Win money betting on Irish racing How useful is the formbook? Answer. Not very!! We’ve all heard of Aidan O’Brien and Willie Mullins. Jockeys like Rachel Blackmore and Oisin Murphy… or Ruby Walsh, AP McCoy and Mick Kinane from days gone by. And we’re vaguely familiar with racecourses like Punchestown, Leopardstown and the Curragh.…
Are you guilty of ignoring these winners? How and why punters miss the value of EW bets There was something I touched on in last month’s blog entry (read it here), that got me thinking… And it’s to do with the psychology of betting… More to the point, it’s about the psychology of winning.…
How to turn failure into success The pro’s and con’s of lay betting. Many’s the time over the past 30 years that I’ve worked in this industry, when I’ve been asked about “laying services”. Whether this concerns horseracing tips, for the most part, or other sports… I have been approached by potential content providers,…
Fight or flight? How to win long-term at betting. Why numbers are your friend, if you want to make money from gambling We all like backing winners. Because besides putting money in our pocket, or adding numbers to our betting account, they also give us the one vital commodity which underpins all our betting.…
Listen to the Matthew Walton SBC podcast Hear me talk about my career in the betting industry You’re most probably aware of Pete Ling at SBC (Smart Betting Club). Well, we got together to record an episode of his podcast series – aptly titled “The Smart Betting Club Podcast” – where Pete chews the…
President Joe Biden says “You can trust this man” The No.1 man in the USA recommends Matthew Walton to you. I always dreamed of having an interview for some high-flying position… And midway through, when they hit me with “So, Mr. Walton, why do you think you’ll be suitable for this role?“… I calmly…
The best horseracing betting systems (Part 5) What are the best ways to successfully stake your bets. Kelly Criterion Staking Plan Now when it comes to the discussion of staking plans, the method that many backers will argue trumps all others is this one. So in a series that covers a whole variety of…
The best horseracing betting systems (Part 4) What are the best ways to successfully stake your bets. Dutched Stakes / Dutching Staking Plan Having studied several aggressive staking methods, of varying strength… Those which vary from the weak (percentage staking or square root) to the strong, bordering on reckless (martingale, Fibonnaci or Labouchere)… With…
The best horseracing betting systems (Part 3) What are the best ways to successfully stake your bets. Having looked at the likes of level stakes betting, and compound staking plans, in previous blogposts… Now is the turn to discuss what are the most aggressive (some would say reckless) of all staking models. They come…
The best horseracing betting systems (Part 2) What are the best ways to successfully stake your bets. In the first blogpost about staking methods, and betting plans, we looked at two of the simplest ways to stake your bets (level stakes and fixed stakes). This time we take it a step further by looking…