Monday horse racing tips at Redacr and Musselburgh

Have had a fair few winners the past few days, 9/2 next best bet yesterday, Saturday 7/1, 11/10 & 5/4, Friday placepot & 9/4 nb. Have been infuriatingly close for the placepots and Scoop Six too, will today be the day?

September horse racing tips

While visiting my daughter on Zante I sent one email to subscribers which read

"Win Single Goodwood 15:45 : Lovelace
C Exacta Lovelace, Racer Forever, Dunelight


Hi all, first visit to an internet cafe, bottle of ice cold mythos - Greek lager - and 37 degrees outside. Just one bet I fancy as above.."

Lovelace won at a tasty 5/1 with Dunelight in 2nd for the exacta which paid £12.00

Touch of seconditus with yesterdays horse racing tips although I did pick two winning horses in my jackpot selections:

Gambling Housewife Selections Newcastle Jackpot Placepot
2.30 Atabaas Pride 1st, Orchestrion 3rd
3.00 Mickleberry 2nd
3.30 Golden Groom 1st
4.00 Conjecture 2nd
4.30 Alpes Maritimes -
5.00 Pertemps Networks nr, Jane of Arc

three winning racing tips yesterday

I was planning on not making any horse racing selections today as I fly to see my daughter just after midnight tonight but I have a little time to spare and am hoping to do better than yesterdays three winning racing tips so I can away on a high and with some extra spending money.

Todays horse racing selections will be available before the first race of the day.

Friday foursome of winning horse racing tips

...inculuding one at 11/1! The other three winning selections were priced at 9/2 nap, 2/1 & 6/5...

Just a quick post as off to the pub asap for a bank holiday bevvy..todays selections will be online in a mo.

Racing tips York Ebor Meeting

Today's horses are online now for the York Tote Ebor meeting, including an Exacta for the Ebor. So heres hoping for a better day, yesterday was very poor with just two short priced selections winning to save the betting bank.

Sunday & winning horse racing tips

Yet again i managed to pick winners and forecasts among my jackpot tips, bad d ay at the office for my main tips though - I really must change my strategy!

Gambling Housewife Selections Leicester Jackpot Placepot Monday
2.30 Metaphorical. Dr Faustus 2nd , Balais Folly
3.00 Indian Edge, Namid Reprobate
3.30 Swift Princess 1st , High Five Society 2nd...Exacta £6.00 CSF £4.08
4.00 Handset 2nd
4.30 Gallego 2nd, The Flying Cowboy 1st...Ex £22.10 CSF £16.99
5.00 Stir Crazy, By The Edge

Sunday was a far better day for my main racing tips with my nap winning and both longshots being placed. The jackpot again had an extra two winners and 4 placed horses...

Jackpot Placepot Selections - Pontefract Sunday
2.10 Aaim For Applause 2nd , Glenveagh 3rd
2.40 Record Breaker 1st
3.10 Mr Mischief, Kentucky Boy 1st, Vice Admiral
3.40 Song of Passion, Bee Eater 3rd
4.10 Honest Prospector, Billy Dane
4.40 Double Doors 3rd, Zifaaf 1st

Saturday Scoop 6 & Horse Racing Tips

In Fridays racing tips email I wrote "Not a bad day yesterday with best horse racing bet and both top rated winning. That cannot happen today because the first top rated Broomielaw 4/5 4.10 Doncaster, is a ridiculously short price probably because it has been put out as a free email tip by a well known tipster and Tanya from channel four racing also gives it a big write up. At the RP forecast 2/1 it was a possible best bet but now it is included for the jackpot but no bet otherwise. The second top rated Raccoon 6/4 7.10 Catterick gets 4 points win.

I have put up my jackpot tips but the Doncaster meeting looks a veritable minefield with big fields and four maiden races."

Both the top rated horses won very easily unlike my main tips which all failed to win, but yet again my jackpot tips contained 3 winners - one a stonking 20/1 - 4 placed horses and two forecasts - exactas, the first of which paid £153.80 CSF £132.10

So I will sleep on it and consider changing my strategy to stop at a winner or similar but that does pose problems for proofing my horse racing tips, hmmm.

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UK Horse Racing Tips Friday 17th Aug Doncaster

Ho hum, shoould have changed my betting/ proofing strategy for today. First leg of the jackpot at Doncaster I tipped Johnstons Lady Jane Digby & Stoutes Quotation

1st 7 Lady Jane Digby 20-1
2nd 11 Quotation 6-1
3rd 14 Zeu Tin Tin (IRE) 9-2
Exacta £153.80

...and I didnt have a bet on them, too busy!

The rest of todays horse racing tips are on my site now

Winning horse racing tips Wednesday

I am seriously considering making some changes to my betting strategy, my jackpot placepot tips are throwing up a fair few winners and even more placed horses even though the jackpot race meetings do not always feature what are considered "good" betting races.

Take today's Salisbury races for example, the first three races are maidens with 14 horses racing in each of them of which about a third have never run on a racecourse before. So with very little form to go on, to pick a horse to back the most relevent stats available are trainer and jockey course statistics and recent stable form. Alas these may mean nothing when racing against an unraced hotpot.

This does however mean that there is more chance of longer priced horses winning which, if you get them right, means higher returns and especially a higher return for the jackpot placepot as less people are likely to get a share of the pool. Yesterdays results at Salisbury back up this theory with only one favourite winning and only one favourite being placed! Not a favourite backers day there then. I tipped up one winner, one second and 3 thirds so backing place only would have shown a tidy profit.

So is place backing my jackpot placepot tips the way to go?

As I write at Salisbury I tipped the horse that came second in the first race and the winner of the second

Wednesday Racing Woes

Why oh why did I nap a Jamie Spencer ride...betty turned up today and has let a lot of punters down..gggrrrrr

I still have a couple to run and fingers crossed for the placepot today, two placed horse so far, early on the race card but still in the game at least

Tuesday Horse Racing Tips

I had really high hopes of my next best racing tip today, Lindens Lady was declared last night at Thirsk but did not run at its local racecourse. The trainer Weymes who has been in great form recently chose instead to send Lindens Lady 296 miles down to Brighton racecourse. She not beaten far her only previous try at Brighton races four years ago and had a decent apprentice,Patrick Hills,up today but she didnt even manage a place!

Very dissappointing indeed, maybe time to put Weymes on the cold trainers list? I really hope not as I also chose a Weymes horse for my second longshot tonight, Drink to me only at Musselburgh.

Listening to Will Hill radio as I type I just heard that the other northern raider at Brighton won easily - Ishebee for a Duffield,5/1. Doh! Thats racing and gambling for you, so many factors to take into account a case of the right factors here just the wrong race.

How to Create Your Own Winning Horse Racing System

A useful article for newcomers to horse racing systems:

Most people think that you need to be an expert to produce a successful and profitable horse racing system which produces winner after winner.

However creating your own winning system is not difficult if you follow these 9 simple steps.

Let’s consider a hypothetical horse called ‘Old Nag’ and see if conforms to these 9 steps!

All the relevant information on ‘Old Nag’ can be found in the offline or free online version of the ‘Racing Post’ which is the industries leading newspaper.

* The number of runners in a race will obviously affect the chances of ‘Old Nag’ winning. A big field means more competition. It follows that it would be difficult to pick a winner in a race of more than 12 runners.

* The type of ground a horse is running on is one of the most important factors in the outcome of a race. The ‘going’ should be good or good to firm. If the going is soft or heavy then the outcome of the race could well only depend only on the size of ‘Old Nag’s’ feet!

* When a horse ran its last race is also important. If ‘Old Nag’ has not run for a while it would be difficult to judge its present form. Its last race should have been run in the present season, and no longer than 28 days ago. The shorter the period from its last race the better.

* Of course it would not be a good bet if the horse ran a few days ago only to come in last! It follows that its form or where it was placed in the last few races is important. Ideally you would want ‘Old Nag’ to have come in first or second in the last 3 races.

* The distance the race has to be run is also important. If the race is too short ‘Old Nag’ may not have enough time to show its true form. On the other hand if the race is too long anything could happen… the apocalypse might come, or the jockey might fall asleep! A safe distance would be between 5 furlongs and less than 3 miles.

* The ‘Racing Post’ is the countries leading newspaper on all things to do with horse racing. Only the top tipsters appear in this paper. Their forecast for the winner of each race appears in a part of the Racing Post called ‘The Selection Box’. If 60 to 80% of them tip ‘Old Nag’ as the potential winner then its time to sit up and take note.

* The letters C and D sometimes appear in the horses form. The C means the horse has been a winner over this particular course at sometime in the past. The D means he has been a winner over the distance the present race is being run. If C or D (or preferably both) appear then this is a strong indication that the horse should be considered.

* Handicap races are notoriously difficult to predict as theoretically all horses should pass the finishing line at the same time. So choosing non handicap races means even ‘Old Nag’ might have a chance.

* Finally favourites win around 33% of the time. So look out for favourites especially if they are 3/1 or lower in the betting.

Of course even if ‘Old Nag’ meets all these criteria there is still no certainty that it will win. There is a way, however, where you will ALWAYS profit from a race. You can email me at ian.paton3@btinternet.com for more information on this.

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Winning Jackpot tips Newmarket Races

Sods law strikes again! In yesterdays email I wrote:

"Good afternoon,

apologies for the time but the Newmarket Jackpot meeting is particularly fiendish today I think."

So then what happens? Yup, all my main horse racing tips let me down but 4 winners and two placed from the Jackpot selections, sods law again i did not pick a winner or placed horse in two legs.


Gambling Housewife Newmarket Jackpot - Placepot Tips

5.45 Yaddree, Hadron Collider
6.15 Tuanku 1st
6.45 Lady Benjamin
7.15 Central Force 1st, Veiled Applause 2nd
7.45 Many Volumes 1st, Snoqualmie Boy 2nd
8.15 Prince Namid. 1st Tamagin

Saturday horse racing tips are online now - first winner in already for the jackpot.

Winning Horse Racing Tip

Just the one today, my first longshot Paparaazi won 13-2, he was held up, made headway over 4f out, then led over 1f out, driven out to win by half a length. The second long shot dissappointed leaving it too late in the race and made no impression final furlong ending up 5th with Blackheath 4th.

Mark johnstons two runners did not run up to expectations so I am half glad that I had too much housework to do to be able to go to Catterick races even though it looked a perfect day to be at the race course.

Racing Tips 7th August Catterick & Chepstow

Where do the minutes, hours, days, weeks go? Or in other words why am I too short of time to blog? Well, as a full time housewifewho hates housework it seems to take up an inordinate amount of my time and the space in my head yet can never be said "to be done". I guess that is just the nature of the beast.

Racing today is at Chepstow and Catterick and both look very tricky race meetings indeed. The tote jackpot is at Chepstow - another jackpot winning day would be just the best possible result right now.

Anyway on to today's free racing tips as sent in my email earlier today:


Just two meetings today but hey both look very tricky. Mark Johnstons horses seem to be firing again so the top rated Osolomio 11/10 3.30 Catterick is passed over in favour of his Frosty Night at 4/1, 3 points win and a one point double with my nap also a 2yo Johnston horse.

Mark Johnston has a 40% strike rate in 2yo non-handicaps at the track, for a profit of £30.48. Mark Johnston also posts a profit in handicaps for non-juveniles at Catterick, especially with 3yo against older horses, a profile fitted by Frosty Night.

Best bet: Miesko 9/4 3.00 Catterick 6 points win

Next best bet: Attilas Peintre 10/3 &2.30 Catterick 5 points win, 1 point double

Two pts each way & 0.5 ew dble: Paparaazi 7/1 4 Catterick, Throw The Dice 8/1 5.30 Catterick

Combination Exacta: Throw The Dice, Ballybunion, Blackheath 5.30 Catterick

Top rated shorties: Osolomio 11/10 3.30 Catterick

Chepstow Jackpot Placepot
2.15 Pole Dancer, Soviet Sceptre
2.45 Plaka, Dont Tell Anna
3.15 Brassini
3.45 What A Dancer
4.15 Kashmir Lady
4.45 Own Boss, Timber Treasure

Good luck

The Gambling Housewife

July RAcing Profits

A good days racing results for my tips away from the big meeting at Newmarket. David Barker, a local racing trainer, did me a favour by winning with Choysia 4.40 Catterick which was 20/1 when I picked it and won at 14/1. My other longshot, Fifteen Love 10/1 4.20 Newmarket, managed 2nd at 12/1 and is one to follow for me.

Oh, and later on 8.20 Kempton my nap, Electric Warrior wan at a very nice price of 7/2 taking my tips into a profit of over 53 points for July so far.

So to conclude my tightening up of my selection system - and not having to go out to work - has lead to increased profits from my racing tips

Winning lay tip

Just the one winner from my main bets yesterday - Drastic Measure 3/1 3.05 Catterick Lay advised, 9th @ 5/2

I am going to be applying more filters to my system for picking horses and hope to increase my strike rate.

So far today my first two tips in my placepot won - the first at 6/1 and the second, also my top rated shortie tip at

Racing profit July

Ah, sunny July at last...in between the deluges and have crept into profit for the month with two nice priced winners yesterday at 11/2 & 7/2. When I selected those horses however they were Lytham 5/1 6.30 Lingfield & Mayadeen 7/1 3.15 Hamilton so both were heavily backed to almost half the opening show. Pleased I put my bets on early!

May Racing Update

Poor old neglected blog, just shows how much my little part time job is interfering with my real interests, ho hum, decision time I think...

Have had a few good Saturdays at the races recently, making a profit on the day for the last three weeks. My offical stats are not so good but taking into account some nice each ways doubles, Exactas etc not too bad at all.

I found this article really useful when making up my own ratings:

Ever wondered how a bookmaker ‘makes’ his ‘book’? When you visit a race course and look along the rows of bookmaker pitches, just how do they come up with the different prices? Surely the figures are not just plucked out of thin air, because its not often you hear the sob story about a poor bookmaker!

Normally the prices for any given race are settled around 4pm the day before a race. Every major bookmaker will have a team of five or so odds-compilers, one working on each race on the card. These odds are then delivered to the trading team, and the rails bookmakers at the respective courses. Once a market opens on track, the individual bookmakers will keep an eye on what the others are doing as the market unfolds. Each will be competing against the others, trying to attract business by offering the best prices. At the same time they need to balance their books and make a profit. It’s certainly no easy task!

When pricing up any event, the first thing a bookmaker will need to consider is the amount of profit to build into his prices. If he wishes to make a 20% margin he will need to price the race at 120% of the natural odds. Calculating the profit margin is made all the more difficult in the UK because it is one of the most over-populated betting markets in the world, and consequently very competitive. Margins too high and you will be uncompetitive, but cut your margins too much and you will make less profit.

Playing The Percentages

Here is a little game you can try, to help you understand how prices compare to the chances of a horse winning a race. You will need a pack of cards.

First, place the four Ace cards face up in front of you on a table. If you can imagine, these will represent the four runners in the starting stalls of our ‘race’. Now, shuffle the remaining cards. Next, deal twelve cards off the top of the deck, down one side of the table. These cards will represent the 12 furlong markers on our ‘race-course’.

In my example, the 12 ‘furlong’ cards comprised 4 clubs, 3 hearts, 2 diamonds, and 3 spades.

Start the race by turning over the first card off the top of the deck. A 'horse' will move forward one furlong each time you reveal a card of the corresponding suit. So, if the first card is a club, move the Club horse out of the stalls and forward one furlong. Repeat until a horse reaches the twelth and final furlong - you have a winner!!

So, how should we have priced up each of these 4 horses before the race? Well, first you need to consider these figures: with 4 Ace cards, and 12 further cards already dealt from an original pack of 52, there are 36 cards left in the pack. Diamonds is the favourite with 10 cards left in the pack, followed by Spades and Hearts with 9 cards each, and finally the outsider Clubs with 8 cards.

Calculations go something like this for Diamonds: 10 cards in a pack of 36 remaining cards, so 10 divided by 36, times 120(%) profit margin, equals 33.3(%) which in fractional terms means odds of 2/1

For Spades and Hearts: 9 cards in a pack of 36 remaining cards, so 9 divided by 36, times 120(%) profit margin, equals 30.0(%) which in fractional terms means odds of between 9/4 and 5/2

Finally, the calculation for Clubs: 8 cards in a pack of 36 remaining cards, so 8 divided by 36, times 120(%) profit margin, equals 26.7(%) which in fractional terms means odds of 11/4

Adding up the percentages you can see the total is 33% plus 30% plus 30% plus 26% equals 119% which gives you your 'over-round' profit margin of 19%

Given that 67% of all races are won by the favourite, a bookmaker might well shorten the price of the favourite, and then add some value to the other horses, to balance his book.

This was obviously a simplified example, with only four horses in the race, but hopefully it highlights some of the reasoning behind pricing up a race.

Max Redd has been making a living betting on horse racing for over 10 years. He runs the Redd Racing betting advisory service which offers members a FREE trial and a 60-day money-back profit guarantee. Find out more at http://www.reddracing.co.uk

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