META • Horse racing tipsters are all over social media at the moment, but they don’t guarantee you success.
You can’t escape horse racing tipsters.
They’re everywhere on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter), making claims of “guaranteed profit” and “risk-free bets” if you follow their accounts.
Some of the big names, like The Racing Tipster �� (@TRacingTipster) an Andrew Finn (@FinnDogTips), get a lot of traction, with @TRacingTipster alone having well over 100K followers.
Interestingly, Time2Play did some digging into the betting tipster phenomenon earlier this year and found that 30% of bettors now rely on social media for betting tips and information.
However, the research also found that almost every single tipster fails to promote responsible gambling, while 75% of tipster accounts are unverified, meaning you don’t know what person or company is sitting behind them.
So, are horse racing tipsters actually worth it?
Or, should you avoid them and stick with your own race knowledge?
Let’s tackle this head on.
Can Horse Racing Tipsters Really Deliver?
When you look at some horse racing tipsters, they can, indeed, deliver you results.
This is true whether you use official tipster sites, or some of the officially verified accounts that have started popping up on social media over recent years.
However, that doesn’t mean you should trust them with all your bets, and it also doesn’t mean that every tipster brings guaranteed riches.
It all comes down to ROI (Return on Investment) and a proven track record. Ideally, you want to use horse racing betting tipsters who’ve got years of industry experience, a decent following, and, most importantly, an ROI of at least 10% or higher.
To break this down for any confused punters out there, if you find a tipster with an ROI of, say, 15%, you could expect to make a profit of £15 for every £100 you bet over time.
The higher the ROI, the more profit you’ll tend to make.
Here are the ROIs for some of leading horse betting tipsters:
- Underdog Racing Tips: 43%
- Each Way Morning Tips: 21.4%
- Chingers 814 System: 44.5%
For example, Underdog Racing Tips, who you can find on Tipstrr, has achieved 36 profitable months out of the past 45, averaging around 5 tips a day. Just like with any other tipster, this tipster does experience losses, but long-term profitability is still there.
These are the types of tipsters who are generally worth it. From the Cheltenham Festival to smaller races, the tips they provide will at least be well researched and thought out, which sadly isn’t the case with many other tipsters, especially some of the ones you find on social media.
What Are Horse Racing Tipsters?
A horse racing tipster is someone who provides you with tips for upcoming and live horse races.
They provide tips by analyzing races, horses, and jockeys, with the best horse tipsters usually boasting years of experience.
And when it comes to the actual tips, they’ll typically send tips out via their websites or social media accounts, whichever you’re following.
The idea is that, if you see a tip you like, you then copy that tip with a chosen bookmaker. Pinnacle is one of the best sportsbooks, so if a tipster recommended betting on ‘Moon Over Clyro’ at Worcester with 9/2 odds, you’d simply need to choose your wager amount and copy the bet.
Of course, not every tip you copy is going to be a winner. This is part and parcel of the horse racing world, where tipsters very rarely get it right all the time.
When they do get it right, though, it’s a nice way to make a profit on the side by, essentially, not having to do anything yourself. Remember, when you follow a horse tipster, all you’re doing is copying the tips they provide you with.
The Problem with Horse Tipster ‘Subscriptions’
A slight problem you will encounter with some horse betting tipsters, across both social media and their own websites, is that they will ask you to pay a monthly subscription in order to gain access to their tips.
Or, they will at least provide free tips for everyone to follow, but the other tips remain locked behind a paywall.
For example, a subscription to ‘King of Horses’ on Tipstrr auto renews at £29 per month, which for some people is a lot of money, as you’re essentially paying for something with no guarantee of a return.
So, if you prefer not to do this, we recommend following social media horse tipsters who post tips for free, not privately. Or, if you’re happy to pay a monthly subscription, only do this for verified tipsters who have:
- High ROIs
- A proven track record (bet slips, monthly reports)
- Good reviews from other punters
Otherwise, it’s simply too much of a risk.
And once you try subscribing to a horse racing tipster for the first time, you might find you get an excellent return on your investment. In this case, you can simply keep your subscription going until you wish to cancel it.
Other Places You Can Get Your Betting Tips
If you’re getting your horse tips from actual tipsters, where else can you get them?
It’s a good question. After all, modern day tipsters aren’t for everyone.
For those looking for extra help on the side, there are always other resources to turn to, such as racing websites (the Racing Post always has some great tips), newspapers, email subscriptions, TV & radio, and even forums like Reddit, where horse racing fans will casually provide their own predictions for upcoming races.
Again, though, there is no magic solution to always place winning bets. It doesn’t matter if you get your tips from a 20-year industry veteran or a social media tipster who claims to make £10,000 profit a month, no tip is guaranteed success. This is why, whoever you follow, always bet within a budget and use tipsters sparingly rather than as your permanent go-to source for every bet.
