Posted by: Luke Massey March 16, 2017 in Latest News, Tipsters, UK Comments Off on Might Bite salvages difficult day for our experts at Cheltenham
It wasn’t just the bookies that took a battering on day two at the Cheltenham Festival. There were similar struggles for our experts in the Tipster Challenge, sponsored by Betting Gods.
Harry Lang, Marketing Director at Pinnacle, could only match the 3.50-point return for both Timeform and bettingexpert’s Stephen Harris. All three landed a single winner on Might Bite (7/2), which came as early as the second race.
The rest of the day was a struggle, with only Timeform recording another top three on 9/4F Cantlow. Timeform and bettingexpert held their positions in 15th and 6th, while Lang entered in 14th place.
Race Winners at Cheltenham:
- Willoughby Court – 14/1
- Might Bite – 7/2
- Supasundae – 16/1
- Special Tiara – 11/1
- Cause of Causes – 4/1
- Flying Tiger – 33/1
- Fayonagh – 7/1
Tipster Challenge 2016/17 Leaderboard
| 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 | 1.57 | 4.70 |
| 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 | Trevor Keane – Sportego | 2 | 3.50 |
| 14 | Harry Lang – Pinnacle | 1 | 3.50 |
| 15 | Timeform | 1.81 | 3.46 |
| 16 | Matthew Hulmes – Betfred | 2 | 3.25 |
| 17 | Paddy Power | 1 | 3.00 |
| 18 | Russell Yershon | 1 | 1.88 |
| 19 | Charlie McCann – BetVictor | 1 | 1.75 |
| 20 | Stephen Power – @racingblogger | 2 | 1.69 |
| 21 | John Cruces – Dafabet | 1 | 1.25 |
| 22 | Michael Whittle – Team FA | 1 | 0.91 |
| 23 | Ed Nicholson – Unibet | 1 | 0.73 |
- 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.
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