Top Horse Racing Courses for Winning Favourites
Top 5 Courses for Favourites
- 52.38% - Wetherby (Flat)
- 50.00% - Leicester (NH)
- 50.00% - Wetherby (NH)
- 49.25% - Newcastle (NH)
- 48.19% - Lingfield (Flat)
Wetherby - Flat (Turf)
With a strong track record, Wetherby leads the list, boasting a 52.38% win rate for outright favourites over the past year. Out of 21 races, 11 resulted in victories for the favourites. Those favourites came from a total of 21 at Wetherby which means a total of all of the races at this track featured an outright favourite.
During that time, the most successful trainer was R A Fahey, they notched up a total of 4 winners from their 4 runners who were outright favourites at Wetherby. In regards to jockeys, the most successful was Oisin Orr, from a total of 5 rides on outright favourites at Wetherby, they managed to pick up 4 winners.
Leicester - Jumps
Leicester holds the second spot with a 50.00% success rate for favourites, having seen 20 winners from 40 races in the past year. With a total of 43 races at Leicester during that period, a total of 93%% of races featured an outright favourite at this track.
Miss Venetia Williams proved to be the most successful trainer at Leicester, securing 3 wins from 4 outright favourites. Among jockeys, Charlie Deutsch was the standout, with 3 victories from 4 rides on outright favourites at the same venue.
Wetherby - Jumps
Third up is Wetherby with a 50.00% win rate for favourites over 64 races, yielding 32 winners. There was a total of 73 races at Wetherby over the past year and from those, a total of 88%% of races featured an outright favourite.
Which trainer has produced the most winners? That would be Daniel Skelton who has produced 6 winners from their 8 runners who were outright favourites at Wetherby. The Jockey who has ridden the most outright favourite winners at Wetherby is Brian Hughes, they have ridden 3 winners over the past year from a total of 3 rides.
Newcastle - Jumps
Over the past year, there has been a total of 73 races at Newcastle, 92%% of races (67) featured an outright favourite and from those races, a total of 33 of the favourites went on to win, which gives the outright favourites a 49.25% strike rate at Newcastle over the past year.
One trainer to watch out for at Newcastle when it comes to outright favourites is Mark Walford, over the past year they have had 3 winners from a total of 4 runners and lead the way for outright favourites. When it comes to who is in the saddle then watch out for Daniel McMenamin, they have ridden 7 outright favourites at Newcastle, of which, 5 have gone on to win.
Lingfield - Flat (Turf)
Rounding off the top five courses for outright favourites is Lingfield with a 48.19% win rate for favourites, with 40 winners from 83 races. With a total of 87 races at Lingfield during that period, that means that 95%% of races featured an outright favourite at this track.
We have mentioned the outright favourite statistics for Lingfield but which trainer and jockeys top the lists for those? R M Beckett is the top trainer with 3 winners from their 4 runners. Whilst in terms of those in the saddle, with 3 winners from 7 rides on outright favourites at Lingfield, it is N Callan who tops the list.
Hot Trainers - Top In-Form Horse Racing Trainers
Discover the Hot Trainers for October: Below are the Top 5 Horse Racing Trainers with the Best Strike Rates from September.
Top 5 In-Form Trainers
- 50.00% - W P Mullins Maiden Hurdles over Jumps
- 46.15% - R M Beckett Maidens on the Flat (Turf)
- 40.00% - Tom Clover Handicaps on the Flat (Turf)
- 38.89% - W J Haggas Novices' on the Flat (Turf)
- 35.29% - A M Balding Novices' on the Flat (Turf)
W P Mullins - Maiden Hurdles over Jumps
Ranked at the top of the in-form trainers list heading into October is W P Mullins who in September saw 50% of their runners going on to be successful, that was 6 from a total of 12 runners in Maiden Hurdles over jumps. Of those runners, their biggest winner of the month was Coole Cherry who won on Wednesday 4th of September at Kilbeggan under the guidance of D E Mullins at a starting price of 3/1.
R M Beckett - Maidens on the Flat (Turf)
Second on the list with a strike rate of 46% for their runners in Maidens on the flat (turf) during September is R M Beckett. They head into October after sending out a total of 13 last month in Maidens on the flat (turf) which returned 6 winners, the highlight of those winners being Calla Lagoon who James Doyle rode to success at an SP of 9/2 at Ascot on Friday 6th of September.
Tom Clover - Handicaps on the Flat (Turf)
Rounding out the top three on the in-form trainers is Tom Clover for their runners in Handicaps on the flat (turf) which produced a 40% strike rate during September. Those winners came as a result of 4 winners from 10 runners with Lone Piper being their best result, it won at an SP of 17/2 at Windsor on Monday 16th of September.
W J Haggas - Novices' on the Flat (Turf)
W J Haggas is next on the list for the most in-form trainer during September with a strike rate of 39% for their runners in Novices' on the flat (turf), who managed to produce 7 winners during the month from 18 runners. The standout runner was Apache Green who won at an SP of 16/1 at Pontefract on Thursday 19th of September with Cieren Fallon in the saddle.
A M Balding - Novices' on the Flat (Turf)
Finally, the top five is finished off with A M Balding for their runners in Novices' on the flat (turf) who returned a strike rate of 35% in September, which was made up of 6 winners from 17 runners. Their biggest winner in September was Ghaihaban who won at Redcar on Wednesday 25th of September at an SP of 5/1.
Hot Jockeys - Top In-Form Horse Racing Jockeys
Discover the Hot Jockeys for October: Below are the Top 5 Horse Racing Jockeys with the Best Strike Rates from September.
Top 5 In-Form Jockeys
- 54.55% - Ryan Moore Maidens on the Flat (Turf)
- 53.85% - Oisin Murphy Novices' on the Flat (Turf)
- 50.00% - James C Bowen Handicap Chases over Jumps
- 42.31% - James C Bowen over Jumps
- 40.00% - Mr J L Gleeson over Jumps
Ryan Moore - Maidens on the Flat (Turf)
The top jockey coming into October is Ryan Moore who won on 55% of his rides in September in Maidens on the flat (turf). That strike rate came from a total of 6 winners from a total of 11 rides, the pick of those winners was on Friday 13th of September when Whirl trained by A P O'Brien went on to success at Doncaster at an SP of 2/1. Keep an eye out for when Ryan Moore is booked to ride an A P O'Brien runner, these two teamed up for 83% of Ryan Moore's winners last month in Maidens on the flat (turf).
Oisin Murphy - Novices' on the Flat (Turf)
Second on the most in-form jockeys' list with a strike rate of 54% in September is Oisin Murphy who notched up 7 winners from their 13 rides for September in Novices' on the flat (turf). Looking over their winners for September, the standout at odds of 11/2 was Make You Smile, trained by Hugo Palmer, it won at Newbury on Saturday 21st of September.
James C Bowen - Handicap Chases over Jumps
Next up is James C Bowen in Handicap Chases over jumps for which in September they produced 5 winners from 10 rides which was a 50% strike rate. The pick of their winners was at Perth on Thursday 26th of September when they rode Peejaybee to success at odds of 13/2 for Peter / Michael Bowen. If you are planning on following James C Bowen's rides in October then take note when he is booked by Peter / Michael Bowen as 60% of their winners in September were when teaming up with that yard.
James C Bowen - Jumps
again James C Bowen had a 42% strike rate in September in jump races which puts them fourth on the in-form jockeys list! That came from 11 winners from their 26 rides with the pick of those being the Miss Nicky Martin runner Apples Moon who won at Warwick at an SP of 12/1 on Tuesday 24th of September.
Mr J L Gleeson - Jumps
Rounding out the top five in-form jockeys is Mr J L Gleeson who in September notched up a total of 4 winners in jump races from 10 rides which works out as a 40% strike rate. Going over those winners, the standout was Meitheal who at 7/2 won at Galway on Monday 9th of September for J E and Thomas Kiely.
Top 10 Draw Biases
Here are the top 10 stalls when looking at results over the past year, we look at each stall at each course over each trip and these are the top ten based on those which have produced five or more winners and are ordered by the best LSP (Level Stakes Profit).
Info | LSP |
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Kempton (AW) - Stall 6 over 1m (23 winners) | +120.83 |
Beverley - Stall 6 over 5f (7 winners) | +116.86 |
Lingfield (AW) - Stall 5 over 7f (8 winners) | +114.91 |
Chelmsford City (AW) - Stall 6 over 1m2f (9 winners) | +89.25 |
Yarmouth - Stall 2 over 6f (8 winners) | +81.43 |
Southwell (AW) - Stall 6 over 1m (9 winners) | +77.50 |
York - Stall 2 over 1m2½f (6 winners) | +69.75 |
Newmarket (Rowley) - Stall 7 over 1m (8 winners) | +64.00 |
Newcastle (AW) - Stall 9 over 7f (13 winners) | +61.00 |
Bath - Stall 5 over 1m3½f (5 winners) | +60.75 |
How to Find Today's Best Horse Racing Tips
On this page, our horse racing tipsters provide their best horse racing tips today for racing taking place around the World. Read on for more details on what to expect with the free horse racing tips from OLBG's horse racing experts.
Horse Racing Tips By Country
At OLBG we provide free racing predictions from 10 countries and over 150 courses. If you want the best racing bets from specific countries then click through to the dedicated page.
UK Horse Racing Tips
The UK has arguably the highest quality horse racing in the World. Many of our UK users like to bet just on UK racing so you can filter out tips from the rest of the World should you wish and see a page just with UK Horse Racing Tips.
Irish Horse Racing Tips
Irish racing enthusiasts will argue the above point, especially when it comes to national hunt racing. Prize money at Punchestown is now so good that some top stables will keep their horses for that meeting rather than send them over to the UK for the Aintree Grand National meeting. If you just want to see racing tips today from Ireland then go to our page dedicated to Irish Horse Racing Tips.
US Horse Racing Picks
After the racing has finished in the UK, the TV channels and bookie screens will often switch to US racing. This has become more and more popular. So if you want to check out this evening's free horse racing tips for the USA, we have them all in one place for you on our US Horse Racing Picks page.
Australian Horse Racing Tips
Another benefit of the time difference for UK racing enthusiasts is Australian horse racing. Follow this link to see the Australian Horse Racing Tips from OLBG's horse racing tipsters covering weekly meetings plus the big events, for example, Melbourne Cup tips for Flemington.
French Horse Racing Selections
French racing has some high-quality races, particularly on the flat and for younger national hunt horses. In the UK we see many top horses from French racing being bought up by top yards for a career in the UK. Our tipsters are on the lookout for these as they study French racing and provide you with daily French Horse Racing Tips.
Hong Kong Horse Racing Predictions
The prize money is huge and the big meetings at Happy Valley and Sha Tin are very popular with horse racing fans across the globe and in particular the UK where quite often the races are scheduled before the domestic racing gets underway. Well-known UK jockeys often spend time in Hong Kong and our horse racing tipsters will be well aware of those heading over for the big rides in their Hong Kong Racing Tips.
Canadian Horse Racing Tips
Canada boasts some racecourses of its own like Woodbine which are often grouped with US courses. We don't do that! Canadian Racing Tips has its own dedicated page here - Canadian Horse Racing Tips.
UAE/Dubai Horse Racing Predictions
We know about the huge sums of money spent on racehorses in the Middle East which makes the Dubai Racing Tips a well-visited page. The prize money they compete for there can be staggering. The top meetings attract plenty of interest for Dubai World Cup tips as do the regular Meydan meetings with our regular users.
Horse Racing Tips By Bet Type
Some of our users like to place certain bets on horse racing. For example, some may like each-way betting, others may only bet on the live ITV races, and some like to just bet on the most popular Naps. We have dedicated horse racing tips pages for each of these types of horse racing bets.
The Nap of The Day Racing Tips
A tipster's best bet of the day can be designated as their NAP. This is one of the most popular pages of the site with some users liking to bet on a tipster's bet of the day or follow the most popular racing tips today from the OLBG tipster's best bets. Here we have today's Nap of the Day tips.
Today's Best Each Way Horse Racing Tips
Most horse racing tips are win tips, so recommend a bet on the horse to win the race. If however, a tipster thinks that a horse is a good bet to either win or place then they will recommend an each-way bet. Many of our users like to place each-way bets as they are more likely to get a return. Some people like to bet at longer odds and are happy to get a return if their horse comes close to winning. If that is how you like to bet then you can look at our dedicated page for today's best each-way racing tips.
ITV Racing Tips
Some users want to jump straight to our tips for ITV races so we have a page for those as well. If you just want to settle down for the afternoon watching the ITV racing and betting on those races only, for your convenience, we have a dedicated ITV racing tips page.
Tips for the Next Horse Races
If you are following all of today's racing, perhaps on the racing channels on TV or even in the betting shop, you may want to see a page that updates with the free horse racing tips for the next races coming up only. For your convenience, we have built such a page so you can simply see the best bets on the next horse races.
Today's Horse Racing Acca Tips
If you like to place acca bets with multiple selections then take a look at our automated accumulator tips for horse racing. These take the form of a daily racing double, a four-fold and each-way lucky 15 tips which are usually all available just after 11 am (GMT). The daily acca selections are the horse racing tips from the best profit-performing expert horse racing tipsters on OLBG so they are the best racing tips today. On the Accumulator Tips page, you can select My Acca and build your own horse racing acca bets by selecting the number of horse racing tips you wish to include, again these will be the best predictions available at the time of request from the expert horse racing tipsters.
Tomorrow's Horse Racing Tips
Free horse racing tips for tomorrow's racing will be online this afternoon. Our tipsters add their predictions any time from when the runners are available right through to around 15 minutes before the race start time.
Why and How to Use Free Horse Racing predictions from OLBG
There are many ways to find a selection using the horse racing tips today at OLBG. The following are all important aspects when it comes to betting strategies which we as punters use when looking for horse racing selections to bet on.
Whether it is following the most popular horse racing tips today by the number of picks from the OLBG horse racing experts, looking for "value" which could be an underpriced favourite or an outsider which appears to be overlooked.
Following the highest profit-performing horse racing tipsters over the last twelve months, sticking with current hot streak tipsters or searching for the most detailed tip analysis, we cover all these with the free horse racing tips on OLBG.
- Most Popular Horse Racing Tips
- Value Horse Racing Tips
- Most Profitable Tipsters
- Inform Tipsters
- Expert Tipsters
- Detailed Reasoning For Horse Racing Tips Today
Here we explain how you can analyse the free horse racing tips provided by OLBG's expert racing tipsters in more detail.
Most Popular Horse Racing Tips at OLBG
This page lists today’s most popular horse racing tips from the community of tipsters at OLBG. If you click on the Tips & Comments tab in the menu above, the tips will be sorted by volume of win tips and then you can look down the list in order of popularity.
These popular horse racing tips are also known as hot tips. We display the number of tips for each selection and the percentage of tips from all tips on the races which have been placed on that selection.
Value Horse Racing Tips from OLBG
Our easy star guide allows you to compare popular horse racing tips today with their odds to help you put a strategy together to get the best odds on the best tip for each race. One To Five Stars are allocated based on a comparison between the percentage of win tips given to a horse and the odds of the selection.
If the horse is more popular than its odds suggest it should be this indicates it is well-fancied by the OLBG tipsters, compared to its chances according to the betting odds. Many of our users suggest this is a value bet indicator. Click Value Rating in the menu to sort today's free horse racing tips by star rating, five stars being the best.
Today's Horse Racing Tips from the Most Profitable Tipsters
OLBG is a community of knowledgeable sports bettors. Perhaps partly due to our 8-year sponsorship of the OLBG Road to Cheltenham, we have built up a particularly strong group of expert horse racing tipsters.
Our best horse racing tipsters are consistently profitable as can be seen by the Monthly Profit Trend figures with their tips. You can also see their level stakes profit (based on horse racing tips only) for the last 12 months and strike rate (also based on horse racing tips only).
On this page, the horse racing tipsters with the best profit performance are displayed most prominently, for more details and to analyse the most profitable horse racing tipsters further head to our best horse racing tipsters page (also explained in more detail in a later section on this page).
Tips from In-Form Tipsters
Some of our users like to follow tipsters on a good run. We provide data such as this month's strike rate, this month's profitability or a tipster with several days in profit in a row.
Again you can analyse this information on our best racing tipsters page or can see more by drilling down into the stats here by choosing a race and then a tipster to see their profile.
Predictions from Expert Tipsters
Expert is a term reserved for the tipsters at OLBG with the very best records. These are profitable, consistent tipsters who meet strict criteria. The number of expert racing tipsters tipping a selection is indicated by the crown symbol.
If you see this symbol you may want to look in more detail as to what the expert has to say about the selection and why they are tipping that horse today.
Just click through on the name of the horse, then look for the tipster or tipster with a crown by their name. Here you will be able to see the record of the tipster and understand why we have labelled them an expert!
Detailed Reasoning for Horse Racing Tips Today
Most other sites provide just tips with little reasoning as to why a tipster is recommending a bet. That gives people no confidence in following a tip. We find that our users want to understand why a recommendation has been made.
This helps us to learn which is a core principle of OLBG that exists to help sports bettors learn from each other. A well-reasoned argument for backing a racing tip is what many like to see. Our site is very well moderated by an in-house team as well as volunteer members.
Tip comments can be rated and after a while, we get to know the tipsters who research the tips which they make. This validates the time and effort that many of our top horse racing tipsters dedicate to supplying their free horse racing tips.
Not only does this save you a lot of time as you can research the best bets for you, but it also helps you to understand how the best racing tipsters find their horse racing tips. Reading these comments regularly will give you great insight into their selection strategy.
Free Horse Racing Tips at OLBG
Do I need to pay for good Horse Racing tips?
We advise against paying for horse racing tips for several reasons the most important being there are so many highly knowledgeable and consistently profitable tipsters here at OLBG who provide free horse racing tips that we don't believe you need to risk paying for horse racing tips from individuals unknown to you or tipping services which may lock you into a subscription period for longer than you may wish to pay for if you have a change of heart after a "bad run of results". OLBG horse racing tipsters compete for generous prize money every month so they don't need to sell their horse racing tips!
Why do "tipsters" sell tips?
There are many reasons why tipsters sell horse racing tips, for example, may be an additional income which supports and pays for their own betting expenses. They may not be able to place bets on their horse racing tips due to bookmakers restricting their staking as a result of previous betting activity. Some tipping services may require you to place cash bets for them in exchange for daily horse racing tips. There is also the question to be asked as to whether the selections are "legitimate and well-researched" horse racing tips and if the tipping service can substantiate their past profit performance figures by proofing to a third party. Take a few minutes to read our Professional or Paid Tipster Services article, which looks at the various types of paid tips services out there and whether they are worth it.
In conclusion, OLBG is the best place to come for daily free horse racing tips as our horse racing tipster's betting performance stats are available to view along with the detailed tip analysis so you know why they are making the selection.
Do You Recommend Horse Racing Predictions from Other Sites?
The Racing Post's Tom Segal known as "Pricewise" has built a reputation in finding value selections, in most cases to beat the race favourite. Having obtained a following through his success, the problem is the bookies now react accordingly and shorten the odds when his daily horse racing tips are published. Take a look at our Getting the best out of Pricewise race tips article which looks at the predicament facing punters seeking the daily horse racing tips from Pricewise.
Some media outlets provide horse racing tips for free via highly knowledgeable racing journalists such as Templegate's horse racing tips through The Sun Newspaper. The difficulty these tipsters face is they are often required to place a tip on every race through today's racecards. Tipsters at OLBG can be more selective, tipping on one or two races a day or if they don't find any good bets they can choose not to provide any tips at all, exactly how it should be!
So best stick with OLBG tipsters as we will show you their tip history, strike rate, consistency via recent profitable months, overall profitability and return on investment. They have to back their tips up with good reasoning too so you can understand why they are recommending each bet. You can then choose which tips and tipsters you want to follow.
Who gives the Best Horse Racing tips ?
OLBG has an army of knowledgeable horse racing tipsters, over 300 compete in the monthly horse racing tipster competitions so there are plenty to choose from when it comes to finding tipsters who give the best free horse racing tips.
We outlined in a previous section various criteria our users consider when choosing which horse racing tips and tipsters to follow for the best horse racing tips. For example, value picks, most popular picks, best profit tipsters, current form tipsters etc. All the statistics relevant to these areas are freely available to view with the racing tips today which help form an overall profile of the type of tipsters which will best suit your style of betting, whether it be favourites (regular winners generally at lower odds) or longshots (generally higher odds but perhaps at a lower strike rate).
"Best" can be subjective as regards tipping strategy, analysis etc so we provide you with all the information to help you decide which tipsters give the best horse racing tips. Profit performance however is not subjective as the tipster's profit figures are proven and verified over the last 12 months so the tipsters with the highest profit for horse racing tips over the last 12 months are those which attract the most demand and are available to view on the "Best Horse Racing Tipsters" page.
The Best Horse Racing Tipsters at OLBG
Our best horse racing tipsters page shows you the most profitable racing tipsters over the last 12 months according to their Level Stakes Profit. With their profitable months, you can gauge consistently good tipping, their current month's profit and strike rate over the last 12 months. You will also see their best day and month's profit within the last year and worst day and month's loss within the last year, these figures may help you decide on a starting bank figure for your horse racing bets.
If you like their tipping stats, click the link in the final column to see their horse racing tips today. Our best horse racing tipsters also add reasoning with their tips so you can use that content to see why the tips are being recommended and get insight into the tipster's strategy. Following a specific tipster and digesting their tip analysis over a while enables followers to understand their selection process.
You can also follow your favourite horse racing tipsters on the OLBG app. Once you find a racing tipster who you like then click to follow them and they will be added to your team of My Tipsters. You can then receive instant notifications when your favourite horse racing tipsters place their horse racing tips. Two of OLBG's long-standing horse racing tipsters Jam Pizza and the prophet have over 50,000 followers on the OLBG app!
How do OLBG tipsters pick a winning horse ?
There are numerous variables to consider when it comes to picking a winning horse and OLBG's horse racing tipsters have their strategies and methods when selecting their daily horse racing tips. Betting strategies may include specialising in specific types of races, assessing previous horse racing form of the day's runners, analysing race trends for major races, following favourite or in-form jockeys and trainers, focusing on runners that are "value" odds, a systematic approach and many many more.
Those are just a small number of methods for selecting horse racing tips, in most cases, tipsters may use a combination of those mentioned above plus others in an elimination process to create a shortlist of selections for any given race. It may then come down to the respective odds of each runner on their shortlist before deciding on placing their free horse racing tips.
Here is a brief description of those betting strategies mentioned:
- Specialising on Specific Types of Horse Races - Most successful tipsters will keep their own detailed record of their selections as this shows their profit (or losses) from their betting and it also helps to highlight specific types of races where they may excel and flag others where their record may not be so good. When we say specific races we are referring to the various categories such as Flat races, handicaps, maidens (for horses yet to win), Novice races, sprints (5 & 6 Furlongs), Chases, Hurdles etc. Having this information can help tipsters narrow their focus on any given day's horse racing runners to specific races for their horse racing tips.
- Assessing Previous Horse Racing Form - Tipsters analyse the previous performances (form) of today's runners using their skill and expertise in assessing horse racing form. This will involve evaluating the credentials of each runner's form (recent and career), comparing their optimum racing conditions (Ground, Distance, Class etc) about today's race and creating a shortlist of selections they feel hold the best claims of winning. Horse Racing's trade paper the Racing Post will be a popular resource (online & newspaper) for extensive form study along with many other free-to-use resources such as the sportinglife and attheraces websites where the day's racecards and form can be viewed. The previous form is a highly important factor but just one of many to consider before deciding on horse racing selections. For a more in-depth look at this subject check out our "How To Read Horse Racing Form" article over in the Betting School section.
- Following Favourite or In-Form Trainers & Jockeys - Sentiment can sometimes be risky when it comes to betting on horse races and following trainers or jockeys blindly, however, tipsters will gain knowledge of specific traits of trainers when they have runners at a specific racecourse or in a race they have won on numerous occasions ("horses for courses"). Studying Trainer and Jockeys performance statistics at each racecourse will unearth pointers for tipsters and is another important cog when analysing a race, this aspect could be the difference when deciding on a shortlist of runners in a particular race. Stables enjoying a "purple patch" of winners is also a key factor when looking for horse racing selections, horses that have previously been below par may suddenly be at their peak and ready to perform above expectations.
- Focusing on "Value" Odds - Tipsters in the main will have an idea of what they consider to be "value" odds on their daily horse racing tips. "Value" can apply to a race favourite regarded as better odds than expected or the selection can be larger odds but still better odds than anticipated. Many experienced tipsters have a great skill in being able to set the odds for a race (similar to a bookmaker), this is known generally as "tissue odds" and helps them decide on whether their selection for a race is available to bet on at "value odds". The odds on offer in most cases will be the deciding factor for tipsters when they have more than one runner on their shortlist of contenders for any given race. Some tipsters may also solely focus their free horse racing tips around a specific odds range, this may be concentrating on horses between say 5/1 (6.0) and 9/1 (10.0). They may encounter slightly longer losing runs as runners at these generally do not win as many times as a favourite at much shorter odds however the odds are consistently more rewarding. Their strike rate may not be as high as a result but their Return on Investment (ROI) should be healthy, this is shown as a % and calculated by dividing their profit by the stake. For a more detailed look on the subject of finding "Value odds" take some time to read our "Value Betting" article which looks at making betting more profitable.
- A Systematic Approach - The traditional Horse Racing form book purists may scoff somewhat at this method of selecting horse racing tips today however it does appeal to many tipsters and in particular those who prefer not to have their head buried in the form book for hours on end. Creating horse racing betting systems is generally done by a computer analysing 1000's previous results over a defined period and then the tipster selects from a multitude of filters (form, course, trainer, jockey, etc) to crunch the data and produces a set of stats (profit/loss, number of selections, etc) to see if there is a betting angle for producing profitable horse racing tips. Numerous articles on the systematic approach like "The Best Horse Racing Betting System Ever, Can it Work ?" can be found in our Insights Section on OLBG.
- Horse Racing Trends Analysis - Many tipsters like this approach especially for the prestigious races in the UK and around the world. For example, if a high number of previous winners of the Grand National have previously run in "x" chases, won "x" times over 3 miles or further, not worn any form of headgear, carried less than "x" in weight etc, this can help create a shortlist of the most likely winners, a good starting point before carrying out further analysis like form study and stable form. Of course, just because something has happened before does not mean it will happen every time but when there are strong trend pointers they are worth consideration. We have a fantastic section of extensive Horse Racing Trends Blogs on OLBG compiled by Zipster covering all the major races around the world and weekly meetings in the UK and Ireland, make sure you check them out before betting on your horse racing tips today.
More Horse Racing Tips & Resources To Place a Bet
Where can I get More Detailed Horse Racing Forecasts?
You can read comments for every horse in every race by the tips on this page or in the OLBG app. For even more in-depth research we also have detailed horse racing tips blogs written for you by our horse racing betting specialists as mentioned in the previous section. These cover subjects such as key race statistics, big race trends, for example, the Cheltenham Gold Cup trends, race-by-race guides for the main UK horse races, in-form trainers, ante-post horse racing tips and other analyses.
There are also many specific articles written for the key races, especially the racing festivals which include:
- Cheltenham
- Aintree
- Royal Ascot
- Glorious Goodwood
We have recently put together a really good guide on the best horse racing betting sites. Check that out to see if you are betting with the best betting site for your horse racing bets. Around the top racing festivals especially, the bookies will have some very generous welcome offers so be sure to check all those out on our free bets page.
Horse Racing Prediction Competitions at OLBG
Every month, more than £1000 in cash prizes are available from our main horse racing tipster competition as well as £200 for the daily horse racing naps tips competition. We also have separate prizes for Irish racing tips, Australian racing tips, US racing tips and horse racing acca tips. You can join OLBG for free and take part in all the racing tipster competitions.
You will need to be good to win these cash prizes though as we have some excellent and consistently profitable horse racing tipsters at OLBG. But don't be put off as there are currently prizes down to 134th place in the main Horse Racing tips table.
Table Showing Horse Racing Tipster Competitions at OLBG
Competition | Prize Money (monthly) | Prizes (total) | Top Prize |
Horse Racing Overall | £1000 | 134 | £200 |
Horse Racing Naps | £200 | 27 | £50 |
Irish Racing | £100 | 15 | £25 |
US Racing | £100 | 15 | £25 |
Horse Racing 4-Fold | £100 | 15 | £25 |
To win some of the larger prizes we do ask members to add reasoning for their tips. Many of our users find that this helps their own betting, taking the time to write down why they are making and/or suggesting a bet. It is really useful for horse racing tip followers to understand why a bet is being recommended.
However, you can still add your picks and win smaller prizes if you prefer not to provide this information. We used to provide free bets as prizes but have recently replaced these with cash prizes as well.
More Horse Racing Tips Competitions at OLBG
In addition to the monthly Horse Racing Tips competitions we also run 'Big Event' tipster competitions covering the major horse racing festivals at Cheltenham, the Grand National meeting at Aintree, Royal Ascot and the Breeders Cup from the USA. Our flagship competition is the Cheltenham Festival tipster competition which carries a whopping cash prize fund of £1500 and over 100 prizes available with the winner receiving £500!
Table Showing 'Big Event' Horse Racing Tipster Competitions at OLBG
Competition | Prize Money | Prizes (total) | Top Prize |
Cheltenham | £1500 | 105 | £500 |
Royal Ascot | £500 | 18 | £200 |
Aintree | £200 | 13 | £50 |
Breeders Cup | £100 | 15 | £25 |
Who Created this Content
Our OLBG Community horse racing tips are meticulously managed by an esteemed group of OLBG experts, with over 65 combined years of experience in sports betting. Darren Brett spearheads the content with more than three decades of betting industry wisdom, complemented by the astute betting strategies devised by Andy Powell, a 17-year veteran. Rounding out the trio is James Banting, whose 20 years of experience in betting and as an avid fan and attendee of horse racing around the country's tracks, ensures the tips are in good hands. Together, they collaborate with the invaluable OLBG Tipster community to provide tips that help punters make informed betting decisions.
The favourite, trainer, jockey and draw bias statistics included in the content above, include all races in the UK and Ireland between Friday 1st of September 2023 and Monday 30th of September 2024. These statistics have all been sourced from HorseRaceBase.
FAQ
Horse Racing [UK]
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How do you bet on horse racing online?
Betting on horse racing online is as easy as going into a higher street betting shop. in fact, it can be deemed an even easier, as you don't have to make the trip. You do need to register for an online account after choosing the betting site you want to use. Horse racing is very popular, so it is easy to find on the ap, select the race and the horse you want to bet on and choose your stake. you will have a betslip and can confirm if the details are correct.
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What is the best way to bet on horses?
Many an expert and professional gambler will tell you the best way to bet on horse racing is by making single bets either on the win or place markets. Once you begin to combine selections into bet, the probability of winning becomes lower, the strike rate lower and odds larger. Whilst this can lead to bigger wins, it is also harder to make a slow and steady profit than by betting on singles alone.
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Can you bet on a horse to lose?
It is possible to bet on horses to lose. This was once the reserve of the bookmaker, but the betting exchanges offer the opportunity to bet like a bookmaker and many online betting sites now offer the option to bet on a horse not to win. When betting on a horse to lose, you offer the odds on the exchanges to people wanting to bet that the horse will win. This is different from bookmaker sites where the option is will the horse win the race, Yes or no.
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What types of bets can you make on horses?
From betting on a horse to win a race there are a huge number of other options on the types of bets you make on horses. From two selections creating doubles, or trying to predict the first and second place finishers known as a forecast or exacta, there are dozens of types of bets you can make on horse racing.
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How often does the favourite horse win?
The favourite horse in a race will win around about 30% of the time in all races. This is of course a fluid figure and will fluctuate between other factors such as the course, month of the year or on different types of ground. It is worth investigating more specific favourite winning statistics on racing stats websites where you may be able to find where favourites win more or less often than the general 30% figure to find a betting angle.
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What are the best horse racing tips today?
The best horse racing tips today are the selections receiving the most predictions from OLBG's horse racing tipsters. The free horse racing tips designated with a crown denotes the number of experts making this selection. Experts are the OLBG horse racing tipsters with the best level stakes profit (LSP) for horse racing tips over the last 12 months.
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When will horse racing tips for tomorrow be available?
The free horse racing tips for tomorrow are available to view now, tipsters begin placing their selections from the afternoon of the day before race day. Horse racing tips are added up to around 15 minutes before the scheduled start time of the race, tipsters may add tips early if they consider the available odds on offer to be good and expect them to shorten.
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Should I only use free horse racing tips?
We believe you do not need to pay for selections from other subscription services as we have daily free horse racing tips here from OLBG's expert horse racing tipsters. Our tipsters compete for generous prize money in our monthly horse racing tipster competitions so they do not need to sell their tips. Our tipsters current profit figures covering up to the last 12 months are shown with their racing tips today and every day so you can see who are performing well with their horse racing tips and choose who to follow.
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Do you have lucky 15 horse racing tips?
Yes, we have daily Lucky 15 horse racing tips which can be found on our Accumulator Tips list. The selections are the most popular each way horse racing tips today from the best profit performing horse racing tipsters on OLBG. The daily Each Way Lucky 15 tips are available from around 10am (GMT), if you wish to use the selections in a Lucky 15 win bet that's fine. You can also build your own Lucky 15 bets by using our acca tool to select the best selections from the free horse racing tips on OLBG.