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  • 2025 NMP Service - Sign up offers

    24th November 2024

    Membership sign-up options for the 2025 NMP service can be found at the sign-up link. 

    Full season membership (1st December 2024 until 30th November 2025) is available with an early sign up discount for £225 and rolling one-month membership subscriptions are also available!

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Breeders' Cup Beauty!

    8th November 2024

    We banged in a lovely 14/1 winner on the Friday of the Breeders' Cup meeting last weekend in the Juvenile Turf Sprint - with Ger Lyons' Irish raider Magnum Force delivering the goods with a lovely run from off the pace under Colin Keane, snaking his way through the crowd and capitalising on a burn up.

    The following bet reasoning was provided to members:

    "MAGNUM FORCE caught my eye at York when beaten in a Listed race over 5f in August. It was fast ground that day and at that particular meeting those drawn low were at a huge advantage.
    Ger Lyons' raider had been stranded out in gate 16 on the stands' rail but he cruised through the race like an absolute tool. Colin Keane nursed him towards the faster ground on the far side of the track and he made headway through the pack, only to finish an unlucky (neck) loser behind Tropical Storm, who'd raced on the faster ground throughout from an advantageous, low draw. Magnum Force had been last off the bridle but he had to bide his time for a split from 2f to 1f out.
    He then stepped up to Group 2 company at Doncaster in the Flying Childers, but things didn't really set up to suit when racing on a straight track again. There was a positional bias in the race and the first two home finished closer to the stands' rail (Aesterius led home Big Mojo).
    Those two rivals reoppose here (and are 5/1 and 13/2, around second and third in the behind behind the Japanese rocket, Ecoro Sieg) but I had a look back through the other results on that particular Doncaster card and the other sprint races were similarly won by high drawn horses who kept closer to the near side than the centre of the track. I still think there could be better to come from Magnum Force. He might be closer matched with the aforementioned pair than the betting suggests, so I'm willing to give him another chance. Stall four is ideal if he can lay up with the pace at this turning track and sit just in behind what could be a generous pace if Aesterius, Whistlejacket and Ecoro Sieg all inject some pace into the race
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    Author: Wayne Finter

  • End Of Season Sign Up Offer

    5th October 2024

    On the back of a superb September in which we made +31 pts profit (from 84 pts staked, +37% ROI), with winners advised at prices including 12/1, 15/2, 11/2, I've got an exciting sign-up offer for anyone looking to join my NMP service until the end of the 2024 season.

    For £25 (sign-up payment button is below) you get all bets advised from now until the end of the season (the 2024 NMP service ends on the 30th November 2024).

    E-mails will cover the following meetings (and more):

    • The Cesarewitch (12th October, Newmarket) - a race NMP has an OUTSTANDING, unrivalled tipping record in (more on this below)
    • The Champions Day meeting (19th October, Ascot) - including the Champions Sprint, a race I landed a 4,383/1 tricast in in the past (see tricast bet slip)
    • Melbourne Cup (1st November, Flemington)
    • Breeders Cup meeting (1st to 2nd November, Del Mar)
    • November Handicap meeting (9th November, Doncaster)


    ......a daily betting e-mail is sent to members (around 8.00 - 8.30 am usually) and even though the turf meetings thin out in November, we have an active interest in the AW and had a brilliant start to the jumps season last year, which we'll look to emulate this year too.  

    On Monday 7th October the five-day entries for the Cesarewitch come in. This is my favourite race of the year and, in the past decade, we've had the following returns in the race:

    • 2014 - Big Easy (WON, 10/1)
    • 2015 - Oriental Fox (2nd, 20/1, touched 1.31 in running)
    • 2016 - Golden Spear (placed, 20/1)
    • 2017 - Withhold (WON, 20/1, huge multi gamble landed, SP 5/1)
    • 2018 - Low Sun (WON, 10/1)
    • 2021 - Burning Victory (2nd, 12/1, touched 1.10 in running)
    • 2022 - Run For Oscar (WON, 8/1, gamble landed, SP 4/1)
    • 2023 - The Shunter (WON, 25/1, big multi gamble landed, SP 14/1)
    • 2024......?????........

    The Cesarewitch has, quite simply, been a goldmine to us over the years! I've applied my methods to this year's race and have a strong ante post fancy picked out. Fingers crossed he stands his ground when the five-day entries come in next week.

    If you'd like to join NMP and try land another huge Ces gamble, I'd love to welcome you on board - please see the sign up link below.

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    NMP is a long-standing Smart Betting Club Hall of Fame Service and was voted BEST HORSE RACING TIPSTER at the SBC's Best Tipster Awards in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 and was second in the BEST HORSE RACING TIPSTER category at the 2021 awards.

    My service suits members who are prepared to adopt a long-term approach to betting, as selections are horses that are believed to offer the best value in a race, not necessarily the horse with the best chance of winning. We also have stronger months than others, one month (and each year) can be different from the next!

    I advocate using a betting bank of 100 pts to follow my service but would advise any new member to paper trial results initially whilst they get a feel for the service, and also, to only ever bet what they can afford to lose. If following the multiples sent out by the service, a larger-sized betting bank is recommended, to absorb the volatility and longer losing runs.

    Members who are restricted to betting solely on the exchanges will struggle to replicate my profits, as horses generally shorten from their advised prices to SP or BSP - and access to bookmaker accounts is needed to make the most of the better place terms available with the firms (many bets are advised each-way).

    I would politely advise prospective members who are restricted to betting solely on the exchanges not to join NMP as you will be disappointed over a lack of liquidity available to back selections when e-mails are sent (most bets arrive 8.00 to 8.30 am in the morning).


    Cheers

    Wayne

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Big race success!

    22nd September 2024

    We've landed several other high-profile winners since my last news update.

    Weekend nap Epic Poet won the Old Borough Cup at Haydock (9/2) and then we had the winners of the Portland (American Affair, 7/1) and Bold Lad (My Mate Alfie, 12/1) sprint handicaps at Doncaster and the Curragh last weekend (including in a 102/1 double on both, which was advised to members!

    We are soon set to enter the final few months of the season now. If you'd like to come on board, please find all details on thehow to join section of the site.

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Autumn Update

    6th September 2024

    It was good to see an ante post gamble land in the shape of Bradsell in the Nunthorpe last month (advised at 8/1 into 3/1 at SP). We also had a 20/1 winner at the same (Ebor) meeting in the shame of Yes I'm Mali - from the Richard Fahey stable!

    We are looking for more big-race success and eagerly anticipate the Old Borough Cup at Haydock this weekend, with a strong bet lined up. We are also gearing up for the Portland, in which we landed a big chop from Annaf (advised 14/1, gambled into 7/1 at SP) for over +40 pts profit, as well as the rest of the St Leger meeting at Doncaster.

    I have also advised a MAX bet selection for the Ayr Gold Cup later in the month and am counting down the days for that!

    It isn't too long until the Cesarewitch at Newmarket, either. That is one race the service has an unrivalled record in - we took out a +75 pt win from The Shunter last year (advised 25/1, SP 14/1), having also landed paydays from Big Easy, Withhold, Low Sun and Run For Oscar in recent years!

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • VAMOS! LA ROJA LAND BUMPER PAYDAY FOR NMP FOLLOWERS!

    14th July 2024

    Football might not have come home for England tonight, but followers of the NMP Euro 2024 ante post selections had a number of winning selections to cheer:

    • Spain - tipped up outright, each-way, at 8/1 pre-tournament - WON
    • Spain - tipped up at 11/2 via e-mail to members during the Group stages - (place part of a double with a placed horse landed)
    • Spain - tipped up at 2/1 in the knockouts - WON
    • Portugal-Turkey group straight forecast tipped up at 2/1 pre-tournament - WON
    • Rodri to win UEFA Player of the Tournament/Spain outright double tipped up 60/1 ante post - WON
    • Lamine Yamal to win UEFA Young Player of the Tournament - tipped up 10/1 ante post - WON


    .......all in all, it was a GREAT TOURNAMENT punting wise, with Luis De Le Fuente's men seeing off the Three Lions in a pulsating 2-1 victory in the Final in Berlin.

    These winners followed on from our domestic football ante posts last season involving Arsenal, Ipswich, Leeds, Bolton and Stockport, which included winners at 6/1, 11/2 (acca), 9/2 (acca), 11/8 and 12/5.

    My ante posts for the 2024/25 season will be posted up on the 'articles' section of this website in the weeks ahead. They are freely viewable for all!

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • 50/1 TREBLE LANDED (NOT LONG AFTER 87/1 DOUBLE ALSO LANDED)!

    6th July 2024

    Friday 5th July was a good day for NMP members as my nap of the day - Brave Nation (advised 5/1 to 9/2) obliged in a 5f sprint handicap at Doncaster and we had him covered in a strong single and in four trebles with two winning football picks (draws in the Spain v Germany and Portugal v France games at the Euros) and my Saturday nap at Haydock, Epic Poet in the Old Newton Cup.

    Although Haydock was abandoned and we didn't get an opportunity to land a +90 pt profit chop from Epic Poet in the end (who had been backed from 10/1 into 9/2 ish at the time of abandonment), we still had four winning trebles returned (three of which were effectively doubles, and the full treble which did come in returned odds of 50/1!).

    The result comes only a few weeks after we had Dark Trooper (25/1 into 4/1) touched off in the Wokingham (second) for a similar return. We actually landed a double on two other Wathnan runners at Ascot (Leovanni and Shareholder) who were backed at 8/1 and 8/1 or 10/1 and 7/1 ante post, depending on the firm of choice - if Dark Trooper had won, though, we'd have landed three Royal Ascot doubles!

    I am sure we will get many more opportunities to land another big one soon now the summer is here as this is traditionally our best period of the year :-)

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • KING KARL STRIKES AGAIN!

    21st June 2024

    I am a fully paid-up member of the Karl Burke fan club after being involved in the Nick Bradley Racing syndicate that owned Albany winner Dandalla.

    I love ‘King Karl’ even more after this week, after Leovanni and Shareholder won the Queen Mary and Norfolk, respectively!

    We backed both in ante post singles at 10/1 and 8/1, and also both in a winning double (at odds of 87/1 or 79/1 depending on firm used). Up the Wathnan Racing!

    We also have both picks lined up with another strong Wathnan fancy later in the week!

    Even new NMP members chopped it off as Leovanni returned 22/1 at SP and Shareholder returned 12/1.

    Ralph Beckett’s Going The Distance (9/1) is our other Royal Ascot winner so far this week - in the King George V handicap yesterday.



    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Royal Ascot just around the corner!

    3rd June 2024

    NMP members were advised 22 winning singles in May, including Mitbaahy at 20/1 in the Greenlands at the Curragh, Key To Cotai (11/1) at Newmarket, Moonlit Cloud (9/1) at Bath, Bellarchi (14/1) at Ascot, Democracy Dilemma (9/2) at Chester's May meeting and Clarendon House (7/1), Shadow Army (9/2) and Economics (5/1) at York's Dante meeting.

    We are hitting the peak summer months now and I have launched a sign-up offer for you to join me - £150 to sign up for the service until the end of the 2024 season (30th November 2024).

    I have a big ante post fancy lined up for the Wokingham which has been sent to members and I have two other long range fancies picked out for when the other handicap markets go up!

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • THE FLAT IS BACK!

    18th March 2024

    The new Flat season kicked off at the Curragh today and although our first bet on the card, Stag Night, had to be content with place money, finishing second in the 2.05, we were up and running for the season with our second bet, with Chazzesmee (advised 11/2, SP 3/1 fav) bolting up in style for Fozzy Stack in the Irish Lincolnshire!

    The UK turf season starts at Doncaster this Saturday - they host the Lincoln meeting and I have a strong ante post fancy lined up in the handicap feature.

    Membership places are available on the service - see the NMP sign up page for details of how to join. 

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • ANOTHER SPECTACULAR CHELTENHAM

    16th March 2024

    The Cheltenham Festival has been a highly profitable week for NMP members in the past (made around +40 pts profit in both 2020 and 2021) and this year was bang up there with the best of them - we made a 2024 Festival profit of +43.46 pts (to best prices) from 82.25 pts staked (including all ante posts...many were advised NRNB).

    We made a profit on every day of the Festival and came agonisingly close to landing a couple of big chops that could have easily made it a 100 pt-winning Festival - we had Chianti Classico (15/2, Ultima) and Libberty Hunter (8/1) in a double, with the former winning and latter travelling like the winner but ending up second after taking a wide trip.

    El Fabiolo pulling up in the Champion Chase busted some nice multiples we had with State Man, Ballyburn, Fact To File and Galopin Des Champs (all of whom won)

    The biggest near miss, though, was Waterford Whispers, who we had lined up in a decent single and various multiples for +54 pts in the Martin Pipe - the final race of the Festival. He ran an absolute screamer, hitting 1.46 in running, but there hadn't been much pace on, given the testing ground, and he'd hit the front too soon. He ended up teeing the race up for Better Days Ahead and was second.

    Still, it was a fantastic week and we had 16 winners (two w/o fav) and a number of placed horses at decent prices:

    TUESDAY: Slade Steel (Supreme, 5/1 (saver)), Chianti Classico (Ultima, 8/1), Telmesomethingirl w/o fav (Mares' Hurdle, 13/2), while we picked up some 22/1 place money from Telmesomethinggirl in the main Mares Hurdle market too. We also had State Man onside in ante post multiples at prices up to 11/4. He won at 2/5.

    WEDNESDAYBallyburn (Gallagher, 4/1), Fact To File (Brown Advisory, Evs in multples) and Langer Dan (10/1, Coral Cup) landed the spoils (we had singles on all and had all three in a wee treble as well, albeit Ballyburn was at a shorter price then), while we had Libberty Hunter (10/1) placed in the Grand Annual for an each-way return.

    THURSDAY: Racing switched the New course but the winners continued to flow: Grey Dawning (Turners, 5/2, saver), Protektorat (Ryanair, 9/1), Teahupoo (Stayers' Hurdle, 15/8, in multiples) and Shakem Up'Arry (Plate, 10/1) all delivered the goods. We were on Angel's Dawn for over +40 pts profit in the Kim Muir in multiples but she fell two out, when still going well (would have likely been second behind a hot winning favourite, though). We also picked up place money off Ginny's Destiny (8/1) in the Turners.

    FRIDAY:  It was a case of saving the best 'til last, and the Friday was simply fabulous. Majborough kicked us off by winning the Triumph in the opening race, landing a 16/1 ante post single and teeing up a double with Galopin Des Champs (Evs), who justified favouritism in the Gold Cup later on the card. In between that, Absurde (10/1) was one of the horses we onside (not main bet) in the County Hurdle. We had It's On The Line lined up in some nice 'JP McManus' multiples on the Friday but he was touched off in the Hunters' Chase.....but we still had a good result as the winner, Sine Nomine, was one we got onside at 16/1 ante post and also backed in the w/o fav market (6/1). The gutsy grey charged home after being switched approaching the last and got on top in the closing stages for Yorkshire!

    We toppled the market leaders Dinoblue and Allegorie De Vassy with Limerick Lace (5/1) in the Mares' Chase, and then Waterford Whispers rounded out our Festival when placed (7/1) in the closing Martin Pipe.

    It was another fantastic year for NMP members at Cheltenham - the third time in the last five years we've made around +40 pts profit during Festival week.

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • THE MOST ENJOYABLE PUNTING WEEK OF THE YEAR IS ALMOST HERE!

    8th March 2024

    Northern Monkey Punter (NMP) has established a reputation for being one of the leading Cheltenham Festival tipping services in the country and huge Festival profits have regularly been made for members: +40 pts profit in 2020, +40 pts profit in 2021 and +20 pts profit in 2023 being three such examples.

    We place a mix of single (win and each-way) and multiple bets and back horses all across the odds spectrum - from bankers to outsiders, both ante post picks and on-the-day selections.

    Last year we had eight winners, which included Kim Muir heroine Angel's Dawn (10/1), Champion Bumper winner A Dream To Share (5/1) and Brown Advisory scorer The Real Whacker (8/1), while we've had some fantastic winners over the years, both from our ante post and on-the-day picks. 

    Sizing John won the 2017 Cheltenham Gold Cup for us to land a 33/1 ante post pick and, more recently, we've had Indefatigable (2020 Martin Pipe) and Heaven Help Us (2021 Coral Cup) both win for us at 40/1 and 33/1, respectively, from our bets on the day!

    I love a multiple - we landed a 550/1 treble on the AW last summer - and have often plundered large sums from gambles on the big TV races - both on the Flat and over the jumps. We cleaned up over the 2023 festive period when Nassalam won the Welsh Grand National (8/1) and we landed a 164/1 treble at Ascot from Victtorino, Crambo and Luccia winning on a big Saturday card just before Christmas too.

    Cheltenham, with each card packed with high quality action, provides some excellent opportunities to try chop it right off for those members interested in multiples. High class horses, who have been trained to peak on one particular day, lock horns in competitive fields, and can therefore be backed at attractive prices.

    We have almost gone through the Festival card at past Cheltenhams, twice. The first occasion was on the Tuesday of the 2018 Festival. Summerville Boy (9/1), Footpad (5/4), Coo Star Sivola (10/1), Benie Des Dieux (9/2), Rathvinden (12/1) and Mister Whitaker (8/1) all did the business that day and we had six of the seven winners. The only pick we didn't have covered was the odds-on winner of the Champion Hurdle, Buveur D'air (4/6), who we had opposed on value grounds.

    We repeated the trick three years later when, on the Wednesday of the 2021 Festival, we backed six of the seven winners. Again, NMP members were reporting back some bookie-bashing returns from their multiples and almost needed wheelbarrows to bring their cash home after Bob Olinger (5/2), Monkfish (7/4), Heaven Help Us (33/1), Put The Kettle On (12/1), Sky Pirate (14/1) and Sir Gerhard (4/1) all obliged. The winner we didn't have covered was Tiger Roll in the Cross Country - our selection, Easysland, finished second.

    NMP is a Smart Betting Club Hall Of Fame Horse Racing tipping service and has won multiple awards at the SBC's Best Tipster Awards over the years for providing consistent profit to members since it's inception in 2010.

    Fully-proofed bets are sent to members via e-mail each morning (and evening during the Festival) and are sent on a scale of 0.25 - 3 pts, with an average stake ca. 0.75 pt. A betting bank of 80-100 pts is recommended to follow the selections and we aim to double the betting bank each season - we have made over +300 pts profit over the last five years.

    We are enjoying a tremendous year so far and are over +50 pts in profit (+23% ROI) since the current 2024 NMP service began just before Christmas.

    Along with Cheltenham, the fast-approaching Flat season is also traditionally a golden period for the service (in the summer), so why not come on board and lock in a membership until the end of the season to secure the best value membership here?

    I've put in a lot of work into researching the races in the build up to Cheltenham this year, as ever, and if the service delivers members another +40 pt Festival, ala 2020 and 2021, it won't be down to chance!

    Please find more details of how to sign on at the NMP sign up page - prices start from £50 (one month) to £225 (membership until the end of November). Members will be sent a list of my unsettled ante post bets as soon as they sign up and will be added to the e-mail list to receive the next (daily) tipping e-mail.

    I have a couple of solid fancies on the televised Wolverhampton card this weekend (9th to 10th March) to hopefully boost our pot further before we head into battle at Prestbury Park on Tuesday :-)

    I'd love to welcome you on board......

    Cheers

    Wayne

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • One Month Until Cheltenham 2024

    12th February 2024

    We are now only four weeks away from the 2024 Cheltenham Festival - which is traditionally one of our most profitable weeks of the year. 

    Although we didn't have a great Festival in 2022, when backing 11 seconds and suffering bad luck with fallers (Ginto and Langer Dan) costing us big paydays. A review of the week is here), we made over 100 pts profit collectively at the Festivals held between 2018-2021 and averaged 10 winners each Festival during that period. During the 2023 Festival we had 8 winners and made +20 pts profit - the highlight being Angels Dawn (10/1) in the Kim Muir.

    You can read the Festival summary articles from 2020 (11 winners and +40 pts profit), 2021 (13 winners and +40 pts profit) and 2023 (8 winners and +20 pts profit) in the NMP news archives on those individual links. 

    We begin building our ante post book months before Festival week and I try and get a few nice bets lined up at prices heading into the week itself.

    We have had some truly awesome days at past Festivals - we almost went through the card on the Tuesday in 2018 when Summerville Boy, Footpad, Coo Star Sivola, Benie Des Dieux, Rathvinden and Mister Whitaker all won for us that day. The only runner we didn't back that day was Buveur D'air in the Champion Hurdle as he was odds on and we'd missed the ante post value!

    That wasn't a one off either and in 2021 we did the same on the Wednesday and had Bob Olinger, Monkfish, Heaven Help Us, Put The Kettle On, Sky Pirate and Sir Gerhard all winning (we had the short priced ones on side in multiples). The only winner we didn't have that day was Tiger Roll in the Cross Country (we were on Easysland, who was second). Heaven Help us won at 33/1 and Sky Pirate at 14/1, so you can imagine the enormous returns NMP members were collecting off multiples that day :-) Big days like that are what it is all about! All bets are fully proofed to the Smart Betting Club to verify they were genuinely advised!

    We usually have a bet in most races at the Festival and like to have a mix of singles, multiples, bankers, outsiders and ante post value picks.

    I'd be delighted to welcome you on board to join NMP as we look to build on the profit we've made so far on the 2024 NMP service - sign up prices start from £50.


    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Ivan Toney back with a bang!

    21st January 2024

    With the frozen ground causing Ascot and Haydock to be abandoned this weekend, we turned to the AW at Lingfield, and Thurles in Ireland, for our main Saturday bets. Our main bets - Oh So Grand (15/8) and Harvard Guy (2/1) both obliged, and the icing on the cake was backing both winners in 3 x doubles with Ivan Toney to score anytime for Brentford on his return from a lengthy ban in the football. He bagged in the 19th minute so it couldn't have gone much better!

    A winning nap on Sunday on Lingfield's Fleur De Lys card (Nurse Susan, 10/3 advised, minus a 10p R4) means we are +10 pts in profit for January at the time of writing and currently +65 pts in profit on the 2024 NMP service as a whole (which began on 1st December 2024).

    Membership places are currently available to join NMP before the start of the Cheltenham Festival in March and there is just over a week to go before my discounted sign up offer (for a full season membership) ends on 31st January.

    If you've any questions about the service, please drop me a line using the contact e-mail listed in the menu above.

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Happy New Year / 2024 NMP sign up offer!

    1st January 2024

    I’d like to wish all current, past and prospective NMP members a Happy New Year!

    December ended with a +54.72 pt profit (+67% ROI) so we’re hoping to carry that momentum into 2024!

    During January I am offering two discounted sign up options via the sign up page.


    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Another Festive Gamble Landed!

    27th December 2023

    It’s only been a few days since we landed some nice multiples at Ascot but we enjoyed more festive multi success today - we backed French banker Il Est Francais, who bolted up at 13/8 in the Kauto Star at Kempton on Boxing Day, in a double with my nap of the week, Nassalam, today.

    Gary Moore’s charge bonked up by 34 lengths in the Welsh Grand National, having been advised ante post at 8/1 as a single and at 6/1 as the second leg of a 16/1 double (after decs)! 

    The +20 pt haul there takes our monthly profit to roughly +50 pts - a cracking start to the 2024 NMP service - membership spaces are currently available for those looking to come on board.

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Christmas Treble Landed!

    23rd December 2023

    With there being a two-day break in the UK Racing calendar on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, it was nice to sign off for a couple of days with a super Saturday over the jumps.

    Credo (11/2) travelled well but was touched off into third the Tommy Whittle at Haydock, however, we were 3/3 in the subsequent ITV4 races at Ascot.

    Crambo (5/1) kicked us off at the Berkshire track by getting up narrowly from Paisley Park in the Long Walk Hurdle and Venetia Williams’ recent French recruit, Victtorino (5/1), followed up in the Silver Cup Trophy under Charlie Deutsch.

    The icing on the cake, though, was Luccia (6/1) winning the concluding handicap at Ascot - to land a 34/1 ish double with Victtorino and a 164/1 treble with Victtorino and Crambo - what great timing before Christmas :-)

    We have also backed Crambo ante post at 20/1 for the Stayers Hurdle at the 2024 Cheltenham Festival - our first ante post for that important week in March. Fingers crossed he continues to progress and gives us a run for our money in the spring (generally 8/1 now)!

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • 2023 Review

    18th December 2023

    A review of how 2023 went for us can be be found at the following link: 2023 review.

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • End-of-Season Membership Offer

    16th October 2023

    NMP membership until the end of the 2023 season (i.e. from the day you sign up until 30th November 2023) is now available at the discounted rate of £30.

    Champions Day at Ascot, the November meeting at Doncaster, the Breeders’ Cup meeting in America and the Melbourne Cup at Flemington are some of the big meetings awaiting us in the final weeks of the season.

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Another Huge Ces Pot Landed!

    14th October 2023

    The Cesarewitch is a race NMP members have enjoyed terrific success in over the years.

    Big Easy, Withhold, Low Sun and Run For Oscar all returned in the winners enclosure for us in this prestigious race, while we came close to landing a huge gamble on Oriental Fox (20/1 into 7/1) who was done by a short-head in 2015, and Burning Victory was also pipped by Buzz and cost us a packet two years ago.

    This year we bagged a 25/1 winner in The Shunter (SP 14/1) and landed bets returning around +75 pts profit!

    Members were advised: 

    THE SHUNTER caught my eye over 1m4f at Gowran a few month back. It was in the race we backed Smooth Tom, who finished second. The Shunter was held up from off the pace in a tactically-unsatisfactory affair, but kept on to finish an outpaced fourth and show there is still a racehorse there. That race was won by his ownermate, Goodie Two Shoes, who made every yard of the running and skipped beyond recall.
    Both the winner and second from that Flat contest have won over hurdles subsequently, so I suppose you could say the form has been boosted to some extent.
    The other run which makes The Shunter of considerable appeal at the prices is his November Handicap fourth at Naas off 93 last year. He was beaten little over five lengths but it was holding ground there (it was the race My Mate Mozzie got chinned in, if anyone remembers!) and he just lacked the gears to reel in the leaders.
    On that evidence, a stiff 2m2f on the Rowley Mile could prove right up his street on Saturday. Remember, this is a smart National Hunt horse who has won over distances up to 2m5f over fences. He's rated 148 in that sphere and probably has about a stone in hand on the Flat, assuming he retains all of his enthusiasm and ability at the age of 10.
    Emmett Mullins booking James Doyle is a big positive given Doyler's record at the HQ tracks and it would be fair to say he is an upgrade on Simon Torrens and Jamie Powell, who have ridden him on his last three Flat starts in Ireland.
    We're coming to the end of the season now and some of those taking their chance have been actively on the go throughout the year taking in the big staying handicaps throughout the season. The Shunter, by contrast, has raced only three times this calendar year and only once since April - that run being his aforementioned Gowran run in August (over the wrong trip).

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Awesome Annaf Plunders The Portland

    16th September 2023

    NMP members landed a big chop (+44 pts profit) at Doncaster's St Leger meeting as Annaf, advised at 14/1 (returned 7/1 at SP after coming in for strong support on the afternoon of the race), weaved his way through a crowd of horses under Rossa Ryan to get up late and land the prestigious five-and-a-half furlong sprint for Mick Appleby.

    An extract from the bet reasoning for Annaf e-mailed to members read:

    "He does come into the race with an official rating of 106, so must lumber top weight, but Steps won this off 108 in 2015, Oxted was 105 in 2019 (albeit a 3-y-o so not top weight after weight-for-age factored in), and Hurricane Ivor won it off 102 two years ago, so highly-rated horses have often prospered over the years.

    Annaf has the best 2023 form in the race by a country mile courtesy of his third behind Bradsell and Highfield Princess in the King's Stand at Royal Ascot - a Group 1 - so his status as top weight is fully deserved.

    The cynics may point to the fact he's 0-12 on turf and 5-10 on the AW and say he can't win on turf, but the reason he's not been winning on grass this year is because he landed an AW hat-trick for Appleby in the winter that saw his rating rise to 108 or so, so he's naturally been campaigned at Listed and Pattern level subsequently, rubbing shoulders with class horses all year. 

    His Duke of York and Coral Charge fourths were both good runs, as was his King's Stand third and even his Sprint Cup run last weekend had some merit even though he was unplaced."

    NMP members were advised to have a strong EW single on him on the Friday before the race and also double him with Baradar, who bolted up at Doncaster that day at 10/3 to tee up a nice double with Annaf the following day, from only a small stake. 

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Unbelievable August

    5th September 2023

    August was an unforgettable month for NMP members. It would be fair to say that this year hasn't been a vintage year by NMP standards, but we've been knocking on the door for a hot run for a while and bad luck wasn't going to continue forever......

    The singles made +33 pts profit in August (bets are advised on a 0.25 - 3 pt scale, with the average bet around 0.75 pt), with 29 winning singles advised, including: Ash Tree Meadow (10/1), Cloud Cover (4/1), Grappa Nonino (10/1), Spirit Dancer (9/1), Silver Sword (8/1), Postileo (17/2), Isla Kai (7/2), Big Cheese (4/1), Gypsy Woman (6/1), Saturnalia (9/2), Justcallmepete (9/1), Billy Mill (15/2) & Storm Catcher (11/2).

    Multiple wise, Summerghand's unlucky defeat in the Great St Wilfrid cost us a big payday (ended up second) as we had him lined up in doubles galore with other winners, though we did land a monster treble on Justcallmepete (9/1), Billy Mill (15/2) and Storm Catcher (11/2) on 31st August that paid +67.8 pts profit from 10 x 0.125 pt trebles covering five picks in total! 

    We ended up making +88 pts profit in August overall and have started September just as well, with three of the four advised bets today all winning - Novel Legend (11/4), Havana Party (4/1) & Gizelles Izzy (11/4), putting us up to five winners for the month so far. It was the third time in the space of the week we've had at least three winners on one day (multiples are not advised every day, however).

    Discounted NMP memberships are available for £85 until the end of the season. 

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Football Ante Posts Live On Site

    4th August 2023

    My football ante post bets for the new 2023/24 season are now on site at the following link: 2023/24 football ante posts.

    Further bets may be added before the Premier League season kicks off next week, too.

    Good luck all for the new season!

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Warming Up For The Summer

    4th June 2023

    The return of fast ground in May saw the performance of our single bets improve last month and we made a +10 pt profit from the winning singles during the month - the list of winners is included in the focus box on the right-hand side of this page.

    The highlight of the month was backing Vadream to win the Palace House Stakes at 22/1 and also backing Probe at 10/1 and Shaquille (5/2) on the same Newmarket card.

    Our multiples bets lost -8 pts in May, so overall they ate into our monthly profit, but as soon as the doubles 'click' we could be in line for a big win soon.

    We look forward to Royal Ascot in June, as well as the other high profile summer meetings, as ever, as this is the time of the year the NMP service usually thrives in........

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Eurovision Bonanza!

    14th May 2023

    It was a quite magnificent punting night during the Eurovision Final last night as Sweden pipped Finland in a nail-biting finish to win the competition with Loreen's Tattoo!

    We had a number of bets on the competition which WON, including:

    • Finland to win semi-final 1 - 4/7
    • Australia to win semi-final 2 - 4/1
    • Sweden to win Eurovision - 1/2
    • Finland without Sweden - 6/5
    • Sweden - Finland straight forecast in final - 2/1 
    • Finland to win televote and Sweden to win overall in final - 7/5
    • Sweden to win, Finland top five finish, Israel top 10 finish in final - 10/11 

    The final Eurovision 2023 standings were:

    1. Sweden, Loreen – Tattoo – 583
    2. Finland – Käärijä – Cha Cha Cha – 526
    3. Israel, Noa Kirel – Unicorn – 362
    4. Italy – Marco Mengoni – Due Vite – 350
    5. Norway – Alessandra – Queen of Kings – 268
    6. Ukraine – TVORCHI – Heart of Steel – 243
    7. Belgium – Gustaph – Because of You – 182
    8. Estonia, Alika – Bridges – 168
    9. Australia – Voyager – Promise – 151
    10. Czechia – Vesna – My Sister's Crown – 129
    11. Lithuania, Monika Linkytė – Stay – 127
    12. Cyprus – Andrew Lambrou – Break a Broken Heart – 126
    13. Croatia – Let 3 – Mama ŠČ – 123
    14. Armenia – Brunette – Future Lover – 122
    15. Austria – Teya & Salena – Who The Hell is Edgar? – 120
    16. France – La Zarra – Évidemment – 104
    17. Spain – Blanca Paloma – Eaea – 100
    18. Moldova – Pasha Parfeni – Soarele si Luna – 96
    19. Poland – Blanka – Solo – 93
    20. Switzerland – Remo Forrer – Watergun – 92
    21. Slovenia – Joker Out – Carpe Diem – 78
    22. Albania – Albina & Familja Kelmendi – Duje – 76
    23. Portugal – Mimicat – Ai Coração – 59
    24. Serbia – Luke Black – Samo Mi Se Spava – 30
    25. United Kingdom – Mae Muller – I Wrote A Song – 24
    26. Germany – Lord of the Lost – Blood & Glitter – 18

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Normal Service Resumed

    17th March 2023

    We had a freak (losing) year at Cheltenham in 2022 but we got back on track this week, making +20 pts profit to best prices, with eight winners:

    • El Fabiolo (6/4)
    • Gaillard du Mesnil (6/4)
    • The Real Whacker (9/2)
    • Delta Work (Evs)
    • A Dream To Share (5/1)
    • Angels Dawn (10/1)
    • Lossiemouth (13/8)
    • Galopin Des Champs (7/4)

    Arguably our two unluckiest results were Corbetts Cross, who was worth close to 20 pts profit to us but ran out at the last when holding every chance upsides the leader in the Albert Bartlett (we were on him at prices up to 8/1 ante post) and our main bet in the Brown Advisory, Gerri Colombe, who I thought would have beaten our secondary bet, The Real Whacker, with a better ride.

    We've made a profit in four out of the last five Festivals now, however, and in a year in which the ground was testing after the snow that fell in the week leading up to the Festival, making it a tough punting year for Festival punters in general, we'll settle for another winning year.

    Roll on the start of the Flat season (end of March in Ireland, start of April in the UK) now!

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Join Me For Cheltenham!

    11th March 2023

    Last year was not a great Festival for the service as we backed 11 seconds and has some bizarre bad luck, with our horses bringing each other down and, in the case of Ginto, suffering a sad, fatal injury. Prior to last year, though, we'd enjoyed some fantastic Festivals and we made over 100 pts profit between 2018-2021 and averaged 10 winners each Festival during that period.

    You can read the summaries about our two of our best Festivals in the news posts in the 2020 (11 winners and +40 pts profit) and 2021 (13 winners and +40 pts profit) news archives. All results are fully proofed of course.

    As ever with gambling, there is no guarantee of success in future of course, and you are betting in competitive races against a field of horses who have been trained to peak for that day, but what I can promise you is that I will work my damned hardest to deliver profit for members during the week and I put in a huge amount of hours both before and during the Festival to try make it a good one for members. We begin building our ante post book months before Festival week.

    We have had some truly awesome days at past Festivals - we almost went through the card on the Tuesday in 2018 when Summerville Boy, Footpad, Coo Star Sivola, Benie Des Dieux, Rathvinden and Mister Whitaker all won for us. The only runner we didn't back that day was Buveur D'air in the Champion Hurdle as he was odds on and we'd missed the ante post value.

    That wasn't a one off either and in 2021 we did the same on the Wednesday and had Bob Olinger, Monkfish, Heaven Help Us, Put The Kettle On, Sky Pirate and Sir Gerhard all winning (we had the short priced ones on side in multiples). The only winner we didn't have that day was Tiger Roll in the Cross Country (we were on Easysland, who was second). Heaven Help us won at 33/1 and Sky Pirate at 14/1, so you can imagine the enormous returns NMP members were collecting off multiples that day :-)

    We usually have a bet in most races during Festival week and like to have a mix of singles, multiples, bankers, outsiders and ante post value picks.

    If you are interested in signing up please visit the sign up page for more membership details - please note if you join at this stage you will have, of course, missed some of the bigger ante post prices on certain picks. We'll be adding new bets to our portfolio next week, too, though.

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Start of 2023 NMP Service

    7th November 2022

    The 2023 NMP service runs from Monday 7th November 2022 until Thursday 30th November 2023. Memberships are currently available for £225 until the end of the 2023 season.

    For full details of the service, please visit the joining the 2023 NMP service link.

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Breeders' Cup / November Handicap Success

    7th November 2022

    It would be fair to say this hasn't been the best Flat season ever for NMP members but we did end the season on a high with Metier landing the November Handicap at Doncaster (9/1) and then Modern Games (15/8) and Rebel's Romance (6/1) landing a double for Charlie Appleby at the Breeders' Cup!

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Singles back on track in July

    1st August 2022

    It has been a frustrating year at NMP, and although our multiple bets haven't had much joy all year, our singles made a profit of +21.90 pts profit in July (77 pts staked). 

    We need to start landing a few multiples to get the multiple profit and loss figures back on track too but several huge multiples slipped through our fingers in July with Jumby and Regional (both of whom were worth over 100 pts each), as did a double on Lethal Levi and Al Qareem at Newmarket during the July meeting, where a victory for the latter would have yielded us a further 45 pts. 

    Al Qareem (8/1) was hampered by the winner and beaten by the narrowest of margins so we were robbed there. Lethal Levi won his race at 16/1, with our second bet in the race, 25/1 shot Admiral D, following home for the 1-2.

    Fingers crossed we can start to make up for lost time during the remainder of the season as we've backed an unusually high number of seconds so far this year. 

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Multiple award winner at the SBC Awards

    8th May 2022

    I'd like to say a big thank you to everyone who voted for NMP in the recent 2022 SBC Awards, in which NMP landed the 'silver' medal in the 'Best Racing Tipster' and joint bronze in the 'Best Overall Tipster' categories - the winners from which were announced last week. 

    Like 2020, 2021 was a terrific year for members, with many of us trebling our betting banks, so it was nice to see that strong performance was acknowledged by members, despite us making a slow start to 2022.

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    Author: Wayne Finter

  • A Cheltenham unlike any other

    19th March 2022

    We've had some magnificent Cheltenham Festivals for the last two years, winning over +40 pts profit in both 2020 and 2021, but the 2022 Festival proved extremely frustrating and we rattled the crossbar for most of the week and had little luck with our big bets.

    Monday results

    We were in a fantastic ante post position in the Supreme, taking 11/2 for Sir Gerhard, until Willie Mullins decided to run him in the Ballymore on Wednesday instead. He had been backed into 2/1 favourite at the time, but we didn't end up getting a run for our money (the perils of ante post punting I suppose). Our other Supreme bet, Dysart Dynamo (14/1 was taken, went off 5/2) fell when in contention for minor money.

    We needed Saint Sam in the Arkle, for a chance to win 20 pts, but he got no luck in running, having been held up after a change of tactics on the day, and unseated his rider after being impeded by a faller. Riviere d'etel, our other Arkle bet, was beaten fair and square and ruined her own chance, jumping right.

    We backed the second in the Ultima, Gericault Roque (12/1), who ran a blinder from 5lb wrong, the second in the Champion Hurdle (Epatante, 18/1) and also the second in the Mares Hurdle (Queen's Brook - we were on the latter at ante post prices up to 12/1). 

    We didn't go close in the Boodles with Turn The Tide but we ended the day with yet another second - Run Wild Fred in the NH Chase. We took 11/2 ante post and he went off 15/8 fav, though he was a sitting duck for Stattler, who we'd backed as a saver bet to give us some insurance.

    Wednesday results

    On Wednesday we didn't get much more luck to be honest. 

    Like most punters, I was cursing the decision made by the clerk of the course to water the track and, after heavy rain fell the following day, the testing ground was a hindrance at what is a spring, not winter, Fesival.

    We had backed Galopin Des Champs for the Brown Advisory at 11/2, so, after seeing him clipped into odds-on for that race ante post in the week before the Festival, it was frustrating then seeing Mullins divert him to the Turners when the final decs were made. 

    Three Stripe Life was therefore our main bet in the Ballymore in the end. He picked up some place money for us at 25/1, with the horse we'd backed for the Supreme, Sir Gerhard, ironically being the one who beat him home. We also landed a little bit of place money in the race from Whatdeawant (12/1).

    In the Brown Advisory we backed Farouk D'alene as our main bet after the rain fell and he was in the process of running a huge race - Davy was cruising on him when he fell two out. He would have been second at worst, and could have even won, had he stayed on his feet. 

    We didn't have any joy in the Coral Cup and never looked like collecting anything off The Shunter or Gowel Road in all honesty, but we were left cursing the disgusting ground with Shishkin, who we had backed in a small ante post double with Honeysuckle (winner of the Champion Hurdle on the opening day). Nico pulled Shishkin up as he detested the heavy conditions and didn't go a yard.

    We backed two placed selections in the Cross-Country to make some profit (Plan of Attack at 25/1 and Diesel D'Allier at 16/1).

    We never looked like winning the Grand Annual, though, with Sky Pirate and Elixir du Nutz both appearing well-held.

    American Mike (7/2) closed the card and with yet ANOTHER second for us in the Champion Bumper.

    Thursday results

    Thursday started with a rather fortuitous winner, Bob Olinger, who was set to finish a well-held second in the Turners until Galopin Des Champs fell at the last, and we had him covered in a strongly fancied double with Allaho, who hacked up in the Ryanair.

    We had a couple more seconds to add to our rapidly expanding collection thereafter - we had Alaphilippe onside at 25/1 for the Pertemps Final and he was defeated by just a neck. We backed five horses in that race in the end. Winter Fog was placed, but the other three horses we sided with were all involved in trouble with each other in play - Born Patriot fell early on, bringing down Sassy Yet Classy and badly impeded our main bet, Sire du Berlais, who lost his position and had to drop to the rear of the field before switching to the wide outside - all the while losing ground. I know it's jump racing, but for that incident to ruin three of our bets in one go....unreal (and it was to happen again on Friday).

    Thyme Hill (5/1) was another second for us in the Stayers Hurdle, while Imperial Alcazar also filled the runner-up position in the Paddy Power Plate (8/1). 

    Our back-up bet, Love Envoi (14/1), won the Mares Novices' Hurdle for a welcome winner, as our main bet, Dinoblue, bombed out. 

    Thursday ended with the Kim Muir, in which both of our bets, Ain't That A Shame and School Boy Hours, were both held up and didn't land a telling blow.

    Friday results

    Our unluckiest day, however, was Friday. With the ground drying out on the New Course over the last few days, and with several of my strongest fancies of the week running, we attacked the day with venom and backed the main hopes in multiples, as well as the ante post singles.

    The first of those strong fancies was State Man (7/2) in the County Hurdle. He travelled like a Grade 1 horse in a handicap and won stylishly under Paul Townend. A Plus Tard (4/1), another strong fancy, won the Cheltenham Gold Cup for us two races later, destroying his rivals by 15 lengths under Rachael Blackmore. 

    Sandwiched in between those two winners, however, was Ginto in the Albert Bartlett. He was in the process of running a huge race and cruised into the lead after the second last, though he sadly took a false step, broke down, and suffered a fatal injury. 

    It was a devastating blow for connections and meant, due to his misfortune, our multiples (only of secondary importance in the circumstances, admittedly) we had placed, which would have paid over +50 pts if he had won the Albert Bartlett, were affected. We didn't get a fair crack at seeing him finish his race to try bag us a large pot. It was a tragic end for such a talented horse though, as I say, and you really feel for connections, who were the real losers. He was such a bright talent :-(

    We had further seconds on Friday. Fil Dor was outclassed by Vauban in the Triumph but beat stablemate Pied Piper into second, but the most ridiculous second of our Festival was Winged Leader in the Foxhunters. He was six lengths clear of his rivals jumping the last, but he'd been embroiled in a battle with Jamie Codd's mount turning in and ultimately paid the price for that late on, as he was mugged in the final strides by Billaway to rob us of a 6/1 winner. He'd traded at 1.14 on the machines.

    Although our main bet in the Mares Chase, Concertista, didn't jump well, our saver bet, Elimay (6/1) did win to make us a minor profit on the race.

    However, the Festival ended on yet another frustrating note as Langer Dan, who was in multiples with State Man, A Plus Tard (and Ginto) was brought down by Grand Jury (who was, ironically, our other bet in the race) at the second flight of hurdles, robbing us of an opportunity to win over 50 pts on the day (this was separate to the Ginto bets.....if both Ginto and Langer Dan had won on Friday we would have won over +270 pts, i.e. over three betting banks).

    Langer Dan just couldn't get out of the way once Grand Jury fell in front of him, and we felt cheated as we'd not had a fair run....AGAIN.

    All things considered, I have to ask the question, were NMP punters the unluckiest punters in the country this week, following all of that misfortune? I'll let you, dear reader, decide.

    For the Ginto and Langer Dan multiples to be both quashed under such sickening circumstances was something, and to back ELEVEN SECONDS over the course of the week was also something else. 

    We made some scraps off the places, but winners are all that really matter for the purposes of P/L.

    The bad luck will level off at some point. It always does. It is just a case of wondering when. 

    Will it be at Aintree? Will it be when the new Flat season starts next weekend at Doncaster? I'd like to welcome you to join the service to find out!



    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Cheltenham Festival 2022 Memberships Launched

    29th January 2022

    I've been asked several times recently if I will be offering a 'Cheltenham Festival only' membership option as the record of my bets in recent Festivals has greatly pleased my members. 

    We've made over 100 pts profit in the last four years and averaged 10 winners each Festival during that period. 

    You can read the summaries about our two most recent Festivals in the news posts in the 2020 (11 winners and +40 pts profit) and 2021 (13 winners and +40 pts profit) news archives. All results are fully proofed of course.

    As ever with gambling, there is no guarantee of success in future of course, and you are betting in competitive races against a field of horses who have been trained to peak for that day, but what I can promise you is that I will work my damned hardest to deliver another huge profit for members during the week and I put in a huge amount of hours both before and during the Festival to try make it a good one for members.

    We have had some truly awesome days at past Festivals - we almost went through the card on the Tuesday in 2018 when Summerville Boy, Footpad, Coo Star Sivola, Benie Des Dieux, Rathvinden and Mister Whitaker all won for us. The only runner we didn't back that day was Buveur D'air in the Champion Hurdle as he was odds on and we'd missed the ante post value.

    That wasn't a one off either and last year we did the same on the Wednesday and had Bob Olinger, Monkfish, Heaven Help Us, Put The Kettle On, Sky Pirate and Sir Gerhard all winning (we had the short priced ones on side in multiples). The only winner we didn't have that day was Tiger Roll in the Cross Country (we were on Easysland, who was second). Heaven Help us won at 33/1 and Sky Pirate at 14/1, so you can imagine the enormous returns NMP members were collecting off multiples that day :-)

    Even former NMP members who have been restricted often come back to me to punt for that week because they know the quality of the information they receive and because bookmakers are more accommodating during the biggest punting week of the horse racing calendar and are willing to take more bets than normal.

    With that in mind I have launched a short membership option which covers all bets from the day you sign up until the end of March 2022 - the cost is £100. This will therefore give you an opportunity to build up your ante post book with me in the months leading up to the Festival. We have some interesting bets onside at the moment, including 14/1 for a 3/1 novice hurdler and 11/2 for a 13/8 novice chaser. We are adding more bets each week as the jumps season progresses, so don't delay in joining the service!

    We usually have a bet in all but one or two races during Festival week and like to have a mix of singles, multiples, bankers, outsiders and ante post value picks.

    If you are interesting in signing up please visit the sign up page for more membership details. 

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • 2021 NMP Annual Review

    3rd January 2022

    A full review of how 2021 panned out for NMP members can now be found on the annual reviews page.

    Spoiler: it was a truly memorable year and we made enough profit to treble our betting banks in some cases :-)

    Membership spaces are available for those looking to join the 2022 NMP service.

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Final profit figures: 2021 NMP service

    29th November 2021

    We end the year with a final profit of +162.68 pts (best prices) to +77.45 pts (worst prices) - the return on investments were +20 % to +10 %, respectively, and the return on capitals (assuming an 80 pt betting bank was used) were +204 % and +97 % respectively.

    In terms of where the profit was made, singles accounted for +95.85 pts (best prices) to +41.97 pts (worst prices) from 622.25 pts staked.

    Multiples accounted for +66.83 pts (best prices) to +35.48 pts (worst prices) from 177.58 pts staked.

    Please find further details on how to join the 2022 service - there is currently a £50 discount on the price to sign up for the full season.

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • 2022 NMP service - prices announced

    31st October 2021

    2021, as 2020 was, has been a fantastic year for NMP members. This year we've trebled our betting banks (+164 pts to the end of October) and added to the profit (up to +126 pts) we made last year.

    Please find details of the 2022 service, including a discount available to those signing up early, at the 2022 NMP service link.

    The current 2021 service ends on 30th November 2021 and the 2022 NMP service will begin on 13th January 2022 after I've had a short break.

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Sizzling September continues

    22nd September 2021

    On the back of our nice win in the Sprint Cup with Emaraaty Ana we've just landed three more huge wins in the last two weeks and the bookmakers won't be too happy;

    Hurricane Ivor in the Portland - 8/1 - WON

    Dandalla in a Listed race at Ayr's Western Meeting - 10/1 - WON

    Bielsa in the Ayr Gold Cup - 16/1 - WON

    The 2021 figures to 20th September therefore show a profit of up to +202 pts profit for members. That represents a ROI of +30 % and a ROC of +250% (assuming an 80 pt profit bank).

    Northern Monkey Punter is flying and the service has never been in a better place :-)

    These strong results follow on from a hugely profitable 2021 when members made over 100 pts profit then too.

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Sprint Cup gamble landed!

    5th September 2021

    NMP members landed a nice gamble this weekend when Emaraaty Ana won the Sprint Cup at Haydock. The Kevin Ryan-trained five-year-old was a strong bet and was advised at prices up to 25/1 in a single and in several doubles. 

    He wasn't the only winner for us this weekend either; Top Secret (11/2) & Chalk Stream (13/2) also won for us on Saturday, while Bergerac (9/1) and Emaraty Hero (5/2 -10p R4) won for us on Sunday at York.

    Here's hoping that strong form continues for the rest of the month!

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Summer update

    11th July 2021

    We enjoyed a couple of nice winners at Newmarket's July meeting last week - strong fancy Blackrod (advised ante post, returned 11/1 at SP) and Motakhayyel, who travelled like a demon and won the Bunbury Cup by over three lengths off a mark of 109 for us at prices of 10/1 to 9/1.

    Looking forward to what the rest of the summer brings, especially with Glorious Goodwood on the horizon later in the month, as we still haven't hit our traditional summer purple patch yet.

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Champion Bets Podcast

    22nd April 2021

    I was recently approached by the guys at Champion Bets in Australia and asked to contribute to a special series of 'Betting 360 Podcasts' they are putting together on a stack of different punting and form analysis topics, along with 11 other betting pros/industry figures from across the world!

    You can listen to the intro episode, hosted by Mark Haywood, at that link

    Further episodes, covering each form topic, are set to follow so keep an eye out on the Champion Bets website or Twitter page to catch the rest.

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • 2021 SBC Awards - NMP double silver medallist

    23rd March 2021

    Thanks very much to those who voted for NMP in the 2021 SBC Awards.

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    NMP won 'silver' in the 'Best Horse Racing Tipster' and 'Best Overall Tipster' categories after a superb 2020 Flat season.

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    NMP won 'gold' in both of those categories four years running between 2015-2018 so the aim is to gun for gold again in next year's awards, following a sparkling Cheltenham Festival this month!

    The Smart Betting Club independently monitor and review reputable tipsters - covering horse racing and other sports. You can read more about them on their website.

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • The Flat is back!

    20th March 2021

    The new Irish turf season begins at the Curragh tomorrow and, in the UK, we start at Doncaster next weekend. I have one lined up for the Lincoln.

    We expect to make the bulk of our profit from the Flat each season - particularly when we get fast ground in the summer

    2020 was a fantastic season and members made up to +126 pts profit - exceeding the NMP target of doubling an 80 pt betting bank. 

    Here's hoping the 2021 season is another big one.

    Membership spaces are available: https://www.northernmonkeypunter.co.uk/page-how_to_join.html

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • A Fantastic Festival!

    19th March 2021

    The Cheltenham Festival is one of the most important punting weeks of the year for me and a lot of effort goes in during the preceding months to ensure we make a profit.

    NMP members enjoyed another outstanding Festival in 2021- with winners advised at prices including 33/1, 25/1, 16/1 and 12/1! A profit of over +40 pts was made on the week.

    On Tuesday we had Appreciate It (11/8) and Shishkin (8/11) covered in winning multiples and although we missed out on 30 pt returns on my big ante post Ultima gamble, Happygolucky (20/1 into 10/3 fav), who finished second, and were also agonisingly denied a nice return off multiples involving Concertista, who was nutted on the line by Black Tears in the Mares' Hurdle, we did end the day on a high with Galvin (4/1) landing the NH Chase.

    Wednesday was even better - we backed six of the seven winners and only Easysland (second) in the Cross Country prevented us from going through the card. 

    Bob Olinger (5/2) landed us a nice double when scooting clear in the Ballymore, then we landed the Coral Cup winner, Heaven Help Us, at 25/1 (SP 33/1). Monkfish delivering the goods in the Brown Advisory novices chase (7/4) landed us another little multiple, while we were on Put The Kettle On (12/1) in the Champion Chase, Sky Pirate in the Grand Annual (16/1) and Sir Gerhard at 4/1 ante post in the Champion Bumper. It really was a magical day for members and hearing about some of the multiple returns members have managed makes me very happy!

    On Thursday we started slowly, with Envoi Allen (4/5) suffering a shock defeat when falling in the Marsh Chase. 

    Come On Teddy landed us some place money at 40/1 in the Pertemps Final, though, as did Sire du Berlais (8/1) in the Stayers' Hurdle, before The Shunter (7/2) won the Paddy Power Plate and Mount Ida (13/2), under a quite remarkable ride from Jack Kennedy, romped home in the Kim Muir, despite trading 1000.0 in running on Betfair at one point when dropping to the back of the field.  

    Friday, like Thursday, started slowly. We had a few more seconds when A Plus Tard (10/1) finished second in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, while Elimay's (2/1) narrow defeat in the Mares' Chase denied us some nice ante post doubles. However, we did have a small bet on Colreevy (7/2) against our main bet in the latter race and ended the day on a high when Galopin Des Champs (25/1) landed the Martin Pipe.

    All in all, we managed 13 of the winners over the course of the week (along with a number of placed efforts) and ended the Festival over +40 pts in profit!

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Cheltenham Festival less than one month away

    14th February 2021

    We are now just under a month away from the start of the 2021 Cheltenham Festival on Tuesday 16th March and are in the process of building our ante post portfolio.

    Details on how to join the NMP service can be found here.

    The Cheltenham Festival is one of the main focal points of the year for us and months of preparation went into making the 2020 Festival our most profitable ever - with over +40 pts profit generated during the week. 

    Even though Defi du Seuil, Tiger Roll, Paisley Park and even A Plus Tard suffered surprise defeats, which prevented us from landing another 20 pts+ profit, we enjoyed a fantastic week last year, backing the following winners and placed selections;

    2020 Festival Winners:

    Shishkin 3/1 to 11/4 (Supreme) The Conditional 14/1 to 12/1 (Ultima) Epatante 3/1 to 5/2 (Champion Hurdle) Honeysuckle 2/1 to 6/4 (Mares Hurdle) Dame de Compagnie 16/1 to 14/1 (Coral Cup) Sire du Berlais 10/1 (Pertemps Final) Simply The Betts 12/1 to 10/1 (Brown Advisory Plate) Concertista 5/1 (Mares Novice Hurdle) Al Boum Photo 10/3 (Cheltenham Gold Cup) Chosen Mate 5/1 (Grand Annual) Indefatigable 40/1 (Martin Pipe)

    2020 Festival Place returns:

    Abacadabras 5/1 to 4/1 (Supreme) Edwardstone 16/1 (Supreme) Fakir d'oudaries 6/1 to 9/2 (Arkle) Discorama 9/1 to 15/2 (Ultima) Darver Star 12/1 (Champion Hurdle) Galvin 9/1 to 8/1 (Northern Trust Novices Handicap) Lord du Mesnil 11/2 to 5/1 (NH Chase) Minella Indo 7/2 (RSA) Bachasson 33/1 (Coral Cup) Queens Brook 8/1 to 7/1 (Champion Bumper) Relegate 12/1 to 10/1 (Pertemps Final) Plan Of Attack 25/1 to 16/1 (Kim Muir) Bob Mahler 25/1 to 20/1 (Kim Muir) Billaway 6/1 to 11/2 (Foxhunters) Shantou Flyer 14/1 to 12/1 (Foxhunters)

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • 2020 NMP Annual Review

    30th November 2020

    Read all about the profit NMP members made in 2020 by reading my annual review - I discuss the big winners we landed over the year and also pass comment on the final profit figures - which many NMP members bettered.

    2020 End of year P/L figures (1st Dec '19 - 30th Nov '20)

    Total Pts Staked: 730.71 pts

    Total Profit to highest advised odds: +126.56 pts

    Total Profit to lowest advised odds: +66.47 pts

    Seasonal ROI: +17 % to +9 % (highest to lowest odds advised)

    Seasonal ROC: + 158 % to +83 % (using an 80 pt betting bank)

    Singles: +75.95 pts to +35.09 from 613.01 pts staked

    Multiples: +50.61 pts to +31.39 pts from 117.70 pts staked

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • 2021 service - membership now open

    10th November 2020

    The 2020 service comes to and end on 30th November 2020. We are currently +133 pts (if taking highest advised prices) to +74.5 pts in profit (if taking lowest advised prices every time) from 702 pts staked to 9th November.

    Those results correspond to annual ROIs of +19 % and +11 % and ROCs of +167 % and +93 % (assuming an 80 pt betting bank was used).

    Details of the new 2021 service can be found at this link: 2021 NMP service.

    Long and short term membership options are available ahead of the start of the 2021 service on 1st December 2020. 

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • King Puts Icing On The Cake

    9th November 2020

    The 2020 season has been a superb one for NMP members and we ended the Flat season on a high with a strong single on November Handicap winner On To Victory (10/1), who picked up strongly from off the pace to win the Doncaster prize cosily.

    As well as backing a single, we had him in a small double with stablemate Sceau Royal, who won the Elite Hurdle easily (5/6) at Wincanton.

    With further success at the Breeders' Cup that evening, courtesy of Tarnawa, we have put the icing on the cake for the year and quickly overcome the frustration of being denied a +25 pt plus return from Prince Of Arran, who was an unlucky loser when third in the Melbourne Cup last week (met trouble in running on the home bend).

    At the time of writing, members have achieved up to +133 pts profit from 702 pts staked (recommended betting bank: 80 - 100 pts) at best advised prices this year.

    Even if members obtained the lowest advised prices on every selection they would have made +74.5 pts profit this year - and it is very rare a member would have to take the worse prices on every bet etc. All bets are fully proofed.

    Those totals correspond to annual return on investments of +19 % and +11 % and return on capitals of +167 % to +93 % (assuming an 80 pt bank was used) - 2020 really has been a superb year for NMP members!

    The 2020 service ends on 30th November 2020 and the 2021 service will commence from 1st December.

    Sign up details for the new service will be posted shortly.

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • 2020/21 football ante post bets added

    5th September 2020

    I've started to add my ante post football bets for the 2020/21 season onto the articles section of the website.

    Further bets will be posted before the start of the season on the 12th September. They are all a bit of fun for those looking to have an interest over the course of the season.

    We made a little bit of profit with last year's ante posts, while the 2018/19 season was even better - we landed most of the singles and several accumulators at odds up to 75/1 then!

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • New Hall Of Famer

    2nd August 2020

    In their newsletter dated 2nd August, the Smart Betting Club discussed a new Hall Of Fame service they have recently reviewed - it was Northern Monkey Punter! 

    Due to the profit achieved by the service, the affordability of memberships and the level of customer service provided, the service's long-term performance was acknowledged in being admitted to the SBC's Hall of Fame - a collection of strong-performing tipping services (across a variety of sports). Services in the SBC Hall Of Fame are recommended to their members as services worth signing up to!

    You can read more about the Smart Betting Club on their website.

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Awesome Ascot

    22nd June 2020

    The dust has finally settled after an unforgettable Royal Ascot!

    The meeting isn't usually one I expect to make a profit from and that was even more so the case this year with the season only a few weeks old following the resumption of racing (following the Covid-19 outbreak) and many horses heading there without a recent run.

    However, NMP members enjoyed a magnificent week that saw us land a +63 pt profit smash up on a horse I have a small share in myself, Dandalla. Trained by Karl Burke in North Yorkshire and owned by the Nick Bradley Racing syndicate, I advised a strong bet on her for her debut at Newcastle. She drifted to 7/1, but won easily. We then backed her for the Group 3 Albany at Royal Ascot and she landed singles at prices up to 20/1 and 16/1, as well as landing us some juicy doubles with our other Ascot winners. She dotted up by six lengths and showed a devastating turn of foot to pull clear of the second, the well-regarded Setarhe from the Roger Varian stable.

    Other NMP Royal Ascot winners were Russian Emperor (10/3), Dark Vision (12/1), Tactical (11/2), Art Power (7/2) and Palace Pier (4/1), while we had Gulliver (16/1, EW) and Silent Echo (22/1, EW) placed in the Wokingham.

    Following Royal Ascot members are now anything between +112 pts (to highest advised prices) to +75 pts (to lowest advised prices) in profit for the year (the recommended betting bank is 80-100 pts depending on your attitude to risk).

    The summer is traditionally the service's most productive period, so once the form has settled down in the next few weeks we'll look to kick on and put further profit on the board in 2020!

    Details on how to sign up for the 2020 NMP service can be found here.

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Return of UK racing after 'lockdown'

    28th May 2020

    Horse Racing in the UK was temporarily stopped in March following the outbreak of Covid-19. 

    Racing is now set to return on the 1st June 2020 (providing there are no last minute hiccups), albeit behind closed doors and without spectators, and the British Horseracing Authority (the sport's governing body) has issued a revised fixture schedule for June.

    Royal Ascot is set to take place in June in its original timeslot, though the order of some of the races has been changed and horses haven't had the usual number of prep runs heading into the meeting.

    Away from Royal Ascot, it is expected that some of the races will initially have their field sizes capped (around 12 runners) until the sport (and government) have confidence the virus has been contained. 

    The number of meetings is expected to be lower than is normal for the summer initially, though if the sport can show itself able to operate without exacerbating the spread of the virus, then the limits on field sizes and meetings may soon be lifted, especially as the nation works its way through the phases of the governments strategy to exit lockdown.

    In terms of the NMP service, we have been ticking over during the lockdown by having the odd bet on the American and French racing (since the latter started back). When the UK racing returns on 1st June (soon to be followed by the Irish Racing, which returns on 8th June) we will crack on with the service as normal.

    I would imagine June may be like 'April' normally is - horses are returning from winter absences and it may take a run or so for them to sharpen up. Many have been training hard at home, though these are unusual circumstances and I think it will be best to tread cautiously initially until we know where each trainer is at with their runners and their level of fitness. 

    Once most horses have had a run and we have some recent formlines laid down which we can analyse with confidence, that will be the time we will look to increase our stakes and betting activity. 

    Although we have lost all of April and May from the fixture calendar, the first Classics have been arranged and some of the other Pattern races which we have lost to date have also been reworked back into the calendar in the months ahead.

    At the time of writing today we are +57 pts (to highest advised prices) to +36 pts (to lowest advised prices) from 224 pts staked on the 2020 NMP service. Bets are advised on a 0.25 - 3 pt staking scale, with an advised betting bank of 80-100 pts, depending on your attitude to risk.

    We are thus well on course to double our betting bank for the year, given the progress we made up to and during lockdown. 

    The summer is traditionally the time of year when the service has produced its best results and there is little reason to expect this year will be any different - at least once we get the opening month or so behind us and ring rustiness is less of an issue with horses.

    We still have Newmarket's July meeting and Glorious Goodwood and the rest of the top action etc to look forward to analyse and bet on - even if spectators might not be allowed back into racecourses for a while and we'll be watching everything through a TV!

    Details on how to sign up for the rest of the 2020 NMP service can be found here

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Another superb Cheltenham

    14th March 2020

    The Cheltenham Festival is one of the main focal points of the year for us and months of preparation worked out a treat last week as we smashed in over +40 pts profit during the week and had our most successful Festival ever.

    Even though Defi du Seuil, Tiger Roll, Paisley Park and even A Plus Tard suffered surprise defeats, which prevented us from landing another 20 pts+ profit, we enjoyed a fantastic week, backing the following winners and placed selections;

    Winners: 

    Shishkin 3/1 to 11/4 (Supreme) The Conditional 14/1 to 12/1 (Ultima) Epatante 3/1 to 5/2 (Champion Hurdle) Honeysuckle 2/1 to 6/4 (Mares Hurdle) Dame de Compagnie 16/1 to 14/1 (Coral Cup) Sire du Berlais 10/1 (Pertemps Final) Simply The Betts 12/1 to 10/1 (Brown Advisory Plate) Concertista 5/1 (Mares Novice Hurdle) Al Boum Photo 10/3 (Cheltenham Gold Cup) Chosen Mate 5/1 (Grand Annual) Indefatigable 40/1 (Martin Pipe) 

    Place returns: 

    Abacadabras 5/1 to 4/1 (Supreme) Edwardstone 16/1 (Supreme) Fakir d'oudaries 6/1 to 9/2 (Arkle) Discorama 9/1 to 15/2 (Ultima) Darver Star 12/1 (Champion Hurdle) Galvin 9/1 to 8/1 (Northern Trust Novices Handicap) Lord du Mesnil 11/2 to 5/1 (NH Chase) Minella Indo 7/2 (RSA) Bachasson 33/1 (Coral Cup) Queens Brook 8/1 to 7/1 (Champion Bumper) Relegate 12/1 to 10/1 (Pertemps Final) Plan Of Attack 25/1 to 16/1 (Kim Muir) Bob Mahler 25/1 to 20/1 (Kim Muir) Billaway 6/1 to 11/2 (Foxhunters) Shantou Flyer 14/1 to 12/1 (Foxhunters)

    We also had some exciting multiples which nearly hit the jackpot on Tuesday, when we had four winners and three seconds!

    We now look forward to the start of the new Flat season.

    Membership spaces are available on the NMP sign up page.

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • 2020 service - monthly memberships now available

    7th March 2020

    Monthly memberships are now available for the new season for £45 on the NMP sign up page.

    We have been busy building up our antepost portfolio for Cheltenham in the last month and eagerly await,  not only the start of the Cheltenham Festival on Tuesday, but the return of the Flat action at Doncaster later in the month too.

    Here's hoping its a profitable one!

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • 2019 Review

    5th January 2020

    A summary of how 2019 went for the service can be found at the following link: 2019 review. It was another profitable one, despite three agonising near misses for big returns from Clon Coulis (33/1), Ripp Orf (8/1) and Prince Of Arran (20/1)!

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • 2020 NMP service - memberships available

    3rd January 2020

    Wishing everyone a Happy New Year!

    The 2020 NMP service began on 1st December 2019 and we ended the month with +9.22 pts (to best advised prices) to +6.73 pts (to lowest advised prices) profit from 40 pts staked (23 % - 17 % ROI).

    Membership spaces are available for the remainder of the 2020 season - which runs until the 30th November 2020 - please visit the how to join link for further details.

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Another one bites the dust

    10th November 2019

    With the November handicap being abandoned at Doncaster this weekend, the 2019 turf season has now come to a close.

    We will look back on this year as the year we experienced three excruciating near misses for big payouts (all were worth around 40+ pts);

    1) Clon Coulis in the Royal Hunt Cup - on at prices up to 33/1 ante post - and he was beaten by a nose into second by a rival whose jockey broke the whip rules

    2) Ripp Orf - had a strong bet on him at 14/1 for the Cunard handicap at Ascot and saw him finish a neck second, after going off 7/2, after his rider overplayed the waiting tactics off a steady gallop

    3) Prince Of Arran - we were on him ante post for the Melbourne Cup at Flemington at 20/1 and saw him finish a nose second behind a winner who was better placed off a steady gallop

    That said, it was a generally solid year for the service. Apart from a bad June (which had followed an ante post football bonanza the preceding month.....all eight singles advised in the 2018/19 season won, as did five of the seven accumulators - at odds up to 75/1) we made a profit in March, April, May, July, August and September, before the heavy rain set back in during October and led to abandonments galore.

    We ended the 2019 service with a profit of +31.66 pts to lowest advised prices, from 535.35 outlaid at recommended stakes (a +6 % ROI). 

    It would have been possible to better this figure by taking higher odds for any of our winners (most selections are tipped up with an odds range but I settle at the lowest odds on record) and if taking enhanced places on many of the each-way selections (especially at the weekends).

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Awesome August

    18th August 2019

    May to June was a losing period for the service but we've bounced back with a profitable July and recorded a profit of +37 pts in August so far from 47 pts staked (a ROI of +79 %).

    Recent highlights included 3 pt MAX bet Victory Day (5/2) winning at Ascot during the Shergar Cup and Dakota Gold (8/1) winning the Great St Wilfrid at Ripon this weekend. 

    We also had Dakota Gold in a 36/1 double with Anna Bunina (11/4) on the same Ripon card and landed further 18/1 and 7/2 (-35p R4) winners on the day courtesy of Breanski and Hortzadar at Doncaster and Ripon, respectively.

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Football ante post review

    13th May 2019

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    The 2018/19 football ante posts couldn't have gone much better. All eight advised singles won and five of the seven accas won at odds of 75/1, 35/1, 24/1, 10/1 & 9/1

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • April update

    28th April 2019

    It is great to have the Flat season back - our bread and butter.

    We've been keeping the stakes limited for the first month of the season or so, while the form settles down, but we've had some decent winners already, including Marmelo in the John Porter (9/1), Ventura Ocean (8/1), Just That Lord (13/2), Mountain Angel (9/2) and Gumball (10/3), along with Eden Rose (9/2), Champarisi (3/1) and Harbour Vision (5/1) on the all-weather and Burrows Saint (15/2) in the Irish Grand National.

    I will be stepping stakes back up to the full scale (0.25 to 3 pts) in May as we now enter the main months of the Flat season, in which I expect to make the bulk of our profit this year.

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Another profitable Cheltenham

    18th March 2019

    The 2019 Cheltenham Festival proved another enjoyable one for NMP members as we made a profit of over +11 pts from 38 pts staked on the week. 

    We suffered some bad luck on the first day with Buveur D'Air and Benie Des Dieux (both backed in separate ante post doubles) falling (the latter, especially, was set to collect when tumbling at the last), though a minor return off Roksana in the Mares' Hurdle softened the blow. 

    Our big ante post gamble on Tower Bridge (backed at prices up to 20/1 each-way) was foiled by the classy A Plus Tard in the Close Brothers, though we did manage a place return as he finished second after enduring a nightmare passage.

    On the Wednesday, Tiger Roll landed the Cross-Country for us but Thursday was the big day. Defi Du Seuil landed a gamble for us in the JLT (backed at 11/1 ante post and went off 3/1) and then Sire Du Berlais landed another gamble in the next race on the card, the Pertemps (14/1 into 4/1) - we had those two backed in a double on the day as well as in singles. Our third winner of the day was Siruh Du Lac in the Brown Advisory Plate (8/1 into 9/2), who jumped his rivals into submission from the front under Lizzie Kelly.

    On the Friday our main Gold Cup pick, Presenting Percy, returned lame, though Defi Bleu (14/1, EW) and Dallas Des Pictons (7/2, EW) went close in the finale, the Martin Pipe.

    Overall it was a profitable week and one that puts us on the front foot ahead of the new turf season, which begins in the coming weeks and is where I expect us to make the bulk of our profit for the year.

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Cheltenham sign up offer

    27th February 2019

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    SIGN UP OFFER - Full season memberships are currently discounted to £225 for the full season (membership from the day you join until 10th November 2019) until the start of the Cheltenham Festival.

    I will be sending out daily e-mails and a preview for every race during the Festival. You will also receive a list of my current ante post bets (including a potential 16/1* gamble in one of the handicaps and a 14/1* shot I think could upset one of the supposed 'banker' novice hurdlers).

    Lastly, I will also e-mail all members my detailed notes from the Sky Bet Cheltenham preview evening taking place at Doncaster racecourse on 6th March.

    *those prices available at the time of writing on 27th February but the markets are fluid and they are liable to change!

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • 2018 Review

    1st January 2019

    It ended up being a little worse than a break-even year on record to lowest advised prices (it is possible to improve upon my P/L by taking higher odds throughout the year as most selections are advised with a range of odds and I don't record the higher odds in the range on record), but here is my review of how the 2018 NMP service went.... 

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Launch of new 2019 NMP 'weekends and festivals' service

    1st December 2018

    Full details of the new 2019 NMP 'weekends and festivals' service can be found at the how to join link!

    The 2019 service runs from 1st January to 10th November and will focus on providing bets in the big races televised on ITV at the weekend and during the big summer festivals.

    Discounted memberships are available for those signing up for the full year before 1st January 2019.

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Low Sun lands the Cesarewitch

    31st October 2018

    One of the big wins for members in 2017 was Withhold landing the Cesarewitch for Roger Charlton and we struck gold in the same race again this year, this time with Willie Mullins' Low Sun. Members were advised;

    "One of my angles with Withhold last year was that he was a Champs Elysees and his progeny improve when granted a stamina test. LOW SUN is by the same sire. 

    I really liked his 2m win at the Curragh on fast ground in June, when he kept on rolling, and he's progressed since, winning a valuable handicap hurdle at Galway over the summer. 

    He was held up in the rear in his prep race at Bellewstown last time but he's usually ridden closer to the pace. I would like to see a reversion to prominent tactics on the big day on Saturday."

    Advised to members at 12/1 and 10/1, Low Sun dug in bravely under Seamie Heffernan to grind out a victory on the near side rail!


    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Jason Watson strikes again!

    9th September 2018

    One of the highlights of the summer for us this year was Jason Watson winning the Stewards' Cup aboard Gifted Master (advised at 14/1 and returned 20/1 at SP) and the talented 3lb apprentice rider struck again at the weekend on the David Elsworth-trained Ripp Orf, landing the 7f Cunard Handicap at Ascot at advised odds of 10/1.

    It was a big result for members, who had been advised to back him in a double with Florencio on the beach at Laytown earlier in the week at 7/4 to 13/8, as as well as in a strong single. Members thus made around 30 pts profit from a 2.25 pt outlay involving Ripp Orf!

    The Tin Man is one of my favourite horses in training after he won the Champions Sprint for us in 2016 (along with a huge tricast) and his superb victory in the Sprint Cup at Haydock - winning the race at the third attempt after placing in the two previous renewals - made for an even extra special weekend. 

    James Fanshawe's six-year-old was advised to members at 8/1 to 15/2 in the week before the race. He was friendless on the morning after the rain arrived from Friday, though he was backed into 7/1 at the off and was given a lovely ride from his new partner in the saddle, Oisin Murphy.

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Shergar success

    11th August 2018

    The Shergar Cup at Ascot isn't everyone's cup of tea but it is a meeting I personally enjoy, due to the fact we are guaranteed double figure field sizes with the reserves and there are three places paid each-way.

    We enjoyed a good meeting this year with Tis Marvellous winning the sprint opener under Hollie Doyle at 6/1 (advised) and Via Serendipity then striking under Hayley Turner for the girls again in the Mile handicap (11/2 advised).

    Those two winners alone made for a profitable Saturday, though it could have been even better had Shaheen landed a sprint later on the card; we had backed him in a 0.125 pt win trixie (cost 0.5 pt) with the two aforementioned winners and would have won an additional 40 pts profit on the day had he been successful. He was sent off 3/1 joint-favourite but finished fourth. 

    We won over 5 pts off the winning double on Tis Marvellous and Via Serendipity in the trixie, though, as well as singles on both of those two as well so, overall, it was still a decent day.

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Glorious Goodwood

    4th August 2018

    We adopted a selective approach to Glorious Goodwood and focused on a select number of horses this year, rather than firing the scattergun.

    We made a profit on four of the five days of the meeting;

    Sir Dancelot got up in a tight finish at advised odds of 5/1 to win the Lennox Stakes on the opening day. 

    Lil Rockerfeller bolted up from the front under Silvestre De Sousa at 10/3 in the stayers handicap to win on day two.

    On day three Communique won at 5/1 (advised) for Mark Johnston, having been backed into 7/2 at SP.

    Our two bets both lost on day four but we regained the winning thread on Saturday when Gifted Master, advised at 14/1 (SP 20/1), won the Stewards' Cup for us under crack apprentice Jason Watson and put us in profit for the day and topped up our profit for the week.

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Jubilation on the July Course

    13th July 2018

    The July meeting at Newmarket is one of my favourite meetings of the year and 2018 was certainly another memorable one.

    Members were advised to back Foxtrot Lady strongly in a single at 10/1 on the back of her eyecatching run at York and also in doubles with Kalagia (11/8) and Bailarico (15/8), both of whom won at smaller meetings earlier in the week. The two winning doubles and strong single on Foxtrot Lady returned members almost 50 pts of profit!

    The winners didn't stop there, though, with Mark Johnston's Communique following up at advised odds of 12/1 the following day for another decent winner. 

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Magic in Meydan!

    31st March 2018

    We had three bets at Meydan on World Cup night. Members were advised......

    "1.50 Meydan 

    VAZIRABAD was given the softest of rides in his prep race here 30 days ago and Christophe Soumillon clearly didn't want to give him a hard time with this 'cup final' tonight in mind. He made smooth progress through the field on the inside and got within half a length of Rare Rhythm, who was being pushed along by William Buick. Soumillon could have either got the bat out and tried to butcher him home, or retreat. He opted to take the latter approach and eased down in second. The step up to 2m gives him a viable chance of turning the tables now he'll be ridden to win. He's bidding to win this for the third year in a row. 

    3.05 Meydan 

    With Hit The Bid and Conquest Tsunami both drawn in double figure stalls, the stands side of the draw could be the place to be here. Aussie raider Music Magnate would be interesting if the market vibes are positive. He bids to follow in the footsteps of Ortensia and Buffering in winning the race for Australia.

    Blue Point also has a good chance - his is obvious as he's even money now Ertijaal has come out of the race. He ran very well behind that rival in a trial run over 5f and now returns to the trip he beat Harry Angel over in the UK last year (as well as finishing third to Caravaggio in the Commonwealth Cup).

    I've come round to the idea of backing JUNGLE CAT at the prices, though. He won the Nad Al Sheba trophy in his prep, just as he did before finishing fourth in this race 12 months ago, but the ground turned yielding after rain on World Cup night last year and he couldn't pick up as well as hoped, finishing just behind Ertijaal in fourth. 

    It is interesting to contrast that performance with his last one against Ertijaal over the same C&D three weeks ago. This time, with the ground riding good, he swept past that rival to score by two lengths and actually break the track record. Ertijaal is a non-stayer over 6f but it was still a smart performance and provides logical reasoning to think he's an improved performer at the age of six and could finish in the money this time with the ground more suitable this year. 

    4.35 Meydan 

    BENBATL was drawn wide and missed the break last time. He had to race wide, with little cover, and ending up covering 13 metres more than the half-length winner as he crossed the line in second. Oisin Murphy, refreshingly, conceded afterwards he'd given his mount a bad ride, but with a better draw this evening and the likelihood of not having to cover so much ground, he's every chance of getting back to winning ways. He'd won two C&D races in impressive fashion at Group 3 and Group 2 level prior to that, sitting up with the pace and keeping on strongly once hitting the front."

    Vazirabad was backed from 5/2 into 6/4 and won

    Jungle Cat was advised at 5/1 (-40p R4) and went off 11/4 and won

    Benbatl was advised at 9/2 and went off 4/1 and won

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • A Cracking Cheltenham

    19th March 2018

    It was a superb week for us at the 2018 Cheltenham Festival and we backed 10 of the 28 winners;

    Summerville Boy (9/1)
    Footpad (5/4)
    Coo Star Sivola (10/1)
    Benie Des Dieux (9/2)
    Rathvinden (12/1)
    Mister Whitaker (8/1)
    Presenting Percy (16/1)
    Balko Des Flos (8/1)
    Laurina (5/6)
    Missed Approach (20/1)

    We also had plenty of horses either rattling the crossbar or going close and hitting the frame too, such as Kalashnikov (16/1), Black Op (8/1), William Henry (10/1), Barney Dwan (8/1), Min (7/2), Monalee (7/2), Tornado Flyer (10/1), Mr Adjudicator (8/1), Santini (16/1) and Road To Respect (12/1).

    We outlaid a total of 27.60 pts and made a profit of +14.53 pts over the week (to lowest advised odds - i.e. a bigger profit was achievable in reality by taking the highest odds in the advised range) - a ROI of +53 %.

    The highlights were Presenting Percy landing us a big ante post gamble in the RSA (we'd been on him since October and he went off 5/2 on the day) and also backing six of the seven winners on the Tuesday - a great day for those members who like a multi!

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Another double scoop at the 2018 SBC Betting Awards

    12th February 2018

    Thanks very much to those of you who voted for Northern Monkey Punter in the 2018 Secret Betting Club Tipster & Betting Awards - I'm delighted to say the service won the Gold Award in the Best Racing Tipster and Best Overall Tipster categories for the FOURTH year in a row!

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    NMP hadn't been nominated for the 2018 Best Racing Tipster award initially this year (which was understandable given the small profit I noted for the year on record - settling bets to lowest advised prices and most of the doubles were settled at SP) but, as I always say, there is great potential to beat my official service profits in reality and it seems this was the case for many members (some of whom reported doubling their betting banks in 2017) and voted for NMP via the 'other service' option!

    For those who are not members of the Secret Betting Club and want to know more about their work, the SBC are an independent, long-standing and respected tipster review website that track services and betting systems covering a wide range of sports.

    Their back catalogue of reviews dates back to 2006 and is accessible to members along with various other useful content including advice on how to run a portfolio of services and beat bookie restrictions (including how to use VPN's). 

    If anyone is looking to expand their portfolio of tipsters or branch out into new sports, their work is worth checking out.

    Thanks again to those who voted for NMP and here's hoping for a smoother ride in 2018 and another award-winning year!

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • An awesome day at Aintree

    10th December 2017

    I look forward to the Becher Chase, which is run over the Grand National fences at Aintree, each year. 

    We were on the winner (Vieux Lion Rouge) in 2016 and we had the winner on side yesterday too - Blaklion.

    Members were advised to back him at 5/1 to 4/1 earlier in the week and he ended up being backed into 7/4 on the day, winning by nine lengths and producing a performance which shot him to the fore of the betting for the Grand National.

    We were also on the horse who had finished third behind Blaklion (second) in the Charlie Hall on his reappearance, Definitly Red, who won a Grade 2 chase on the Mildmay course by an easy seven lengths, despite drifting to 9/4.

    We did have two losing selections at Sandown on the day (William H Bonney and Doing Fine) but completed a hat-trick with the Aintree picks when Gas Line Boy (advised at top price of 8/1) hacked up in the Grand Sefton.

    He was almost brought down by a faller at one point but thankfully kept on his feet before powering his way to a comfortable victory over the National fences.

    We boosted our return on Gas Line Boy by backing him in a double at 6/1 with Katiymann, who had won on the all-weather at Dundalk at 9/4. 

    Gas Line Boy alone winning on the day was worth around 12-10 pts (top to bottom prices) alone, even before the wins from Definitly Red and Blaklion (who had been a strong 2 pt fancy and the biggest bet of the day) were factored in!

    It continued a good start to the new jumps season, following on from recent NH successes from Sam Spinner, Old Guard, High Bridge, Mala Beach, Verdana Blue and Limited Reserve.

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Williams charge saunters to November Handicap victory

    12th November 2017

    NMP members ended the 2017 season on a high on Saturday with two winners trained by Ian Williams, who completed a quick across-the-cards double at Wincanton and Doncaster.

    London Prize won the Elite Hurdle by three lengths at an SP of 4/1 (had been advised at 9/2 to 4/1) and then, 15 minutes later up at Doncaster, Saunter plundered the feature race of the day - the November Handicap - winning by one-and-a-quarter lengths on what was only his second start for the stable.

    Members had been advised to back Saunter at 14/1 to 12/1 midweek as soon as the booking of Jim Crowley had been announced and were then advised to back him in a double with stablemate London Prize closer to the race, too (Saunter was a best price of 10/1 at that point). He returned 6/1 at SP after being the subject of a late gamble.

    It was a very good afternoon as the pair were the two main bets of the weekend on the service. Winning singles and a winning double were thus returned.

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Cesarewitch smash up!

    16th October 2017

    Well, well, well, what a wonderful weekend that was!

    It would be fair to say NMP members have been really unlucky with regards to the fate of our multiple selections this year - with Orion's Bow, Home Of The Brave and Jumira Bridge just some of those who have been narrowly touched off to deny us some big paydays. 

    There is only so long bad luck can count against you though and we made up for it in style with Withhold landing a huge ante post gamble in the Cesarewitch last weekend (pictured far left in the blue silks, (c) Ed Whitaker, Racing Post).

    Roger Charlton's charge was backed off the boards after first show, with his price collapsing to 5/1 from 9/1, but NMP members were advised to have a decent ante post wager on him at 25/1 after his eyecatching prep run at Newbury weeks before the big race. 

    Members had also been advised to back him in a 55/1 double with his stablemate, Blakeney Point, who won at 10/3 (SP) at Leicester in the week leading up to the Cesarewitch as the stable had their horses in superb form at the time.

    Members were told Withhold may improve for the step up in trip at Newmarket, as he would likely creep in off a lovely, low racing weight and may have his normal headgear, which had been omitted for his prep run, reapplied at HQ. 

    The booking of Silvestre De Sousa at the final declaration stage was the icing on the cake and the horse absolutely bolted up after tacking over from a wide draw and being given a prominent ride, breaking the track record and winning eased down.

    As Roger Charlton told ITV Racing after the race, "it was a demolition job, really"! 

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Brilliant Balding does it again

    30th September 2017

    Andrew Balding did us a good turn last week when his Brorocco kept on stylishly down the outside of the field under David Probert, landing a big Saturday handicap at Newbury. He went on record at 9/1, though some members obtained marginally larger prices in the morning.

    Balding came up trumps the following weekend when Donjuan Triumphant got up in a photo finish to win the rearranged Gold Cup for us at Haydock. 

    The prestigious 6f sprint was originally scheduled to take place at Ayr the previous week and we had backed him as a strong ante post selection at prices up to 16/1. Those bets were voided when the entire Western meeting was abandoned due to a waterlogged track, though we kept the faith, reinvested some of the returned stake and the former Richard Fahey representative dug in well under PJ McDonald to get up in the final strides for a 10/1 winner!

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Nakeeta gets up late for Ebor ecstasy

    29th August 2017

    Nakeeta had been labelled a bridesmaid by some as, although he won the Old Borough Cup at Haydock in 2015, he came up short several times in big handicaps last year - at Chester, Ascot, York and Leopardstown. 

    Often, however, it seemed to me like it was a matter of timing, rather than a bad attitude, which proved his downfall. 

    Members were, therefore, advised to make him their main bet for the Ebor at York last weekend - with him being backable as big as 16/1 first thing on Saturday morning......

    "The Ebor is a tightly knit handicap these days as you needed a mark of 102 to get a run this year and there is only 8lb separating top and bottom weight. With that in mind, having a useful claiming apprentice on board could potentially be a big advantage. 

    Iain Jardine booked 7lb claimer Clifford Lee for Shrewd last year, who finished second to Heartbreak City, and I think it is interesting that he's booked another apprentice - Callum Rodriguez - this year for NAKEETA

    Rodriguez, who boasts a level stakes profit to SP (+£19), BSP (+£35) and has won 19 % more often than statistical expectations in 180 Flat races this season, has impressed me this season when riding Intense Romance as he was cool-as-a-cucumber that day he won at Newcastle. He also gave Foxy Boy a very good patient ride that day he won at cramped odds at Haydock. 

    I think he's worth his 5lb claim and his ability isn't yet fully being completely factored into his odds. The weight he takes off looks a massive plus for Nakeeta, who was a perennial hard luck story last season. 

    He was beaten by a short head in the Chester Cup and had a number of near misses, such as at this track and also Ascot. 

    Perhaps his most heartbreaking defeat, however, was that day at Leopardstown, in the November handicap when he kicked into the lead but was worn down by Golden Spear in the final strides (Magic Circle, who is 9/1 here after winning here on Wednesday, was back in third as it happens while the fifth, Snow Falcon, has also won in Ireland this week to serve us a reminder of the worth of that particular formline). 

    Jardine said he was being aimed at this race last year but he was rated around 97 at that time and unfortunately missed the cut. This time he has crept in at the bottom of the handicap though and, with his jockey's claim, he's effectively running off a mark of 98 here, which is 1lb lower than the mark off which he was narrowly beaten in the Irish November handicap. 

    I liked his performance here in Listed company off unfavourable terms behind Dal Harraild two runs back, demonstrating (again) his effectiveness at the track, while there was no shame in his last run at Newmarket, when he was keen early on but travelled right into contention before paying for those exertions late on. 

    The return to this flat track looks ideal for him in view of the fact his best performances have come at level tracks like York, Haydock, Chester and Leopardstown - they just seem to suit his style of running better than Newmarket. 

    On his second start since being gelded I also want a small bet on BATTERSEA. He held his own in some tough Meydan handicaps last year and, notably, was fourth in this race off a mark of 107 last season. 

    He's 2lb lower now, and with David Egan, another smart 5lb claimer, easing his mark further, he's effectively 7lb lower this year. We've a dry forecast at York today and drying ground is exactly what Roger Varian's six-year-old wants."

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Magnificent Marsha lands the Nunthorpe

    25th August 2017

    2017 has been a frustrating summer for the service with so many selections finishing second and narrowly getting beaten, but it was nice to see Marsha land the Nunthorpe for us at York on Friday. 

    Members were advised to back her at 10/1 to 8/1 and were told:

    "The clash between Battaash and Lady Aurelia has been one of the talking points in the lead up to the Ebor meeting. 

    Both have been supremely impressive of late, but, when all is said and done, do you really want to take a price around 7/4 for either of them when there is little option to take out economical insurance to guard against a near miss at the hands of the other? I don't, as there are also other proven Group 1 performers in the race to consider as well. 

    The key horse to this whole race - despite what the pundits and the betting says - is 33/1 shot Take Cover. He has lots of early speed and if he were to match strides with Lady Aurelia then he could potentially bustle her up and set this up for a closer.

    The pair clashed, on paper at least, in the King's Stand, and Take Cover actually showed the superior trap craft to slip into the early lead, but the key thing to note about that race was that there were effectively two races for the price of one; Take Cover headed those racing towards the far side of the track, while Lady Aurelia pretty much did her own thing and controlled matters towards the stands rail - without eyeballing Take Cover and being hindered by him - which may have been the case if they'd raced in one central group. 

    I would be interested to see them eyeball to eyeball today as the field size is smaller and there is a greater chance they'll all race in one cluster - lets see if Lady Aurelia can confirm what she showed at Ascot and become a true great. 

    There is a danger, though, her finishing effort might just be muted if she is taken out of her comfort zone (if Take Cover isn't outclassed and can get near her). 

    A potential pace duel would obviously suit the tactically versatile Battaash, who announced himself on the big stage when winning at Goodwood. He tanked his way through that race, taking a lead off Take Cover, and beat a solid yardstick, Profitable, who looks a big each-way price himself today at 16/1, but having watched the replay back countless times I have concluded that although Profitable was perhaps beaten fair and square, MARSHA can have her effort upgraded somewhat for finishing third. 

    She isn't always going to be fun to watch when Luke Morris is trusted with the reins - he's one of the most unsightly riders in the weighing room - but she was undeniably hampered last time in an incident that started when Profitable tried to make some ground upsides Take Cover but was shuffled back. Marsha was caught up in the melee and had to be switched for a run. 

    She made some nice late progress though and deserves another chance, especially since this drying ground will also be in her favour. 

    Those with the service earlier in the year will remember we had a very good bet on her - a MAX bet infact - for the King's Stand, and I am still of the opinion she's good enough to win a Group 1 in Britain. 

    Let's not forget her impressive win in the l'Abbaye at Chantilly last season or her notable Palace House victory this year - when she gave weight away and still got the job done first time out. 

    A secondary bet on Profitable, who is disgustingly big at 16/1, is also recommended. He is tied in with the two market leaders as well as Marsha, so we cannot overlook him, even if he did seem to be beaten fair and square by Battaash last time. He's a class horse and won't mind any bits of juice lingering in the ground."

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Now the best time to join NMP?

    7th June 2017

    It has been a slow start to the new turf season for us and we recorded a loss of -14 pts in April - we had a string of near misses but it is winners, not placed selections, that can turn a losing month into a winning one.

    May was steady away month and we recorded a profit of +5.35 pts on record. In reality, however, members achieved closer to 10 pts profit - the difference being a result of me settling my multiple bets at SP on record. We had a winning double involving a selection who was strongly backed just before the off.

    The profit and loss figures show the 2017 service is -35 pts in the red since November (a -7 % ROI) but we know long-term, based on thousands of proofed bets, that NMP has a ROI edge of +10 % over the bookmakers......it could only be a matter of time until results start to correct themselves and, consequently, now may well be the best time to join my service.

    Summer is traditionally the service's most profitable period and once the recent wet weather clears up I expect we'll be able to build on the May profit and kick on for the year.

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Cheltenham debrief - 33/1 Sizing John winner and a 1-2-3 in the Gold Cup

    18th March 2017

    Bookmakers generally seemed to have the upper hand over the punters at this year's Festival and, Thursday aside, it was a bookies benefit meeting. 

    The NMP selections broke even over the course of the week, though, with the winners including Apple's Jade (9/2) in the Mares' Hurdle, Supasundae (20/1) in the Coral Cup and Presenting Percy (8/1) in the Pertemps Final.

    We had Let's Dance in the Mares' Novice Hurdle at 5/2 in a double with another jumps pick before the Festival, while we also had Defi Du Seuil (Triumph Hurdle) at 11/4 in a nice double with a sprint winner at Lingfield. 

    However, the most pleasing result of the week for us - by some way - was the Cheltenham Gold Cup as we were on the impressive winner Sizing John at ante post prices up to 33/1 and also went in on the day again because I was so keen on him. Members were told on the morning of the race,

    "We are on three in the Gold Cup but SIZING JOHN, by far, is the one that interests me most this morning as he oozes class and the ground has come up perfect for him. 

    Robbie Power gave him a brilliant ride in the Irish Gold Cup and having a man that is unfazed on the big stage is also a big plus. 

    The big question is whether he will stay the trip, but he is unexposed over it and the manner he kept on over 3m in Ireland last time suggested Jessica Harrington, who has already been among the winners this week, simply had to go for this race with him. 

    Djakadam is a danger having enjoyed a smoother prep than 12 months ago when second (would have been third if Cue Card hadn't fallen) but he's 3/1 and Sizing John is almost treble his price. 

    Native River has enjoyed a superb season and, for all the 8/1 we have about him is a great bet, he has slight doubts over the ground even if he is fully proven over the trip. 

    I cannot have Cue Card at all. Cheltenham is no place for old bones and his chance was last year when he fell. Sentiment has undoubtedly influenced his price (and may drive it in further today). 

    Outlander is unlikely to be good enough (Gordon Elliott preferred Empire of Dirt but the owner wanted that one in the Ryanair), Champagne West and Bristol De Mai could be lambs to the slaughter as they struggle to match strides with Native River upfront and I would worry More Of That, a bleeder, might not even complete, despite glowing reports from the gallops. 

    Of the rest, there is only one I think is good enough to potentially win a Gold Cup, Minella Rocco, and we are on him at good prices previously. The jockey bookings getting shuffled after the injury to Mark Walsh (Fehily now rides as Coleman shifts to More of That) boosts his claims and I think he could run a race at a price if those from further back in the field can get into it. 

    However, I don't think he, too, has the class of Sizing John, who has a gorgeous profile for the race. I am all over him and have put my free bets from William Hill on him as I still think he's a very good price this morning! 

    He was campaigned over the wrong trip, it seems, for Henry de Bromhead but has really come to life this season as Harrington has stepped him up in distance."

    We were also on the Gold Cup second, Minella Rocco, at prices up to 33/1 ante post, while we had the third, Native River, on side ante post at 8/1 too. If anyone played a tricast on those three it paid £521.34 to a £1 stake, while the Trifecta on the Tote paid £584.20! 

    Personally, I did not have the winning combination covered in my own permutations, but would have collected one if Djakadam had clung on for third! 

    It was a great result for us all the same, with the horse bouncing off the good ground and producing a magnificent jump under pressure at the last to seal the victory.

    Elsewhere at the Festival, we had also backed Cantlow (Cross Country) and On The Fringe (Foxhunters) in some nice multiples, while we were on Yanworth, who went off 2/1 favourite for the Champion Hurdle, at 12/1 ante post. We also had prices up to 20/1 for Unowhatimeanharry, who went off 5/6 favourite in the Stayers' Hurdle! 

    Although all four of these fancied selections disappointed, we would have only needed one or two of them to have gone in, which was entirely feasible, and it would have been an excellent week with a further 20-30 pts on the board!

    We are looking ahead to Aintree and also the AW Finals next, while the turf season is soon approaching too. The turf season, in particular in the summer, is where we are expecting to make the bulk of our profit this year.

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • NMP double scoop at the Secret Betting Club Awards

    24th February 2017

    I just wanted to say a big thank you to those of you who voted for Northern Monkey Punter in the 2017 SBC Tipster & Betting Awards - I'm delighted to say the service won the Gold Award in the Best Racing Tipster and Best Overall Tipster categories for the third year in a row! 

    Things don't always go smoothly when running the service and the inevitable losing runs never get any more bearable - even after seven years - but we're in it for the long haul and getting recognition in the shape of these awards for the good times makes the sacrifices and early morning finishes worthwhile! 

    For those who are not members of the Secret Betting Club and want to know more about their work, the SBC are an independent, long-standing and respected tipster review website that track services and betting systems covering a wide range of sports. 

    Their back catalogue of reviews dates back to 2006 and is accessible to members along with various other useful content including advice on how to run a portfolio of services and beat bookie restrictions (including how to use VPN's). The SBC are also currently running a "Better Betting" campaign against unfair bookmaker practices.

    The SBC have discounted their prices for 2017 so if anyone is looking to expand their portfolio of tipsters or branch out into new sports, their work is worth checking out, especially since they offer a 90-day money back guarantee if you are not satisfied with their products. 

    Thanks again to those who voted for NMP and here's hoping 2017 is as profitable as 2016!

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Under three weeks until the Cheltenham Festival

    22nd February 2017

    It's that time of the year again where we look to build up our list of Cheltenham ante posts ahead of the Festival.

    In 2016 the service enjoyed a tremendous Festival - which was the result of months of planning in the lead up to the main event.

    We ended up making +26 pts profit to the lowest quoted odds in e-mails (in practice it would have been easy to win much more than this due to fact many of the prices in my doubles were settled at SP). 

    Some of the single winners included.....

    • Unowhatimeanharry (Albert Bartlett) 25/1
    • Sizing John (Arkle, w/o Douvan) 16/1
    • Mall Dini (Pertemps) 20/1)
    • Ivanovich Gorbatov (Triumph) 8/1
    • Yorkhill (Supreme) 3/1 
    • On The Fringe (Foxhunters) 11/4

    We also landed winning multiples involving all-weather winners we'd backed in the months leading up the Festival with Cheltenham scorers Douvan (Arkle), Vroum Vroum Mag (Mares Hurdle), Thistlecrack (World Hurdle), Limini (Mares Novice Hurdle) and Ivanovich Gorbatov (Triumph).

    We were on Valseur Lido (placed 33/1 EW) and Road To Riches (placed 12/1 EW) in the Ryanair and our main ante post fancy in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, Djakadam, also ran a cracker to finish second. All in all, it was a very good week!

    This season we have taken long-term views against Faugheen in the Champion Hurdle (the view was he may not be the same horse after his long-term injury) and against Thistlecrack in the Gold Cup (the view was that the race is tough for novices to win) this season and our main bets in these races are now 7/2 2nd fav (from 12/1) and 5/2 fav (from 8/1), respectively. In the Stayers' Hurdle we are on the ante post favourite (who is now 6/5) at prices up to 20/1 (advised in November).

    There are still plenty more races to cover before the Festival starts and we will continue to add further Festival bets to our list until the Festival starts. 

    We will continue to bet throughout the Festival itself too, topping up and covering our positions as the week goes on.

    We will be looking to outlay a similar amount to last season with a view to trying to generate a 20pt+ profit on the week that will set us up for the start of the Flat - which is the service's bread and butter.

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Jubilant January

    28th January 2017

    December wasn't a great month for us as we made a loss and so many horses traded at odds on in running but failed to go on  and win their race. 

    These things are cyclical, though, and we've gained compensation in January with a rich run of form. We've backed 16 individual winners and also landed a small double. 

    The winners were: Petite Jack (9/4), Ertijaal (13/8), Zac Brown (12/1), Lancelot Du Lac (11/4), Garde La Victoire (7/4), Gracious Tom (5/1), Final Venture (14/1), Winter Lion (9/2), Fast Track (13/2), My Target (9/2), Mythical Madness (9/2), Bring On A Spinner (7/2), Championship (7/2), Kasbah (11/2), Isharah (5/1) and Promising Run (4/1). 

    The double was on Revel & Absolute Blast, who were settled at SP (as are most of my doubles). 

    We are +21.09 pts up for the month at the time of writing and the 2017 service is back in profit (+3.52 pts) again, despite the December lull.

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Happy Christmas

    25th December 2016

    I would like to wish all of my members and website visitors a Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year!

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • 2016 annual review

    23rd December 2016

    A full review of the 2016 NMP service can be found at the 2016 review link.

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • 2017 service start date

    8th December 2016

    My 2017 service will commence from the morning of Wednesday 9th November 2016 and will run until 12th November 2017. Please find full details at the following link: NMP 2017 membership details.

    Author: simoncorrigan

  • 2016: Another successful season

    9th November 2016

    The curtain came down on the Flat season after Doncaster and we ended the year with +77.66 pts profit from a total of 818.73 pts outlaid at advised stakes and prices (the lowest quoted in e-mails). This translated to a ROI of +9 % and a ROC of +97 % since January 1st - we've effectively doubled an 80 pt betting bank over the course of the season so the main target for the season was met!

    Author: simoncorrigan

  • The Tin Man wields his axe on bookmakers

    15th October 2016

    We had been knocking hard on the door with our big ante post Flat selections and landed a big coup on Champions Day at Ascot when The Tin Man (8/1) landed a MAX bet for us and several doubles (win and each-way) in the Champions Sprint. 

    We also had the 80/1 second, Growl, onside each-way, so it really was a superb result for us. 

    It was somewhat ironic that the two horses which have been touched off when on the verge of landing us large ante post returns this season - Growl and Brando - were the 2nd and 3rd in this race on the day when we finally landed a big chop.

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    The tricast (see image above) paid £4383.09 to a £1 stake (it paid £12,278.90 on the Tote, for comparison, if anyone had played it) and was a nice bonus if played on top of the singles and doubles advised to all members on the first and second.

    September ended with a small profit of +3.75 pts and we're looking to protect what we've got in the next few weeks until the Flat season ends at Doncaster in November.

    Author: simoncorrigan

  • Autumn Update

    12th September 2016

    August was a steady away month in which we broke even. 

    We started slowly but finished well with winners such as Sors (8/1) at the Curragh, El Astronaute (5/1) at Epsom and a double on two Richard Whitaker sprinters at Ripon - Pipers Note and Love Island. The double paid +12.31 pts profit at SP but members yielded greater returns than that in reality if they took morning prices - if taking BOG it is impossible not to beat the SP returns even if horses shorten over the course of the day! 

    September started well when we banged in 33/1 shot Just Glamorous in the Prix du Petit Couvert on Arc Trials Day at Chantilly (pictured left, (c) Edward Whitaker/Racing Post). He hacked up with a fine front running ride, returning odds of 20.70 on the PMU (French Tote) and never looked like getting caught - even by solid sprint yardstick Goldream. 

    We were narrowly denied another whopping ante post return with Growl finishing second in the Ayr Gold Cup, though we did take consolation from Penglai Pavilion  dotting up in the Cesarewitch Trial at odds of 10/1 for us five minutes later. 

    Another notable day was Sunday 4th September in which I sent out three sprint selections and all won. Tithonus (13/2), Nameitwhatyoulike (9/2) and Dark Defender (7/1) went in at Dundalk and York, with members staking as little as £4 EW and £2 win bets on these selections in multiples (off their own back and in addition to the profit from the singles I had advised) reporting four figure returns on the day! 

    Ardad (11/1), Sheikhzayedroad (6/1) and Captain Colby (10/1) all winning big races at Doncaster's St Leger meeting have proven additional positives in September so far.

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • A joyous July

    31st July 2016

    Things really clicked into place for us in July and we enjoyed a superb month. 

    The highlight was Take Cover winning the King George Stakes for us at Glorious Goodwood (16/1), while other notable winners were Best Trip (9/1), Chiclet (7/1), Final Venture (15/2) and 3 pt MAX bet Kimberella (7/1), who dotted up in the Sky Bet Dash at York (picture left, (c) Racing Post) the same day we also landed a gamble on Librisa Breeze (8/1 into 3/1) in the International Handicap at Ascot. 

    We also landed two superb doubles on Chiclet/St Michel and then Best Trip/Just Glamorous. Because the doubles are settled at SP with my service, most members easily beat my +36 pt profit figure (to lowest advised prices) for July and were in a position whereby they'd achieved 100 % bank growth since 1st January (if using my recommendation of an 80 pt betting bank).

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Massive ante post gamble foiled

    30th July 2016

    Members were advised to back Growl ante post at odds of 25/1 for the Stewards' Cup weeks before the big race and we continued to top up on the horse at prices down to 14/1 up to the day and had big stakes rolling onto him from only a small outlay - both Fang (6/1) and Take Cover (11/1) had been advised as selections in the first legs of doubles with Growl, too. 

    A Growl victory would have been worth between +123.55 pts (worst prices) to +156.60 (best prices) to members, but sadly the horse was beaten into fourth from a bad draw and after meeting lots of trouble in running. 

    I'm not talking through my pocket, either, as I took some insurance out against our ante post bets and members backed the winner, Dancing Star, (6/1) and second, Orion's Bow (8/1) both each-way as well. 

    All three picks in the 28 runner Stewards' Cup thus made the frame for us and we still made a nice profit in the race. 

    We have gone close with two massive doubles this year now (Brando in the Wokingham being the other) and we will continue to chip away until we land one!

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • June update

    30th June 2016

    April wasn't a great month for us and after making +56 points across February and March we handed 19 pts back in April. May started well for us, though, with No Heretic (16/1) winning the Chester Cup and Moonlight Magic (9/1) winning the Derrinstown Derby Trial at Leopardstown last weekend. 

    We didn't managed to find the Ascot Gold Cup winner this year but we were on Diamond Jubilee winner Twilight Son (4/1) and smacked the crossbar with two gambles in the handicaps - Librisa Breeze (12/1) was second in the Royal Hunt Cup and our 3 pt MAX bet Brando, who we were on at prices up to 16/1 ante post, as well as in some on-the-day doubles, was a head second in the Wokingham. 

    We collected a place return, but had Brando won, we would have copped a total profit of between 48 to 57 pts (lowest vs highest odds available at the time of bet issue. The lowest figure goes on my records). We were so close!!

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Sensational Cheltenham

    18th March 2016

    We enjoyed a superb Festival and made +26 pts profit to the lowest quoted odds in e-mails. 

    Winners included Unowhatimeanharry (25/1) in the Albert Bartlett, Sizing John (w/o Douvan) (16/1) in the Arkle, Mall Dini (20/1) in the Pertemps Final, Ivanovich Gorbatov (8/1) in the Triumph, Yorkhill (3/1) in the Neptune and On The Fringe (11/4) in the Foxhunters.

    We also copped decent returns off multiples involving all-weather winners / ante post wagers on Douvan in the Arkle, Vroum Vroum Mag in the Mares Hurdle, Thistlecrack in the World Hurdle, Limini in the Mares Novice Hurdle and Ivanovich Gorbatov in the Triumph. 

    We were on Valseur Lido (placed 33/1 EW) and Road To Riches (placed 12/1 EW) in the Ryanair and our main ante post fancy in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, Djakadam, also ran a cracker to finish second.

    Author: Wayne Finter

  • Triple award winner

    29th February 2016

    I would like to say a big thank you to all of those that voted for my service in the 2016 Secret Betting Club Tipster & Betting Awards. 

    For the second year running, Northern Monkey Punter was voted into the gold medal position in the 'BEST RACING TIPSTER' and 'BEST OVERALL TIPSTER' categories and also picked up the silver award in the 'BETTING HERO' category. 

    Your support and votes are much appreciated.

    Author: Wayne Finter

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