I thought I would take a moment to discuss what has been a rather eventful and disappointing start to the season.
Firstly, I feel it is important to address my recent partnership with EasyOdds. They reached out to me a few weeks ago about the possibility of providing some tips for their website. As most of you will know, I am not the most frequent tipster in the world and I do enjoy a long write up which isn’t everybody’s cup of tea. The key factor for me is being able to work/tip in my style without pressure, and the guys at EasyOdds were brilliant in guaranteeing that there was no pressure for me to tip on days where I didn’t have a fancy and I was able to produce my write-ups as normal.
Ever since TipStar, I have been presented with quite a few offers, most of which I have turned down for a variety of reasons. With EasyOdds, I was sufficiently assured that I could continue to tip as I have been doing for the past three seasons, with the only difference being that the selections would be posted on their website as opposed to mine. Furthermore, they are an odds comparison site which provides a perfectly valid and legitimate service.
And while I did stress this when announcing the partnership, some were sceptical of my intentions. A few called my integrity into question and noted that they “had lost all respect for me” while labelling me as an “affiliate”. To my mind, an affiliate is someone who directly profits from the losses of his followers via a direct link to a bookmaker(s), incentivising losing selections. Of course, this is deplorable and I would never involve myself in such an underhanded scheme. As stated previously, I had full control over my own content and the fee I would have been paid was flat. EasyOdds, like every other racing website under the sun, does have bookmaker advertisements on their site; after all, they are an odds comparison site so it is essential to their business. I am extremely thankful for those of you that have supported me for years and continue to do so and I hope you know that I would never want to jeopardise that.
I have, however, decided that I will no longer be tipping for EasyOdds. To be honest, the above is only a small part of the reason for my decision. In reality, I work full time and have a few other things going on behind the scenes and so having to get tips out by a certain time isn’t sustainable for me in my current situation. The people at EasyOdds have been great but at this time it just isn’t the right fit.
Secondly, I want to apologise for the poor quality of tips in recent weeks. Ultimately, it’s only been nine losing bets in a row which for some wouldn’t be considered a particularly noteworthy downturn, but with my selective style of tipping I am reliant on an above average strike-rate to compensate for the lower-than-average quantity of selections. As a result, prolonged spells without a winner are particularly notable especially when so many selections are running significantly below par. I am probably too hard on myself in truth, as many of you have told me, but I do take pride in my work and I hate the notion that I am losing people money.
In more upbeat news, the jumps season (proper) is well and truly upon us and there are some exciting projects in the pipeline! Many of you will have seen Willo’s head-to-head series which involves some of the best tipping minds (and me) on the platform so keep your eyes peeled for that. Other things are brewing and, in the meantime, I will be busting a gut to find some winners for you all.
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