Sportsman Racing: Resurgent Star Too Short For King George

In this regular Monday segment, racing expert Scott Armstrong rounds up all the action of note from this weekend’s racing for SBC Blog readers. For six minutes on Saturday race-fans were able to forget whip rules, lack of prize money and corruption charges as the imperious Kauto Star warmed the hearts of all who watched […]

How To Avoid Odds-On Losers In-Running

If you’ve ever gambled on a few horses, then at some point I’m sure you will have experienced the agony of your bet failing at the final hurdle. Your horse might be two lengths clear and you find yourself mentally counting the winnings, only for it to hit the last fence or run out of […]

Sportsman Racing: In It For The Long Run

Welcome to our latest column from Scott Armstrong of The Sportsman tipster service. Each Friday, Scott provides us with a rundown of all the best weekend racing action – including the key  horses to follow and those to oppose. You can also find a recap from him each Monday on the SBC Blog with his […]

Sportsman Racing: Wishfull Thinking For Punters at Cheltenham

Welcome to our latest column from Scott Armstrong of The Sportsman tipster service. Each Friday, Scott provides us with a rundown of all the best weekend racing action – including the key  horses to follow and those to oppose. You can also find a recap from him each Monday on the SBC Blog with his […]

What The New Whip Rules Mean For Punters

In this exclusive extract from our recently released Winter Annual, our columnist, Scott Armstrong of The Sportsman gives his personal view on the new whip rules and the threats and opportunities they provide. If you enjoy this article, then you can pick up similar insight on further key betting topics for both Horse Racing and […]

The Niche Bets That Turned £1000 into £1714.50 In Just Over 2 Months

One of the best ways to get one over on the bookmaker, is to take them on in events they know precious little about, or simply don’t have the time to research properly. We call this ‘niche betting’, whereby you develop more expertise in a very specific area of betting – and in doing so, […]

Sportsman Racing: Roque Threat To Long Run Double

In this regular Monday segment, racing expert Scott Armstrong rounds up all the action of note from this weekend’s racing for SBC Blog readers. The flat season wound up with the International Breeders Cup proving very difficult to fathom with the Breeders Cup Mile won by the rag Court Vision at 66-1. Worry not as […]

Sportsman Racing: One Last Hurrah For Goldikova?

Welcome to our latest column from Scott Armstrong of The Sportsman tipster service. Each Friday, Scott provides us with a rundown of all the best weekend racing action – including the key  horses to follow and those to oppose. You can also find a recap from him each Monday on the SBC Blog with his […]

Premier League Fink Tank Value Betting Results Update

Fink Tank provide predictions on football games based on their model which is roughly based around shot on target. We tested their English Premier League ratings in the 2010/2011 season and were very pleased with the results.