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Profit since start of 2003 until start of current month (October 2019) is +3016.54pts

• October fixed-odds running total = -62.56pts
• October ante-post running total = -19.27pts
• October overall running total = -81.83pts

Racing:

Ben Linfoot Value Bet (Oct 26) - 1pt win Crosspark in 2.00 Cheltenham at 20/1 (General), 1pt win Manuela De Vega in 2.20 Newbury at 9/1 (General), 1pt win Duke Of Navan in 3.10 Cheltenham at 10/1 (General), 1pt win Princes Des Sables in 4.00 Doncaster at 20/1 (General). LOSS=2pts

Simon Holt (Oct 26) - 1pt e.w Sykes in 3.45 Cheltenham at 14.1 (Bet365 - 1/4 1-2-3). 1pt win Manuela De Vega in 2.20 Newbury at 8/1 (General). 1pt win Saaheq in 4.00 Doncaster at 14/1 (General). PROFIT=0.54pts

Oli Bell (Oct 26) - 1pt win West Approach in 2.00 Cheltenham at 12/1 (General). 1pt win Soviet Pimpernel in 2.35 Cheltenham at 4/1 (General). 1pt Saint Calvados in 3.10 Cheltenham at 6/1 (General). 1pt win Theclockisticking in 3.45 Cheltenham at 8//1 (Boylesports). PROFIT=4pts

Ben Linfoot's Value Bet (Oct 19) - 1pt win Dream Of Dreams in 1.35 Ascot at 16/1 (General), 1pt win Sands Of Mali in 1.35 Ascot at 14/1 (General), 2pts win Benbatl in 3.20 Ascot at 7/1 (General), 1pt e.w Mehdaayih in 4.00 Ascot at 16/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3), 1pt e.w Escobar in 4.35 Ascot at 16/1 (General 1/4 1,2,3,4). PROFIT=14pts

Oli Bell (Oct 19) - 1pt e.w. Librisa Breeze in 1.35 Ascot at 16/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3); 1pt e.w. Antonia De Vega in 2.45 Ascot at 10/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3); 1pt win Magna Grecia in 3.20 Ascot at 6/1 (General); 2pts win Magical in 4.00 Ascot at 15/8 (General); 1pt e.w. Flaming Spear in 4.40 Ascot at 18/1 (William Hills 1/5 1,2,3,4,5). LOSS=3.25pts

Simon Holt (Oct 19) - 2pts win Benbatl in 3.20 Ascot at 7/1 (General); 1pt e.w. Mabs Cross in 1.35 Ascot at 33/1 (General); 1pt win Clon Coulis in 4.40 Ascot at 10/1 (General). LOSS=5pts

Ben Linfoot Value Bet (Oct 12) - 1pt e.w Subjectivist in 2.20 Newmarket at 25/1 (Ladbrokes 1/5 1,2,3), 1pt win Hey Jonesy in 3.50 York at 14/1 (bet365), 1pt e.w Couer Blimey in 4.10 Newmarket at 33/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6). LOSS=5pts

Simon Holt (Oct 12) - 2pts win Hey Jonesy in 3.50 York at 14/1 (bet365), 2pts win Ranch Hand in 4.10 Newmarket at 6/1 (General). LOSS=4pts

Oli Bell Best Bets (Oct 12) - 1pt win Powertrain in 1.45 Newmarket at 5/1 (General), 1pt win Max Vega in 2.20 Newmarket at 8/1 (General), 1pt win Military March in 2.55 Newmarket at 7/1 (General), 1pt win Johnny Drama in 3.15 York at 5/1 (General). PROFIT=13pts

Ben Linfoot's Value Bet (Oct 11) - 1pt win Major Partnership in 2.40 York at 14/1 (General); 1pt win Rhythmic Intent in 4.10 Newmarket at 14/1 (General). LOSS=1pt

Simon Holt (Oct 11) - 1pt win Country in 4.10 Newmarket at 14/1 (General); 1pt win Firmament in 2.40 York at 8/1 (General); 2pts win Hamish in 3.50 York at 11/4 (General). PROFIT=3.5pts

Oli Bell (Oct 6) - 1pt e.w. Flighty Lady 1.15 Longchamp at 10/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3); 2pts win Armory 1.50 Longchamp at 9/2 (General); 4pts win Mehdaayih 3.55 Longchamp at 15/8 (bet365). LOSS=5pts

Simon Holt (Oct 6) - 1pt win Marieta 1.15 Longchamp at 15/2 (Ladbrokes, sportingbet); 1pt win Ecrivain 1.50 Longchamp at 9/2 (General); 1pt e.w. Hey Gaman 5.05 Longchamp at 18/1 (Betfair, Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4). LOSS=4pts

Ben Linfoot's Value Bet (Oct 5) - 1pt win Stake Acclaim in 2.00 Ascot at 10/1 (Ladbrokes, Coral); 1pt win Sextant in 2.35 Ascot at 13/2 (William Hill); 1pt win Battered in 3.10 Ascot at 11/1 (Paddy Power/Betfair). LOSS=3pts

Simon Holt (Oct 5) - 2pts win Ripp Orff in 3.10 Ascot at 11/2 (General). 2pts win Wells Farhh Go in 2.35 Ascot at 7/1 (William Hill). LOSS=4pts

Football:

Carabao Cup Wednesday (Oct 30) - 1pt Gabriel Martinelli to score anytime at 3/1 (Unibet), 1pt Jesse Lingard to have 2+ shots on target at 13/2 (Sky Bet). PROFIT=2pts

Carabao Cup Tuesday (Oct 29) - 1pt Leicester to score 3+ goals against Burton Albion at 5/4 (Sky Bet); 1pt Everton/Everton in the half-time/full-time market against Watford at 9/5 (Coral) PROFIT=0.25pts

QPR v Brentford (Oct 28) - 1pt Eberechi Eze to be the first goalscorer at 10/1 (Boyle Sports), 1pt Eberechi Eze to score anytime at 7/2 (Betfair, Paddy Power). LOSS=2pts

Sunday's Premier League tips (Oct 27) - 1pt 30+ Arsenal booking points at 11/4 (Sky Bet); 1pt Teemu Pukki to score anytime at 7/4 (sportingbet); 1pt Heung-min Son to have 2+ shots on target at 7/2 (Sky Bet). LOSS=3pts

Saturday's Premier League tips (Oct 26) - 1pt Jack Grealish to have 1+ shots on target in Man City v Aston Villa at 9/4 (Sky Bet); 1pt Gerard Deulofeu to score and Watford to win at 3/1 (Paddy Power); 0.5pt John Fleck to score anytime in West Ham v Sheff United at 12/1 (Unibet, 888Sport); 1pt Tammy Abraham to score in the first half at 12/5 (Sky Bet). LOSS=3.5pts

Weekend EFL (Oct 26) - 1pt Kamil Grosicki to score anytime in Hull v Derby at 3/1 (Betfair, Paddy Power); 1pt George Boyd to score anytime in Peterborough v Coventry at 11/2 (Betfair, Paddy Power). LOSS=2pts

Friday Night Football (Oct 25) - 0.25pts Jamie Vardy to have 2+ first-half shots on target at 9/1 (Sky Bet); 1pt Leicester to have 14+ shots at 7/4 (Sky Bet). PROFIT=1.5pts

Europa League (Oct 24) - 1pt Fred to be shown a card at 9/4 (VOID); 1pt Arsenal -2 on the handicap at 21/10 (Betfair); 0.5pt Francisco Soares to score two or more at 11/2 (General). LOSS=1.5pts

Wednesday's Champions League (Oct 23) - 1pt Daley Blind to be shown a card at 11/2 (Sky Bet); 1pt Marcel Sabitzer to score anytime at 21/10 (Betfair, PaddyPower); 0.5pts Dortmund to score 3+ goals v Inter at 11/2 (Sky Bet). PROFIT=0.6pts

Tuesday's Champions League (Oct 22) - 1pt Bruno Petkovic to score anytime at 16/5 (Betfair, PaddyPower); 1pt Kevin De Bruyne to score anytime at 9/4 (General); 1pt Red Star to have 4+ shots on target v Spurs at 7/4 (Sky Bet). LOSS=0.25pts

Sheffield United v Arsenal (Oct 21) - 1pt Chris Basham to have 1+ shots on target at 13/2 (Sky Bet), 1pt David Luiz to be shown a card at 15/4 (Unibet). LOSS=2pts

Manchester United v Liverpool (Oct 20) - 2pts Trent Alexander-Arnold to have 1+ shots on target at 12/5 (Betfair), 1pt Scott McTominay to be shown a card at 7/2 (BetVictor). LOSS=3pts

Sky Bet EFL (Oct 19) - 1pt Stuart Dallas to score anytime in Leeds v Birmingham at 15/2 (Betfair, Paddy Power), 1pt Charlie Wyke to score anytime in Wycombe v Sunderland at 21/10 (Betfair, Paddy Power). LOSS=2pts

Saturday's Premier League tips (Oct 19) - 0.5pts John McGinn to score anytime at 4/1 (PaddyPower, Betfair); 0.5pts Ross Barkley to score anytime at 7/2 (PaddyPower, Betfair); 1pt Over 1.5 total goals in the second half of Leicester v Burnley at 117/100 (Marathon Bet); 1pt Watford to have 12+ shots v Tottenham at 13/8 (Sky Bet). LOSS=3pts

Euro 2020 Tuesday (Oct 15) - 2pts Gibraltar to score 1+ goals at 13/8 (Betway), 2pts Republic of Ireland/Draw on double chance at 8/5 (William Hill). PROFIT=1.25pts

Bulgaria v England (Oct 14) - 2pts Both teams to score at 8/5 (Bet Victor, Betway), 1pt Ivelin Popov to score anytime at 7/1 (Betfair, Paddy Power). LOSS=3pts

Euro 2020 Sunday tips (Oct 13) - 2pts San Marino on the +5 handicap at 8/5 (BoyleSports); 0.5pts Croatia to score 3+ goals v Wales at 11/2 (Sky Bet); 0.5pts Bruno Petkovic to score anytime at 3/1 (BetVictor, PaddyPower); 0.5pts Marcel Sabitzer to score anytime at 3/1 (PaddyPower, Betfair). LOSS=3.5pts

Euro 2020 Saturday (Oct 12) - 1pt Republic of Ireland to beat Georgia at 7/5 (General); 1pt Spain to win & both teams to score at 5/2 (888sport, Boylesports). LOSS=2pts

Sky Bet EFL (Oct 12) - 1pt Mohamed Eisa to score two or more goals in Peterborough v Lincoln at 9/1 (Boyle Sports), 1pt Ivan Toney to score two or more goals in Peterborough v Lincoln at 9/1 (Boyle Sports), 2pts Cambridge to beat Salford at 21/10 (General). LOSS=4pts

England v Czech Republic (Oct 11) - 1pt England to score 3+ goals at 7/4 (Sky Bet), 1pt Patrik Schick to score anytime at 15/4 (Betway, Blacktype). LOSS=2pts

Euro 2020 qualifiers (Oct 11) - 2pts Turkey to score 3+ goals v Albania at 5/2 (Betfred); 1pt Burak Yilmaz to score 2+ goals in Turkey v Albania at 15/2 (bet365). LOSS=3pts

Euro 2020 qualifiers (Oct 10) - 1pt Russia to beat Scotland & over 2.5 goals at 7/4 (General); 1pt Eran Zahavi to score anytime at 14/5 (Betway). PROFIT=4.55pts

Sunday's Premier League tips (Oct 6) - 2pts Arsenal to win & both teams to score at 7/5 (Betway); 1pt Man City to win & both teams to score at 19/10 (Betway, Boylesports); 1pt Chelsea to beat Southampton at 10/11 (Betfred). LOSS=2.09pts

Saturday's Premier League tips (Oct 5) - 1pt Heung-min Son to score anytime in Brighton v Spurs at 2/1 (Betfair, PaddyPower); 1pt Youri Tielemans to score anytime in Liverpool v Leicester at 7/1 (Betfred); 1pt Time of first goal in Watford v Sheff United - 0-15 at 11/5 (Blacktype). LOSS=3pts

EFL Weekend preview (Oct 5) - 2pts Sunderland to beat Lincoln at 11/8 (General); 1pt Both teams to score in Derby v Luton & Huddersfield v Hull at 1.76/1 (Sky Bet) LOSS=3pts

Thursday's Europa League tips (Oct 3) - 2pts Arsenal to beat Standard Liege -1 on the handicap at 11/10 (SpreadEx); 1pt Over 0.5 Wolves goals in the first half at 6/5 (Coral). PROFIT=1.2pts

Wednesday's Champions League (Oct 2) - 1pt Liverpool to lead Salzburg after 15 mins at 29/10 (Coral); 1pt Lille to draw with Chelsea at 5/2 (General); 1pt Romelu Lukaku to score against Barcelona at 11/4 (Betfred) PROFIT=0.9pts

Tuesday's Champions League tips (Oct 1) - 2pts Bayern's Philippe Coutinho to have 4+ total shots v Tottenham at 21/10 (Sky Bet); 1pt Over 1.5 total Man City goals in the first half v Dinamo Zagreb at 11/10 (Coral); 0.5pts Younes Belhanda to score anytime in Galatasaray v PSG at 13/2 (Betfair, PaddyPower). PROFIT=2.7pts

Golf:

ZOZO Championship (Oct 24-27) - 1pt e.w. Marc Leishman at 45/1 (Betfair, Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 1pt e.w. Ian Poulter at 66/1 (Betfair, Paddy Power, BoyleSports 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 1pt e.w. Sung Kang at 150/1 (Betfair, Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7). LOSS=6pts

Portugal Masters (Oct 24-27) - 2pts e.w. George Coetzee at 30/1 (Betfred 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6); 2pts e.w. Sam Horsfield at 33/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6); 1pt e.w. Renato Paratore at 125/1 (bet365 1/4 1,2,3,4,5); 1pt e.w. Min Woo Lee at 125/1 (Coral 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 1pt e.w. Kristoffer Reitan at 150/1 (Betfair, Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 0.5pt e.w. Pedro Figuieredo at 300/1 (Sky Bet 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7). LOSS=15pts

The CJ Cup (Oct 17-20) - 2pts e.w. Gary Woodland at 28/1 (1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6); 2pts e.w. Marc Leishman at 33/1 (1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6); 1pt e.w. Phil Mickelson at 80/1 (1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 1pt e.w. Keith Mitchell at 150/1 (1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6). PROFIT=3.2pts

Open de France (Oct 17-20) - 3pts e.w. Joost Luiten at 20/1 (Betfair, Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 1pt e.w. Aaron Rai at 55/1 (Betfred 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 1pt e.w. Romain Langasque at 60/1 (William Hill 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6); 1pt e.w. Jeunghun Wang at 80/1 (Betfred 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 1pt e.w. Jamie Donaldson at 125/1 (Betfred 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7). LOSS=14pts

Houston Open (Oct 10-13) - 2pts e.w. Scottie Scheffler at 30/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6); 1.5pts e.w. Matt Every at 100/1 (BoyleSports 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 1pt e.w. Cameron Tringale at 45/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 1pt e.w. Harris English at 50/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6); 1pt e.w. Zack Sucher at 250/1 (Unibet 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6). LOSS=6.4pts

Italian Open (Oct 10-13) - 2pts e.w. Shane Lowry at 20/1 (BoyleSports 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 2pts e.w. Matt Fitzpatrick at 25/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 2pts e.w. Matt Wallace at 30/1 (Paddy Power, Betfair 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8). PROFIT=9.31pts

Shriners Hospitals for Children Open (Oct 3-6) - 2pts e.w. Gary Woodland at 33/1 (Betfred1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 1pt e.w. Chez Reavie at 50/1 (Betfair, Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 1pt e.w. Aaron Wise at 66/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 1pt e.w. Peter Uihlein at 125/1 (Sky Bet 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 1pt e.w. Kurt Kitayama at 250/1 (Betfair, Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8). LOSS=12pts

Open de Espana (Oct 3-6) - 1pt e.w. Wade Ormsby at 80/1 (Betfair, Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 1pt e.w. Lee Slattery at 80/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6); 0.5pt e.w. Eduardo De la Riva at 250/1 (Betfair, Paddy Power 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 0.5pt e.w. Justin Walters at 250/1 (BoyleSports 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7); 0.5pt e.w. Pedro Figueiredo at 350/1 (Unibet, 888sport 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6). LOSS=7pts

Boxing

Chris Oliver tips (Oct 26) - 2pts Josh Taylor by decision against Regis Prograis at 9/4 (General); 2pts Lee Selby by decision against Ricky Burns at 10/11 (General); 2pts over 6.5 rounds in Dereck Chisora v David Price at 10/11 (General). PROFIT=4.32pts

Darts:

Champions League of Darts (Oct 19-20) - 1pt Michael Smith to qualify at 7/4 (Paddy Power), 1pt Peter Wright & Gerwyn Price both to qualify at 5/1 (Paddy Power), 0.5pts Gerwyn Price to win at 10/1 (General), 0.5pts Michael Smith to win at 16/1 (Spreadex). PROFIT=5.75pts

World Grand Prix (Oct 6-12) - 0.5pt e.w. Joe Cullen to win the World Grand Prix at 100/1 (General, 1/2 1,2); 0.5pt e.w. Dave Chisnall to win the World Grand Prix at 50/1 (Paddy Power, 1/2 1,2); 1pt James Wade to win the first quarter at 9/2 (Paddy Power, Betfed); 1pt Joe Cullen to win the second quarter at 10/1 (Betfred); 1pt Krzysztof Ratajski to win the third quarter at 12/1 (Paddy Power); 1pt Dave Chisnall to win the fourth quarter at 6/1 (Betfred, Paddy Power). PROFIT=14pts

NFL:

NFL Week Eight (Oct 27) - 2pts Seattle Seahawks HT-FT against Atlanta Falcons at evens (General); 1pt New England Patriots -9.5 and Under 47.5 Total Match Points 2/1 (Sky Bet); 1pt Green Bay Packers (-4.5pts) to beat KC Chiefs on handicap at evens (888Sport) PROFIT=5pts

Week Seven Sunday (Oct 20) - 1pt Miami Dolphins +16.5pts on the handicap at 11/10 (General); 1pt New Orleans Saints to beat the Chicago Bears at 19/10 (General); 1pt Houston Texans to beat the Indianapolis Colts at Evens (General). PROFIT=2pts

Week Six (Oct 13) - 1pt Chiefs -4.5pts to beat the Houston Texans at Evens (General); 1pt Seattle Seahawks -3.5 and Over 39.5 Total Match Points at 5/2 (Betfair, Paddy Power). PROFIT=1.5pts

Week Five (Oct 6) - 1pt Chicago Bears -5.5 and Under 43.5 Total Match Points at 2/1 (Sky Bet); 1pt Green Bay Packers to beat the Dallas Cowboys at 29/20 (General); 1pt New England Patriots -13.5 and Under 47.5 Total Match Points at 11/8 (Sky Bet). PROFIT=1.83pts

Athletics:

World Championships: Part One (Sep 27-Oct 7) - 2pts Dina Asher Smith to win the 100m & 200m at 9/2 (Sky Bet), 2pts Sifan Hassan to win the women's 10,000m at 5/4 (William Hill), 1pt Adam Kszczot to win 800m at 20/1 (William Hill). LOSS=5pts

Rugby union:

World Cup semi-finals (Oct 26 & 27) - 2pts draw at half-time in England v New Zealand at 14/1 (General); 3pts England-NZ in HT-FT at 6/1 (BoyleSports); 3pts Wales +4 on the first-half handicap at South Africa at 10/11 (General). LOSS=2.27pts

World Cup quarter-finals (Oct 19 & 20) - 2pts England-Australia HT-FT at 14/1 (Betfred); 2pts France-Wales HT-FT at 6/1 (General). PROFIT=10pts

England v Argentina (Oct 5) - 4pts England to beat Argentina (-125) at 5/6 (Betfred). PROFIT=3.3pts

Snooker:

World Open second round (Oct 30) - 2pts Martin O'Donnell to beat Ding Junhui at 14/5 (Betfair); 2pts Craig Steadman to beat Thepchaiya Un-Nooh at 5/2 (Sky Bet). LOSS=4pts

World Open (Oct 28-Nov 3) - 2pts Mark Selby to win the World Open at 8/1 (General). LOSS=2pts

English Open (Oct 19-20) - 2pts David Gilbert to win the English Open at 11/4 (General); 3pts Mark Allen to beat Mark Selby at evens (bet365). LOSS=5pts

English Open (Oct 14-20) - 0.5pts e.w. Anthony McGill at 250/1 (Coral, Ladbrokes 1/2 1,2); 0.5pts e.w. Kurt Maflin at 250/1 (Coral, Ladbrokes 1/2 1,2); 0.5pts e.w. Sam Craigie at 250/1 (Betfred 1/2 1,2); 1pt Anthony McGill to win the first quarter at 22/1 (General). LOSS=4pts

English Open second round (Oct 16) - 2pts Yuan Sijun (+1.5) to beat Ronnie O'Sullivan at 2/1 (Sky Bet); 4pts over 5.5 frames in Li Hang v Mei Xi Wen match at 4/7 (Paddy Power); 2pts Sam Craigie to beat Ricky Walden at evens (Ladbrokes, Coral). PROFIT/LOSS=0pts

Formula One

F1 Insider: Mexican Grand Prix (Oct 25-27) - 5pts Charles Leclerc to win the Mexican Grand Prix at 2/1 (Unibet); 3pts Max Verstappen to finish on the podium at 4/5 (BetVictor). LOSS=8pts