A look at how the Sporting Life recommended bets performed in March 2020.
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. 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.
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Profit since start of 2003 until start of current month (March 2020) is +3012.75pts
Fran Berry (March 23) - 1pt e.w Titanium Sky in 3.00 Naas at 9/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4), 2pts win Even So in 4.30 Naas at 5/2 (General). LOSS=4pts
Simon Holt (March 21) - 2pts win Johnny Little Legs in 2.40 Thurles at 11/2 (General), 1pt e.w Wrong Direction in 3.40 Thurles at 16/1 (General). PROFIT=1pt
Fran Berry (March 20) - 4pts win Juliet Rose in 3.00 Dundalk at 5/4 (Betfair Sportsbook, Paddy Power), 1pt win Mithmaar in 3.30 Dundalk at 7/1 (bet365), 1pt e.w Gougane Barra in 4.00 Dundalk at 8/1 (General), 2pts win Lequinto in 5.00 Dundalk at 7/2 (Sky Bet, Ladbrokes, Coral). PROFIT=11pts
Stu Williams (Mar 14) - 2pt win On The Slopes in 1.30 Kempton at 6/4 (General); 2pt win Downtown Getaway in 2.40 Kempton at 4/1 (General); 2pt win Legal Eyes in 3.15 Kempton at 11/2 (General). LOSS=1pt
Ben Linfoot Value Bet (Mar 14) - 1pt win Bootlegger in 2.40 Kempton at 14/1 (General), 1pt win Faire Part Sivola Sivola in 3.00 Uttoxeter at 14/1 (Hills), 1pt win Captain Drake in 3.35 Uttoxeter at 11/1 (General). LOSS=3pts
Simon Holt (Mar 14) - 2pts win Truckers Lodge in 3.35 Uttoxeter at 11/2 (General), 2pts win Sam's Adventure in 2.25 Uttoxeter at 5/1 (General). PROFIT=21pts
Ben Linfoot Value Bet (Mar 13) - 1pt e.w Elusive Belle in 2.10 Cheltenham at 20/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5), 2pts win Clan Des Obeaux in 3.30 Cheltenham at 8/1 (Coral, Boylesports, SportingBet), 1pt e.w Two Taffs in 4.50 Cheltenham at 20/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,5,5), 1pt win Flash The Steel in 5.30 Cheltenham at 20/1 (Coral, Sporting Bet). LOSS=2pts
Simon Holt (Mar 13) - 2pts win Al Boum Photo in 3.30 Cheltenham at 4/1 (General), 1pt win Sempo in 2.50 Cheltenham at 16/1 (bet365), 1pt win Umbrigado in 5.30 Cheltenham at 20/1 (General). PROFIT=6pts
Oli Bell (Mar 13) - 1pt win Goshen in 1.30 Cheltenham at 3/1 (General); 1pt e.w. Embittered in 2.10 Cheltenham at 20/1 (General); 1pt e.w. Redford Road in 2.50 Cheltenham at 28/1 (General); 2pts win Al Boum Photo in 3.30 Cheltenham at 4/1 (General); 1pt win Eclair De Beaufeu in 4.50 Cheltenham at 10/1 (General); 1pt win Front View in 5.30 Cheltenham at 5/1 (General). PROFIT=6pts
Ben Linfoot Value Bet (Mar 12) - 1pt e.w Rapper in 2.10 Cheltenham at 25/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5), 1pt win Siruh Du Lac in 4.10 Cheltenham at 18/1 (Hills, Ladbrokes), 1pt win Deyrann de Carjac in 4.10 Cheltenham at 12/1 (Betfair Sportsbook, Paddy Power), 1pt win Fitzhenry in 5.30 Cheltenham at 12/1 (General). LOSS=5pts
Simon Holt (Mar 12) - 1pt win Faugheen in 1.30 Cheltenham at 5/1 (General), 1pt win Saint Calvados in 2.50 Cheltenham at 22/1 (bet365), 1pt win Summerville Boy in 3.30 Cheltenham at 9/1 (General), 1pt e.w Happy Diva in 4.10 Cheltenham at 28/1 (Betfred 1/5 1,2,3,4,5), 1pt win Le Breuil in 5.30 Cheltenham at 13/2 (General). LOSS=0.4pts
Oli Bell (Mar 12) - 1pt win Samcro in 1.30 Cheltenham at 5/1 (General), 1pt e.w Welsh Saint in 2.10 Cheltenham at 8/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5), 1pt e.w Not Another Muddle in 4.10 Cheltenham at 22/1 (1/5 1,2,3,4,5), 2pts win Floressa in 4.50 Cheltenham at 8/1 (General), 1pt e.w Kilfilum Cross in 5.30 Cheltenham at 12/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5). PROFIT=2.4pts
Ben Linfoot Value Bet (Mar 11) - 1pt win Top Moon in 2.50 Cheltenham at 25/1 (General), 1pt win Eglantine Du Seuil in 2.50 Cheltenham at 20/1 (General), 1pt win Blacko in 4.50 Cheltenham at 16/1 (General), 1.5pt win Tronador in 4.50 Cheltenham at 9/1 (bet365, Boylesports). LOSS=4.5pts
Oli Bell (Mar 11) - 1pt win Minella Indo in 2.10 Cheltenham at 7/2 (General), 1pt e.w Champagne Well in 2.50 Cheltenham at 20/1 (General), 2pts win Chacun Pour Soi in 3.30 Cheltenham at 13/8 (General), 1pt e.w Saint D'Oroux in 4.50 Cheltenham at 20/1 (General), 2pts win Appreciate It in 5.30 Cheltenham at 2/1 (General). LOSS=7pts
Simon Holt (Mar 11) - 2pts win Champ in 2.10 Cheltenham at 7/2 (General); 1pt e.w. Repetitio in 4.50 Cheltenham at 16/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5); 1pt e.w. The Glancing Queen in 5.30 Cheltenham at 20/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4). PROFIT=3pts
Ben Linfoot Value Bet (Mar 10) - 1pt e.w Elixir D’Ainay in 1.30 Cheltenham at 20/1 (Betfair Sportsbook, Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5), 1pt win Esprit Du Large in 2.10 Cheltenham at 12/1 (bet365, Ladbrokes, Boylesports), 1pt e.w Quarenta in 2.50 Cheltenham at 40/1 (bet365 ¼ 1,2,3,4,5), 1pt win Hold The Note in 4.50 Cheltenham at 15/2 (General). LOSS=6pts
Simon Holt (Mar 10) - 1pt win Fiddlerontheroof in 1.30 Cheltenham at 7/1 (General); 1pt win Fakir D'Oudairies in 2.10 Cheltenham at 9/2 (General); 1pt e.w. Atlanta Ablaze in 2.50 Cheltenham at 33/1 (1,2,3,4,5 1/4 bet365); 1pt e.w. Silver Streak in 3.30 Cheltenham at 25/1 (1,2,3,4 1/5 bet365). LOSS=6pts
Oli Bell (Mar 10) - 1pt e.w. Edwardstone in 1.30 Cheltenham at 18/1 (1,2,3,4 1/5 Betfred); 1pt e.w. Esprit du Large in 2.10 Cheltenham at 14/1 (1,2,3 1/5 bet365); 1pt win Vinndication in 2.50 Cheltenham at 13/2 (General); 1pt e.w. Ballyandy in 3.50 Cheltenham at 20/1 (1,2,3 1/5 General); 1pt win Trainwreck in 4.50 Cheltenham at 12/1 (General); 1pt win Lord Du Mesnil in 5.30 Cheltenham at 7/1 (General). LOSS=9pts
Ben Linfoot Value Bet (Mar 7) - 1pt win Nonios in 1.35 Wolverhampton at 16/1 (Betfair Sportsbook, Paddy Power), 1pt win Vengeur De Guye in 1.55 Ayr at 14/1 (Betfair Sportsbook, Paddy Power), 1pt win Cardsharp in 2.45 Wolverhampton at 15/2 (bet365, Hills). LOSS=3pts
Stuart Williams (Mar 7) - 3pt win Diamond Turf in 4.00 Gowran at 7/2 (Hills), 1pt win Baby King in 4.05 Hereford at 9/2 (bet365, Sky Bet), 1pt win Farrants Way in 4.40 Hereford at 7/2 (bet365). LOSS=0.5pt
Richard Mann: Meydan (Mar 7) - 0.5pts e.w Torosay in 1.10 Meydan at 50/1 (General); 1pt e.w Dream Castle in 2.20 Meydan at 11/2 (Sky Bet); 1pt e.w Pablo Escobar in 3.30 Meydan at 6/1 (General). LOSS=5pts
Oli Bell (Mar 7) - 1pt e.w. Kasbaan in 1.35 Wolverhampton at 12/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4); 1pt e.w. Desert Doctor in 2.10 Wolverhampton at 7/1 (Bet Victor & Hills 1/5 1,2,3); 1pt win Urban Icon in 2.45 Wolverhampton at 5/2 (General); 1pt win The Con Man in 3.05 Ayr at 11/4 (General). PROFIT=3.65pts
Simon Holt (Mar 7) - 1.5pts win Goring in 1.35 Wolverhampton at 14/1 (General); 1.5pts win Deputise in 2.10 Wolverhampton at 12/1 (bet365); 1.5pts win Cardsharp in 2.45 Wolverhampton at 7/1 (bet365, BetVictor). LOSS=4.5pts
Stu Williams (Imperial Cup Mar 7) - 1pt win Mack The Man at 5/1 (General). 1pt win Bullionaire at 14/1 (General). VOID
Bundesliga (Mar 14) - 1pt Axel Witsel to have 1+ shots on target in Dortmund v Schalke at 11/5 (Betfair), 1pt Koln to beat Mainz and over 3.5 goals in the match at 3/1 (Paddy Power). VOID.
Saturday's Premier League tips (Mar 14) - 2pts 20+ Brighton booking points at 4/5 (Sky Bet); 1pt Abdoulaye Doucoure to score anytime at 23/5 (888Sport, Unibet); 0.5pt Sheffield United -1 v Newcastle at 4/1 (Betfair); 0.5pt Marcos Alonso 2+ shots on target in Aston v Chelsea at 3/1 (Sky Bet). VOID.
Sky Bet EFL (Mar 14) - 1pt Shaun Hutchinson to score anytime in Millwall v Derby at 11/1 (Bet365), 1pt Nick Powell to score anytime in Reading v Stoke at 9/2 (Betfair, Paddy Power). VOID.
Fulham v Brentford (Mar 13) - 1pt Brentford (-1 handicap) to win at 19/4 (General), 1pt Ethan Pinnock to have 1+ shots on target at 6/1 (Sky Bet). VOID.
Thursday's Europa League tips (Mar 12) - 1pt Odion Ighalo to score & Manchester United to beat LASK at 13/5 (Sky Bet), 0.5pt Odion Ighalo to have 3+ shots on target in LASK v Manchester United at 5/1 (Sky Bet), 1pt Gianluca Mancini to be carded in Sevilla v Roma at 11/10 (VOID), 0.5pt Edin Dzeko first away goalscorer in Sevilla v Roma at 14/5 (VOID). PROFIT=2.1pts
Wednesday's Champions League tips (Mar 11) - 1pt Felipe to be booked in Liverpool v Atletico Madrid at 3/1 (Bet365), 1pt Saul Niguez to have 1+ shots on target in Liverpool v Atletico Madrid at 11/4 (Betfair), 1pt Jadon Sancho to have 2+ shots on target in PSG v Borussia Dortmund at 7/2 (Sky Bet). PROFIT=1.5pts
Tuesday's Champions League tips (Mar 10) - 1pt Dele Alli 3+ total shots in RB Leipzig v Tottenham at 11/4 (Sky Bet); 1pt Dele Alli to be carded in RB Leipzig v Tottenham at 5/2 (General); 0.5pt Hans Hateboer to score anytime in Valencia v Atalanta at 17/2 (Betfair, PaddyPower); 0.5pt Hans Hateboer to be carded in Valencia v Atalanta at 10/3 (General). PROFIT=0.5pts
Monday Night Football (Mar 9) - 1pt Aston Villa in draw no bet at 23/4 (888Sport, Unibet); 0.5pt Anwar El Ghazi to score anytime at 5/1 (General). LOSS=1.5pts
Sunday's Premier League (Mar 8) - 1pt Dominic Calvert-Lewin to have 2+ shots on target at 3/1 (Sky Bet), 1pt Bruno Fernandes to be shown a card in Manchester United v Manchester City at 10/3 (BetVictor), 1pt Scott McTominay to be shown a card in Manchester United v Manchester City at 13/4 (Unibet). LOSS=3pts
Sky Bet EFL (Mar 7) - 1pt Charlton to beat Middlesbrough and over 2.5 goals in the match at 17/4 (Coral), 1pt Sam Clucas to score anytime in Stoke v Hull at 7/2 (Ladbrokes, Bet Victor). PROFIT=2.5pts
Saturday's Premier League tips (Mar 7) - 1pt Burnley to be winning at half-time v Tottenham at 5/2 (William Hill); 0.5pt Jack Stacey to be carded in Liverpool v Bournemouth at 7/1 (Sky Bet); 0.5pt Abdoulaye Doucoure to score anytime at 11/2 (Betfair, Paddy Power); 0.5pt Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg to score anytime at 10/1 (William Hill). PROFIT=1pt
Nottingham Forest v Millwall (Mar 6) - 1pt Shaun Hutchinson to score anytime at 14/1 (General), 1pt Jake Cooper to score anytime at 18/1 (General). LOSS=2pts
Derby v Manchester United (Mar 5) - 1pt Jayden Bogle to be shown a card at 5/1 (William Hill), 1pt Odion Ighalo to be shown a card at 10/1 (William Hill). LOSS=2pts
Sheff Wed v Man City (Mar 4) - 1pt Manchester City to win by 3 or more goals at 5/4 (Sky Bet); 1pt Gabriel Jesus to score 2+ goals at 10/3 (Betfair, PaddyPower). LOSS=2pts
Chelsea v Liverpool (Mar 3) - 0.5pt Andrew Robertson to have 1+ shots on target at 5/1 (Sky Bet); 0.5pt Reece James to be carded at 6/1 (Unibet). LOSS=1pt
Portsmouth v Arsenal (Mar 2) - Arsenal to win & both teams to score at 15/8 (General). LOSS=1pt
Carabao Cup final (Mar 1) - 1pt Bernardo Silva to be shown a card at 17/2 (William Hill), 1pt Kortney Hause to have 2+ Tackles at 11/4 (VOID). LOSS=1pt
Sunday's Premier League (Mar 1) - 1pt Dominic Calvert-Lewin to be shown a card in Everton v Manchester United at 17/4 (888sport), 1pt Matt Doherty to score anytime in Tottenham v Wolves at 7/1 (Bet365). PROFIT=11.25pts
PLAYERS Championship: First-round three-balls (Mar 12) - 2pts Hughes to beat Cabrera Bello and van Rooyen at 11/4 (bet365, BetVictor); 2pts Kang to beat Oosthuizen and Herman at 7/4 (Betfred); 1pt Tringale to beat Glover and Brown at 17/10 (Betfair Sportsbook); 1pt Laird to beat Stanley and Clark at 9/5 (General). LOSS=3.2pts
PLAYERS Championship specials (Mar 12-15) - 1pt e.w. Jhonattan Vegas to lead after R1 at 125/1 (Betfair, Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 1pt e.w. Keith Mitchell to lead after R1 at 110/1 (Betfair, Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 1pt e.w. Rory Sabbatini to lead after R1 at 150/1 (Betfair, Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 4pts win Tommy Fleetwood to be top Englishman at 11/4 (Unibet, 888sport); 1pt win Ian Poulter to be top Englishman at 14/1 (Betfair, Paddy Power). LOSS=6pts
PLAYERS Championship (Mar 12-15) - 2pts e.w. Patrick Cantlay at 28/1 (bet365, sportingbet 1/4 1,2,3,4,5,6); 1pt e.w. Sergio Garcia at 80/1 (sportingbet 1/4 1,2,3,4,5,6); 1pt e.w. Shane Lowry at 80/1 (Sky Bet 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 1pt e.w. Russell Henley at 200/1 (BoyleSports 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 0.5pt e.w. Jimmy Walker at 250/1 (Paddy Power, Betfair 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10); 0.5pt e.w. Jason Dufner at 350/1 (bet365 1/4 1,2,3,4,5,6). VOID
Arnold Palmer Invitational final round update (Mar 8) - Marc Leishman to beat Tyrell Hatton in their two-ball at evens (General). PROFIT=2pts
Qatar Masters final round update (Mar 8) - 1pt Sami Valimaki to finish in the top 10 at 11/2 (Betfair, Paddy Power); 1pt Adrien Saddier to finish in the top 10 at 6/1 (Betfair, Paddy Power). LOSS=2pts
Arnold Palmer Invitational halfway update (Mar 7) - 1pt e.w. Sungjae Im at 8/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4). PROFIT=0.6pts
Qatar Masters halfway update (Mar 7) - 0.5pt e.w. Darren Fichardt at 40/1 (Sky Bet 1/4 1,2,3,4); 0.5pt e.w. Jack Senior at 45/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5); 0.5pt e.w. Benjamin Poke at 70/1 (Unibet, 888sport 1/4 1,2,3,4). LOSS=3pts
Arnold Palmer Invitational (Mar 5-8) - 2.5pts e.w. Xander Schauffele at 20/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 1.5pts e.w. Rickie Fowler at 35/1 (Betfair, Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8; 1pt e.w. Matt Fitzpatrick at 50/1 (Betfred 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7; 1pt e.w. Patrick Rodgers at 150/1 (Betfred 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7; 1pt e.w. Talor Gooch at 150/1 (Sky Bet 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8). LOSS=14pts
Qatar Masters (Mar 5-8) - 3pts e.w. Martin Kaymer at 16/1 (Coral, Betway 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 1pt e.w. Eddie Pepperell at 50/1 (Betfred 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6); 1pt e.w. Alejandro Canizares at 100/1 (Paddy Power, Betfair 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 1pt e.w. Antoine Rozner at 100/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6); 1pt e.w. Alex Levy at 100/1 (Betfair, Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 0.5pt e.w. Maverick Antcliff at 250/1 (Betway 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7). LOSS=15pts
Honda Classic final round (Mar 1) - 1pt Jason Dufner to win his two-ball at 9/5 (BoyleSports). LOSS=1pt
Honda Classic halfway update (Feb 29-Mar 1) - 1pt e.w. Brendan Steele at 10/1 (Ladbrokes, BoyleSports, 1/4 1,2,3,4). LOSS=0.12pts
Oman Open halfway update (Feb 29-Mar 1) - 1pt win Joost Luiten at 9/1 (General); 0.5pt e.w. Fabrizio Zanotti at 33/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5); 0.5pt e.w. Jeunghun Wang at 50/1 (Betfair, Paddy Power 1/4 1,2,3,4). LOSS=3pts
Honda Classic (Feb 27-Mar 1) - 2pts e.w. Billy Horschel at 28/1 (Sky Bet 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 1.5pts e.w. Sungjae Im at 33/1 (BoyleSports 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 1.5pts e.w. Shane Lowry at 40/1 (Betfred 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 1pt e.w. Russell Henley at 90/1 (Coral 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 1pt e.w. Doc Redman at 200/1 (William Hill 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6). PROFIT=48.4pts
Oman Open (Feb 27-Mar 1) - 2pts e.w. Adri Arnaus at 33/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6); 2pts e.w. Gavin Green at 33/1 (Sky Bet, Betfred 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6); 1pt e.w. Adrian Meronk at 150/1 (Coral 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 0.5pt e.w. Sami Valimaki at 250/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7). PROFIT=140pts
Six Nations: Scotland v France (Mar 8) - 5pts Scotland (+6) on the handicap at evens (William Hill). PROFIT=5pts
UK Open (Mar 6-8) - 1pt e.w Michael Smith at 20/1 (Sky Bet, Ladbrokes, Coral 1/4, 1,2,3,4), 1pt e.w. Glen Durrant at 28/1 (Sky Bet, Ladbrokes 1/4 1,2,3,4), 0.5pt e.w. Krzysztof Ratajski at 40/1 (Paddy Power 1/4 1,2,3,4), 0.5pt e.w. Luke Humphries at 80/1 (Sky Bet, Ladbrokes, Coral 1/4 1,2,3,4), 0.5pts e.w. Mervyn King at 200/1 (Sky Bet 1/4 1,2,3,4), 0.5pts e.w. Devon Petersen at 250/1 (Sky Bet 1/4 1,2,3,4). LOSS=8pts
Tour Championship (Mar 17-22) - 3pts Judd Trump to win the Tour Championship at 15/8 (General). VOID
Tour Championship Quarter-Finals (Mar 17-18) - 2pts four or more Centuries in the Neil Robertson v Ding Junhui Match at 15/8 (Coral, Ladbrokes); 2pts Yan Bingtao to beat Mark Selby at 2/1 (General). VOID
Antepost Angle: Cheltenham handicaps - 2pts win Galvin in Northern Trust Company Novices’ Handicap Chase at 9/1 (NRNB, bet365); 1pt win Deise Aba in Kim Muir Handicap Chase at 12/1 (NRNB, bet365); 1pt win Flash The Steel in Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle at 25/1 (NRNB, General); 1pt win Flash The Steel in Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle at 16/1 (NRNB, General). LOSS=4pts
Antepost Angle (Cheltenham Festival, Mar 11) - 1pt win Pym in RSA Insurance Novices’ Chase at 25/1 (William Hill). LOSS=1pt
Antepost Angle (Cheltenham Festival, Mar 10) - 1pt e.w. Coeur Sublime in Unibet Champion Hurdle at 25/1 (NRNB, Ladbrokes). LOSS=2pts
Antepost Angle (Cheltenham Festival, Mar 10) - 1pt win Al Dancer in Racing Post Arkle at 25/1 (General). LOSS=1pt
Antepost Angle: Cheltenham Festival (Mar 11 & Mar 12) - 1pt win Cilaos Emery in Queen Mother Champion Chase at 10/1 (General); 1pt win Fakir D'Oudairies in Marsh Novices' Chase at 14/1 (Ladbrokes). LOSS=2pts
Antepost Angle (Cheltenham Festival, Mar 12 & Mar 13) - 1pt win Native River in Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup at 20/1 (General); 1pt win Riders Onthe Storm in Ryanair Chase at 14/1 (Sky Bet, bet365). LOSS=2pts