Great start to August!

A fantastic start to August for us with a nice priced winner at Windsor.

We backed Boogie Diva, 1pt e/w @ 12/1 - best odds guaranteed paid 16/1.
There was a good word for this one a couple of times last season and she didn't get the best of runs. Since then she has changed stables and was said to be working very nicely.
We had her lined up as an account bet last week but she was withdrawn when the rain came.
She had been off the track for over 300 days but we knew she was fit enough to do herself justice tonight.

Before racing she drifted right out on Betfair and we had a few quid extra at 32 - 31/1. Nice!

She missed the break slightly and was settled near the rear of the pack.
Brought to the outside approaching 2 furlongs to run she was always travelling well and hit the front with around a furlong to go.
Despite drifting slightly inside the final furlong she always had matters in control and won by a comfortable length.

The race was also a Bet365 4/1+ offer race, meaning we have a free bet to the same value in their next offer race, the 6.55 at Southwell tomorrow night.
We often have bad experiences with bookies closing winning accounts, limiting stakes etc.
The three bookies we advertise on our website are the only ones we recommend though as they appear to be the best ones by far. In our opinion, anyway.

If you don't have a Bet365, Bet Internet or Victor Chandler account we would recommend you open one. Do so directly from this link http://www.simplebet.net/free_racing_bets.htm and you get two weeks SimpleBet membership as well.
That offer is open to new and existing members.
Its a win, win situation!

After a tricky couple of months where we have only made slight profits lets hope this is a real change in our luck for the better.

Incidentally we were close to a bet on another horse today which was a very unlucky loser but not really picked up by the media after the race.
We won't name the horse on here as it may well be an account bet next time out.

There is a good chance of an account bet tomorrow but not certain at this stage.

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Best Odds Guaranteed

We get many emails asking which bookie we prefer to use and why.
We have no problem answering this from our experience, good and bad, with various bookies.

Firstly any bookie (traditional bookmaker rather than exchange) simply must offer best odds guaranteed (BOG) or they aren't competitive in this day and age.
A friend who works in the industry told us that offering best odds guaranteed reduced their net profit margin from 12% to 3% so it shows the difference it makes to their overall figures.

So, what is BOG and who offers it?
Simply put, you take a price and if the SP is bigger you get the SP. If the SP is smaller you yet the price you took so you can't lose.
The theory behind this is that the majority of horses that win shorten up in price but horses on the drift do win. Besides, you have nothing to lose if you are on at BOG.

Yesterdays account bet, Beau Fighter, was available at a best price of 14/1. With some firms as low as 9/1. It drifted out to 16/1 (was 28 on Betfair) and finished 3rd so we were paid out at 16/1. That meant the place paid 4/1 rather than 7/2. Small margins) but all important in the long run. See the post on percentages for more details.

When you see the amount of people in 'the big 3' boomakers shops round town and betting on every race it is simply amazing. (They don't offer BOG in their shops) Its no wonder these bookies win!

Who offers BOG and who do we recommend?
Many online bookies now offer BOG and we recommend three in particular. We won't name names but one BOG bookie closed our account after just five bets so we won't recommend them!

On our website we list our suggested three. Visit www.simplebet.net and click on the free bets link. Not only do you get BOG with these three bookies but you also get a great signing up bonus with them.
Add to that, if you sign up directly from the link on our website you get two weeks membership for free added. This is valid for new and existing members.

It really is win, win, win!