Sporting Life tipping record: How our recommended bets have performed

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Profit since start of 2003 until start of current month (February 2019) is +3074.12pts

• February fixed-odds running total = -56.97pts
• February ante-post running total = -8.00pts
• February overall running total = -64.97pts

Racing:

Ben Linfoot Value Bet (Feb 23) - 1pt win Just Your Type in 2.40 Newcastle at 8/1 (bet365, 888Sport), 1pt win Double Shuffle in 3.35 Kempton at 10/1 (William Hill), 1pt win Walt in 3.35 Kempton at 20/1 (bet365, Ladbrokes). PROFIT=17pts

Simon Holt (Feb 23) - 2pts win Talkischeap in 3.35 Kempton at 9/2 (General); 1pt win Erick Le Rouge in 1.15 Kempton at 11/2 (Coral); 1pt win Another Crick in 4.10 Kempton at 9/4 (General). PROFIT=5.75pts

Meydan (Feb 20) - 3pts win Divine Image in 16.15 at Meydan at 7/4 (General); 2pts win First Nation in 15.40 at Meydan at 2/1 (Sky Bet); 1pt win Ekhtiyaar in 15.05 at Meydan 6/1 (Sky Bet). PROFIT=9.25pts

Ben Linfoot Value Bet (Feb 16) - 1pt win Art Mauresque in 2.10 Ascot at 9/1 (Coral), 1pt win Mont Des Avaloirs in 3.20 Ascot at 12/1 (bet365), 1pt win Vieux Lion Rouge in 3.35 Haydock at 12/1 (General). LOSS=3pts

Simon Holt (Feb 16) - 2pts win Reikers Island in 2.10 Ascot at 11/4 (General), 1pt win Air Horse One in 1.00 Ascot at 7/1 (William Hill), 1pt win Blaklion in 2.55 Haydock at 8/1 (William Hill). LOSS=4pts

Meydan (Feb 13) - 2pts win Lavaspin 5.25 at Meydan at 5/2 (General); 1pt win Trolius 4.15 at Meydan at 10/1 (bet365). PROFIT=4pts

Ben Linfoot Value Bet (Feb 9) - 1pt win Peculiar Genius in 3.10 Naas at 8/1 (bet365, William Hill), 1pt win Cappuccino Man in 3.40 Naas at 12/1 (Betfair, Paddy Power, Boylesports). LOSS=2pts

Meydan (Feb 7) - 2pts win New Trails in the 16.50 at Meydan at 9/1 (Paddy Power); 2pts win Race Day in the 18.00 at Meydan at 5/1 (Ladbrokes, Coral). LOSS=4pts

Betfair Hurdle (Feb 9) - 2pts win Countister at 12/1 (Ladbrokes, BetVictor); 1pt win Mount des Avaloirs at 16/1 (General). VOID

Oli Bell (Feb 2) - 2pts e.w. Jetez in 2.00 Leopardstown at 14/1 (General). 2pts win Le Richebourg in 3.45 Leopardstown at 15/8 (General). 2pts win Moon Over Germany in 4.20 Leopardstown at 5/1 (General). LOSS=2.25pts

Value Bet (Feb 2) - 1pt win Jetez in 2.00 Leopardstown at 14/1 (General); 0.5pts e.w. Cartwright in 2.00 Leopardstown at 33/1 (General); 1pt e.w. Lungarno Palace in 3.00 Sandown at 20/1 (General); 1pt win Paloma Blue in 3.45 Leopardstown at 9/1 (General). LOSS=4pts

Simon Holt (Feb 2) - 1pt win Gino Trail in 1.15 Sandown at SP; 1pt win Casko D'Airy in 3.00 Sandown at 7/1 (General); 2pts win Belami Des Pictons in 3.35 Sandown at 5/1 (General). LOSS=4pts

Football:

Premier League (Feb 27) - 1pt Crystal Palace to beat Man United at 113/50 (Marathon Bet), 1pt Wilfried Zaha to score anytime v Man United at 13/5 (Betfair, Paddy Power), 1pt Leroy Sane to score anytime in Man City v West Ham at 13/10 (General). LOSS=3pts

Chelsea v Tottenham (Feb 27) - 2pts Over 11.5 corners at 17/10 (Unibet, 888 Sport), 1pt Jorginho to be shown a card at 7/2 (Bet365). LOSS=3pts

Sky Bet EFL (Feb 26) - 1pt Pablo Hernandez to score anytime in QPR v Leeds at 3/1 (General), 1pt Under 9.5 corners in Sheffield Wednesday v Brentford at 11/8 (General). LOSS=2pts

Tuesday Premier League (Feb 26) - 3pts Wolves to beat Huddersfield at 5/6 (General); 1pt Leicester to win & both teams to score at 7/2 (General). PROFIT=0.5pts

Nottingham Forest v Derby (Feb 25) - 1pt Nottingham Forest to beat Derby at 6/4 (General). PROFIT=1.5pts

Carabao Cup Final (Feb 24) - 1pt Cesar Azpilicueta, Antonio Rudiger, N'Golo Kante and Fernandinho to make 14+ tackles between them at 22/1 (Sky Bet). LOSS=1pt

Manchester United v Liverpool (Feb 24) - 1pt Manchester United to score 2+ goals at 11/8 (Sky Bet). LOSS=1pt

Leicester v Crystal Palace (Feb 23) - 1pt Crystal Palace (draw no bet) at 8/5 (Marathon Bet). PROFIT=1.6pts

Sky Bet EFL (Feb 23) - 1pt Jack Harrison to score anytime in Leeds v Bolton at 16/5 (Betfair, Paddy Power), 1pt Over 11.5 corners in Portsmouth v Barnsley at 2/1 (Unibet), 1pt Luke Garbutt to score anytime in Blackpool v Oxford at 14/1 (bet365). LOSS=3pts

Premier League (Feb 23) - 1pt Wolves to win and over 1.5 total goals at 12/5 (General); 1pt Miguel Almiron to score anytime for Newcastle v Huddersfield at 3/1 (Sporting Bet). LOSS=2pts

Burnley v Tottenham (Feb 23) - 1pt Tottenham to win & under 3.5 goals at 6/4 (General). LOSS=1pt

Premier League (Feb 22) - 1pt West Ham to win 1-0, 2-0 or 2-1 at 21/10 (Sky Bet); 0.5pt Cardiff to win and under 1.5 total goals at 11/2 (BetBright). LOSS=1.5pts

Europa League (Feb 21) - 1pt Arsenal to win & over 3.5 goals at 13/10 (Betfair).LOSS=1pt

Champions League (Feb 20) - 1pt Man City to be leading at Schalke after 30 minutes at 13/10 (Ladbrokes, Coral), 1pt Fernandinho to be carded in Schalke v Man City at 13/5 (Sky Bet). PROFIT=3.9pts

Champions League (Feb 19) - 2pts Mats Hummels 3+ tackles in Liverpool v Bayern at 9/4 (Sky Bet), 1pt Tanguy NDombele 1+ shots on target in Lyon v Barcelona at 11/2 (Sky Bet). PROFIT=3.5pts

Chelsea v Manchester United (Feb 18) - 1pt N'Golo Kante, Cesar Azpilicueta, Ander Herrera and Nemanja Matic to make 16+ tackles between them at 11/1 (Sky Bet). LOSS=1pt

Blackburn v Middlesbrough (Feb 17) - 1pt Blackburn to win at 2/1 (General), 1pt Bradley Dack to score anytime at 5/2 (Unibet, 888 Sport). LOSS=2pts

Sky Bet EFL (Feb 16) - 1pt Will Vaulks to score anytime in Rotherham v Sheffield Wednesday at 6/1 (General), 1pt Ipswich to beat Stoke at 33/10 (Marathon Bet, Unibet), 1pt 30+ Fleetwood booking points in Fleetwood v Luton at 6/4 (Sky Bet). LOSS=0.5pts

FA Cup (Feb 15-17) - 1pt Watford to beat QPR to nil at 21/10 (Sky Bet), 1pt Brighton to win & under 2.5 goals at 3/1 (General), 1pt Swansea to beat Brentford at 7/5 (General). PROFIT=2.5pts

Sunderland v Accrington (Feb 15) - 1pt Luke O'Nien to score anytime at 6/1 (Betfred), 1pt Ben Richards-Everton to be shown a card at 13/5 (Bet365). LOSS=2pts

Europa League (Feb 14) - 1pt Arsenal win to nil at 6/4 (General), 1pt Lazio to win at 7/5 (General). LOSS=2pts

Champions League (Feb 13) - 1pt Noussair Mazraoui to be shown a card in Ajax v Real Madrid at 9/2 (Sky Bet), 1pt Axel Witsel to have 1+ shots on target in Tottenham v Borussia Dortmund at 2/1 (Sky Bet). PROFIT=1pt

Champions League Tuesday (Feb 12) - 2pts Roma to beat Porto at 11/10 (General). PROFIT=2.2pts

Wolves v Newcastle (Feb 11) - 1pt Wolves to win and under 2.5 goals at 9/4 (General). LOSS=1pt

Manchester City v Chelsea (Feb 10) - 2pts red card to be shown at 22/5 (Unibet), 1pt penalty to be awarded at 5/2 (Boyle Sports). PROFIT 0.5pts

Tottenham v Leicester (Feb 10) - 1pt Heung-min Son to score 2+ goals at 6/1 (BoyleSports, Bet365). LOSS=1pt

Brighton v Burnley (Feb 9) - 1pt Burnley to win at 3/1 (General). PROFIT=3pts

Fulham v Man United (Feb 9) - 1pt Man Utd to win to nil at 21/10 (General). PROFIT=2.1pts

Saturday's Premier League tips (Feb 9) - 1pt Michy Batshuayi to score anytime in Crystal Palace v West Ham at 9/4 (Betfair, Paddy Power), 1pt Arsenal to win to nil at 17/9 at Huddersfield (188Bet), 1pt Everton to win and BTTS at 5/1 (Paddy Power). LOSS=3pts

Sky Bet EFL (Feb 9) - 1pt Over 12.5 corners in Middlesbrough v Leeds at 23/10 (Unibet), 1pt Sean Maguire to score anytime in Bolton v Preston at 23/10 (General), 1pt Luton to score 3+ goals in Luton v Wycombe at 12/5 (bet365). PROFIT=0.4pts

Aston Villa v Sheffield United (Feb 8) - 0.5pts Conor Hourihane, John McGinn, Oliver Norwood and John Fleck to have 8+ shots on target between them at 750/1 (Sky Bet), 1pt Over 3.5 goals in the game at 2/1 (bet365, BetVictor). PROFIT=1.5pts

FA Cup (Feb 6) - 1pt Conor Townsend to score anytime at 25/1 (General), 1pt Brighton to beat West Brom (90mins) at 2/1 (General). LOSS=2pts

Everton v Man City (Feb 6) - 1pt Man City to score 3+ goals at 21/20 (General). LOSS=1pt

FA Cup (Feb 5) - 1pt Jamille Matt to score anytime in Newport County v Middlesbrough at 3/1 (General), 2pts Adama Traore to score anytime in Wolves v Shrewsbury at 49/20 (Unibet, 888 Sport). LOSS=3pts

West Ham v Liverpool (Feb 4) - 2pts Liverpool win to nil at 13/10 (General). LOSS=2pts

Man City v Arsenal (Feb 3) - 1pt Man City to win & both teams to score at 7/5 (General). PROFIT=1.4pts

Leicester v Man United (Feb 3) - 1pt Leicester/draw no bet at 7/4 (MarathonBet). LOSS=1pts

Leeds v Norwich (Feb 2) - 1pt Jack Harrison to score anytime at 9/2 (Betfred), 1pt Luke Ayling to score anytime at 12/1 (Spread Ex). LOSS=2pts

Cardiff v Bournemouth (Feb 2) - 1pt Bournemouth to win & under 2.5 goals at 21/5 (Ladbrokes, Coral). LOSS=1pt

Spurs v Newcastle (Feb 2) - 1pt Tottenham to win to nil at 13/10 (188Sport). PROFIT=1.3pts

Sky Bet EFL (Feb 2) - 1pt Jack O'Connell to score anytime in Sheffield United v Bolton at 16/1 (William Hill), 1pt Bristol City to win and over 3.5 goals in the game at 6/1 (General), 1pt Scunthorpe/Draw on double chance at 19/10 (Unibet, 888 Sport). LOSS=3pts

Premier League (Feb 2) - 1pt Southampton in a draw no bet v Burnley at 11/10 (Marathon Bet); 1pt BTTS in Palace v Brighton at 4/5 (General); 1pt Wolves to score 2+ goals at 2/1 (Sky Bet). PROFIT=1pt

Preston v Derby (Feb 1) - 1pt Jayden Stockley to score a header at 15/2 (Boyle Sports), 1pt Jayden Stockley to be shown a card at 11/2 (bet365, Boyle Sports). LOSS=2pts

Golf:

Honda Classic first round preview (Feb 28) - 1pt Nick Watney to win his three-ball at 2/1 (Unibet, 888sport); 1pt Luke List to win his three-ball at 6/4 (Unibet, 888sport). LOSS=2pts

WGC-Mexico first round preview (Feb 21) - 2pts Aaron Wise to win his three-ball at 11/8 (General); 2pts Emiliano Grillo to win his three-ball at 5/4 (General); 1pt double Wise and Grillo at 4.35/1 (General). LOSS=2.62pts

Puerto Rico Open (Feb 21-24) - 2pts e.w. Aaron Baddeley at 28/1 (Betfair, Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 1pt e.w. Ollie Schniederjans at 40/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6); 1pt e.w. Fabian Gomez at 551 (Betfred 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6); 1pt e.w. Robert Streb at 50/1 (Betfair, Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 1pt e.w. Ryan Blaum at 70/1 (bet365 1/4 1,2,3,4,5). PROFIT=3.2pts

WGC-Mexico Championship (Feb 21-24) - 1pt e.w. Danny Willett at 200/1 (Unibet 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6); 1pt e.w. Alex Noren at 100/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6); 1pt e.w. Shubhankar Sharma to lead after round one at 100/1 (Unibet 1/4 1,2,3,4,5); 1pt e.w. Aaron Rai to lead after round one at 100/1 (General 1/4 1,2,3,4,5); 1pt e.w. Lucas Bjerregaard to lead after round one at 100/1 (General 1/4 1,2,3,4,5). LOSS=1pts

Genesis Open R1 (Feb 14) - 1pt Sam Saunders to win his three-ball at 11/4 (General); 2pt double Hideki Matsuyama and Tyrrell Hatton at 2.66/1 (General). PROFIT=0.75pt

Genesis Open (Feb 14-17) - 3pts win Dustin Johnson at 9/1 (General); 1.5pts e.w. Hideki Matsuyama at 30/1 (Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 1pt e.w. Charles Howell at 66/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 1pt e.w. Jason Kokrak at 80/1 (Sky Bet, Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 1pt e.w. Harold Varner III at 150/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 0.5pt e.w. Carlos Ortiz at 500/1 (bet365 1/4 1,2,3,4,5). PROFIT=2.2pts

ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth (Feb 14-17) - 1pt e.w. Marcus Fraser at 66/1 (General 1/4 1,2,3,4); 1pt e.w. Grant Forrest at 110/1 (bet365 1/4 1,2,3,4); 1pt e.w. Matthew Nixon at 150/1 (General 1/4 1,2,3,4); 1pt e.w. Michael Hoey at 200/1 (General 1/4 1,2,3,4); 0.5pt e.w. Matt Stieger at 200/1 (General 1/4 1,2,3,4); 0.5pt e.w. Matt Jager at 275/1 (bet365 1/4 1,2,3,4). LOSS=10pts

AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (Feb 7-10) - 1pt e.w. J.B. Holmes at 80/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 1pt e.w. Graeme McDowell at 150/1 (Unibet, 888sport 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6); 1pt e.w. Brandon Harkins at 200/1 (Betfred, BoyleSports 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7). LOSS=6pts

ISPS Handa Vic Open (Feb 7-10) - 3pts e.w. Aaron Rai at 28/1 (Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 1.5pts e.w. Adrian Otaegui at 33/1 (Coral, BoyleSports 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 1pt e.w. Callum Shinkwin at 66/1 (Coral 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 1pt e.w. Kim Koivu at 100/1 (Coral 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 1pt e.w. Jordan Zunic at 100/1 (BoyleSports 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7). LOSS=15pts

Waste Management Phoenix Open (Jan 31-Feb 3) - 2pts e.w. Tony Finau at 22/1 (Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 2pts e.w. Phil Mickelson at 28/1 (William Hill 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6); 1pt e.w. Lucas Glover at 100/1 (Betfred 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 0.5pt e.w. Scott Stallings at 250/1 (Unibet, 888sport 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6); 0.5pt e.w. Trey Mullinax at 250/1 (Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8). LOSS=12pts

Snooker:

Welsh Open: (Feb 11-17) - 1pt e.w Barry Hawkins to win the Welsh Open at 20/1 (Bet365); 1pt e.w Luca Brecel to win the Welsh Open at 80/1 (Ladbrokes, William Hill). LOSS=4pts

Coral World Grand Prix: Quarter-Finals (Feb 7) - 3pts Yuan Sijun to beat Xiao Guodong at evens (General). LOSS=3pts

Coral World Grand Prix (Feb 7-10) - 1pt e.w Yuan Sijun to win the Coral World Grand Prix at 20/1 (General). LOSS=2pts

Cricket:

Big Bash: (Feb 14-17) -3pts Hobart Hurricanes to win the Big Bash at 9/4 (Betway, Matchbook). LOSS=3pts

West Indies v England: Third Test (Feb 9-13) - 2pts Kemar Roach top West Indies first innings bowler at 11/4 (Unibet, 888 Sport); 2pts Roston Chase top West Indies first innings runscorer at 13/2 (General). PROFIT=3.5pts

West Indies v England: Second Test (Jan 31-Feb 4) - 2pts Roston Chase top West Indies first innings runscorer at 15/2 (Betfair). LOSS=2pts

Rugby union:

Wales v England (Feb 23) - 3pts Wales (+5) to beat England at evens (Sky Bet, Betway). PROFIT=3pts

France v Scotland (Feb 23) - 2pts France (-6) to beat Scotland at evens (General). PROFIT=2pts

England v France (Feb 10) - 3pts France (+14) at evens (General). LOSS=3pts

Italy v Wales (Feb 9) - 2pts Italy +9 on the half-time handicap at 10/11 (General); 1pt Italy to leading at half-time at 5/1 (General). PROFIT=0.82pts

Ireland v England (Feb 2) - 2pts England (+9) to beat Ireland at evens (General). PROFIT=2pts

Scotland v Italy (Feb 2) - 3pts Italy (+25) to beat Scotland at evens (Betway). PROFIT=3pts

France v Wales (Feb 1) - 1pt Guilhem Guirado to score first try at 22/1 (bet365). LOSS=1pt

Darts:

PDC Darts Masters (Feb 1-3) - 1pt Peter Wright to reach the final at 9/2 (Sky Bet); 0.5pt e.w. Joe Cullen to win the Masters at 80/1 (BoyleSports 1/3 1,2). LOSS=2pts

Boxing:

DeGale v Eubank Jr (Feb 23) - 3pts James DeGale to win by decision at 2/1 (sportingbet). LOSS=3pts

NFL:

Super Bowl (Feb 3) - 3pts Patriots to win (-2.5) at 10/11 (General). PROFIT=2.73pts

Long-term or ante-post previews:

Cricket:

West Indies v England Test Series: (Jan 23-Feb 13) - 4pts James Anderson Top England Series Bowler at 3/1 (General); 1pt England to beat West Indies 2-1 at 3/1 (Sky Bet, Spreadex). LOSS=5pts

T20 Big Bash (Dec 19-Feb 17) - 3pts Perth Scorchers to win the Big Bash at 9/2 (Sky Bet). LOSS=3pts

Rugby league:

Super League - 1pt Jake Trueman to win the Man of Steel award at 40/1 (Ladbrokes, Coral); 1pt Tom Johnstone to be Super League top tryscorer at 11/1 (General). Result pending

Record archive

• January 2019 record = +63.92pts
• December 2018 record = +129.45pts
• November 2018 record = -81.82pts
• October 2018 record = -106.91pts
• September 2018 record = +7.01pts
• August 2018 record = -7.00pts
• July 2018 record = -142.67pts
• June 2018 record = -70.93pts
• May 2018 record = -81.08pts
• 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