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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 fi...
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. ...
You would like to back a winner every two selections? That’s a 50 per cent win strike. Some dream! But maybe it’s not so crazy. After all, picking two horses a race and making a ‘book’ by savin...
This is Part 1 of a two-part exclusive interview with Australia's greatest professional punter, the late Don Scott, by PPM's Brian Blackwell. Scott discusses his lifestyle, his approach to punt...
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...
Greyhound racing is probably the best system under which a punter in Australia can risk - or rather, invest - his hard earned dough. To my way of thinking there is nothing so good as a standout "...
To the many newcomers to the racing fraternity, recognition of the name Dominic Beirne may be pretty much restricted to those who have access to pay television’s Sky racing channel, and identif...
The April / May 2017 issue of Practical Punting Magazine is now available, just click on the green button for instant access.
In this article, our senior contributor (the late and great) E. J. Minnis replied to queries sent in by PPM readers. Letter From a Reader: I have been a PPM reader for quite a while now and al...
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...