Sporting Life tipping record: How our recommended bets have performed

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Profit since start of 2003 until start of current month (May 2018) is 3447.53pts

• May fixed-odds running total = -84.49pts
• May ante-post running total = +3.41pts
• May overall running total = -81.08pts

Racing:

Simon Holt (May 26) - 1pt win Emblazoned in 3.25 Haydock at 16/1 (General); 1pt win Highlight Reel in 2.50 Haydock at 11/1 (General); 1pt win Precious Ramotswe in 3.05 York at 4/1 (Coral); 1pt win First Sitting in 1.55 Goodwood at 11/2 (General). PROFIT=7.5pts

Ben Linfoot Value Bet (May 26) - 1pt win Grand Koonta in 2.30 Goodwood at 14/1 (General); 1pt win Finniston Farm in 2.50 Haydock at 20/1 (General); 1pt win Dakota Gold in 3.40 York at 11/1 (General). LOSS=3pts

Ben Linfoot Value Bet (May 24) - 1pt win Sabre in 6.35 Sandown at 8/1 (General), 1pt win Time To Study in 7.35 Sandown at 9/1 (General). LOSS=2pts

Simon Holt selections (May 24) - 2pts win Weekender in 7.35 Sandown at 5/2 (General); 1pt e.w. Vintager in 7.05 Sandown at 12/1 (General). LOSS=0.6pts

Simon Holt selections (May 19) - 2pts win Limato in 3.40 Newbury at 5/1 (General); 1pt win Loyal Promise in 3.00 Newbury at 10/1 (General); 1pt win Showmethedough in 3.15 Newmarket at 7/1 (General). LOSS=4pts

Ben Linfoot: Value Bet (May 19) - 1pt win Communique in 3.00 Newbury at 10/1 (General); 1pt win Librisa Breeze in 3.40 Newbury at 16/1 (General). PROFIT=10pts

Ben Linfoot Value Bet (May 18) - 1pt win Boy In The Bar in 2.35 Newbury at 22/1 (General), 1pt win Wicklow Brave in 3.30 York at 12/1 (Betfair, Paddy Power), 1pt win Contrast in 4.05 York at 14/1 (General). LOSS=3pts

Simon Holt: Dante Festival (May 18) - 2pts win Thundering Blue in 4.05 York at 5/1 (William Hill, Coral), 1pt e.w Spell in 2.20 York at 12/1 (General). PROFIT=8pts

Ben Linfoot Value Bet (May 17) - 1pt win Carlton Frankie in 2.20 York at 20/1 (General), 1pt win Mythical Madness in 4.05 York at 16/1 (Bet Victor), 1pt win Qaffaal in 4.05 York at 20/1 (General). LOSS=3pts

Simon Holt: Dante Festival (May 17) - 2pts win Wells Farhh Go 3.30 York at 7/1 (Unibet). 1pt win Mori 2.55 York at 7/2 (Betfair & Paddy Power). LOSS=3pts

Ben Linfoot: Value Bet (May 16) - 1pt win Final Venture in 2.55 York at 12/1 (General), 1pt win El Hombre in 2.55 York at 25/1 (General). LOSS=2pts

Simon Holt: Dante Festival (May 16) - 2pts win Lubinka in 4.05 York at 7/1 (William Hill); 1pt win Banksea in 2.20 York at 15/2 (SunBets); 1pt win Danzeno in 2.55 York at 12/1 (General). LOSS=4pts

Ben Linfoot Value Bet (May 12) - 1pt win Koeman in 2.15 Ascot at 12/1 (General), 1pt win All Set To Go in 3.10 Haydock at 25/1 (General), 1pt win Firmament in 4.00 Ascot at 20/1 (General), 1pt e.w Six Strings in 4.00 Ascot at 40/1 (bet365 1/4 1,2,3,4,5). LOSS=5pts

Simon Holt selections (May 12) - 2pts win Keyser Soze in 4.00 Ascot at 15/2 (General), 1pt win Thundering Blue in 2.15 Ascot at 6/1 (General). LOSS=2pts (Thundering Blue was a non-runner)

Ben Linfoot Value Bet (May 12) - 1pt win Explain in 1.50 Chester at 20/1 (Betfair, Paddy Power), 1pt win My Reward in 3.35 Chester at 16/1 (Ladbrokes), 1pt win Fun Mac in 3.35 Chester at 16/1 (Coral). LOSS=3pts

Simon Holt selections (May 11) - 2pts win Time To Study in 3.35 Chester at 10/1 (bet365), 1pt win Not So Sleepy in 3.00 Chester at 12/1 (General). LOSS=3pts

Simon Holt selections (May 10) - 1pt win Rostropovich in 2.25 Chester at 7/2 (General); 1pt win Porth Swtan in 3.00 Chester at 7/1 (General). PROFIT=2.5pts

Ben Linfoot Value Bet (May 10) - 1pt e.w Sir Maximilian in 1.50 Chester at 16/1 (Sky Bet, Bet Victor 1/4 1,2,3), 1pt win King's Proctor in 2.25 Chester at 20/1 (General). LOSS=3pts

Simon Holt Chester (May 9) - 1pt win Dee Ex Bee in 3.35 Chester at 7/1 (William Hill); 1pt win Showmethedough in 3.00 Chester at 6/1 (William Hill). LOSS=2pts

Ben Linfoot Value Bet (May 6) - 1pt win Alqamar in 1.50 Newmarket at 25/1 (Paddy Power, Betfair); 1pt win Victory Angel in 2.55 Newmarket at 12/1 (General); 1pt win Altyn Orda in 3.35 Newmarket at 16/1 (General). LOSS=3pts

Simon Holt Newmarket (May 6) - 2pts win Happily in 3.35 Newmarket at 11/4 (General); 1pt win Duke Of Bronte in 1.50 Newmarket at 8/1 (Paddy Power, Betfair); 1pt win Magical Memory in 2.55 Newmarket at 11/1 (General). LOSS=4pts

Ben Linfoot Value Bet (May 5) - 1pt win Cote D’Azur in 1.50 Newmarket at 20/1 (Betfair, Paddy Power), 1pt win Masham Star in 2.40 Goodwood at 12/1 (Betfair, Paddy Power), 1pt win Pastoral Player in 2.40 Goodwood at 25/1 (Bet365). LOSS=3pts

Simon Holt Newmarket (May 5) - 2pts win Alpha Delphine 2.20 Newmarket at 5/1 (General); 2pts win Saxon Warror 3.35 Newmarket at 5/1 (BetBright, Coral). PROFIT=8pts

Football:

Sky Bet League Two play-off final (May 28) - 2pts Exeter to win in 90 minutes at 23/10 (General); 2pts Jayden Stockley to score a header at 5/1 (Sky Bet). LOSS=4pts

Sky Bet League One play-off final (May 27) - 2pts Shrewsbury Town to win at 12/5 (Sky Bet); 1pt Shaun Whalley to score anytime at 7/2 (General); 1pt Jon Nolan to score from outside the area at 18/1 (Sky Bet). LOSS=4pts

Sky Bet Championship play-off final (May 26) - 2pts Aleksander Mitrovic to score anytime at 17/10 (Paddy Power); 1pt Stefan Johansen to score anytime at 5/1 (Paddy Power); 1pt Tom Cairney to have 2+ shots on target at 5/1 (Sky Bet). LOSS=4pts

Champions League final (May 26) - 2pts Liverpool win & both teams to score at 4/1 (William Hill Betfair); 1pt Sergio Ramos to score & get yellow carded at 16/1 (Sky Bet); 1pt Liverpool to be leading after 15 minutes at 6/1 (Ladbrokes, Coral). LOSS=4pts

FA Cup final (May 19) - 2pts Manchester United to beat Chelsea in 90 minutes and BTTS at 11/2 (bet365, Betstars); 1pt Romelu Lukaku to score and Manchester United to win in 90 minutes at 4/1 (VOID). LOSS=2pts

Friday Sky Bet League Two play-offs (May 18) - 2pts Over 1.5 goals in the second half at 33/25 (Marathon Bet); 1pt Richard Duffy to be shown a card at 5/2 (bet365). PROFIT=1.64pts

Thursday Sky Bet League Two play-offs (May 17) - 2pts Under 0.5 goals in the first half of Exeter v Lincoln at 159/100 (Marathon Bet). LOSS=2pts

Wednesday Sky Bet League One play-offs (May 16) - 2pts Joe Newell to score anytime at 4/1 (General). LOSS=2pts

Wednesday Europa League final (May 16) - 2pts Atletico Madrid to win & under 2.5 goals in the match at 11/4 (Betfair); 1pt Gabi and Diego Costa both to be carded at 7/1 (Sky Bet). LOSS=3pts

Tuesday Sky Bet Championship play-offs (May 15) - 1pt Robert Snodgrass to score from outside the area at 18/1 (Unibet); 1pt Aston Villa to win and over 1.5 goals in the match at 2/1 (General). LOSS=2pts

Monday Sky Bet Championship play-offs (May 14) - 1pt Stefan Johansen to score anytime in Fulham v Derby at 4/1 (Betfred); 1pt Lucas Piazon to score anytime in Fulham v Derby at 15/4 (bet365). LOSS=1pts (Piazon = VOID)

Sunday Sky Bet League One play-offs (May 13) - 1pt Under 1.5 goals in 90 minutes at 9/5 (Unibet, 888sport). PROFIT=1.8pts

Sunday Premier League (May 13) - 1pt Over 4.5 goals in Crystal Palace v West Brom at 5/1 (General); 2pts Roberto Firmino to score anytime in Liverpool v Brighton at 23/20 (General); 1pt Harry Kane and Jamie Vardy both to score in Tottenham v Leicester at 7/2 (Sky Bet). PROFIT=1.5pts

Saturday Sky Bet EFL play-offs (May 12) - 1pt Scunthorpe to draw with Rotherham at 23/10 (General), 1pt Jayden Stockley to score anytime in Lincoln v Exeter at 21/10 (Betfair, Paddy Power), 1pt Daniel Ayala to score anytime in Middlesbrough v Aston Villa at 6/1 (General), 1pt Coventry City to win and over 3.5 goals in the match at 13/2 (Coral, Ladbrokes). LOSS=0.7pts

Friday Sky Bet Championship play-offs (May 11) - 2pts Ryan Sessegnon to score anytime at 13/5 (Unibet, 888sport); 2pts Fulham to score over 1.5 goals in the second half at 4/1 (Betfair Sportsbook, Paddy Power). LOSS=4pts

Thursday Premier League (May 10) - 2pts Manchester United to beat West Ham & both teams to score at 14/5 (Betstars). LOSS=2pts

Thursday Sky Bet League One play-offs (May 10) - 2pts Jake Forster-Caskey to be shown a card at 11/5 (Unibet). LOSS=2pts

Wednesday Premier League (May 9) - 2pts Yaya Toure to score anytime at 4/1 (General); 1pt Chelsea to beat Huddersfield and under 2.5 goals at 21/10 (General); 1pt Alexandre Lacazette to score & Arsenal to beat Leicester at 2/1 (General). LOSS=4pts

Swansea v Southampton (May 8) - 1pt Southampton to beat Swansea at 7/5 (General); 1pt half-time/full-time - draw/Southampton at 5/1 (Marathon Bet). PROFIT=6.40pts

Sunday Sky Bet Championship (May 6) - Nottingham Forest to beat Bolton at 17/4 (General). LOSS=4pts

Sunday Premier League (May 6) - 1pt Half-time/Full-time - Draw/Arsenal v Burnley at 79/20 (Marathon Bet); 2pts Over 3.5 goals in Chelsea v Liverpool at 2/1 (BetVictor, William Hill). LOSS=3pts

Saturday Premier League (May 5) - 2pts Harry Maguire to be shown a card in Leicester v West Ham at 6/1 (Sky Bet); 2pts Newcastle to beat Watford and over 1.5 total goals at 31/10 (188bet); 1pt Abdoulaye Doucoure to be shown a card in Watford v Newcastle at 9/2 (Sky Bet). LOSS=5pts

Saturday Sky Bet League One (May 5) - 2pts Peterborough to beat Portsmouth at 5/2 (bet365). LOSS=2pts

Saturday Sky Bet League Two (May 5) - 2pts Newport to beat Carlisle at 12/5 (Sky Bet). LOSS=2pts

Friday Premier League (May 4) - 2pts under 9.5 corners at 11/8 (Sky Bet). LOSS=2pts

Thursday Europa League (May 3) - 3pts Most goals to be scored in the second half of Atletico Madrid v Arsenal at 6/5 (Betfair Sportsbook, Paddy Power). LOSS=3pts

Wednesday Champions League (May 2) - 1pt Sadio Mane and Edin Dzeko both to score at 6/1 (Sky Bet) PROFIT=6pts

Tuesday Sky Bet League One (May 1) - 2pts Scunthorpe to draw with Plymouth at 11/4 (BetVictor). LOSS=2pts

Tuesday Champions League (May 1) - 1pt Casemiro and Rafinha both to be carded at 5/1 (Sky Bet). VOID

Golf:

Fort Worth Invitational (May 24-27) - 1pt e.w. Russell Knox at 80/1 (Coral 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 1pt e.w. Xander Schauffele at 50/1 (Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 1pt e.w. Adam Hadwin at 66/1 (Coral 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 1pt e.w. Chez Reavie at 80/1 (Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 0.5pt e.w. Martin Piller at 250/1 (Unibet, 888sport 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6); 0.5pt e.w. Ben Crane at 250/1 (BoyleSports 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7). LOSS=10pts

BMW PGA Championship (May 24-27) - 3pts e.w. Branden Grace at 16/1 (Sky Bet, Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 1.5pts e.w. Paul Dunne at 40/1 (Unibet, 888sport 1/4 1,2,3,4,5,6); 1.5pts e.w. Matt Fitzpatrick at 35/1 (Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 1pt e.w. Ross Fisher at 66/1 (Sky Bet 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8). LOSS=1.4pts

AT&T Byron Nelson (May 17-20) - 1pt e.w. Aaron Baddeley at 150/1 (Sky Bet 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 1pt e.w. Andrew Putnam at 150/1 (Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 2pts e.w. Beau Hossler at 40/1 (Unibet, 888sport 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6). LOSS=8pts

Belgian Knockout (May 17-20) - 1pt win Thomas Pieters at 33/1 (General); 1pt win Adrian Otaegui at 40/1 (General); 1pt win Aaron Rai at 50/1 (General); 1pt win Brandon Stone at 100/1 (Ladbrokes, Coral). PROFIT=37pts

Players Championship round three (May 12) - 4pts win Webb Simpson at 7/4 (bet365); 3pts Ryan Moore to beat Chris Kirk at evens (General). PROFIT=4pts

Players Championship round two (May 11) - 3pts Dustin Johnson to win his three-ball at 11/10 (General). LOSS=3pts

Players Championship round one (May 10) - 6pts Ben Martin to win his three-ball at 11/8 (BoyleSports). LOSS=6pts

Rocco Forte Open (May 10-13) - 2pts e.w. Lucas Bjerregaard at 50/1 (Coral 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 1pt e.w. Pedro Oriol at 66/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6); 1pt e.w. Nino Bertasio at 66/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6); 1pt e.w. Bradley Neil at 300/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6); 1pt e.w. Joel Sjoholm at 200/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6). PROFIT=10pts

Players Championship (May 10-13) - 1pt e.w. Zach Johnson at 80/1 (BoyleSports 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 1pt e.w. Patrick Cantlay at 66/1 (BoyleSports 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 1pt e.w. Branden Grace at 80/1 (Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10); 1pt e.w. Kevin Streelman at 125/1 (Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10); 1pt e.w. Tiger Woods at 40/1 (Sky Bet 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8). LOSS=10pts

GolfSixes (May 5-6) - 3pts win South Africa at 9/1 (General); 1pt win Italy at 22/1 (Betfred, sportingbet); 1pt win England Women at 50/1 (General). LOSS=5pts

Wells Fargo Championship (May 3-6) - 1pt e.w. Chesson Hadley at 66/1 (Coral 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 1pt e.w. Trey Mullinax at 150/1 (Coral 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 1pt e.w. Emiliano Grillo at 80/1 (Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 1pt e.w. Tony Finau at 50/1 (Coral, BoyleSports 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 0.5pt e.w. Robert Streb at 500/1 (Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8). LOSS=9pts

Cricket:

IPL: Rajasthan Royals v Royal Challengers Bangalore (May 19) - 1pt Sanju Samson top Rajasthan Royals batsman at 10/3 (General). LOSS=1pt

IPL: Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kolkata Knight Riders (May 19) - 3pts Sunrisers Hyderabad to beat Kolkata Knight Riders at 1/1 (General). LOSS=3pts

Royal London Cup: Durham v Yorkshire (May 18) - 2pts Durham to beat Yorkshire at 6/4 (General) LOSS=2pts

IPL: Royal Challengers Bangalore v Sunrisers Hyderabad (May 17) - 3pts Sunrisers Hyderabad to beat Royal Challengers Bangalore at 13/10 (Marathon Bet). LOSS=3pts

IPL: Mumbai Indians v Kings XI Punjab (May 16) - 4pts Mumbai Indians to beat Kings XI Punjab at 8/11 (Paddy Power, Betfred) PROFIT=2.91pts

IPL: Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders (May 12) - 3pts Kolkata Knight Riders to beat Kings XI Punjab at 19/20 (Marathon). PROFIT=2.85pts

IPL: Delhi v Sunrisers (May 10) - 4pts Sunrisers Hyderabad to beat Dehli Daredevils at 8/11 (General); 1pt Bhuvneshwar Kumar to be top Sunrisers Hyderabad bowler at 11/4 (Betfair). PROFIT=1.91pts

Snooker:

World Snooker Championship outright (May 3-May 7) - 1pt Kyren Wilson to win the World Snooker Championship at 5/1 (General). LOSS=1pt

World Snooker Championship semi-final (May 3-May 5) - 3pts Kyren Wilson to beat John Higgins at 19/10 (General). LOSS=3pts

World Snooker Championship quarter-finals (May 1) - 4pts Kyren Wilson to beat Mark Allen at 13/10 (Betfair Sportsbook, Marathon Bet). PROFIT=5.20pts

World Snooker Championship (Apr 21-May 7) - 5pts Ding Junhui to win the third quarter at 2/1 (General). LOSS=5pts

Boxing:

Bellew v Haye II (May 5) - 3pts Haye to win by KO/TKO at 10/11 (General); 2pts Rodriguez to win by KO/TKO at 7/4 (Paddy Power, Betfair). LOSS=5pts

Darts:

Premier League Play-Offs (May 17) - 1pt Michael Smith to win the Premier League at 14/1 (Sky Bet), 1pt Smith & Cross both to win their semi-finals at 15.79/1 (Marathon Bet), 1pt Cross to beat MVG at 4/1 (General), 1pt Both players to hit 6+ 180s in MVG v Cross at 3/1 (Sky Bet), 1pt Over 10.5 180s in Smith v Anderson at 6/5 (Sky Bet). LOSS=2.8pts

Long-term or ante-post previews which came to fruition:

Racing:

Antepost Angle: Investec Oaks - 2pts win Contingent in Investec Oaks at 20/1 (General). LOSS=2pts

Antepost Angle: 2000 Guineas - 1pt e.w. Key Victory at 28/1 (Sky Bet, bet365, Black Type 1/5 1,2,3). LOSS=2pts

Football:

Premier League specials - 6pts Sadio Mane to score more than 10.5 Premier League goals at 8/11 (Unibet, 888sport, 32Red); 4pts Bournemouth to finish with more than 42.5 points at evens (William Hill); 2pts Everton to finish seventh at 9/2 (Paddy Power); 1pt Leroy Sane to be named PFA Young Player of the Year at 14/1 (Unibet, 888sport, 32Red); 1pt Mauricio Pellegrino to be named August manager of the month at 14/1 (Betway). PROFIT=9pts

Premier League relegation - 4pts Watford to be relegated at 15/8 (General); 2pts West Brom to be relegated at 6/1 (General). PROFIT=8pts

Premier League outright - 6pts win Manchester City at 19/10 (10Bet); 2pts Manchester City, Chelsea straight forecast at 11/1 (Betway). PROFIT=9.4pts

Sky Bet League Two outright - 5pts Forest Green to finish in the top seven at 10/3 (Black Type); 1pt e.w. Forest Green (+16) to win on the handicap at 18/1 (1/4 1,2,3,4 bet365); 2pts Crewe to finish in the top seven at 9/2 (Betway); 1pt e.w. Crewe (+20) to win on the handicap at 18/1 (1/4 1,2,3,4 bet365); 1pt e.w. Matt Green to be top goalscorer at 33/1 (1/4 1,2,3,4 bet365). LOSS=13pts

Sky Bet League One outright - 1pt Fleetwood to win the title at 40/1 (BetVictor); 4pts Fleetwood to finish in the top six at 4/1 (BetVictor). LOSS=5pts

Sky Bet Championship outright - 5pts Middlesbrough to win promotion at 12/5 (Sportingbet); 2pts Wolves to win promotion at 9/2 (bwin); 1pt e.w. Billy Sharp to be top goalscorer at 66/1 (1/4 1,2,3,4 Paddy Power, Betfair Sportsbook). PROFIT=2pts

Cricket:

IPL (Apr 7-May 27) - 2pts e.w. Dehli Daredevils at 10/1 (BetStars 1/3 1,2); 3pts Kings XI Punjab to finish bottom at 10/3 (General); 1pt e.w. Colin Munro top Indian Premier League batsman at 25/1 (General 1/4 1,2,3,4); 1pt e.w Manan Vohra top Indian Premier League batsman at 50/1 (Betfred, Betfair 1/4 1,2,3,4); 2pts Bhuvneshwar Kumar top Indian Premier League bowler at 10/1 (Ladbrokes, Coral); 3pts Lokesh Rahul top Kings XI Punjab Indian Premier League batsman at 9/2 (Sky Bet). PROFIT=0.5pt

Rugby union:

Aviva Premiership outright - 2pts Saracens to top the regular season and win the Grand Final at 11/4 (Sky Bet); 3pts Saracens to win the regular season at 17/10 (General); 2pts London Irish to finish bottom at 4/5 (General). LOSS=3.4pts

Greyhounds:

Greyhound Derby outright -1pt ew Rising Brandy 25/1 (General 1/4, 1,2,3,4,5,6), 1pt ew Borna Gin 33/1 (Sky Bet, bet365, Betway 1/4, 1,2,3,4,5,6). LOSS=4pts

• April 2018 record = +151.94pts
• March 2018 record = +1.86pts
• February 2018 record = +48.16pts
• January 2018 record = -101.13pts
• December 2017 record = -46.21pts
• November 2017 record = +135.15pts
• October 2017 record = -44.61pts
• September 2017 record = -58.83pts
• August 2017 record = +101.29pts
• July 2017 record = -16.51pts
• June 2017 record = +4.08pts
• May 2017 record = +78.17pts
• April 2017 record = +98.87pts
• March 2017 record = -56.28pts
• February 2017 record = -53.46pts
• January 2017 record = +7.18pts