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Ayr Silver Cup Trends

A trends-based look at the Ayr Silver Cup by Dr Nick Hardman

There are many ways to tackle a big field handicap race but my preferred option is a to use a trends-based approach.  In a nutshell, historical race data is used to build up a profile of the typical winner.  The profile is then assessed against the runners in the race and those that tick most of the boxes are the ones to focus on. 

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Automated Betting Software

If you’re a Betfair exchange user you may already use software downloaded to your PC, Mac, or even smart phone to place bets.  

Alternatively, you could use online browser-based betting and trading platforms, but one thing is for sure there are a plethora of options to consider. 

In this post I cover some things you should you look out for, and fully automated betting platforms.

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The Day I arrived as a Tipster

19th April 2013. The day I arrived as a tipster.

I had been working for various outlets before that – Sporting Life, Non League Paper, Betfair – as a non league football and women’s tennis betting correspondent. All the time my heart beat on the turf and I’d started a private subscription electronic daily tipping sheet called the Bozmail in which I published my first efforts at tipping horses.

Like most tipsters, I used a combination of form study, observation, race reading and system devising to come up with my daily copy.

It was the latter that struck gold for me.The devising of a system called the ‘shortlist through the card permed accumulator’.

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Cricket Tips: New Zealand and Windies can defy the odds

The Big Bash has proved a tough nut to crack over the last couple of weeks. Unfortunately, given it’s arguably the most unpredictable, volatile and fickle format of the game, that’s going to happen sometimes.

Well, that’s the bad news out of the way. The good news is that away from the Big Bash there are two international matches going on, so let’s focus on those.

 

New Zealand v India 1st ODI (starts 02:00)

New Zealand

You could be forgiven for thinking India are a sure thing here. They’re fresh from beating Australia 2-1 in Australia and are the second favourites to win the World Cup this year so there really must be something about them.Read More »Cricket Tips: New Zealand and Windies can defy the odds