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AppBet horse racing tipster Sarah Shannon has beaten almost 30 industry experts to win the Tipster Challenge on SBC News for the 2016/17 Jump Season.
Stephen Harris, the horse racing guru at bettingexpert, finished with a 10.41-point flourish at Perth after wins for Royal Village, Gayebury, Late Date and Great Fighter.
This means Harris finishes the 27-week challenge, sponsored by Betting Gods, a full 10 positions ahead of the experts from Timeform, who leapfrogged Betfred’s Matthew Hulmes for a 16th placed finish.
Meanwhile, it was a disappointing day for BetStars Trading Director Ian Marmion, the final challenger to Shannon’s Tipster Challenge lead, as he failed to find a single winner across the seven races.
The competition takes a short break before re-launching in a new format for the 2017 Flat Season.
Race Winners at Perth:
- Royal Village – 8/15
- Miss Maiden Over – 7/1
- Gayebury – 3/1
- Beeves – 7/1
- Late Date – 11/2
- Jovial Joey – 9/2
- Great Fighter – 11/8
Tipster Challenge 2016/17 – Final Standings
| Rank | Tipster | Race Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah Shannon - AppBet | 3 | 13.69 |
| 2 | Alan Alger - Betway | 3 | 11.41 |
| 3 | Jacob Johns - Easyodds | 3 | 7.72 |
| 4 | Phillip Anderson - Before The Off | 3 | 6.17 |
| 5 | Ciaran O'Brien - William Hill | 3 | 5.29 |
| 6 | bettingexpert | 1.70 | 4.75 |
| 7 | Ben Cleminson - Square in the Air | 1 | 4.50 |
| 8 | John Hill - Coral | 2 | 4.25 |
| 9 | Alex Donohue - Ladbrokes | 2 | 4.11 |
| 10 | Michael Shinners - Sky Bet | 2 | 4.00 |
| 11 | Stuart Tilly - Argyll Entertainment | 1 | 4.00 |
| 12 | Darren Moore - Betting Gods | 2 | 3.66 |
| 13 | Conor White - BetBright | 3 | 3.62 |
| 14 | Trevor Keane - Sportego | 2 | 3.50 |
| 15 | Harry Lang - Pinnacle | 1 | 3.50 |
| 16 | Timeform | 1.89 | 3.32 |
| 17 | Matthew Hulmes - Betfred | 2 | 3.25 |
| 18 | Paddy Power | 1 | 3.00 |
| 19 | Russell Yershon | 1 | 1.88 |
| 20 | Edward Rycroft - LeoVegas | 2 | 1.82 |
| 21 | Charlie McCann - BetVictor | 1 | 1.75 |
| 22 | Stephen Power - @racingblogger | 2 | 1.69 |
| 23 | John Cruces - Dafabet | 1 | 1.25 |
| 24 | Michael Whittle - Team FA | 1 | 0.91 |
| 25 | Ed Nicholson - Unibet | 1 | 0.73 |
| 26 | Gerry Murray - 32Red | 1 | 0.44 |
| 27 | Bradley Gibbs - Bookmaker Ratings | 1 | 0.20 |
| 28 | Ged Colleypriest - Ball Street | 0 | 0.00 |
| 29 | Ian Marmion - BetStars | 0 | 0.00 |
- bettingexpert, Timeform and a rotation of guests will be providing expert tips for a specific Wednesday race meet.
- We will keep record of points won each week and the number of race wins for each.
- The guests will compete individually, with their points going up against the average totals for bettingexpert and Timeform.
- The new tips will be published on Wednesday ahead of the race meet, and the results will be available on Thursday.
- For the competition, we will assume that all selections are backed with 1 point.
- Lost tips will count as 0 and won bets will be added to the leaderboard at SP value.
- For example, if bettingexpert backs a winning horse at 8/1, they will get 8 points.
