Tipsters

Our Top-Rated Horse Racing Tipsters

Posted on by Mike

In the last few months I have been blogging on the details of our 7 top-rated football tipsters that we monitor as part of our service. You can find my latest blog post on this here.

However, here at the Smart Betting Club we don’t just monitor football tipsters as we proof all manner of services focusing on sports as diverse as Darts, Tennis and NFL.

Along with football though, it’s horse racing tipsters that make up the bulk of the services that we actually monitor. Racing, after all is synonymous with betting. So just how profitable have our top rated racing tipsters been? Well let me show you…

The 9 Best Racing Tipsters We Recommend

At this moment in time, we currently recommend 9 different racing tipster services in our Smart Betting Club Hall of Fame.

A Hall of Fame ranking effectively means we give that service a full recommendation as one you can trust to join with  own money. We don’t just talk theory here as we follow most of these tipsters with our own cash so know what we are talking about.

Such a ranking takes time to achieve with often a minimum of 12 months proven success, a strong professional operation and ease of following some of the main requirements.

Below you can see the exact performance from all 9 of our Hall of Fame racing tipsters since the start of 2010.

(Please note – the actual names of each tipster have been protected and are available to full SBC members only).

What This Table Tells Us

The vast majority of services have seen some outstanding performance, with Service 7 in-particular making some fantastic profits via their very busy approach. They average around 400 bets a month and at simple £10 stakes you would have made over £5,350 during this period. Many of our members follow this service at more than £30 a point, which would work out at over £16k this year alone. Thanks to our recommendation, Service 7 now operates a waiting list policy, but spaces open up quickly and it’s SBC members who are usually at the front of the queue because we are the only place to recommend them.

Service 7 does take the focus due to its high bet approach but the best Return on Investment service is actually number 9, with 24.28%. What the ROI figure means is that for every £100 staked you would win £24.28 back. Not far behind on that front is Service 6 with a 22.13% ROI and Service 8 with 18.99%.

All combined if you had followed the majority of our recommended services you would be showing a substantial profit. The only slight letdowns have been Service’s 1 and 2, which are both very long-term tipsters, which will reward those most patient. We are confident both of these will pick-up before long.

Find Out More…

If you are keen to find out all the details on the 9 racing tipsters above, their identities and how you can start following them, all of this is available as a Smart Betting Club member.

We place thousands of pounds ourselves each week following these tipsters so as always we put our money where our mouth is.

In our most recently published SBC Issue we also shared our beginner’s strategy on money management, which contains easy to follow guidance on how to best follow these tipsters.

Not sure where to start? How to follow most effectively? How much to stake?

All of this and more in answered in this Issue and it’s a great time to get started.

Sign up for a Smart Betting Club membership here today.

The football tipsters to follow & how to follow them

Posted on by Mike

October was a crazy month even by football’s high standards. We had the Wayne Rooney contract saga, Liverpool’s high court drama and of course the news that Francis Jeffers has signed for Australian side Newcastle Jets*.

*Ok, the last story is big only in Australia, a place where Mark Bosnich is considered the Antipodean equivalent of Alan Hansen!

One constant has been the performance of the best football tipsters that we monitor and report back on here at SBC. Those of you who read my blog post in early October (read this here), would have seen just what a good start to the season it had been for them.

The big question is then…how have they fared since my last update?

Tipster update

To quickly recap first, the first 5 services below are in our Hall of Fame, whilst tipster’s 6 and 7 are rated just beneath that in our ‘Recommended’ section.

Here is the updated table on their latest performance since July 2010 when the new season began.

(Please note – the actual names of each tipster have been protected and are available to full SBC members only).

Combined, the tipsters are really hitting our straps with a profit total in excess of 125 pts and already over a £6000 profit at £50 stakes. Service 3 has been truly excellent from the 14 bets advised so far and has the best ROI record, whereas Service 4 has the best points profit return.

ROI = Return on Investment. Total profits divided by total stakes.

Horses for courses – Sensible money management

Of course, in reality, it wouldn’t make sense to simply lump £50 on every bet. Some tipsters have a higher strike rate or bet turnover than others meaning you’d burn through your money prematurely unless you set up a proper betting bank. Instead we adjust the amounts we place per bet based upon each service and its strategy.

Service 1 for example has advised 259 bets this year in contrast to Service 3 (only 14 bets) so you would want to follow them with different staking amounts.  For example – in the table below we have £40 on each Service 1 bet and £130 on each Service 3 bet.

By using some sensible money management and employing what we call betting banks, you can make your betting much more efficient.

Below is an example of the type of staking and subsequent profit levels we would suggest for each service this season.

The average stake works out to be around £90. The total profit via this method for all 7 services would be £7,211.07 and you would also have the peace of mind that you are staking correctly on each service.

Now we’re not suggesting anyone should follow all these football tipsters, but it does give you an idea of the importance of varying your stakes depending on the service.

Help Is At Hand

If you are not familiar with the idea of a betting bank and are keen to find out more, than help is at hand as a member of the Smart Betting Club.

In our most recently published issue we shared our beginner’s strategy on money management, which contains easy to follow guidance on how to apply all of this to your own betting.

The learning curve for understanding it all is low and once you have a grasp on it, you could see your betting improve exponentially just like many of our members.

Also, if you’re keen to find out all the details on the 7 football tipsters above, their identities and how you can start following them, all of this is available as a Smart Betting Club member.

We place thousands of pounds ourselves each week following these tipsters so as always we put our money where our mouth is.

Sign up for a Smart Betting Club membership here today.

The football tipsters to follow & how to follow them

Posted on by Mike

October was a crazy month even by football’s high standards. We had the Wayne Rooney contract saga, Liverpool’s high court drama and of course the news that Francis Jeffers has signed for Australian side Newcastle Jets*.

*Ok, the last story is big only in Australia, a place where Mark Bosnich is considered the Antipodean equivalent of Alan Hansen!

One constant has been the performance of the best football tipsters that we monitor and report back on here at SBC. Those of you who read my blog post in early October (read this here), would have seen just what a good start to the season it had been for them.

The big question is then…how have they fared since my last update?

Tipster update

To quickly recap first, the first 5 services below are in our Hall of Fame, whilst tipster’s 6 and 7 are rated just beneath that in our ‘Recommended’ section.

Here is the updated table on their latest performance since July 2010 when the new season began.

(Please note – the actual names of each tipster have been protected and are available to full SBC members only).

Combined, the tipsters are really hitting our straps with a profit total in excess of 125 pts and already over a £6000 profit at £50 stakes. Service 3 has been truly excellent from the 14 bets advised so far and has the best ROI record, whereas Service 4 has the best points profit return.

ROI = Return on Investment. Total profits divided by total stakes.

Horses for courses – Sensible money management

Of course, in reality, it wouldn’t make sense to simply lump £50 on every bet. Some tipsters have a higher strike rate or bet turnover than others meaning you’d burn through your money prematurely unless you set up a proper betting bank. Instead we adjust the amounts we place per bet based upon each service and its strategy.

Service 1 for example has advised 259 bets this year in contrast to Service 3 (only 14 bets) so you would want to follow them with different staking amounts.  For example – in the table below we have £40 on each Service 1 bet and £130 on each Service 3 bet.

By using some sensible money management and employing what we call betting banks, you can make your betting much more efficient.

Below is an example of the type of staking and subsequent profit levels we would suggest for each service this season.

The average stake works out to be around £90. The total profit via this method for all 7 services would be £7,211.07 and you would also have the peace of mind that you are staking correctly on each service.

Now we’re not suggesting anyone should follow all these football tipsters, but it does give you an idea of the importance of varying your stakes depending on the service.

Help Is At Hand

If you are not familiar with the idea of a betting bank and are keen to find out more, than help is at hand as a member of the Smart Betting Club.

In our most recently published issue we shared our beginner’s strategy on money management, which contains easy to follow guidance on how to apply all of this to your own betting.

The learning curve for understanding it all is low and once you have a grasp on it, you could see your betting improve exponentially just like many of our members.

Also, if you’re keen to find out all the details on the 7 football tipsters above, their identities and how you can start following them, all of this is available as a Smart Betting Club member.

We place thousands of pounds ourselves each week following these tipsters so as always we put our money where our mouth is.

Sign up for a Smart Betting Club membership here today.

The Changing Of The Tipster Guard

Posted on by Mike

In last Friday’s Weekend Wager column I touched briefly about the changing of the guard when it comes to the world of betting tipsters and its something I am keen to unpack further via this blog.

That is because in the 4 and a half years that we have been running the Smart Betting Club there have been massive changes for good when it comes to betting using tipsters.

And as here at SBC we are often termed as helping uncover the Good, The Bad & The Ugly of betting tipsters, I will use this well used phrase to explain it all better to you…

The Bad – Fast Cars, Women & Swimming Pools!

Now the first type of tipster I want to talk about is undoubtedly the worst – the glossy leaflet brigade!

If your only experience of tipsters in the past has been via the glossy brochures that hit your letterbox, it’s no surprise if you have been scared off previously.

The promotions have common themes, often with a chap standing in front of a Porsche (although always in a car showroom!) and images of women in bikinis and pictures of a bundle of cash. All of which is designed to turn your head and get you excited enough to fire some likely sounded geezer £999 + VAT for the dubious privilege of his tips.

These glossy leaflets have now moved onto the Internet, where such tipsters and systems are churned out on a regular basis and the evolution of this uber-dodgy approach continues. At the SBC we report back on all such dubious promotions to our members so they can avoid them like the plague.

The Ugly – Unfair, Unclear & Out Dated

Moving on to the ugly, we have the old school brigade of tipsters who are far from transparent and that use outmoded methods of supplying bets.

Here I am talking about premium phone lines, shady claims of insider information, betting coups and of course –skulduggery when it comes to sharing official actual results.

You know the score, tactics such as

  • – Claiming winners at prices that may not have existed.
  • – Making lots of mentions of big priced horses so if one wins they can claim it was advised as a main bet!
  • – Tipping regular short priced faves that my granny could pick out.
  • – And the old chestnut…making up results!

Many of these tipsters are unfortunately almost household names in betting circles thanks to the cloak and dagger approach they employ. They are often expensive, hard to follow, unpractical and completely non-transparent.

They are thankfully a dying breed and are being replaced by the new breed of professional tipsters….

The Good – The New Breed

Finally we get to the Good and this is where we can help you out.

The tipsters we recommend here at SBC are always those that provide a genuine service, total transparency and proof of results, and whose results can be matched in reality.

This method of operating is 100% more professional and its why so many new people are investing their money in betting using tipsters. Email and text message supply of tips are the order of the day now and any tipster relying on premium phone lines to supply advice belong back in the 80’s with Gordon Gekko and Beta-Max.

Here at SBC we have some firm rules of what we expect from a tipster:

  • – Total transparency of results.
  • – Results also must be proofed and verified by a trusted source.
  • – Availability of odds.
  • – Easy to follow and pick up tips.
  • – Professional customer service.
  • – Sensible subscription fees.

We also take a dim view of any tipster who bases their profits on inside information because its often very unreliable as many such ‘insider’ contacts come and go.

Equally we dont recommend services who ask you to place money for you or who hide behind unproven results.

Through these (and other) rules we now have a fantastic list of proven profitable services that offer great betting advice, who we also follow ourselves.

So if your only experience with tipsters is with the bad and the ugly mentioned above, do check out this new breed that we monitor and report back on to all members. Thanks to the Internet, the standards we have set and a new tipster professionalism, the industry has moved on a huge amount in the last few years.

A Great Start To The Football Tipster Season

Posted on by Mike

With the international football weekend, it’s a good chance to have a good long look at the performance so far this season from some of the best football tipsters that we monitor here at SBC.

We currently recommend 5 different football tipster services in our Hall of Fame, with a further 2 services that are bubbling under this level. A Hall of Fame ranking effectively means we give that service a full recommendation as one to join and follow with your own money.

Our ratings are all judged over the long-term so you can be assured that this is no flash in the pan performance! We also take into account the ease of following any service and other aspects such as cost, odds availability and customer service.

So with all that in mind….the big question is how have our best rated football tipsters performed so far this season?

The answer is …very well!

Our 5 Hall of Fame tipsters combined (Services 1 through to 5) have been going great guns with 4 of them steaming ahead with ROI figures of over 17%. Only Service 5 has had a slow start although with only 14 bets so far this season, it’s very early days for them!

The other services (6 and 7) have also been performing well, with each making a very decent profit.

Check out the table below for the performance for 7 of our best football tipsters since July this year.  At Just £50 stakes per service, you would already be £5109 up!

(Please note – the actual names of each tipster have been protected and are available to full SBC members only).

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How Does This Compare To Previous Seasons?

Now if you are like me and take a lot of convincing when it comes to stats, you are probably asking….Sure that looks great, but how did they do before this season? What do the long-term stats say?

After all, we have all seen how politicians use and abuse statistics to prove a point, backed up by the classic quote “Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics”.

Well I can assure you that our best football tipsters are so chosen because they have kept up their form over many seasons. As we report back to all members on the latest stats each month in our monthly Smart Betting Club issue, you can be assured as well there is no Bernie Madoff style manipulation going on here!

To help prove the point that each of these tipsters also has performed well long-term, check out the table below listing their results from last season.

As you can see, over the course of the 2009/2010 full season, each of these tipsters made a large profit to a very good standard. The combined return was 360 pts, which at simple £50 stakes would have made you a £18,026.50 profit. The excellent start seen so far this season is definitely no flash in the pan!

How You Can Benefit

Many of the football tipsters listed here are followed by numerous SBC members who have benefitted from the reports and stats we provide to them each month.

We also know each of these tipsters are good as we place thousands of pounds ourselves each weekend following them too. We always put our money where our mouth is.

If you are keen to get started on your profitable betting walk, then these football tipsters provide a great place to start.

If you want to know more, including full reviews of each service and regular reports on their ongoing progress consider a full Smart Betting Club membership. By joining today you can get yourself set-up and following these experts in no time at all.

12 Questions to Ask Before You Subscribe to a Tipster or System

Posted on by Mike

Over recent weeks, I have noted a real feeding frenzy when it comes to the promotion of some of the latest betting system and tipster products that have hit the market. The number of e-books, bots, laying systems and the like that are released these days can be mind-boggling. Many are backed by some well co-ordinated marketing campaigns, all of which are designed to reel in as many punters as possible.

Ultimately though it’s not the marketing that matters, but the actual profitability of the product and proof that what is being claimed is accurate.

Sadly many of these products (the systems especially) leave a lot to be desired and if not careful you can find yourself out of pocket both from purchasing their wares and from betting losses incurred when following.

All is not lost though as we have some guidelines to share with you to help you navigate this, with 9 helpful questions (and 3 extra for systems) for you to ask anyone who wants your money!

9 Questions to Ask a Tipster

1 ) Does your service have a live website and how regularly is it updated?
2 ) How long has your service/system been in operation?
3 ) Is there a full breakdown of your results available either online or via email?
4 ) How much results data is available?
5 ) Are your results proofed? – KEY QUESTION
6 ) If results are proofed, whom are they proofed to and does the proofing service have a transparent copy of detailed performance for me to view?
7 ) If results are not proofed, why is this and why should I believe the results being claimed as accurate?
8 ) What odds are your results calculated to?
9 ) If your betting advice is to be placed on Betfair, what level of Betfair commission do you deduct from winnings?

We have also 3 extra questions for those services selling a system, as far too often this is one area that is being abused. With a system it is easy to muddle past results by making it complicated to view past performance and any good system vendor will be able to provide proof of actual past performance.

3 Extra Questions for System Sellers

1 ) Has your system been historically proven and are you able to provide accurate results to verify this?
2 ) Are your results able to be back-tracked and how much past data is available?
3 ) If your results are not able to be back-tracked, what evidence can you provide to backup the results claimed?

If you don’t get accurate or convincing replies to these questions, you have every right to be cautious and our motto is ‘If In Doubt, Leave it Out’!

If this whole area leaves you scratching your head, help is at hand as a Smart Betting Club member. Our A to Z list at www.smartbettingclub.com/info contains details on lots of our past reviews of many popular products. If you can’t find a review for a product you are interested in, do also try the “Search The Site” option.