For the 10th week of Tipster Challenge action, it’s fitting that we’re at the world famous Cheltenham Festival! SBC News will be trying to follow up a 5-win week at Catterick, and hold off the team of Guests in 2nd, represented this week by Ciaran O’Brien, Communications Director at William Hill. William Hill have been gearing up to take up …
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Tipster Challenge Results – Five Week 9 Winners for SBC
It was another shake-up at the top of the Tipster Challenge leaderboard, as SBC managed the first five-win day of the series to take 1st place on 42.56 points. After a slow start for Jessica Bridge, Ladbrokes, she did manage to win the final three races to help the Guests stay in touch in 2nd. For bettingexpert, it was far …
Read More »Tipster Challenge – Jessica looks to bridge the gap at Catterick
Week 9 takes us to Catterick, as Stephen Harris tries to keep bettingexpert on top of the Tipster Challenge leaderboard! He will be taking on SBC News, Timeform and Guest tipster, Jessica Bridge. Jessica, part of the PR team at Ladbrokes, has made live or recorded broadcasts across every major UK television and radio platform, including BBC News, ITV, Channel …
Read More »Tipster Challenge Results – bettingexpert take the lead
It was the most dramatic week yet in the Tipster Challenge, as the Guests and bettingexpert swapped places in 1st and 3rd. Ed Nicholson of Unibet could only manage a single 6/5 winner, whereas Stephen Harris was bang on form picking 3 winners, including the 7/1 Slidecheck in the final race at 5:05. On the face of it Timeform had a good …
Read More »Tipster Challenge – Nicholson picks his winners at Wincanton
It’s time for Week 8 in the Tipster Challenge! Let’s find out if Ed Nicholson from Unibet can handle the pressure of keeping the Guest team on top of the leaderboard! Ed has been professionally involved in racing and betting for nearly 25 years, having started with Ladbrokes in 1993, and is currently Head of Racing and PR at Unibet. He …
Read More »Tipster Challenge Results – Ferguson takes Guests to the top
For the first time in 6 weeks, we have new leaders in the Tipster Challenge. The 3.38 points collected by Best Gaming Technology’s Scott Ferguson have taken the team of Guests to the top of the tree. However, it was Stephen Harris of bettingexpert who made the biggest move, thanks largely to his 10/1 win on ‘Saint Are’ in the 3:30. …
Read More »Tipster Challenge – Fingerontheswitch for Ferguson at Doncaster
This week we are at Doncaster for the seven race meet sponsored by BetBright. We will be taking on Stephen Harris, the resident horse racing guru at bettingexpert, Timeform and Scott Ferguson. Scott is a lifelong racing and betting fan with many years in the wagering industry around the world, including the early days of Betfair. He founded the Matchbook …
Read More »Tipster Challenge Results – Experts fail to Danceintothelight
It was the same story as last week in the Tipster Challenge, as all four tipsters returned a pair of winners, with the Guest tipster taking victories at more profitable odds. Steve Mullington’s final flourish took 888sport to a total of 5.58, leaving the Guests just 0.27 points behind long term leaders SBC News. Timeform and bettingexpert continue to push hard …
Read More »Tipster Challenge at Musselburgh – Full house for Oscar Lateen
It was two wins apiece last week for our tipsters at Carlisle, as Michael Shinners of Sky Bet collected 9.50 points to move the team of Guests on to the shoulder of SBC News atop the leaderboard. This week we are at Musselburgh for what promises to be another exciting day of racing. We will be taking on regular tipsters …
Read More »Tipster Challenge Results – Two winners apiece at Carlisle
Michael Shinners of Sky Bet turned in an expert Tipster Challenge performance at Carlisle, collecting 9.5 points thanks largely to a 6/1 win from Tara The Tiger. A big thank you to Michael for accepting the challenge, providing detailed tips and giving another boost to a resurgent team of Guests. It was an up and down day elsewhere, as incredibly all four tipsters …
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