Racing Testing Lab

Each way betting – a background How do I go about my each-way selection process? In this post you will see a list of races which all have one thing in common. They are all 8/9 runner races as this is the shortest field which pays out for horses finishing 1st, 2nd and 3rd . By selecting an 8/9 runner race, you immediately put the probabilities of selecting a horse to finish in the top 3, in your favour. Remember that your objective is to find a horse to finish in the top 3, with a winner being an obvious bonus. 1) we select only from 8/9 runner races 2) we make 2 selections. The first is called the Usual selection .

A usual selection is a horse who is near the head of the betting forecast and who looks like an obvious selection to finish in the first 3 at least. We then make a speculative selection. This horse is likely to be a bigger price and is selected because horse racing is inherently unpredictable and races are won by other -than the market leaders We want to be able to cover a bigger priced horse who might surprise.

On the 3rd May 2014, I selected just such a horse, Run with Pride, and he won at Betfair SP odds of 142, and paid 12 to place. 3) which brings me to my 3rd point. Use Betfair Sp for your win and place only bets . Why? Well Run with Pride won at odds of 142 using Betfair SP, and returned at only 33/1 with the bookmakers.

This is the background behind the selections you will find here. Make sure you check the place onlyterms at www.betfair.com. Some races may only pay out on 2 places. We want to see 3 places as it increases our probabilities of getting a return.

I left you with a couple of winners and a couple of placers , one at 20/1 on the 14th November.

I will leave out results today as time is short.

Yesterday

430 leicester Betting forecast: 2/1 One Cool Boy, 4/1 Catchin Time, 4/1 Midnight Mustang, 9/2 Sambulando, 8/1 Bathcounty, 10/1 Helamis, 33/1 Passing Fiesta, 33/1 Quinola Des Obeaux, 50/1 Marina Bay.
usual Midnight Mustang  – 2nd 2.35 win and 1.29 place
speculative Helamis – 5th 22.09
150 newcastle Betting forecast: 4/5 Zip Top, 5/4 Fascino Rustico, 11/1 Delta Forty, 25/1 Clan Chief, 25/1 Imperial Prince, 33/1 Attention Please, 40/1 Bertie Moon, 66/1 Dutch Canyon, 100/1 Green Pastures.
usual Delta Forty  – 3rd 11 win and 1.68 place
speculative Imperial Prince – 4th 33.61
250 newcastle Betting forecast: 6/4 Macgillycuddy, 4/1 Verko, 6/1 Whichwaytobougie, 7/1 Amore Mio, 10/1 Bollin Fiona, 10/1 Oscar O´scar, 10/1 Rojo Vivo, 25/1 El Fontan, 40/1 Reverse The Charge.
usual Whichwaytobougie  – non runner
speculative Oscar O’scar – 3rd 5.89 win and 2.14 place

If you had done an each way double on the usual selections today, you’d have actually made £26.81 profit from £10 e/w double stakes . The power of placing!

Today

400 sthl Betting forecast: 9/4 Stradater, 11/2 General Tufto, 11/2 Putin, 13/2 Dha Chara, 13/2 Royal Holiday, 13/2 Sooqaan, 8/1 Bainne, 10/1 Burnhope.
usual Putin
speculative Sooqaan
410 wincanton Betting forecast: 4/7 Pacha Du Polder, 4/1 Double Dash, 5/1 Coombe Hill, 12/1 Sobre Tresor, 16/1 Alright John, 25/1 A New Rising, 66/1 Jamrham, 80/1 Degenerate.
usual Coombe Hill
speculative Sobre Tresor