11 Essential Tips To Increase Your Jumps Racing Profits

Betting on horses over the jumps can be a risky proposition for the ill informed punter. To help you avoid the most common mistakes, we have put together 11 essential betting tips. Following these principles throughout the National Hunt season will help to ensure money stays in your betting bank and not in the bookmakers satchels

Tip 1. Assess Ability

Back inform or progressive – (Improving) favourites in non handicap National Hunt races, but make sure they have proven ability under the conditions of the race being assessed.

Tip 2. Current season form

Only consider current season form as relevant, anything a horse achieved months ago can’t be relied upon – unless the horse in question has a race history which clearly shows it can win after an extended break. Top-class horses that only contest big prize-money races usually fit this profile.

Tip 3. Profitable Trainer Jockey combinations

Look for profitable trainer jockey combinations at certain courses using the Racing Post Seasonal Statistics feature. To access all these FREE stats simply visit the racing Post.com website and click on the statistics tab on the main navigation structure. From here you can mine more in-depth trainer information by simply clicking any trainers name in the table.

TRAINER	WINS–RUNS		2NDS	3RDS	4THS	WIN PRIZE	TOTAL PRIZE	£1 STAKE
Tim Vaughan	57–269	21%	54	39	23	£166,145	£239,013	-14.09
Evan Williams	35–220	16%	36	37	21	£135,394	£206,295	-86.97
Peter Bowen	38–219	17%	33	22	18	£126,948	£188,048	-16.05
Donald McCain	43–183	23%	31	23	27	£140,720	£178,905	+48.41
Paul Nicholls	24–82	29%	17	16	7	£107,359	£152,162	+2.77
Jonjo O’Neill	41–210	20%	26	17	26	£112,782	£147,982	-15.88
David Pipe	26–170	15%	28	25	22	£91,509	£147,602	-82.83
Philip Hobbs	15–102	15%	23	14	14	£87,368	£133,903	-24.74
Nigel Twiston-Davies	20–141	14%	18	18	17	£92,221	£127,178	-34.30
Gordon Elliott	27–105	26%	23	9	5	£81,429	£110,598	-24.82
Nicky Henderson	19–85	22%	19	12	9	£73,291	£102,569	-30.52
Howard Johnson	12–52	23%	12	8	4	£61,918	£91,803	+4.47
Lucinda Russell	15–148	10%	23	27	21	£54,840	£87,633	-56.18
Charlie Longsdon	24–77	31%	14	4	5	£67,929	£85,731	+24.97
Martin Keighley	15–105	14%	19	15	11	£45,614	£80,120	+7.58
Colin Tizzard	14–78	18%	10	11	14	£51,523	£73,071	-17.36
Brian Ellison	15–55	27%	9	13	4	£46,948	£71,442	+16.97
Jamie Snowden	9–48	19%	13	8	2	£48,247	£64,389	+38.53

Tip 4. Field size

Are their more than 12 runners in the field?  If so this will make accurate selection more difficult

Tip 5. Level of competition

What does the rest of the field look like? If it’s very weak then obviously, your selection will be strengthened.

Tip 6. Winning distances

If your selection came second in it last race, check how far behind the winner it was. If it was by some distance, treat the form with caution. If it was close up the form should be considered reliable as long as the current race conditions are similar to the last race.

Tip 7. Experience

Avoid backing horses doing something for the first time. Beginners, Maidens and first time Chasers are ones to be aware of. If  you can identify horses that have been performing well in these types of races but still qualify because they have yet to win. Consider backing them, especially when facing an un-race favourite,which, incidentally, maybe worth laying.

Tip 8. Injuries

Any favourite that has had a long break due to injury, is best treated with caution, these horses are priced up on past form rather than on their current ability to win.

Tip 9. Do your homework

Don’t bet blindly on a horse just because it comes from one of the top stables and is mounted by one of the top jockeys. Check to make sure the horse has proven ability.

Tip 10. Going forecast

If the forecast going is HEAVY at any race meeting it is best to avoid betting on favourites unless you can identify that they have proven form on the going. HEAVY going throws up strange results. This is when you’re likely to see a big priced outsider grind out a win in the mud.

Tip 11. Class factor

Be wary of favourites stepping up in class for the first time, especially after a win in a lower class affair. If you can identify other horses with proven ability in the higher class consider laying the favourite.

The following factors need to be examined in detail before making any judgments.

CLASS > DISTANCE > GOING > COURSE > TRAINER > CONSISTENCY

Over the years the four most important variables of these have proven to be TRAINER, CLASS, DISTANCE and GOING. Take a more detailed look at these four factors before considering betting on a horse.

Race Specialist pro tip. Not all race courses are the same, some a far easier to negotiate than others. Horses with a few wins on easy courses won’t necessarily repeat that form on courses of a more demanding nature, like those with extreme characteristics such as a Long straight run in, or tough Uphill finish etc.

Refer to this National Hunt course guide to assess course characteristics.

Course	Grade	Run in from final fence in YRDS	Shape	Direction	Speed	Surface	Fences
Aintree	1	490		Left	Galloping	Flat	Stiff
Ascot	1	160	uphill	Right	Galloping	Testing	Stiff
Ayr	2	210	Slight uphill	Left	Galloping	Flat
Bangor	4	325		left	Galloping	Flat
Carlisle	3	250	uphill	Right	Gallop	UND`Testing
Cartmel	4	800		Left	Galloping	Testing
Catterick	3	240		Left	Sharp	Testing
Cheltenham	1	350	uphill	Left	Galloping	Testing	Stiff
Chepstow	2	240		Left	Gallop	Undulating
Exeter	4	250	uphill	Right	Galloping	UND`Testing
Doncaster	1	250		Left	Galloping	Flat
Fakeham	4	220		Left	Sharp	UND`Testing
Folkestone	3	220		Right	Average	Undulating	Easy
Fontwell	4	220		Left	Sharp	Fair
Haydock	1	440		Left	Galloping	Testing	Stiff
Hereford	4	300		Right	Galloping	Flat	Stiffish
Huntingdon	3	200	oval	Right	Galloping	Flat, fast
Hexham	4	250	oval	left	Undulating	Testing	Easy
kelso	4	490		Left	Galloping sharp	Testing
Kempton	1	200	triangle	Right	Sharpish	Flat Easy	Stiff
Leister	3	250	uphill	Right	Galloping	Testing
lingfield	2	200		Left	Sharp	Undulating
ludlow	4	450		Right	Galloping sharp	Flat
Market Rasen	3	220		Right	Galloping, sharp	Undulating	Easy
Musselburgh	3	200		Right	Sharp	Flat	Stiff
Newbury	1	255		Left	Galloping	Flat	Stiff
Newcastle	2	220	uphill	Left	Galloping	Testing	stiff
Newton Abbot	3	300		Left	Sharp	Fat
Perth	4	450		Right	Average	Easy flat
Plumton	4	200		Left	Undulating,sharp	Testing
Sandown	1	300	uphill	Right	Galloping	Testing	Stiff
Sedgefield	4	525		Left	Undulating,sharp	Testing	Easy
Southwell	4	250		Left	Sharp	Flat
Stratford	3	200		Left	Galloping,sharp	Flat
Taunton	4	150		Right	Sharp	Flat
Towcester	3	300	uphill	Right	Undulating,sharp	Testing
Uttoxeter	4	300		Left	Galloping	Testing
Warwick	3	240		Left	Sharp	Flat
Wetherby	2	190		Left	Galloping	Flat	Stiff
Wincanton	2	200	oval	Right	Galloping	flat
Worcester	3	220		Left	Average	Easy flat

Always stick with the facts and not the possibilities

The professional punter recognizes the big picture and will learn from as many sources as possible. To join them you must be disciplined and systematic. You may only find a few bets a week using this advice but they will be very strong indeed.

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