AppBet’s Sarah Shannon wins the 2016/17 Tipster Challenge

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 16^th 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:

1. Royal Village – 8/15
2. Miss Maiden Over – 7/1
3. Gayebury – 3/1
4. Beeves – 7/1
5. Late Date – 11/2
6. Jovial Joey – 9/2
7. 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.