is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to given criteria identified by Expo Bet.
The settings we are using are: exchange straight (which is the price just before the off), normal staking (not ratchet) and 1 point level stakes per bet.
It’s also worth adding that this strategy made 167 points profit during our original trial last year, so overall it is still well up.
Just a reminder this is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot. It is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to given criteria identified by Expo Bet.
The settings we are using are: exchange straight (which is the price just before the off), normal staking (not ratchet) and 1 point level stakes per bet.
It’s also worth adding that this strategy made 167 points profit during our original trial last year, so overall it is still well up.
Just a reminder this is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot. It is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to given criteria identified by Expo Bet.
The settings we are using are: exchange straight (which is the price just before the off), normal staking (not ratchet) and 1 point level stakes per bet.
It’s also worth adding that this strategy made 167 points profit during our original trial last year, so overall it is still well up.
Just a reminder this is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot. It is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to given criteria identified by Expo Bet.
The settings we are using are: exchange straight (which is the price just before the off), normal staking (not ratchet) and 1 point level stakes per bet.
It’s also worth adding that this strategy made 167 points profit during our original trial last year, so overall it is still well up.
Just a reminder this is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot. It is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to given criteria identified by Expo Bet.
The settings we are using are: exchange straight (which is the price just before the off), normal staking (not ratchet) and 1 point level stakes per bet.
It’s also worth adding that this strategy made 167 points profit during our original trial last year, so has a good body of results behind it now.
Just a reminder this is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot. It is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to given criteria identified by Expo Bet.
The settings we are using are: exchange straight (which is the price just before the off), normal staking (not ratchet) and 1 point level stakes per bet.
It’s also worth adding that this strategy made 167 points profit during our original trial last year, so has a good body of results behind it now.
Just a reminder this is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot. It is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to given criteria identified by Expo Bet.
The settings we are using are: exchange straight (which is the price just before the off), normal staking (not ratchet) and 1 point level stakes per bet.
It’s also worth adding that this strategy made 167 points profit during our original trial last year, so has a good body of results behind it now.
Just a reminder this is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot. It is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to given criteria identified by Expo Bet.
The settings we are using are: exchange straight (which is the price just before the off), normal staking (not ratchet) and 1 point level stakes per bet.
It’s also worth adding that this strategy made 167 points profit during our original trial last year, so has a good body of results behind it now.
We are starting a new review today of a betting service called Sure Favs.
Well that’s not strictly accurate in fact – it’s actually picking up from a review we did previously.
Sure Favs is an automated betting system from the Exponential Bet (or Expo Bet for short) suite of services and we previously took a look at it as part of a broader review of four of their systems.
Although as a whole the four systems didn’t make a profit over the course of our review, Sure Favs was the one service that did perform well, producing an excellent 167 points profit during our trial.
We have kept an eye on results since our trial ended and it has continued to perform well, as you can see from the results graph below from the main Sure Favs system:-
Sure Favs – Main Exchange & BSP (Straight)
So we thought it would be a good time to give Sure Favs another look and put it through a dedicated trial of its own here at HBR.
In a nutshell Sure Favs is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot.
We have tested the software out extensively across a number of reviews now and it works very well, placing bets seamlessly on your Betfair account to your specified stakes, all without the need for a VPN or leaving your computer running all day. Impressive stuff.
As the name suggests, Sure Favs is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to given criteria identified by Expo Bet.
There are essentially three strategies that form part of the service:
Sure Favs Main
Sure Favs High
Sure Favs Foundation
It is recommended to use a 100 point bank for each.
For a bit more info about the service, here is Ryan from Expo Bet with a quick run-down:
So it should be an interesting review and one we are looking forward to given the solid long-term results this one has amassed.
As always we will update results here as we go along.
We have completed our trial ofOutplayedand here are the final results:
Profit/loss:
+£2,822
Bank Growth:
140%
Cost:
Free trial, then £49.99 per month or £500 per year*
ROI:
65%
Average number of bets:
Up to 20 per day
VERDICT:
PASSED
Rating:
*Prices refer to Platinum membership. Higher tiers available.
Outplayed Full Review
Outplayed (previously known as Profit Accumulator) is a matched betting product that promises to teach you how to make easy profits with matched betting. So does it work?
We are pleased to say the answer to that question is an emphatic “yes!” This can certainly make teach you the very best techniques of matched betting and how to utilise the offers that are available.
It uses the free bets that bookmakers and other gambling websites likes casinos and bingo sites offer to encourage our custom to create low-risk and positive EV (estimated value) opportunities.
This is done using betting exchanges, which basically allow you to bet against other people and crucially, bet against the outcome you have backed with the bookmaker, thus using the free bet element to create a low-risk, value bet.
The bookies are in fierce competition for our custom so are constantly offering new incentives to entice both existing and new customers with free bets and bonuses.
That means there are daily opportunities to take advantage of these offers and optimise them for maximum gain. Can’t say fairer that that!
What do you get with Outplayed?
Outplayedis a complete package for taking advantage of all the free bets and bonuses offered by online gambling sites.
It is suitable for total beginners and provides a complete package to guide you through the process of making the most out of these offers, including:
Training videos that explain on a step-by-step basis how to set up the bets.
Lists of both the introductory offers – for opening a new account with a bookmaker or other gambling site like a bingo site – and ongoing offers for those already with accounts.
E-mails containing the best ongoing offers are sent out to members
A forum with a great deal of useful information and helpful discussions where you can learn from people who have been doing this a long time and have made it work.
Support should you have any questions about the offers and how they work.
What Sets Outplayed Apart from other Matched Betting Sites
Outplayed is undoubtedly one of the very best matched betting sites out there, with some clear advantages over the competition. This includes (numbers at time of doing review):
1) Significantly more offers.
– 55 Sportsbook Offers
– 150 reload offers
– 39 Casino Offers
– 17 Bingo Offers
As you can see, that’s a huge number of offers and a great opportunity to make the most of these offers.
2) Profit Tracker software to help Outplayed members track their results without needing separate spreadsheets.
3) New Oddsmatching software with odds that update on the fly (so you don’t need to refresh to pull in the latest odds).
4) More (and better) video tutorials
5) An active forum buzzing with knowledge and advice.
How much money can you make?
Down to the nitty gritty then, just how much money can you make with Outplayed?
As we said in our reviewof Profit Maximiser, the answer to that question really depends on how much time you are willing to put in.
There are people on the forum claiming to have made over £25,000 from being members – amusingly there are various threads corresponding to how much people have made – “the £25k club, “the £10k club,” “the £5k club” and so on where people quote their total winnings and discuss how it has been made etc.
Now we can’t verify if any of those stories are true, but we would say it is possible to make reasonable profits from doing enough of the offers and bonuses if you follow the advice of Outplayed and execute the offers correctly.
What would probably be more useful to know is how many offers are available and the potential value of the offers.
To make things easier, we will deal firstly with the introductory offers and then go on to the ongoing offers.
So in terms of the introductory offers that the bookies and casinos etc provide for opening a new account, here is what we calculated the offers added up to at the time of this review:
Type
Deposited
Max Potential Profit
Notes
Bookies’ Free Bets
£2115
£1334
Casino
£525
£263
Returns estimated – will vary
Casino (no deposit)
£0
£190
Returns estimated – will vary
Financials
£300
£110
For new spread bet accounts
Bingo
£270
£270
Returns estimated – will vary
TOTAL
£3,210
£2,167
As you can see, there are a very good number of introductory offers spread across the different sites.
This covers all the bookies including the well-known high street names like William Hill and Ladbrokes, so if you already have accounts with them and others, you should deduct the value of their offers from the totals above.
Some of the casino offers are higher risk, so you could actually lose money playing those, although the theory is that doing enough of them you should derive positive EV (estimated value).
It is all up to you of course and what your aversion to risk is – you may prefer just to take the free bets from the bookies and be done with it.
We would say it is worth doing some of the bingo offers even though they carry risk as some of the bonuses are very good.
Anyway, the bottom line is you there is plenty of value from the introductory offers. Then you get onto the ongoing offers…
Ongoing – or “Reload” – Offers
After you have done the introductory offers it is then on to the ongoing – or “reload” offers. This is a great opportunity to play more bonuses on a regular basis (or at least as long as your bookie/casino accounts are open).
Having done the introductory offers, you will have a pretty good idea of how the offers work by now and it should be like second nature.
You will be able to roll through things much more quickly now.
There are two methods of finding out about the ongoing offers:-
The e-mails that are sent out by Outplayed, which list the best offers of the day, with links to the offers so you can click straight through.
The offers that are listed in the Platinum Forum in the members area. There are lots of great additional offers in here, where the members discuss the terms and how to maximise the gains from the various offers.
Having gone through the two sources of the ongoing offers for the month, these are the values of the offers we calculated (at the time of the review):
Type
Deposited
Potential Profit
E-mails
£780
£475
Other offers
£320
£180
TOTAL
£1100
£655
So very positive amounts over the course of the month. There is the possibility of doing more – it is really a question of how much time you have on your hands to roll through the offers.
Things to be aware of
Whilst we think Outplayed is a fantastic service, there are some things to be aware of before signing up:-
If you already have Profit Maximiser, it is probably not worth getting this as well as they offer pretty much the same thing.
It does take quite a bit of time to learn the ropes and understand how everything works. There are excellent training videos provided, so we recommend you watch those first and really let it all sink in before launching into all the offers.
If you just use the offers and don’t place any other bets, the bookies will shut down or limit your accounts pretty quickly. But there are tricks you can use to bet and keep your accounts open for longer. There are good sections on the website and forum explaining how best to do this.
The offers vary greatly in quality – to be honest some are not worth doing because they involve huge rollover requirements. Again, there is useful guidance on the website as to which are the best offers and what the value of the various offers is – called the “estimated value.”
These offers are not available in every region and matched betting works best for those in the UK and Ireland, where such offers are available. Please contact Outplayed for any questions regarding the availability of such offers in the country you live in.
Outplayed is a superb product and we are delighted to give it a firm recommended rating.
There are a plethora of introductory offers (depending on how many bookie accounts you already have) and then lots of ongoing offers too.
It will take a bit of time to get up to speed, but once you have learned the ropes and got the hang of it, Outplayed shows you the best offers and bonuses on an ongoing basis and how to utilise them for the maximum gain.
Good luck and of you do join up, please let us know how you get on with it.
Just to say that following our last update below, the service said they would be taking a break and reviewing things after a poor run of form, with a view to starting again at the start of the new season (’24-’25).
Well we are a couple of months into the new season and are yet to see any tips posted. Nor have they responded to e-mails we have sent them and when trying to log in to the website it gives an error message.
So we can only presume they have decided not to recommence the service and we will therefore put this review into abeyance.
If they do restart the service at some point in the future we can look at recommencing our review but for the time being we will put a halt to things here.
This is a service that advises bets from across the European leagues and are mainly in the match odds and Asian handicap markets.
They stated that they have been testing a second algorithm for the last two years which they had planned to integrate into the service at the beginning of March but in light of recent results, went live with in the last week of February.
This means that there will be a lot more selections and some of them will be backing the away team to win.
They also stated that this (i.e. February) was their worst month in four and a half years, which is what we sometimes refer to as “reviewer’s curse.”
Hopefully it was just bad luck and they can get things going in the right direction again soon.
We are starting a new trial today of a football service called Football Edge.
It is based on a betting algorithm that identifies value in the football markets and then posts bets to members accordingly.
They went live with the system in 2019 and the results reported on their website since then look very impressive:
2019: +£1,969
2020: +£3,656
2021: +£3,224
2022: +£3,935
2023: +£2,044
Total: +£14,827
Each of those yearly totals is from a starting bank of £2,500 at the beginning of the year, which is reset at the end of the year.
They say they have achieved over 120% return on investment (ROI) each year, although technically what they mean is 120% return on capital (ROC) rather than return on investment ROI.
The staking is based on the Kelly Criterion and is calculated for you on the website based on your starting bank.
Looking at the results, some of the stakes are very hefty, with stakes at some point getting up over £350 per bet.
Most of the bets are on heavy favourites so in theory the strike rate should be high and losing streaks short, but those are still pretty big stakes. A few losses in a row could impact the bank quite considerably.
Bets are from across the European leagues and are mainly in the match odds and Asian handicap markets. Results are recorded from Betfair, which is good so hopefully it should be possible to match their official results (or close to them anyway).
This is an intriguing service with very encouraging results so we are keen to see how it performs under live trial conditions.
We will get things going today and will report back soon on how they are getting on.
Winning Post Profits is a horse racing tipster based at the Sure Win tipster platform and they have been going since June 2021. So just over 3 years now.
The tips are provided by a chap called Sam Darby and come with detailed write-ups explaining the reasoning behind the selections.
Sam uses a variety of bet types including singles, doubles, trebles, forecasts and the like. These multiple bets can be at very large odds of 500/1+ so there is the opportunity to land a massive winner.
As mentioned during our review, the staking is more variable than with most tipsters we review, with up to 14 points per bet being staked.
Some bets for example are 4pts e/w or 5pts e/w.
Sam says the reason for using this staking is: “to try to make it less confusing for people when recommending very small stakes forecasts or multis. I took the view that people are more likely to be confused by 0.05 points stakes than 0.5 points stakes, so I made the stakes for standard singles higher to hopefully make it clearer/less confusing.”
That makes sense really in view of the multiple bets the service uses, to keep everything in proportion.
Anyway, we followed the service for 6 months which gave us a good sample size of 194 bets.
At the end of our review they finished with a solid profit of 13 points.
That was achieved with a strike rate of 27% (including placed horses) and a return on investment (ROI) of 2%.
The service advises using a 300 point betting bank, so the growth in the bank over the course of our trial was only 4%.
At Betfair SP the results weren’t quite as good, with a loss of 41 points made, so it looks like you will need bookie accounts to make the most of this service.
Overall then given just a small profit was made and the low bank growth and ROI over our trial, it only seems fair to award Winning Post Profits a NEUTRAL rating.
A decent effort to have made a slight profit, but it’s not quite enough in context of the overall metrics to warrant a passed rating at this stage.
Service Breakdown
Ease of use: The selections are sent out e-mail, usually in the afternoon or evening before racing. There is plenty of time to get the bets on and with around 1 bets per day on average the workload is pretty manageable. Most bets come at the weekends, so there are often no bets for a few days during the week then around 4-5 bets on a Friday/Saturday.
Availability of prices: We didn’t experience too many issues with price availability during the course of our trial.
Strike rate: The strike rate for our trial was solid at 27% (including placed horses).
Advised Betting Bank: A 300 point betting bank is recommended for following the service. That seems fairly reasonable to us and was never in jeopardy during our trial.
Subscription costs: The subscription costs at the time of writing are £39 per month or £327 per year.
OVERALL VERDICT: NEUTRAL
After a six month trial, horse racing tipster Winning Post Profits finished with a profit of 13 points at advised prices.
With an ROI of 2% and bank growth of 4%, the service receives a NEUTRAL rating from us.
A solid effort but not quite enough to merit a passed rating at this stage.
Things have also picked up at Betfair SP, with a profit of 39 points made since our last update. However, they are still 28 points down for our trial overall at BSP.
As mentioned before, the staking with this service is more variable than with most tipsters we review, with up to 14 points per bet being staked so that is to be borne in mind when viewing the results and when choosing an appropriate betting bank for the service if you have signed up.
They have fared somewhat worse at Betfair SP, with a loss of 48 points made since our last update and a loss of 67 points made for our trial overall at BSP.
In our last update we mentioned that the staking with this service goes up to 14 points per bet, which we described as “quite aggressive.”
However, Sam who runs the service points out that “The points totals used will be higher than what most are used to and that doesn’t mean the £ stakes should be higher but more that followers will want to adjust their £ per point staking that they have used elsewhere.
The reason I’ve always used a higher points total is to try to make it less confusing for people when recommending very small stakes forecasts or multis. I took the view that people are more likely to be confused by 0.05 points stakes than 0.5 points stakes, so I made the stakes for standard singles higher to hopefully make it clearer/less confusing.”
So in light of this information – and a 300 point bank being recommended for the service – it is perhaps better to describe the staking as more “variable” rather than “aggressive” than other services.
Anyway, hopefully that clears things up and the staking used makes sense in context of the multis etc being used. It also should be noted that this makes the current results look worse than they actually are, as at 1pt stakes the loss would be obviously much lower.
They have fared a little worse at Betfair SP, with a profit of 40 points made since our last update but a loss of 19 points made for our trial so far at BSP.
It’s worth pointing out that staking is quite aggressive with this service at up to 14 points per bet, with some 8 and 10 point bets so far, so it can be quite volatile with this tipster.
A 300 point bank is recommended for following the service, but it could be prudent to go with a slightly larger bank to be on the safe side here.
It’s been a tough start to our trial of horse racing tipster Winning Post Profits, with a loss of 47 points made to advised prices for our trial to date.
It’s a similar story at Betfair SP, with a loss of 59 points made for our trial so far.
It’s worth pointing out that staking is quite aggressive with this service at up to 14 points per bet, with some 8 and 10 point bets so far, so the results are certainly not as bad as they at first seem.
A 300 point bank is recommended for following the service, so most of the bank is still in tact.
We are starting a new trial today of a horse racing service called Winning Post Profits.
They are based at the Sure Win tipster platform and have been going since June 2021, so just under 3 years now.
The reported results in that time have been stellar, with over 1,000 points profit made in total.
That has been achieved with a solid strike rate of 36% and an excellent return on investment of 29%.
The staking is quite aggressive with this service at up to 14 points per bet, so that needs to be taken into account both in terms of the profit total and the betting bank needed to follow the service.
A 300 point bank is recommended for following the service which takes this larger staking into account.
It is somewhat more of a selective service than many horse racing tipsters out there, with around 5 bets per week on average.
Tips are normally sent out the evening before racing, giving plenty of time to get the bets on.
The service is flat only and normally runs from March through December so it is a good time to be starting a review.
We will kick things off today then and will report back here soon as how things are going.
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UPDATE – Please note this service has been discontinued. Mel’s other services, First Class Racing and All Weather Winners, are still available however.
*ROI calculated here based on 1pt stakes. Calculating the ROI as a percentage of the total liability staked would give an ROI of 3.1%
Second Class Racing – Full Review
Second Class Racing is a horse racing laying service run out of the Betchat stable of tipsters, with tips provided by a chap called Mel Gee.
Mel and Betchat are the same team behind another service we are currently reviewing – First Class Racing.
Whilst that service focuses on selective back bets in top class racing, Second Class Racing does the opposite – it provides lay bets at a higher volume and in all classes of racing.
Over the years we’ve found very few successful laying services – really the only one being Little Acorns – and its complimentary service, Little Acorns Gold, which passed a review back in October 2022.
So we approached this review with a bit of trepidation to see whether another laying service could finally pass a review.
We wanted to give the service a proper look as there can be quite a bit of variance in laying services, so we followed the service for just over 6 months and proofed more than 500 bets in that time.
Selections are sent out via Telegram, where Mel posts a screenshot from Betfair with this picks, which looks like this:-
So you take a look at those and then try to place lay bets at the same price Mel has got.
The rules of the service are to lay at the advised price (always between 3.0 and 6.0) and not to take a larger price.
If a lay isn’t matched at the advised price, then it’s no bet.
You do not select “keep in play” or “take SP” on Betfair and there is no trading – it’s a “set and forget” approach. .
Not all of your lay bets will be matched but that’s okay – Betchat say that over the long run it should balance out in terms of missing both winning and losing lays.
In our own experience that was very much the case – we did have a few selections that we weren’t matched on over the course of the trial but a few of those were losers (as in the horse won), so it was actually a relief to have missed them.
There were also a few winning lays we weren’t matched on so overall it pretty much balanced out.
Anyway, after six months and 500 bets, how did it pan out?
Well we are pleased to report that a profit of 70 points was made, which is no mean feat in laying terms.
That was achieved with a very high strike rate of 85%, so the vast majority of lays were successful.
As is often the case with these things however, the unsuccessful lays did tend to come in batches.
Call it “natural variance,” “bad luck” or whatever you prefer, but either way it can be a little testing when you get a bunch of losers close together and your bank takes a significant hit.
However, in the long run Mel always bounced back and produced good runs of successful lays to rebuild the bank and ultimately finish the trial with a very healthy profit.
Whilst they do NOT advise following the service at Betfair SP, we also tracked the results at BSP just out of interest.
Laying all the selections at BSP would have given a profit of 70 points, exactly the same total as taking the advised prices.
Laying only those selections with a BSP below 6 (Mel’s cut-off point for a selection), would have given a profit of 52 points, which is mainly due to having less bets – only 334 compared to 500 following the recommended approach.
Whichever way you skin it then it’s been a very good trial and we are pleased to award Second Class Racing a PASSED rating.
That’s only the second laying service to have passed a review here at HBR (and still be operational), so well done to Mel Gee and the Betchat team!
Service Breakdown
Ease of use: The selections are sent out by Telegram, usually around midday UK time on the day of racing. There is plenty of time to get the bets on and with around 2-3 bets per day on average the workload is very manageable.
Availability of prices: As discussed above, there were some instances of prices being missed but overall this balanced out and wasn’t really an issue.
Strike rate: The strike rate for our trial was very good at 85%, meaning a very high proportion of winning lays.
Advised Betting Bank: A 100 point bank is recommended for following the service which seems reasonable to us and was more than enough to cope with the ups and downs during our trial.
Subscription costs: Subscription costs are quite high at £199.97 per quarter or £599.97 per year, so realistically to make it worthwhile you would probably need a betting bank of at least £2,000.
That’s based on a recommended betting bank of 100 points, so that would be £20 per lay.
For our review period that would have produced £1400 profit, minus just under £400 in subscription costs if paying quarterly.
OVERALL VERDICT: PASSED
Making a profit from lay betting is very tough. Testament to this is the fact that only one laying service has passed a review here at HBR and is still going – Little Acorns.
So it’s great to be able to say we finally have another successful trial of a laying service, with Second Class Racing producing 70 points profit at both advised prices and BSP.
It achieved that with a very high strike rate of 85% and gets a firm thumbs up from us with a PASSED rating.
With the subscription costs being quite high however we would recommend at least a £2,000 betting bank to make it worthwhile signing up.
For those that are able to stake at or above that level, Second Class Racing has produced excellent results over a six month trial and is well worth checking out.
It’s been an excellent month for horse racing laying service Second Class Racing, with a profit of 35 points made to advised prices since our last update.
That means they are now 60 points up for our trial overall at advised prices.
The rules of the service are to lay at the advised price (always between 3.0 and 6.0) and not to take a larger price. If a lay isn’t matched at the advised price, then it’s a no bet.
There is no trading – it’s a “set and forget” approach.
Whilst they do NOT advise following the service at Betfair SP, we have also tracked the results at BSP just out of interest.
Laying all the selections at BSP would have given a profit of 40 points since our last update and a profit of 59 points for our trial overall thus far.
Laying only those selections with a BSP below 6 (Mel’s cut-off point for a selection), would have given a profit of 53 points so far.
So all in all the results have been pretty similar whichever approach you’ve followed.
Horse racing laying service Second Class Racing has bounced back nicely lately, with a profit of 15 points made to advised prices since our last update.
That means they are now 25 points up for our trial overall at advised prices.
The rules of the service are to lay at the advised price (always between 3.0 and 6.0) and not to take a larger price. If a lay isn’t matched at the advised price, then it’s a no bet.
There is no trading – it’s a “set and forget” approach.
Whilst they do NOT advise following the service at Betfair SP, we have also tracked the results at BSP just out of interest.
Laying all the selections at BSP would have given a profit of 21 points since our last update and a profit of 19 points for our trial overall thus far.
Laying only those selections with a BSP below 6 (Mel’s cut-off point for a selection), would have given a profit of 30 points so far.
It’s been a tough time lately for horse racing laying service Second Class Racing, with a loss of 33 points made to advised prices since our last update.
That means they are now 10 points up for our trial overall at advised prices.
The rules of the service are to lay at the advised price (always between 3.0 and 6.0) and not to take a larger price. If a lay isn’t matched at the advised price, then it’s a no bet.
There is no trading – it’s a “set and forget” approach.
Whilst they do NOT advise following the service at Betfair SP, we have also tracked the results at BSP just out of interest.
Laying all the selections at BSP would have given a loss of 36 points since our last update and a loss of 2 points for our trial overall thus far.
Laying only those selections with a BSP below 6 (Mel’s cut-off point for a selection), would have given a profit of 22 points so far.
Just a note to say I’ve seen a few comments in the group chat about the recent losses and whilst it’s fully understandable to be disappointed, it’s important to take a long-term view of the results.
That’s why we always advise allowing for the full review to be completed before deciding whether to sign up to a service or not.
We tend to run reviews for at least six months these days – and often much longer – which allows us to get a really good look at a service and a big sample size of bets.
Reviewing over these extended periods allows us to cut out the “noise” of short-term fluctuations and see whether a service has a clear edge over the market.
So we have to give this one a little more time to play out before reaching a verdict. The recent losses have been tough to take but let’s see where they end up at by the end of the review.
More strong progress lately for horse racing laying service Second Class Racing, with a profit of 16 points made to advised prices since our last update.
That means they are now 43 points up for our trial overall at advised prices.
The rules of the service are to lay at the advised price (always between 3.0 and 6.0) and not to take a larger price. If a lay isn’t matched at the advised price, then it’s a no bet.
There is no trading – it’s a “set and forget” approach.
Whilst they do NOT advise following the service at Betfair SP, we have also tracked the results at BSP just out of interest.
Laying all the selections at BSP would have given a profit of 17 points since our last update and 34 points profit for our trial overall thus far.
Laying only those selections with a BSP below 6.0 (Mel’s cut-off point for a selection), would have given a profit of 37 points so far.
Whichever way you’d been following the selections then would have given a very healthy profit since our trial started.
It’s been a strong start to our trial of horse racing laying service Second Class Racing, with a profit of 27 points made to advised prices so far after six weeks.
The rules of the service are to lay at the advised price (always between 3.0 and 6.0) and not to take a larger price. If a lay isn’t matched at the advised price, then it’s a no bet.
There is no trading – it’s a “set and forget” approach.
Whilst they do NOT advise following the service at Betfair SP, we have also tracked the results at BSP just out of interest.
Laying all the selections at BSP would have given a profit of 17 points for our trial to date.
However, laying only those selections with a BSP below 6.0 (Mel’s cut-off point for a selection), would have given a profit of 29 points so far.
So will be interesting to see if that’s maintained during the rest of the review.
Today we are starting a new trial of a horse racing service called Second Class Racing.
This comes from the same guy (Mel Gee) behind another service we are currently reviewing – First Class Racing.
Whilst that service focuses on selective back bets in top class racing, Second Class Racing kind of does the opposite – it provides lay bets at a much higher volume (up to 12 bets per day) and in various classes of racing, not just top class racing.
The results of the service so far have been very impressive:-
After 24 weeks the selections have:
Made £1,421 to 10 stakes…
Made an average of £59 per week…
Made a Return On Investment (ROI) of 17.5%…
And achieved a strike rate of 85% (691 bets won out of 811).
So pretty strong results there, although it is still early days.
To find the selections Mel looks at Betfair between around 11 and 12 in the morning UK time and then posts the lay bets on Telegram with a screenshot of the lays placed on Betfair.
Not all of the selections will be matched and Mel’s advice is not to go chasing the prices – if a selection isn’t matched at the advised price, he says to just leave it.
All prices are between 3.0 and 6.0 so there is no risk of one unsuccessful lay wiping out your whole bank at huge odds as is the case with some laying services.
It is a “set and forget” strategy so once you have entered the lay bet on Betfair that is it – there is nothing further to do like trading or monitoring the market, your work for the day is done.
So a very novel approach here and it will be interesting to see how this one fares under a live trial. It would be good to have a profitable laying service as they have been few and far between over the years.
We will kick things off today then and will report back here soon on how it’s all going.
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Betting Gods Premium Tipsisa service that provides daily tips from a portfolio of tipsters on the Betting Gods network, across a range of different sports.
Tips come from the full suite of Betting Gods tipsters, which when we started our review was 17 expert tipsters and is now 15.
The lineup of tipster evolves over time but at the moment includes the likes of:-
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The Outside Edge
The Saviour
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Some top services there with a number on the list having passed trials here at Honest Betting Reviews in their own right.
As a member of the service you receive 4-5 tips each day, from a variety of the tipsters depending on who has strong selections for that day.
We followed the tips for 14 months which gave us an excellent sample size of 1645 bets.
At the end of our trial then they finished with a profit of 86 points, which is a pretty decent total.
That was achieved with a strong strike rate of 42%, although the ROI was a little on the low side at 3%.
That is not unusual though to have a low ROI when you have a high strike rate.
It is just a little lower than you would like to see with a 42% strike rate – somewhere in the 5-10% range would be getting towards the top range in tipping terms.
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There are many tipping services charging a lot more that deliver a lot less. This is actually one of the best value tipping services we have seen in a while.
A couple of things to note with the service:
At the moment the tips come in just football and horse racing. This is due to the nature of the tipsters on the platform at the moment and could change if tipsters in other sports join the Betting Gods network.
All the profit made during our trial in effect came from the horse racing tips, which made 89 points profit. So you could choose to focus just on those.
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Service Breakdown
Ease of use: The selections are sent out e-mail, usually around 8am UK time each day. There is plenty of time to get the bets on and with around 4-5 bets per day on average the workload is reasonable, but manageable.
Availability of prices: We didn’t notice too much price pressure overall over the course of our trial.
Strike rate: The strike rate for our trial was solid at 42% (including placed horses), which kept things ticking over nicely.
Advised Betting Bank: No betting bank is advised for the service but we used a 100 point bank for our trial. The bank was never in jeopardy during our trial, although we did experience a drawdown of around 70 points at one stage so a 150 point bank might be more prudent here.
Subscription costs: The subscription costs at the time of writing are very reasonable at£7.99 per month or £69 for lifetime access
OVERALL VERDICT: PASSED
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After a 14 month trial they finished with a profit of 86 points, which is a good total. Whilst the ROI was a little on the low side at 3%, that is not too unusual to see when the strike rate is 42%.
With a low cost of just £7.99 per month, this is a very good value service to have as part of your betting portfolio.
Multi-sports service Betting Gods Premium Tips has continued its good form recently, with a profit of 12 points made to advised prices since our last update.
That means they are now 58 points up at advised prices for our trial overall.
It’s been an excellent time for Betting Gods Premium Tips over the last month, with a profit of 47 points made to advised prices since our last update.
That means they are now 73 points up at advised prices for our trial overall.
Just a reminder that this is a service where you normally receive 4 tips per day from across Betting Gods’ portfolio of expert tipsters.
This covers everything from horse racing and football to basketball, tennis and handball.
The performance of this service so far shows the value of a portfolio approach to betting – following a group of tipsters can often be better than just following one, as it spreads the risk and allows you to benefit from a pool of knowledge and expertise.
Just a reminder that this is a service where you normally receive 4 tips per day from across Betting Gods’ portfolio of expert tipsters.
This covers everything from horse racing and football to basketball, tennis and handball. So something for everyone really and certainly the results so far suggest it’s an approach that is working well.
Just a reminder that this is a service where you normally receive 4 tips per day from across Betting Gods’ portfolio of expert tipsters.
This covers everything from horse racing and football to basketball, tennis and handball. So something for everyone really and certainly the results so far suggest it’s an approach that is working well.
