A look at how the Sporting Life recommended bets have performed in April 2026.
Points system explained
We use a points system, ranging from 0.5 to 10, to help underline confidence in a selection and to help you weight your stakes.
In other words, if your maximum bet is £100 and your normal bet is £10, you might have £10 on a 1pt win selection, £10 each-way for 1pt each-way, £20 for 2pts win, and so on.
Points staked also enable us to keep a fully transparent P&L, which you'll see below, but should be considered a guide only. We advise at prices available with major bookmakers at the time of publication and where the general price is considered acceptable.
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Profit since start of 2003 until start of current month (April 2026) is +6039.21pts
- April fixed odds total = +0pts
- April antepost total = +0pts
- April overall total = +0pts
Racing:
The Late Play (Apr 1) - MB 0.5pts e.w. Deauville Lady in 16:40 Sedgefield at 28/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3). Result pending
Punting Pointers (Apr 1) - 1pt win Caph Star in the 18:00 Kempton at 9/1 (Bet365, 8/1 General), 1pt win Uniter in the 20:00 Kempton at 9/2 (General). Result pending
Andrew Asquith Weekend View (Apr 4) - 1pt win Vincenzo Peruggia in the Royal Mile handicap at Musselburgh at 10/1 (General), 1pt win Midnight Gun in the Silver Arrow Handicap at Musselburgh at 11/2 (Betfred, Sky Bet, Paddy Power), 1pt e.w. Wise Eagle in the Queen's Cup Handicap at Musselburgh 12/1 (Betfred, Sky Bet, Paddy Power 1/4 1,2,3). Result pending
Football:
Jimmy's Punt - Anytime Goalscorer Trixie (Thursday 20:00 - Saturday 15:00) - 1pt (Total stake) Joe Taylor, Anis Ben Slimane & Kyrell Lisbie anytime Trixie at 60/1. Result pending
Jimmy's Punt - Barnet vs Bromley (Friday- 15:00) - 2pts Barrow to win at 5/2 (bet365). Result pending
Jimmy's Punt - Cambridge vs Swindon (Thursday - 20:00) - 0.5pt Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu to be carded at 6/1 (bet365). Result pending
Chelsea W vs Arsenal W (Wednesday - 20:00) - 1pt Alessia Russo to score anytime at 9/4 (Sky Bet, Paddy Power); 0.5pt Russo to score 2+ goals at 18/1 (bet365); 0.25pt Russo to score a hat-trick at 100/1 (Paddy Power, bet365). Result pending
Golf:
Valero Texas Open (Apr 2-5) - 2pts e.w. Keith Mitchell at 35/1 (bet365 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 2pts e.w. Johnny Keefer at 40/1 (Coral, Ladbrokes 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10); 1pt e.w. Rico Hoey at 66/1 (bet365, Betfred 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 1pt e.w. William Mouw at 100/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 1pt e.w. Billy Horschel at 140/1 (bet365 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 1pt e.w. Jhonattan Vegas at 175/1 (Betfred 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8). Result pending
Cricket:
Indian Premier League daily best bets (Apr 1) - 2pts KL Rahul to make a fifty in the Lucknow Super Giants/Delhi Capitals match at 5/2 (bet365); 1.5pts Lungi Ngidi top Delhi Capitals bowler against Lucknow Super Giants at 7/2 (bet365, Boylesports); 0.5pt Lungi Ngidi to take three or more wickets against Lucknow Super Giants at 8/1 (bet365, Betway). Result pending
Darts:
Premier League Night Nine (Apr 2) - Will appear here
Tennis:
ATP Tour (Mar 30-Apr 5) - 1pt e.w. Yannick Hanfmann in the Grand Prix Hassan II at 11/1 (Betfred); 0.5pt e.w. Vit Kopriva in the Grand Prix Hassan II at 25/1 (General); 0.5pt e.w. Pedro Martinez in the Tiriac Open at 25/1 (General); 1pt e.w. Alex Michelsen in the Fayez Sarofim & Co US Clay Court Championship at 11/1 (General). Result pending
Snooker:
Tour Championship (Mar 30-Apr 5) - 2pts Zhao Xintong to win the Tour Championship at 7/2 (General). Result pending
Long-term or antepost previews
Racing:
Antepost Value Bet (Apr 11) - 1pt e.w. Gorgeous Tom in Randox Grand National at 66/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4). Result pending
Football:
PFA Player of the Year tips (Feb 10-June 17) - JT: 2pts Bruno Fernandes to win at 16/1 (BetVictor). Result pending
Long ranger outright tips (Jan 13-May 30) - JT: 2pts Blackburn to be relegated from Championship at 7/1 (BetVictor), 1pt e.w Oli McBurnie top Championship goalscorer at 25/1 (bet365 1/4 1-4), 1pt e.w Ashley Fletcher top League One goalscorer at 20/1 (bet365 1/4 1-4), 1pt Cheltenham top seven League Two finish at 300/1 (Paddy Power, 888Sport), 0.5pt Cheltenham promotion at 500/1 (General). Result pending
FA Cup outright (Jan 9-May 16) - JT: 2pts e.w. Arsenal to win the FA Cup at 13/2 (Paddy Power 1/2 1,2), 1pt e.w. Brentford to win the FA Cup at 40/1 (General 1/2 1,2), 0.5pt e.w. Wolves to win the FA Cup at 80/1 (General 1/2 1,2). Result pending
Jake's Europa League outright (Sep 22-Jun 1) - 2.5pts e.w. Roma to win the Europa League at 10/1 (Sky Bet, Paddy Power, Betfair 1/2 1,2), 2.5pts e.w. Porto to win the Europa League at 11/1 (Sky Bet, Paddy Power, Betfair 1/2 1,2). Result pending
Promotion outright (Sep 16-May 30) - JC: 1pt e.w. Sheffield United to win the title at 66/1 (Coral, Ladbrokes, 1/4 1-3). Result pending
Jake's Champions League outright (Sep 16-Jun 1) - 3pts e.w. Arsenal to win the Champions League at 8/1 (Betway 1/2 1,2), 2.5pts e.w. Harry Kane to be Champions League top scorer at 10/1 (General 1/4 1,4), 1pt e.w. Serhou Guirassy to be Champions League top scorer at 50/1 (General 1/4 1,4), 5pts Napoli top 8 finish in UCL League Phase at 9/4 (BetVictor), 2pts Bodo/Glimt to finish bottom of UCL League Phase at 14/1 (General). Result pending
Relegation outright (Sep 9-May 30) - JC: 2pts Nottingham Forest to be relegated at 7/1 (General), 0.5pt Nottingham Forest to finish bottom at 80/1 (BetVictor). Result pending
Relegation outright (Sep 5-May 30) - TC: 4pts Leeds to be relegated at 9/4 (General), 1pt Leeds to finish bottom at 12/1 (General). Result pending
Jake's European Outright tips (Aug 15-May 30) - La Liga: 0.5pt Arda Guler most assists at 40/1 (bet365 1/4, 1-4), Serie A: 1pt e.w Artem Dovbyk top scorer at 20/1 (bet365 1/4, 1-4), Ligue 1: 4pts Monaco to win Ligue 1 without PSG at 9/4 (General), 2pts Mika Biereth top scorer at 12/1 (bet365). Result pending
Joe Townsend's outright tips (Aug 15-May 30) - 5pts Brighton to finish in the top half at 10/11 (Betway), 1pt e.w. Cole Palmer to finish as Premier League top scorer at 20/1 (General) (1/4 odds 1-4), 1pt e.w. Omar Marmoush to finish as Premier League top scorer at 50/1 (General) (1/4 odds 1-4), 2pts e.w. Martin Odegaard most Premier League assists at 20/1 (General) (1/4 odds 1-4). Result pending
Lewis Tomlinson's National League outright (Aug 8-May 30) - 8pts York to win the National League at 7/4 (General), 1pt Rochdale top three finish at 9/4 (bet365), 1pt Southend top three finish at 7/2 (bet365), 1pt Hartlepool top seven finish at 5/2 (BetVictor), 1pt Halifax top seven finish at 5/2 (BetVictor), 1pt Eastleigh top seven finish at 13/5 (bet365), 1pt e.w. Mani Dieseruvwe top scorer at 12/1 (BetVictor - 1/5, 1-4), 0.5pt e.w. Paul McCallum top scorer at 33/1 ((BetVictor - 1/5, 1-4). Result pending
Joe Townsend's outright tips (Aug 8-May 30) - 5pts Derby to finish in the Championship top half at 11/8 (BetVictor), 0.5pt e.w. Corey Blackett-Taylor to be Championship top goalscorer at 250/1 (bet365) (1/4 odds 1-4), 1pt e.w. Caleb Watts to be League One top goalscorer at 50/1 (bet365) (1/4 odds 1-4). Result pending
Jake's outright predictions (Aug 8-May 30) - Premier League: 5pts Aston Villa to finish top six at 6/4 (General); 1pt e.w. Dominic Solanke top scorer at 33/1 (General 1/4, 1,2,3,4); 0.5pt e.w. Rayan Ait Nouri top assists at 200/1 (bet365, BoyleSports 1/4, 1,2,3,4); Carabao Cup: 3pts e.w. Arsenal to win the Carabao Cup at 8/1 (General 1/2, 1,2); Championship: 2pts Ipswich and Southampton to finish in the top 2 at 9.3/1 (bet365); 6pts Coventry to finish in the top six at 11/10 (Betfred, Ladbrokes, Coral). Result pending
Jimmy's outright punt (Aug 1-May 30) - Championship: 8pts Ipswich to be promoted at 11/8 (bet365), 1pt e.w Sammie Szmodics top goalscorer at 16/1 (bet365 1/4, 1,2,3,4). League One: 8pts Stockport top 6 finish at 11/8 (bet365). League Two: 8pts MK Dons top 3 finish at 11/10 (Sky Bet), 1pts e.w. Bromley (+22 handicap) to win League Two at 15/1 (bet365 1/4, 1,2,3,4), 0.5pt e.w Callum Stead top goalscorer at 66/1 (Betfred 1/4, 1,2,3,4,5). Result pending
Tom's outright tips (Aug 1-May 30) - Championship: 1pt e.w. Mihailo Ivanovic to be top goalscorer at 28/1 (Betfred 1/4 1-5), 1pt e.w. Mathias Kvistgaarden to be top goalscorer at 40/1 (bet365 1/4 1-4), 1pt e.w. Millwall (+24 handicap) to win the Championship at 18/1 (bet365, William Hill 1/4 1-4). League One: 1pt e.w. Malik Mothersille to be top goalscorer at 33/1 (bet365 1/4 1-4), 1pt e.w. Stockport (+10 handicap) to win League One at 15/1 (bet365 1/4 1-4). 2. Bundesliga: 2pts Hannover to win the 2. Bundesliga at 9/1 (General). Result pending
Joe's outright tips (Aug 1-May 30) - 1pt e.w Reading to win League One at 20/1 (General) (1/4 odds 1-3); 1pt Reading top 2 finish at 10/1 (Betfred, BetVictor). Result pending
Cricket:
Indian Premier League 2026 specials (Mar 28-May 31) - 2pts Punjab Kings to hit the most tournament sixes at 9/2 (bet365); 1pt Kolkata Knight Riders to hit the most tournament sixes at 25/1 (General); 2pts Aiden Markram top Lucknow Super Giants tournament batsman at 7/2 (Spreadex, Sporting Index); 2pts Prasidh Krishna top Gujarat Titans tournament bowler at 3/1 (Spreadex, Sporting Index). Result pending
Indian Premier League 2026 (Mar 28-May 31) - 1.5pts Kolkata Knight Riders to win the Indian Premier League at 10/1 (General); 1.5pts Punjab Kings to win the Indian Premier League at 9/1 (bet365, 10bet). Result pending
Darts:
Premier League (Feb 5-May 28) - 1pt Gerwyn Price to win the Premier League title at 14/1 (General); 1pt Michael van Gerwen to win the Premier League title at 14/1 (General); 2pts Littler, Humphries, MVG & Price to finish in the top four at 8/1 (Sky Bet). Result pending
Formula One:
2026 season antepost (Mar 8-Dec 6) - 3pts e.w. Kimi Antonelli to win the World Championship at 9/1 (William Hill (1/5 1,2,3); 3pts Ferrari to win seven or more races at 9/1 (bet365); 2pts Two or more Did Not Finish in each race at 20/1 (Ladbrokes). Result pending