Horse Racing's Split Between Courses What are RMG and ARC? Racecourse Media Group (RMG) and Arena Racing Company (ARC) are the two power-houses that package, sell and distribute the pictures, data and betting streams from Britain’s racecourses. RMG is a rights-holding co-operative: 34 shareholder courses – headed by the Jockey Club’s...
Best-of-Three vs Best-of-Five Tennis Matches: Which Format Carries More Variance?
Best-of-Three vs Best-of-Five Tennis Matches Why Match Format Matters for Bettors Whether you’re trading in-play or posting your tips ahead of the first ball, knowing how often the underdog can bite is crucial. Match length is one of the biggest structural drivers of that risk. In a shorter, best-of-three (Bo3)...
Tiny Edges, Massive Moves: Why Tennis Odds Swing So Dramatically
Tiny Edges, Massive Moves The curious case of “odd” odds Ever watched an under-dog carve out a first-set lead over a superstar yet still trade above evens on Betfair? It feels counter-intuitive, but the market isn’t broken – it’s simply pricing the hidden power of tennis’s scoring system. Points, games,...
The Day Time Stood Still: Trading the Marathon Wimbledon Match That Changed the Rules
https://youtu.be/TyGO0RU7aVk Wimbledon Match That Changed the Rules The perfect storm on grass For decades Wimbledon’s “no-tie-break” final set was a purist’s dream and a trader’s nightmare-cum-bonanza. A player had to break serve and hold to win, so a contest could, in theory, continue indefinitely. On 22 June 2010 that theory...
How to Import Betting Selections into Bet Angel
How to Import Selections into Bet Angel Bet Angel lets you bypass Excel completely and drop data—your picks, prices, model outputs, even external stats—straight into its automation engine. From version 1.57 onward you can do this with a simple “Set stored values using a file” rule that reads a CSV on every...
Breaks in play: Bad Light Stops Fish
Breaks in play: Bad Light Stops Fish Why momentum matters Tennis is a sport of rhythms. A player on a roll can reel off games in a blur; drop the tempo and the same strokes misfire. That is why any interruption—however short—has value. Whether it is a bathroom dash, a...
Betfair Trading for Beginners: How You Really Should Trade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFrUzZXxmpE Betfair Trading for Beginners Whether you are completely new to Betfair or frustrated by “magic” systems that over-promise and under-deliver, this guide will show you the real way to approach trading on the Betfair Exchange. It distils the essential lessons from my video Betfair Trading for Beginners: How You Really Should Trade and...
Cartmel Racecourse: A Trader’s Guide to Britain’s Quirkiest Jumps Track
Cartmel Racecourse: A Trader’s Guide Why Cartmel stands apart Tucked away on the edge of the Lake District, Cartmel hosts just nine National Hunt fixtures a year yet routinely attracts crowds in excess of 20,000—third only to Aintree and Cheltenham for average attendance. Most racegoers picnic in the infield, where...
What are the BEST Betfair trading strategies?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laJGJ6ZYXfo What are the BEST Betfair trading strategies? The question of what is the best Betfair trading strategy is a common one within the Betfair trading community, so I thought I'd create some blog posts exploring it. So that's what we've done... ...what is the best Betfair trading strategy? Let's...
Royal Ascot: When Punters Wanted Moore
Royal Ascot: When Punters Wanted Moore Royal Ascot is horse racing’s glitziest stage, and every June the betting ring erupts as punters chase the next big winner. When one jockey–trainer partnership catches fire—think Ryan Moore and Ballydoyle—the fear of missing out (FOMO) snowballs, odds collapse and liquidity surges. For shrewd...