The tips service was disrupted for 1.5 hours, during a 2 hour Betfair outage yesterday. We switched to BetDAQ during the outage, then switched back to BetFair when service was restored. The switch on our side didn’t go perfectly to plan – our software also developed a fault with BetDAQ – we’re working on that,… Read More »
We are currently re-evaluating the systems performance for Irish races. We will not be broadcasting tips for Irish races for a month or so, until we have understood the potential profitability, following several system design changes over that last couple of months. Irish races account for 17% of the total number of races in the… Read More »
Feedback from both SBC and several new members, suggests there is a desire to control betting, based on the number of our 6 models that converge, or agree, on the same runner. Research suggests that the ROI is improved when 4 or more models agree on the same runner, and is maximised when all 6… Read More »
After a tip is received, our spreadsheet performs a safety check, to make sure the runner specified in the tip, is also present in the MARKET sheet, for the currently selected race. A bug has arisen, where tips are not being converted to bets, due to the re-introduction of single quotes (apostrophes) in runner names,… Read More »
Following the resumption of racing on June 1st, we have been checking the strength of our prediction models on a daily basis. At present, the models have insufficient (recent) data and are not able to adapt to current conditions. We will have to wait a week or so, before we can resume the subscriptions service.… Read More »
Racing in England resumed on 1st June 2020. As we expected, our A.I. is struggling to find decent prediction models at present, due to a lack of recent data. We are expecting the system to find better models after the 12th June (1 week from today). Following this, we’ll wait a few more days to… Read More »
The BHA have confirmed racing will resume on the 1st June 2020, albeit with a modified schedule. More information here. Our plan remains the same. Tips will not be broadcast to our subscribers until probably the middle of June, whilst we wait to see how the AI adapts to the new conditions. However, from the… Read More »
According to the betting markets, it’s looking increasingly likely racing in the UK will resume before June-2020, albeit in a socially distanced manner. We expect there to be limited courses open for business, no crowds, jockeys living on site and horses being ferried in each day. You can follow the odds for resumption of racing,… Read More »
It now looks likely that we will not be able to offer any tips for Ireland until at least April 19th, and not for the UK until at least April 30th. This article in the Racing Post has more information about the situation in Eire.
We have added a new feature to the website. You can now view, or download, the upcoming races for today only. Please see this page. We continue to offer tips for races in Ireland, during the UK shutdown.