Archive for February 2020
Cleeve members selections – Saturday 29th February
Hi everyone, the weather continues to be very unkind again this week to some parts of the country. Looking at the entries there a few horses still entered at two courses with trainers hedging their bets and they will be declared non-runners at one of the meetings tomorrow as it looks like Kelso, Doncaster and…
Read MoreGrand National 2020 – antepost tips
Hi everyone, every year we have an antepost tilt at the Grand National and have had great success in the race in the past. We use a combination of key trends and form analysis to pinpoint our selections. We have narrowed the field down to two with very different profiles which we’ll take against the…
Read MoreCheltenham Festival 2020 – Eskylane could be serious value in the Champion Bumper
Hi there, looking at the market for this race with the majority of bookmakers now going NRNB the 20/1 that Bet365 are going on Eskylane for the Cheltenham Festival 2020 Champion Bumper stands out like a saw thumb. I’ve had my eye on this market for some time, the Willie Mullins trained Appreciate It is…
Read MoreSmart Betting Club Award – Best UK Tipping Service Newcomer 2020
Smart Betting Club is the #1 independent reviewer of UK tipping services… This month Cleeve scooped Smart Betting Club’s Gold medal for ‘Best Tipping Service Newcomer’ (even though we’ve been around for almost 10 years) which is a fantastic achievement and recognises our consistently winning tips. Cleeve got 29% of the vote and were the…
Read MoreCheltenham Festival tips – the last 5 years…
Cheltenham Festival 2020 It’s probably the hardest week’s punting in the calendar year… maximum fields, devilishly hard handicaps, unrelated form lines, unexposed novices… you get the picture! Almost all the novice form going into the Festival is in small, fairly uncompetitive fields where highly touted horses go off at long odds on and are mostly…
Read MoreCleeve members selections – 23rd February
Hi everyone, we had just the one selection yesterday after Newcastle was abandoned. The diminutive Black Corton ran his usual consistent race after 9 weeks off. He ran up to his best back away from the deep mud. Bryony Frost had him in mid-field and took closer order around halfway. He made headway under pressure…
Read MoreCleeve members selections – Saturday 22nd February
Hi everyone, as we thought the weather has taken its toll again with Newcastle being abandoned today due to 7mm of rain overnight giving waterlogging and false ground. We did have a selection lined up for Newcastle but Kempton still goes ahead though leaving us with just the 1 selection for today. Also for those…
Read MoreEyecatcher Alert for Saturday 22nd February
Hi there, we have an eyecatcher running on Saturday in a decent novices chase at Kempton. The horse is currently a value price but unfortunately, it’s only a seven runner race so takes an each way bet out of the equation doesn’t as we won’t get 3 places. Still, at the price we will take…
Read MoreCheltenham Festival 2020 betting strategy
Hi there, well, there are now a little over 2 weeks until the tapes go up on the Supreme Novices Hurdle and, the stands erupt signalling that the Cheltenham Festival 2020 is at last underway. It’s the highlight of the gambling year with four days of the best jumps racing the UK has to offer.…
Read MoreCleeve members selections – Friday 21st February
Hi everyone, no selections for tomorrow at Warwick. The going is forecast as heavy and they have a precautionary inspection at 8.00 am. Looking at the forecast it looks like the meeting may well go ahead. We feel there are no real betting opportunities. We know things have been thin on the ground recently but…
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