Weekly Columns

For those Betfair Traders amongst you, the England v Croatia game was a fantastic opportunity. I took one position. I laid England, not an unpatriotic bet as I was looking at as tight game and a  0-0 scoreline. From my perspective, Coratia scoring first enabled me to get the fabled green screen nice and quick.

Sometimes the best systems are the really simple ones to follow, a friend of mine asked me about if I new anything about one of the leading laying tipsters proofing to racing-index. I look at their results, they seemed quite impressive, however they lay many horses a day, so you would need to have time on your hands to make the service pay.

I have found a nice easy strategy which the more eagle eyed amongst you will be getting to grips with. It's common sense really. Look for the smallest number of runners who pay out 3 for the place - 8 runners

This week Sir Alex Ferguson celebrated 21 years at Old Trafford, Nick Berry was number 1 with Every Loser Wins back when he took charge in 1986, which is ironic given that fact that Betfair have introduced in-running on the place markets for the national hunt racing.

With no home nations represented, many will be looing at this summer's European Championships from a purely profit-making point of view. That in mind, here is just one way to make it the most profitable three weeks of the year - guaranteed.

In this week's email... * The secret of backing 'shock proof' football bets * The power of good statistics - and the 80/1 proof! Entering the final straight of the football season means that although it is 'speaky bum time' for teams chasing trophies, it is more like 'beach bum time' for those with nothing to play for. And taking into account a teams motivation at this stage of the season can make a massive impact on your pocket...

Today, I want to point out at least three trends from the
English and Scottish Premier Leagues that will make you money
before the end of the season. But first, a look at Euro 2008 to grab a couple of tasty prices that might not hang around for long. I want to take a crack at the 'group' betting. With my sights firmly on Group A - let's check out the runners...

Well the jumps season has certainly started unspectacularly thanks mainly to the ground reducing fields and creating a welter of non betting races. This has had an impact, as those of you who follow the horse betting tips blog will have noticed.

This week I have spent a bit of time playing with Extrabet and their new service that allows you to take a position throughout the in-play matches. To me its a cross between head-to-head betting and Deal or No Deal, but to novice Betfair trader it maybe a good place to tinker with.

On the football front, and feedback suggests that thefootballmaestro, who provide free football tips, are making some users profits – and that’s what’s important. I didn’t like the fact that the selections are ridiculously obvious, but I guess not everyone has the time or inclination to research their bets without recourse to a tipster when it comes to football.