Horse racing is a gamble and there are no such thing as “sure tips” – anyone who believes that they exist is going to lose money. But there are some basic facts, or tips if that word is more exciting, that can help you to place your bets more intelligently and get better results. The first thing to look at is the horse – if a horse has not been raced for any period of time it may be since of injury or sickness and there is a chance that this horse is coming back just to check its condition rather than being a serious contender. If the race track is slow (either since of its nature or due to rain) bet on horses that are quick starters since they will take an early lead and the nature of the rack will make it hard for other horses to increase their pace later in the race to bump up.

Do not bet on a rookie jockey for a long race – being able to judge the pace the race is being run at and then pacing the horse accordingly is something that comes only with experience – novice jockeys are okay for small sprints which are flat out from the commencement. In a flat race recovery from a mistake is possible but in an obstacle race a mistake by the jockey that leads to the horse refusing to take a jump or the jockey falling off means the end of the race for that horse.

Mind the way the odds go – a sharp drop in the odds just before the initiation of a race ordinarily signifies that someone with valid information on the horse waited till the last moment to place a huge bet – if he had done this earlier the odds would have dropped further and affected his winnings. Balancing odds in your favor is vital – if you bet on 10:1 odds, one win in ten races will allow you to break even but at 20:1 you will need to win one in twenty. The shorter the odds the better your chances of success but your winnings will be small. You will find horses backed by online handicappers ordinarily have small odds but here too greater chances of winning are coupled to smaller profits.

The best horse racing betting tips are those that help you to bet safely with a minimum of risk. As a punter gains in experience, he can initiation to use his own judgment based on his reading of the conditions and odds and so turn the long term odds in his favor.

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