Sporting Life tipping record: How our recommended bets have performed

We pride ourselves on our transparent betting record so if we've tipped something in our 'recommended bets' section at the top of a betting preview, it will appear on this page.

Points system explained

We use a points system, ranging from 0f.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. Only bet what you can afford, and if you are concerned about your gambling please call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133, or visit begambleaware.org.

Click here to view our tips for the forthcoming sporting action.

Profit since start of 2003 until start of current month (October 2018) is +3068.48.

• October fixed-odds running total = -104.31pts
• October ante-post running total = -1.60pts
• October overall running total = -105.91pts

Racing:

Ben Linfoot Value Bet (Oct 27) - 1pt win Garrus in 1.45 Doncaster at 10/1 (Betfair Sportsbook, Paddy Power), 1pt win Duke Of Firenze in 3.25 Doncaster at 18/1 (bet365, Coral), 1pt win Just Glamorous in 3.25 Doncaster at 50/1 (Betfair Sportsbook, Paddy Power), 1pt win Perfect Man in 3.45 Cheltenham at 16/1 (General). LOSS=4pts

Simon Holt (Oct 27) - 2pts win Turgenev in 4.05 Doncaster at 4/1 (General), 1pt e.w Rapid Applause in 3.25 Doncaster at 20/1 (bet365, Ladbrokes). LOSS=4pts

Ben Linfoot Value Bet (Oct 20) - 1pt win Magical in 2.40 Ascot at 15/2 (bet365, Sky Bet), 1pt win Monarchs Glen in 3.50 Ascot at 18/1 (Betfair Sportsbook, Paddy Power), 1pt win South Seas in 4.30 Ascot at 14/1 (General). PROFIT=5.5pts

Simon Holt (Oct 20) - 1pt e.w Happily in 3.15 Ascot at 16/1 (Coral, Sporting Bet 1/5 1,2,3), 2pts win Kynren in 4.30 Ascot at 11/1 (Ladbrokes). LOSS=4pts

Simon Holt (Oct 13) - 2pts win Anthony Van Dyck in 3.00 Newmarket at 9/2 (General); 1pt e.w. Cliffs Of Dover in 3.40 Newmarket at 40/1 (BoyleSports 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6). LOSS=4pts

Simon Holt (Oct 12) - 2pts win Limato in 3.00 Newmarket at 9/4 (Sky Bet); 2pts win Shambolic in 3.35 Newmarket at 9/1 (General). PROFIT=2.5pts

Simon Holt (Oct 7) - 1pt e.w Waldgeist in 3.05 Lobchamp at 7/1 (General). LOSS=1pt

Ben Linfoot Value Bet (Oct 6) - 1pt e.w Firmament in 3.35 Ascot at 14/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5), 1pt win Strict Tempo in 2.45 Redcar at 12/1 (BetVictor, Coral). LOSS=3pts

Simon Holt (Oct 6) - 2pts win Limato in 3.00 Ascot at 5/2 (Sky Bet); 2pts win Spring Loaded in 1.50 Ascot at 5/1 (General). LOSS=2pts

Football:

Carabao Cup (Oct 31) - 1pt Harry Wilson to score and Derby to lose at 12/1 (Sky Bet); 1pt Over 11.5 corners at 7/5 (Betfair, Paddy Power); 1pt Jayden Bogle to be carded at 5/1 (Betfair); 1pt Cesc Fabregas to be carded at 11/2 (Betfair). LOSS=4pts

Carabao Cup (Oct 30) - 2pts Hillel Soudani to score anytime at 13/5 (888 Sport), 1pt Jack Robinson to score anytime at 35/1 (VOID), 1pt Scott Fraser to be shown a card at 7/1 (Betfair). LOSS=3pts

Tottenham v Manchester City (Oct 29) - 2pts Kevin De Bruyne to assist a goal at 9/4 (Sky Bet), 1pt Aymeric Laporte to have 1+ shot on target at 7/2 (Sky Bet). LOSS=3pts

Man United v Everton (Oct 28) - 2pts Paul Pogba and Gylfi Sigurdsson 1+ shots on target each at 13/8 (Sky Bet). PROFIT=3.25pts

Burnley v Chelsea (Oct 28) - 1pt 8+ Chelsea corners at 5/4 (Sky Bet), 2pts Willian to score anytime at 23/10 (Paddy Power, Betfair). PROFIT=3.6pts

Crystal Palace v Arsenal (Oct 28) - 1pt Arsenal win & both teams to score at 9/4 (Betfair). LOSS=1pt

Leicester v West Ham (Oct 27) - 2pts Leicester to win and over 1.5 goals at 17/10 (General). LOSS=2pts

Leeds v Nottingham Forest (Oct 27) - 1pt Pontus Jansson to score anytime at 11/1 (Betway), 1pt Lewis Grabban to be shown a card at 6/1 (Sky Bet), 1pt Ben Osborn to be shown a card at 6/1 (Bet 365), 1pt Tom Pearce to be shown a card at 9/1 (Sky Bet). PROFIT=3pts

Premier League (Oct 27) - 2pts Bournemouth win & both teams to score at 3/1 (General), 1pt Southampton to draw with Newcastle at 23/10 (General). PROFIT=0.3pts

Sky Bet EFL (Oct 27) - 1pt Jack O'Connell to score anytime in Sheffield United v Wigan at 18/1 (William Hill), 1pt Jake Cooper to score anytime in Millwall v Ipswich at 10/1 (888 Sport), 1pt Peterborough to win and over 2.5 goals in the match at 7/2 (Boyle Sports). PROFIT=1.5pts

Middlesbrough v Derby (Oct 27) - 1pt Aden Flint to be shown a card at 6/1 (Bet365), 1pt Daniel Ayala to be shown a card at 3/1 (Unibet), 1pt Britt Assombalonga to be shown a card at 7/1 (Bet365), 1pt Jayden Bogle to be shown a card at 3/1 (Unibet). PROFIT/LOSS=0pts

QPR v Aston Villa (Oct 26) - 1pt Luke Freeman to score anytime at 9/2 (General), 1pt QPR/QPR in half-time/full-time at 19/5 (Bet Victor). PROFIT=2.8pts

Europa League (Oct 25) - 2pts Kai Havertz to score anytime in Zurich v Bayer Leverkusen at 14/5 (Betway), 1pt Gary Cahill to score anytime in Chelsea v BATE Borisov at 15/2 (General). LOSS=3pts

Champions League (Oct 24) - 2pts Erik Lamela to score anytime in PSV v Tottenham at 7/2 (Unibet, 888 Sport), 2pts Virgil van Dijk to have 1+ shots on target in Liverpool v Crvena zvezda at 13/8 (Sky Bet). LOSS=4pts

Champions League (Oct 23) - 2pts Juventus to score 2+ goals against Manchester United at 7/5 (Coral), 2pts Dusan Tadic to score anytime in Ajax v Benfica at 13/5 (Betway), 1pt Joshua Brenet to score anytime in Hoffenheim v Lyon at 12/1 (VOID). LOSS=4pts

Sky Bet EFL (Oct 23) - 1pt Jamal Lewis to score anytime in Norwich v Aston Villa at 13/1 (Unibet), 1pt Dael Fry to score anytime in Middlesbrough v Rotherham at 12/1 (VOID), 2pts Ronan Curtis to score anytime in Portsmouth v Burton at 2/1 (General). LOSS=3pts

Arsenal v Leicester (Oct 22) - 2pts Jonny Evans to be shown a card at 4/1 (Bet365, Bet Victor), 1pt Harry Maguire to score anytime at 13/1 (Unibet, 888 Sport). LOSS=3pts

Everton v Crystal Palace (Oct 21) - 2pts Patrick van Aanholt to have 1+ shots on target at 13/8 (Sky Bet). LOSS=2pts

Huddersfield v Liverpool (Oct 20) - 2pts Liverpool to win on -1 handicap at evens (Betfair), 1pt Virgil van Dijk to score a header at 20/1 (Sky Bet). LOSS=3pts

Derby v Sheffield United (Oct 20) - 2pts Billy Sharp to score anytime at 21/10 (General). LOSS=2pts

Premier League 3pm (Oct 20) - 2pts Bournemouth to beat Southampton at 21/20 (General), 1pt Fulham to beat Cardiff at 2/1 (Betway), 1pt Wolves win to nil at 15/8 (Sky Bet). LOSS=4pts

Sky Bet EFL (Oct 20) - 2pts 20+ booking points for each team in Portsmouth v Fleetwood at 9/4 (Sky Bet), 2pts Notts County to win and both teams to score at 8/1 (Sky Bet). LOSS=4pts

Chelsea v Manchester United (Oct 20) - 2pts Chelsea to win and over 1.5 goals at 21/20 (General), 1pt Olivier Giroud to score anytime at 17/10 (Unibet, 888 Sport). LOSS=3pts

Blackburn v Leeds (Oct 20) - 1pt Gaetano Berardi to score anytime at 28/1 (Spread Ex), 1pt Mateusz Klich to score anytime at 22/5 (Unibet, 888 Sport). PROFIT=3.40pts

Sheffield Wednesday v Middlesbrough (Oct 19) - 2pts Over 11.5 corners at 9/5 (Betfair, Paddy Power). LOSS=2pts.

UEFA Nations League Tuesday (Oct 16) - 2pts Macedonia to beat Armenia at 13/8 (Sky Bet), 2pts Richard Keogh to be shown a card in Republic of Ireland v Wales at 6/1 (Sky Bet). LOSS=4pts

UEFA Nations League Monday (Oct 15) - 2pts Teemu Pukki to score anytime in Finland v Greece at 3/1 (General), 2pts Paco Alcacer to score anytime in Spain v England at 17/10 (Betway). PROFIT=1.4pts

UEFA Nations League Sunday (Oct 14) - 1pt Poland to beat Italy at 19/10 (General), 1pt Russia to beat Turkey & both teams to score at 7/2 (General). LOSS=2pts

UEFA Nations League Saturday (Oct 13) - 1pt Slovakia to win and both teams to score (v Czech Repubic) at 4/1 (General). LOSS=1pt

Sky Bet EFL (Oct 13) - 2pts Southend to win and over 2.5 goals in the match at 13/5 (Betfair), 2pts Plymouth to win at 29/10 (Marathon Bet), 2pts Siriki Dembele to score anytime in Scunthorpe v Peterborough at 18/5 (William Hill). LOSS=6pts

Barnsley v Luton (Oct 13) - 1pt Dimitri Cavare to score anytime at 10/1 (General), 1pt George Moncur to score anytime at 9/2 (Betfred/Betway). LOSS=2pts

UEFA Nations League Friday preview (Oct 12) - 3pts England (draw no bet) to beat Croatia at 21/20 (888sport, Unibet); 3pts Eden Hazard to score v Switzerland at 13/10 (General). LOSS=3pts

UEFA Nations League Thursday preview (Oct 11) - 1pt Scotland, Russia and Serbia all to win at 12/1 (Sky Bet). LOSS=1pt

Southampton v Chelsea (Oct 7) - 2pts Chelsea win to nil at 7/4 (General). PROFIT=3.5pts

Liverpool v Man City (Oct 7) - 2pts Over 1.5 goals, 3+ Liverpool corners, 5+ Manchester City corners and 10+ booking points each team at 15/8 (Sky Bet); 1pt Liverpool to win and BTTS at 16/5 (General). LOSS=3pts

Fulham v Arsenal (Oct 7) - 1pt Arsenal to win & both teams to score at 7/4 (Bet365, Betfred). PROFIT=1.75pts

Man United v Newcastle (Oct 6) - 1pt Man United to win and under 3.5 total goals at 11/10 (Sky Bet, BetFred). LOSS=1pt

Saturday's 3pm Premier League tips (Oct 6) - 2pts Burnley to beat Huddersfield and under 3.5 total goals at 8/5 (Betfred); 2pts Jamie Vardy to score and Leicester to win at 9/4 (Sky Bet, Boyle Sports); 1pt Troy Deeney and Junior Stanislas both to score in Watford v Bournemouth at 17/2 (Sky Bet). LOSS=5pts

Sky Bet EFL (Oct 6) - 2pts Leeds to win and over 1.5 goals at 9/5 (Ladbrokes/Coral), 1pt Scunthorpe to beat Luton at 9/2 (Bet365), 1pt Erik Pieters to score anytime in Norwich v Stoke at 30/1 (Unibet/888 Sport). LOSS=4pts

Friday night football (Oct 5) - 2pts West Ham to beat Brighton at 9/5 (General). LOSS=2pts

Europa League (Oct 4) - 2pts Victor Moses to score anytime in Chelsea v Vidi at 12/5 (General). LOSS=2pts

Champions League (Oct 3) - 3pts Over 11.5 corners in Napoli v Liverpool at 21/10 (Unibet/888 Sport). LOSS=3pts

Sky Bet EFL (Oct 2) - 2pts Barry Douglas to score anytime in Hull v Leeds at 8/1 (Bet365), 2pts Jamal Lowe to score anytime in Coventry v Portsmouth at 11/4 (Betway). LOSS=4pts

Champions League (Oct 2) - 1pt Joshua Brenet to score anytime in Hoffenheim v Manchester City at 20/1 (Unibet/888 Sport), 2pts Juventus -2 on the handicap v Young Boys at 7/5 (Paddy Power). PROFIT=1.8pts

Monday Night Football (Oct 1) - 2pts Ryan Fraser to score anytime at 4/1 (General). LOSS=2pts

Golf:

Sanderson Farms Championship (Oct 25-28) - 3pts e.w. Sungjae Im at 28/1 (1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6); 1pt e.w. Roberto Castro at 125/1 (bet365 1/4 1,2,3,4,5); 1pt e.w. Ben Crane at 125/1 (1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 1pt e.w. Brian Stuard at 80/1 (1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7). PROFIT=4.13pts

WGC-HSBC Champions (Oct 25-28) - 4pts win Dustin Johnson at 8/1 (General); 1pt e.w. Cameron Smith at 50/1 (Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 1pt e.w. Thorbjorn Olesen at 70/1 (Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 1pt e.w. Branden Grace at 125/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6). LOSS=5.33pts

The CJ Cup (Oct 18-21) - 2pts e.w. Byeong Hun An at 40/1 (Betfred 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 2pts e.w. Cameron Smith at 28/1 (Betfred, Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 1pt e.w. Si Woo Kim at 66/1 (Betfred 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 1pt e.w. Austin Cook at 125/1 (Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 1pt e.w. Jimmy Walker at 125/1 (Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7). LOSS=9.6pts

Andalucia Masters (Oct 18-21) - 1pt e.w. Ashley Chesters at 100/1 (Coral 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 1pt e.w. Ricardo Gouveia at 80/1 (Unibet 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6); 1pt e.w. David Drysdale at 150/1 (Coral 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 1pt e.w. Matteo Manassero at 175/1 (Betfred 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6); 0.5pt e.w. Raphael Jacquelin at 250/1 (Coral 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 0.5pt e.w. Matthew Baldwin at 300/1 (BetVictor 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6). PROFIT=11pts

CIMB Classic (Oct 11-14) - 1pt e.w. Si Woo Kim at 100/1 (Betfred 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6); 1pt e.w. Keith Mitchell at 150/1 (Unibet, 888sport 1/4 1,2,3,4,5); 1pt e.w. Brendan Steele at 110/1 (Betfred 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6). LOSS=6pts

British Masters (Oct 11-14) - 2pts e.w. Hao-tong Li at 35/1 (Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 2pts e.w. Chris Wood at 33/1 (Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 1pt e.w. Padraig Harrington at 66/1 (Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6); 2pts win Thorbjorn Olesen at 28/1 (General). LOSS=12pts

Safeway Open (Oct 4-7) - 4pts win Patrick Cantlay at 14/1 (General); 1pt e.w. Beau Hossler at 40/1 (Betfred 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 1pt e.w. Scott Piercy at 66/1 (Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 1pt e.w. Patrick Rodgers at 60/1 (Paddy Power1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8). LOSS=10pts

Dunhill Links Championship (Oct 4-7) - 1pt e.w. Robert Rock at 100/1 (Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 1pt e.w. Chris Paisley at 150/1 (Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 1pt e.w. Aaron Rai at 200/1 (Betfred 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 1pt e.w. Marc Warren at 150/1 (Sky Bet 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 1pt e.w. Richie Ramsay at 150/1 (Sky Bet 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8). LOSS=10pts

Snooker:

International Championship: (Oct 28-04 Nov) - 1pt Ryan Day to win the International Championship at 22/1 (General); 1pt Ryan Day to win the second quarter at 11/2 (Black Type); 1pt Ali Carter to win the International Championship at 50/1 (General); 1pt Ali Carter to win the fourth quarter at 13/2 (General). LOSS=4pts

English Open (Oct 15-21) - 4pts Ronnie O'Sullivan to win the English Open at 5/1 (Sky Bet). LOSS=4pts

European Masters: (Oct 5) - 3pts Mark King to beat Ryan Day at 13/8 (Betfred); 1pt Mark King to win the European Masters at 16/1 (Unibet). PROFIT=3.88pts

Darts:

European Championship (Oct 25-28) - 1pt Peter Wright to win first quarter at 11/2 (Unibet), 1pt Joe Cullen to win the second quarter at 7/1 (Sky Bet), 3pts Player from the bottom half to win the trophy at 11/4 (Sky Bet) PROFIT = 14.25pts.

World Grand Prix (Sept 30-Oct 6) - 1pt Max Hopp to win the first quarter at 28/1 (Betfred), 1pt Joe Cullen to win the second quarter at 6/1 (Sky Bet, Ladbrokes), 1pt Michael Smith to win the third quarter at 4/1 (Ladbrokes, Betfred, Coral), 1pt James Wade to win the fourth quarter at 7/1 (Betfred, Ladbrokes, Sky Bet), 0.5pts Joe Cullen to win the World Grand Prix at 80/1 (Boylesports), 0.5pts Michael Smith to win the World Grand Prix at 33/1 (Unibet, BetVictor). LOSS=5pts

Rugby League:

Grand Final (Oct 13) - 2pts Stefan Ratchford to score anytime at 3/1 (Sky Bet, Betfred), 1pt Stefan Ratchford to be man of the match (Harry Sunderland Trophy) at 12/1 (Bet Victor), 1pt John Bateman to be man of the match (Harry Sunderland Trophy) at 9/1 (Bet Victor). PROFIT=9pts

NFL:

NFL Wembley (Oct 26) - 1pt Alshon Jeffery & Zach Ertz to score touchdowns at 5/1.LOSS=1pt

NFL Sunday (Oct 21) - 2pts Vikings to beat the Jets (-3.5) at evens. PROFIT=2pts

NFL Wembley (Oct 21) - 2pts LA Chargers score over 26.5pts at evens. LOSS=2pts

NFL Wembley (Oct 14) - 2pts Seattle Seahawks (-4.5) to beat Oakland Raiders at 11/8 (General). PROFIT=2.75pts

Long-term or ante-post previews:

Racing:

Ante-post Angle: QIPCO British Champions Day (Oct 20) - 1pt win Southern France in QIPCO British Champions Long Distance Cup at 12/1 (General); 1pt e.w. Cenotaph in QIPCO British Champions Sprint Stakes at 33/1 (General); 1pt win Pilaster in QIPCO British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes at 20/1 (General); 1pt e.w. Ghaiyyath in QIPCO British Champion Stakes at 12/1 (General). LOSS=6pts

Ante-Post Angle: Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (Oct 7) - 1pt win Study Of Man at 20/1 (General), 1pt win Forever Together at 25/1 (General). LOSS=2pts

Rugby union:

Rugby Championship (Aug 18-Oct 6) - 3pts Argentina to finish bottom 1/3 (Betfair); 3pts South Africa to finish second at 9/5 (Betfair). PROFIT=6.4pts

Record archive

• 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