Author: Steve Carter

It is that time of the year again when we take a look at the summer jumps scene in the UK and Ireland to find which National Hunt trainers prosper during the summer months? I am a much bigger fan of jumps racing than I am of flat racing as, in my humble opinion, it…

Well I’m writing this article on the eve of Royal Ascot. By the time you read this not only will the big Royal Meeting be over for another 12 months, but we will also have seen the back of four of the five English Classics. July should be the height of the flat season and…

This month we find out a little more about Ryan Phillips of Exponential Bet, the man behind the scenes. If you haven’t already read part 1 you can read that here What do you think of the world of sports tipping in general and what do you think people are in search of when it…

Everybody knows that if you consistently bet at higher odds than the true chance of an event occurring that you will in the long term make a profit. Otherwise called value betting. Taking that argument one step further any bet that has been made at better than value odds is a good bet regardless of…

In last month’s OCP magazine I looked at Beverley racecourse. Once again, I’m heading across ‘God’s Own County’ of Yorkshire to visit Ripon. Ripon Racecourse, Yorkshire’s Garden Racecourse. If you visit you will know what I mean. As before in this series of articles on British racecourses, I will look briefly at the track’s location,…