Tipsters Update

As promised, here is my latest Tipsters Update column, as no longer published in The Winning Report...

Every month we bring you details of Britain’s best performing tipping services, by courtesy of RID (the Racing Information Database). RID monitor over 150 services and issue monthly printouts showing the net profit/loss accrued by them over the last month and year.

Last month was generally a better one for the services. The highest winning SP was 20/1, given by both Sport4Profit’s sports betting service and Phoenix Racing. The longest winning run was 34, given by the laying service Losers4U (formerly On The Gallops Lays). The best strike rate of 92 per cent came from another laying service, Streakahead Lays.

The top three in RID’s rolling annual table is the same as last month. Sport4Profit sports service stays in first place, with SportOnlineGambling.com in second, and Hallmark Racing in third. Contact details for all three services are shown below.

1. Sport4Profit sports service (08700 505 022 or www.sport4profit.com)
2. SportOnlineGambling.com (0161 282 2635 or www.sportonlinegambling.com)
3. Hallmark Racing (www.hallmarkracing.co.uk or e-mail: hallmarkracing@hotmail.com)

These are all subscription-based services. Sport4Profit charges £67 a month, Hallmark Racing £83 a month, and SportOnlineGambling.com £58 a month.

Note that all prices quoted are based on one-twelfth of the service’s annual charge. Some services also allow you to subscribe for shorter periods, but pro rata this almost always works out more expensive.

Betting £100 on all of their selections over the last twelve months would have produced a net profit after all costs are taken into account of over £19,000 for Sport4Profit sports service, over £15,200 for SportOnlineGambling.com, and £11,600 for Hallmark Racing.

The most profitable tipping services monitored by RID over the last month are as follows:

Premium rate phone lines – FBI Raceline (0906 664 6600 – £1.50 a minute) was the most successful service in this category. Their tips generated a net profit of nearly £400 after all costs are deducted.

Subscription and ‘to the odds’ services – The most profitable service in this category last month was Phoenix Racing (email: racingphoenix@ntlworld.com). Their tips generated an overall profit of nearly £2,900.

Services providing 12 or less selections per month – The best performer in this category was Hallmark Racing (www.hallmarkracing.co.uk or e-mail: hallmarkracing@hotmail.com). Five successful tips out of ten given produced a net profit of over £700.

Sports betting services – The most profitable service in this or any category was SportOnlineGambling.com (0161 282 2635 or www.sportonlinegambling.com). Their happy subscribers enjoyed a net profit of nearly £3,400 after all costs are deducted.

RID’s statistics cover both backing and laying services. Rather than tipping winners, laying services tip horses or other selections they expect to lose. Subscribers can then lay these selections at exchanges such as Betfair, and collect the backer’s stake money if the selection does indeed fail. Laying services normally have a high strike rate, but bear in mind that the amount you will win from a successful lay will be less than the amount you lose if the lay fails (unless you are laying at odds on).

All tipster information comes from the Racing Information Database, an independent proofing service. Profit figures are calculated to £100 level stakes or £50 each way. Only doubles or trebles are accepted for multiple bets and are calculated to £100 win or £50 each-way level stakes. All figures are calculated according to SP (starting price) unless a specific early price was advised and that price was available from at least one high street bookmaker. The figures quoted represent the net profits (or losses) after deduction of all losing bets and the costs/expenses of receiving the services.

If you would like to receive RID’s full monthly printouts, which include detailed profit-and-loss figures and lots of other useful information (including longest winning and losing runs for each service), write to them at Racing Information Database, PO Box 3336, Sheffield, S14 1WY. You can also e-mail them at racingdatabase@hotmail.com. A subscription to RID currently costs £99 a year and a sample issue is £10.