Sporting Life tipping record: How our recommended bets performed

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 (February 2026) is +5999.67pts (January amendment to follow)

• February fixed odds total = +12pts
• February antepost total = 0pts
• February overall total = +12pts

Racing:

The Late Play (Feb 2) - IO 1pt win Don't Tell Su in 13:27 Kempton at 9/2 (General). LOSS=1pt

Tony Keenan Tips (Feb 2) - 1pt win Rojuco Mac in 16:40 Leopardstown at 7/1 (General). LOSS=1pt

Matt Brocklebank Value Bet (Feb 2) - 1pt win Fact To File in 15:30 Leopardstown at 10/1 (Ladbrokes, BetVictor, Unibet). PROFIT=10pts

Punting Pointers (Feb 2) - 1pt win Santo Sospir in 13:15 Leopardstown at 6/1 (William Hill) - min 11/2; 0.5pts e.w. Lecky Watson in 15:30 Leopardstown at 40/1 (bet365 1/5 1,2,3,4) - take no lower; 0.5pts e.w. Bobalot in 16:27 Southwell at 10/1 (bet365, BetMGM 1/5 1,2,3) - min 9/1. LOSS=1.5pts

The Late Play (Feb 1) - 1pt win Bunting in 15:52 Leopardstown at 7/1 (General). LOSS=1pt

Tony Keenan Tips (Feb 1) - 0.5pt e.w. May Call you back in 12:40 Leopardstown at 9/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5). LOSS=1pt

Ben Linfoot Verdict (Feb 1) - 1pt win Intense Approach in 13.25 Musselburgh at 6/1 (General), 1pt win El Fabiolo in 15.20 Leopardstown at 9/1 (Sky Bet, Paddy Power), 1pt e.w Beachcomber in 15.40 Musselburgh at 22/1 (bet365 1/ 1,2,3,4, 20/1 Sky Bet, Paddy Power). PROFIT=1.4pts

Football:

Best bets (Feb 3) - JC: 1pt Over 2.5 goals in Sheff Utd vs Oxford, Barnsley vs Northampton & Harrogate vs Swindon at 11/2 (Betfred). Result pending

Best bets (Feb 3) - JT: 1.5pts Hull to beat Watford at 13/10 (bet365). Result pending

Best bets (Feb 3) - JO: 1pt Sheff Utd, Swindon, Rochdale and Hearts all to win at 8/1 (Betfred). Result pending

Arsenal vs Chelsea CC SF (Feb 3) - JO: 1pt A sending off in the match at 9/2 (Sky Bet, Betfair), 1.5pt Enzo Fernandez to be carded at 11/4 (Sky Bet), 1pt Martin Zubimendi to be carded at 10/3 (bet365), 0.75pt Riccardo Calafiori to score anytime at 9/1 (Coral, Ladbrokes), 0.5pt Enzo Fernandez and Martin Zubimendi all to be carded at 14/1 (bet365), 0.25pt Enzo Fernandez, Marc Cucurella and Martin Zubimendi all to be carded at 40/1 (bet365). Result pending

MNF: Sunderland vs Burnley (Feb 2) - TC: 2pts Over 4.5 cards at 17/10 (Paddy Power), 1pt Over 6.5 cards at 8/1 (Sky Bet). Result pending

Best bets (Feb 1) - JT: 2pts Strasbourg-Draw (Double Chance) vs PSG at 11/8 (General). LOSS=2pts

Best bets (Feb 1) - JO: 1.5pts Igor Zubeldia to be carded in Athletic Club vs Real Sociedad at 12/5 (Betfair, Paddy Power), 1pt Red card in the match Athletic Club vs Real Sociedad at 9/2 (Sky Bet, Betfair, Paddy Power). PROFIT=8.1pts

Tottenham vs Man City (Feb 1) - JT: 1pt Manchester City to win to nil at 23/10 (BetVictor), 1pt Antoine Semenyo to score anytime at 2/1 (General). PROFIT=1pt

Jake's predictions (Feb 1-2) - Sunday 14:00: 1pt Yehor Yarmoliuk to be carded in Villa vs Brentford at 11/4 (Sky Bet), 2pts Harry Maguire to win 1+ foul at evens (bet365), 1pt Bruno Fernandes 1+ assist in Man Utd vs Fulham at 11/4 (Boylesports), 1pt Elliot Anderson to be carded at 4/1 in Forest vs Palace at 4/1 (bet365). Sunday 16:30 - Tottenham vs Manchester City: 1.5pts Antoine Semenyo to commit 2+ fouls at 13/8 (bet365). Monday 20:00 - Sunderland vs Burnley: 0.5pt Marcus Edwards 1+ assist at 12/1 (bet365). Result pending

Tennis:

ATP Tour (Feb 2-8) - 1pt e.w. Ugo Humbert at 12/1 (General); 1pt e.w. Aleksandar Kovacevic at 25/1 (General). Result pending

Men's Australian Open final (Feb 1) - 1pt Carlos Alcaraz to beat Novak Djokovic 3-0 at 7/4 (General). LOSS=1pt

Snooker:

World Grand Prix (Feb 3-8) - 2pts Elliot Slessor to beat Stuart Bingham at 11/10 (General); 1.5pts Aaron Hill (+2.5 frames) to beat Mark Selby at 7/5 (Betfred); 1pt China Winning Nationality at 5/2 (Coral, Ladbrokes). Result pending

Long-term or antepost previews

Racing:

Andrew Asquith Antepost View (Mar 11) - 1pt win Doctor Steinberg in Turners Novices' Hurdle at 25/1 (bet365, 20/1 General). Result pending

Antepost Value Bet (Mar 13) - 1pt win Sortudo in Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle at 14/1 (General). Result pending

Antepost Andrew Asquith View (Mar 13) - 1pt win The Jukebox Man in Cheltenham Gold Cup at 8/1 (General). Result pending

Antepost Value Bet (Mar 12) - 1pt e.w. Jagwar in Ryanair Chase at 33/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3). Result pending

Football:

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

NFL:

NFL season awards (Sep 4-Feb 8) - 3pts Abdul Carter to win Defensive rookie of the year at 15/8 (Sky Bet, Paddy Power, Betfair Sportsbook); 2pts Dak Prescott to win Comeback player of the year at 3/1 (Sky Bet, Paddy Power, Betfair Sportsbook); 2pts Micah Parsons to win Defensive player of the year at 5/1 (Sky Bet, Paddy Power, Betfair Sportsbook); 1pt Omarion Hampton to win Offensive rookie of the year at 7/1 (Sky Bet, Paddy Power, Betfair Sportsbook); 1pt Sean Payton to win Coach of the year at 18/1 (Sky Bet, Paddy Power, Betfair Sportsbook); 0.5pt Box Nix to win MVP at 66/1 (Sky Bet, Paddy Power, Betfair Sportsbook); 0.25pt Ricky Pearsall to win Offensive player of the year at 250/1 (Sky Bet, Paddy Power, Betfair Sportsbook). Result pending

Rugby union:

Six Nations specials (Feb 5-Mar 14) - 3pts Thomas Ramos top tournament points-scorer at 4/6 (Virgin Bet, BetMGM); 1pt Sam Prendergast top tournament points-scorer at 14/1 (William Hill, Ladbrokes, Coral); 2pts Immanuel Feyi-Waboso top tournament try-scorer at 9/1 (Spreadex, Sporting Index); 0.5pt Ewan Ashman top tournament try-scorer at 100/1 (Spreadex, Sporting Index); 0.5pt Max Ojomoh top tournament try-scorer at 150/1 (Spreadex, Sporting Index); 0.5pt Henry Pollock top tournament try-scorer at 28/1 (Spreadex, Sporting Index); 2pts Louis Rees-Zammit top Wales tournament try-scorer at 9/2 (Paddy Power, Sky Bet); 2pts Lowest scoring match Scotland-England at 7/1 (William Hill); 1pt Lowest scoring match Ireland-Scotland at 12/1 (William Hill, Betway). Result pending

Six Nations (Feb 5-Mar 14) - 3pts England to win the Triple Crown at 10/11 (General); 2pts England to win the Six Nations at 11/4 (AK Bets); 1pt England to win the Grand Slam at 4/1 (General); 3pts Wales to finish bottom at 11/10 (BetVictor). Result pending