Horseybets goes five from five on day 1 at Cheltenham!

As a few of you may have noticed, our day 1 selections at Cheltenham have caused a stir in the world of social media with Twitter going crazy with our 5 from 5, 100% success rate on day 1 of the biggest racing festival on the planet! 

Yes, you read it right, Horseybets had 5 returns from 5 today at Cheltenham and we are just posting this to make you aware we will no longer be using this blog to post our tips. Instead our selections will be posted solely and exclusively on our Facebook and Twitter pages so get over there now for day 2 tips as we look to continue our amazing record!

Lingfield Park tips - Wednesday 06/03/2013

Last night was a fantastic one for everyone concerned with Horseybets as we scored big in the Champions League with a double of Man United Real Madrid both teams to score and Dortmund to win with €21 returning a fantastic €50. Thanks to Paddy Power we also got our money back on our FGS bet as Ronaldo scored anytime so we are hoping to follow up that success with some wins on the horses today.

LINGFIELD
14:00 CLAIMING STAKES 1m 4f: Forecast bet - Stand Guard (5/6) and Right Stuff (6/5)
14:30 HANDICAP (0-65) 5f: Dorothy's Dancing @11/10 Insurebet 2 places
16:00 HANDICAP (0-70) 1m 5f: Red Mystique @9/4 Betting without favorite

16:30 HANDICAP (0-75) 1m 2f: Jewelled @11/4 Insurebet 3 places

17:00 APPRENTICE HANDICAP 1m: Indian Violet @11/4 Betting without favorite

Reasoning: 

Stand Guard (5/6) and Right Stuff (6/5): This may be a four horse race but these are the only two with any sort of chance and with Stand Guard the more consistent of the two expect him to take the winners line with his rival close behind.

Dorothy's Dancing: Six-time Polytrack winner who has followed her 6f win here in January with a pair of creditable runs in defeat; up 2lb this time but clearly at the top of her game, conditions hold no terrors and more to recommend her than most.

Red Mystique: Red Mystique has been knocking on the door this winter and is well up to winning a race like this when everything falls into place.

Jewelled: Back down to her last winning mark and made very encouraging return to action at Kempton last week when hampered at a crucial stage and still only beaten a length; yet to win on the AW but has run well over C&D in the past and should make her presence felt this time.

Indian Violet: Only candidate in the field to have won last time out and with a penalty bringing her 4lb's lower you really can't afford to discount her again today.

Best of luck! 

Tuesday's tips

Today's tips can be found on our Facebook and Twitter pages with our blog articles returning tomorrow morning with a look at Wednesday's racing and Champions League action.

Tonight's football treble

With live games on Sky Sports and Setanta Sports tonight there is plenty of action to play on and we at Horseybets have compiled the following treble for you:

Sligo Rovers-1, Manchester City -1, Shamrock Rovers win - €5 returns €75

Reasoning:

Sligo Rovers have been scoring goals for fun in pre-season and in fact scored seven at the weekend in a friendly so they should have no problem dispatching weak Northern opposition at the Showgrounds on Monday night.

Manchester City haven't given up hope of catching rivals United just yet and with Villa still looking over their shoulder at the threat of relegation Mancini's men should have enough to win by a -1 margain away from home. 

Shamrock Rovers made a slow start in the last round of the Setanta Cup but Lingfield have been awful in a poor league up North this year and with the home crowd being so pumped up for the visit of Northern Ireland's most successful team don't expect Trevor Crolly's men to take this one lightly. 

Best of luck. 

Southwell racing tips - Monday 04/03/2013

Yesterday was a fantastic day here at Horseybets as we secured a 12/1 winner at Leopardstown thanks to He'llberemembered while Gareth Bale first goal scorer @4/1 was very easy money. Let's see can we follow it up today and keep our average of three winning tips a day alive.

SOUTHWELL
14:00 NOVICE CHASE 2M - Conquisto @4/7
14:30 HANDICAP CHASE 2m 4f 110yds: Have you seen me @9/2

15:05 NOVICE HURDLE 2m 4f 110yds: Houndscourt @6/4 place only 3 places 

15:40 NOVICE HANDICAP 2m 4f 110yds: Overdante @9/2

16:15 HANDICAP HURDLE 2m 4f 110yds: City press @11/8

Reasoning: Why should you follow our tips today? Here's the reasoning behind our selections:

Conquisto: CONQUISTO looks to have found a decent opportunity to resume winning ways and will be hard to stop despite his penalty. Second behind a top prospect last time out at Kempton on testing ground, today's conditions should see her home.

Have you seen me: A Cheltenham Gold Cup runner last December, that say's it all about this horses pedigree. On favorable ground today and with something to prove afer a poor showing last time out, this is without doubt one to watch today with S.Twiston Davies on board.

Houndscourt: Hinted at ability in Cork maiden hurdle on debut last August and won point at second attempt in October; 5-1, encouraging British debut in tongue-tie (retained) for new yard in AW bumper in January and place claims back over hurdles with ground to suit. If you fancy her for the win it's a cracking 10/1 but we'll play safe with a top three finish @6/4.

 Overdante: Deserved winner at Doncaster last time out and by far and away the best horse on paper in this race. Of course races aren't played out on paper but if Overdante runs to it's maxium ability today it should win comfortably despite a 6lb rise.

City press: Loves a run over hurdles and is looking for a hat-trick of wins here today after triumphs at Lingfield and Kempton, again if City press runs to it's maximum ability it should win with an excellent jockey in J.Maquire on board.

A lucky 31 on these five horses returns a possible €1479.78.

Best of luck.

North London derby - Top 3 bets

It's the North London derby today and with all the bookmakers trying to one up each other there are some great bets and enhanced specials to be had ahead of today's 4pm kick-off at WHL.

Horseybets will now search the markets for what we think are today's top bets:

1. Gareth Bale first goalscorer @7/2 (Paddy Power)
2. Over 3.5 @19/10 (Bet Victor)
3. Bale and Walcott anytime @7/1 (Sky Bet)

Reasoning

1. Paddy Power are offering double the odds if your first goal scorer goes onto score again anytime during the match and with Gareth Bale now the league's main man 7/2x2 would be an excellent return. If you fancy Bale to sore first but not again then I suggest placing your bet with Skybet who have Bale FGS @4/1.

2. These NL derbies are usually high scoring encounters with 14 goals in just the last two encounters! Bet Victor has the best odds at almost 2/1.

3. We've already talked about Bale but Walcott traditionally likes these games and has a good recent scoring record in games against the likes of Spurs and Chelsea so 7/1 with Sky Bet is hard to turn down.

Match prediction: Tottenham win @6/5
Score prediction: 3-1 Tottenham @14/1

GOOD LUCK

Today Leopardstown tips - Sunday 03/03/2013

Yesterday we had 3 second placed horses from our 5 selections with 2 of those returning our stake through the insurebet system but today we are hoping to go one better and add to our current average of 3 successful selections per day (Usually out of 4/5 picks, so not a bad average at all).

Today's selections come from Leopardstown in Ireland

14:40 HURDLE (5YO+) 2M 2F - Blackstairmountain @11/10
15:10 HANDICAP HURDLE 2M - St Devote @5/1
15:40 NOVICE CHASE 2M 1F - Rupert Lamb @2/1
16:10 HANDICAP CHASE 2M 5F - Hellberemembered @11/4 Place only 4 places
17:10 NAT HUNT  FLAT 2M - Ange Balafre @9/4 WO Fav.

Reasoning

Blackstairmountain: A grade 1 winner with two flat wins also two his name. That combination over jumps and flat always makes for a good horse and with the master Ruby Walsh on board blackstairmountain clearly justifies his favoritism.

 St Devote:  Can be rated a serious contender having run a blinder to finish fourth to the progressive Tennis Cap here last month (several of today's rivals behind). Barry Geraghty takes the ride today having won three times previous on this horse.

 Rupert Lamb: Former Howard Johnson inmate who has improved with each run over fences since his return after missing all of last season; really getting the hang of things to judge from his front-running course and distance win five weeks ago; can be fancied to uphold form with fourth-placed The Real Article.

Hellberemembered: Very consistent over hurdles while adapting well to chasing with a recent 2M 4F victory at Down Royal under his belt. Making his Handicap debut today and with no real market leader in this one we can see Hellberemembered finishing in the top 4 places at 11/4 while you can get his winning odds at a large 12/1.

Ange Balafre: It's a straight battle between Ange Balafre and the favorite Grecian Tiger in this one, so what can we do the eliminate the favorite? Back Ange Balafre in the betting without favorite market @9/4 (9/2 with fav). Nina Carberry loves a bumper and she's on board our selection today!

BEST OF LUCK!