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Horse racing - live tipsters

You know of something ?

Once upon a time was the Racing Post.
Basically I was talking to them about it "since you are so good why don't you post a live correspondent in every race course to give us on course tips ? we will be buying subscriptions as well". They did that for three-four years, from 2011 to 2014 in the free site without requiring subscription and their live reporters were reasonably good - some rabbits were coming out of the hat - but then stop. For economy reasons I imagine but maybe the bookies caught them and said to them "cut it out - they are winning to much".

On another occasion I chanced in facebook a so called grroup of live tipsters. But they were contrick men. I followed for a few races and then said "hey, what's this load of rubbish ?". One wrote to me "I 'm a boxer, now you will see how I will break your bones". I started making a reply to the effect that he should fizz off to the jungle with tha boahs but before my reply could be submitted Zuckerberg banned the group, on the grounds of contrickery.

Something good they have in France with Equidia's tv program but I don't know if you can access it.
Also for whoever is interested there is the zeturf.fr, useful betting website and they 're not bookies - it is tote. Their live correspodents were "assez bien", especially in the French obstacle races.
But now that I remembered zeturf.fr I don't seem to be able to open it - maybe some ip restriction - maybe you can open it.

Anyway do you have something in mind ?
Also let me explain, for the benefit of any newbies, that a -serious- tipster from inside the race course is always better than a pre-race tipster.
 
I don't know of anyone but I've always wanted to be able to spot fit horses in the paddock, I just don't know what I'm looking for - they do often explain it but I can't tell the difference, every horse looks fit and muscular to me, I don't know how they can see the difference but I'd like to be able to do it myself.
 
I don't know of anyone but I've always wanted to be able to spot fit horses in the paddock, I just don't know what I'm looking for - they do often explain it but I can't tell the difference, every horse looks fit and muscular to me, I don't know how they can see the difference but I'd like to be able to do it myself.

I had a book "the body language of horses" by Tom Ainslie and Bonnie Ledbetter - gifted it to somebody.
This is mainly about buying a horse but contains useful info for the paddock too.
Well, you won't often see extreme behaviours, such as a half asleep horse to strike it off but it's worth looking at them.
One tell tale thing is if the horse turns its head and looks at you straight in the eye.

But it's not only the paddock and the going down those live correspondents let's call them look at.
Some of my old friends were doing that and while of course I trusted very few of them, those few were capable of digging out info,
To bet on the horses you must study first but on the course info is also important.
The trick is to discard the useless chat. I think I wrote this before here, I had a notebook and was taking notes of the various horses being talked about inside the racecourse. After two days the score was 18 false, 2 correct ! So it was only three-four people from allover the racecourse that I trusted, but the R.P. on the spot reporters were really doing a good job and it's a pity they were discontinued and I am curious why other websites don't do it.
 
Not a Tipster but some trainers do give n honest opinion of their horses chances Pre race.

Harry Derham

Jamie Snowden

Example from today
Kansas City Star
I think he’s back to his most suitable trip today, two and a half miles. The ground will definitely suit him. I think Doncaster’s a nice track for him, I’d like to think he can get in a good jumping rhythm. If he runs his best race then he has a chance in this. He’s fairly handicapped and Alice takes off a handy five pounds. He’s not the easiest horse to predict but I can see him running well.
 
I used to have a database of trainers and their post/pre race comments, some days were good, others got completely put away by what the trainer said. A lot of them have now gone behind paywalls, there were 3 that spring to mind as being completely honest. Julia Fielden in her weekly blog was as honest as the day is long. Kim Bailey gave some big priced winners, but the best of all was Oliver Sherwood, when he had an entry in a race with a good shout and he gave a horse that should win from another stable he was seldom wrong.
 
I 'm from Greece.
I had a friend who was the son of the master cook of the racecourse restaurant.
As such he knew some of the top tier employees of the racecourse.
One day he comes and says so and so told me to pawn the jewels on the Von Spee - three days before the race as well.
I look at the form books and I says "come off it, he is given 5th-6th chance how is it possible ?".
But I kept in mind and placed a bet. Over 7f Von Spee won by a country mile and an acre, 26 to 1.
Then the other time was a non-starter filly, Princess Sophie. She was to run in the last race of the program and early in the afternoon another horse racing empolyee asks me what I thought od Princess Sophie. I said "I can tell you about Queen Sophia of Spain but not about Princess Sophie".
But I kept in mind. Then in the paddock the girl jockey riding her said something to the trainer and he replied "come on Marianne, you are going for a ride in the park today". That turned on the alarm. Again it was one mile and an acre, 30 to 1. In this case it was not only the win bet but also the tetracast had been introduced and it ws dead easy once you fixed Princess Sophie infront. Lots of money.
But these days are gone ...
 
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