It was a good week for the bottom half of the Tipster Challenge table at Chester, as Timeform landed 4 winners for a total of 8.33 points, and Stephen Harris of bettingexpert picked the longest odds winner of the day in No Heretic (11/1). Despite that long odds success, SBC News were able to move further clear at the top, …
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21bet’s Sarah Shannon takes the Tipster Challenge at Chester
After another unpredictable day in the Tipster Challenge Series at Ascot last week, Sarah Shannon of 21bet has signed up to represent the Guests in Week 16 at Chester. Sarah has been a sports writer for the 21bet team since the UK’s newest bookie launched back in March. She is a passionate tipster and a qualified sports journalist with over …
Read More »Tipster Challenge: Favourites fall short for Coral’s John Hill
SBC News stretched the lead to almost 10 points at the top of the Tipster Challenge leaderboard after an unpredictable day of horse racing at Ascot. The Guests stayed in touch, despite John Hill only managing two victories and 4.88 points. The PR Manager at Coral was particularly disappointed with Arod (13/8) and Clever Cookie (9/4), as both well backed favourites came …
Read More »Coral’s John Hill takes the Tipster Challenge at Ascot
After collecting 16.50 points and moving back to the top of the leaderboard last week, SBC News are there to be shot at as the Tipster Challenge enters its 15th week at Ascot. This week the 2nd placed Guests are represented by John Hill, PR Manager at Coral. John has been in his current role with Coral since March 2014, and …
Read More »SBC regains Tipster Challenge lead at Epsom
It was a great day for SBC News in the Tipster Challenge at Epsom, as a late win on Finelcity (9/1) gave us a lead of more than 7 points at the top of the leaderboard. The Guests, well represented by Michael Whittle (Sports Acquisition Executive at Betfred), matched SBC’s other two wins on Medburn Dream (9/2) and So Mi …
Read More »Betfred’s Michael Whittle takes the Tipster Challenge at Epsom
After a breakthrough week for Timeform at Newmarket, our attention turns to Epsom to see if they can close the gap on the top three in the Tipster Challenge. For this week, the 14th in the series, they will also be going up against another debutant in the competition, Michael Whittle of Betfred. Michael has been the Sports Acquisition Executive …
Read More »Tipster Challenge Results – 5 wins out of 7 for Timeform
Week 13 in the Tipster Challenge showed off our experts in a much better light than the previous week, with race wins aplenty at Newmarket. The 3.50 points collected by Stephen Harris of bettingexpert was the lowest of the week, as Timeform came out on top for the first time, racking up 5 race wins out of 7 and 9.27 …
Read More »Tipster Challenge – Pick up some winners from the Betadvisor
After a hugely disappointing return for our tipsters at Nottingham last week, with only one race winner, the Tipster Challenge rolls on to Newmarket for Week 13. This week, regular tipsters Timeform and Stephen Harris of bettingexpert will be going up against Betadvisor. Betadvisor.com offers professional sports betting advice for specialist sports, including Horse Racing. Established in 2010, Betadvisor provides …
Read More »Bookies back to winning ways after lucrative National meeting
Just three weeks after a ‘worst ever’ Cheltenham Festival, Aintree’s Grand National meeting proved to be pay-back time for bookmakers. According to experts from bettingexpert.com, the bookies raked in an estimated £16.50 per person over the three days. Ladies Day (8 April) was the poorest day for the punters, as not one favourite managed to win a race, leaving bookmakers’ …
Read More »Tipster Challenge Results – Favourites fall at Nottingham
The Tipster Challenge returned to SBC News on Wednesday with a thoroughly unsuccessful day for our experts. A strange day of action at Nottingham saw race winners at both 40 and 50/1. In the seven races, not a single favourite emerged victorious, with only Stratum (7/4) and Clever Cookie (4/6) making the top two. Charlie McCann, Head of Communications for …
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