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There are two groups of punters who invariably go to the races, or their TAB agencies, with the percentages piled high against them. They are the backers of favourites and longshots. No matter wh...
The late Don Scott once wrote that the best form of exotic betting is the trifecta. I think he was right. Don said picking a trifecta winning bet was a test of skill rather than a game of chance. ...
They call it 'deep state' handicapping. It's the method used by shrewd computer geeks to make millions of dollars on Hong Kong racing. The average punter has no idea of the penetrating analys...
PPM reader Kerrin Brown has been enjoying success as a “lay” operator on Betfair. In this article he relates his personal story, and how he makes money from his operation. The first time I w...
Let me ask you a question. If you bet on a horse and you see its price rise or fall dramatically, how do you feel? If you feel sick when the horse's odds spiral upwards and smug when they fall, I'...
Big bets and market movers on Saturday (from TAB Sportsbet):RANDWICKRace 2 - NEVER DOUBT MEOpened at $5.50 backed into $4.20Some of the bigger investments were $2,600 @ $4.80, $3,000 @ $4.20, $3,00...
There are many problems associated with beating the trifecta. Punters probably don’t realise the task they are taking on when they tackle this bet. Question 1: Can you predict the 1-2-3 finishin...
I’ve spent years trying to beat the TAB and bookies and I’ve lost my bank more times than I can remember. There have been a few big wins; as many as a man with only three fingers could count on ...
The shortest way home is always on or near the inside rail. Well, that's technically true, as we all know, but we also know that many times it doesn't find you the winner of a race. Especially whe...
Can any Practical Punting Monthly readers remember back to the 'dark' days before 1985, when there wasn't such a magazine as this? Doesn't bear thinking about, does it? In those bygone days, punt...
The great UK Grand National Steeplechase is on at Aintree on Saturday and TAB Sportsbet has come up with an early market.UK GRAND NATIONAL EARLY MARKETTHE MIDNIGHT CLUB 10.00 3.25 OSCAR TIME 12.00 ...
Aussie jumper Ginolad has donkey-licked three rivals at his UK debut run over 3800m at Fontwell Park. Ginolad was sent out an odds-on fav. He went to the front early on and gradually drew away for ...
Black Caviar is among 57 nominations for the Grp 1 July Cup (1200m) at Newmarket UK, which may be the second target of her UK campaign. The champ sprinter goes to England in early June to run in th...
Our UK tipping service is becoming increasingly popular - and no wonder! Our two form analysts in the UK, Adrian Middleton and Simon Hall, are usually spot-on with their 'best bet' assessments. You...
Britain's usually one-eyed racing scribes can't get Frankel out of their collective minds and seem deaf to any constructive criticism about the superstar - but now one of them, Steve Mellish in the...
UK trainer Venetia Williams' Herefordshire stable has welcomed Australian chaser Ginolad, whose last run saw him finish sixth in the rich Nakayama Grand Jump in Japan. In Australia, nine-year-old G...
Good to see Sth Aussie champ Clare Lindop riding successfully in the UK. Last Saturday, she scored a 1.5 lengths win aboard the Jeremy Gask trained Ivory Silk 9/2 in a 1200m sprint at Newmarket. Cl...
Welcome back...Former champion Sydney trainer from the 1980s, Brian Mayfield-Smith is making another comeback after retiring a couple of years ago. He'll run a small team from his property in the ...
Clare Lindop's great UK adventure is going well...She rode a winner and a 2nd at her first two rides at Haydock Park last Saturday and she's picked up 3 rides at the Doncaster meeting on Friday. Tw...
Apprentice Tim Bell's appeal against a careless riding suspension will be heard on Thursday. Bell is appealing his conviction and severity of suspension. He was suspended from Jan 2 through to Jan...