2024 Tipster of the Year

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$6,090Profit to $25 a unit in 2026
26%Strike rate
$4.33Average winning price
8/9Derby Day winners from our TLU Top 4
Last weekMelbourne Cup winner in our TLU Top 4Best Bets Shadhavar and Veomas won, Black Book runner Jamberoo won at $13, and our TLU Top 4 had the winner in 7 of 10 races at Flemington.See the results →Free this SaturdayFree Saturday tipsBlake's best bet and best value chance for the big meeting.Get the free tips →Free every weekHorses to FollowThe horses going into our Black Book this week. Add them to your own blackbook.See this week's horses →

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Pro Tips5–10 professional tips a week with a clear staking plan.
Feature Race PreviewsEvery big race broken down, with our TLU Top 4 and speed map.
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Black BookWe watch the trials and replays, then tell you when they're ready to strike.
Blake JohnstonFounder · 2024 Tipster of the Year

Racing's in the blood. Blake is the son of champion jockey Malcolm Johnston and has spent his career inside the industry, including at bet365, Unibet, TopBetta and UBet.

He knows how the bookies set their prices, and that's the edge: we only back horses whose real chance is better than the odds say. He co-founded The Leg Up with Sam Wood.

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Is it value?

Turn any price into a winning chance (implied probability) and back again. Enter your rating as a price or a % chance, then the bookie's price, and see your edge.
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How it works

Chance = 100 ÷ price, and price = 100 ÷ chance (a 25% chance = $4.00). $4.20 means the market gives it a 23.8% chance. If you rate it a 33.3% chance ($3.00), your edge is +9.5 points. Return per $1 = your chance × market price − 1. Even a value pick loses most of the time when its chance is under 50%, so stake small and stick to your bank.

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Why value matters

Think of a coin flip.

Heads or tails is a 50% chance, so the fair price is $2.00. Now imagine three different prices on the same coin.

$1.80Under the odds−$10
$2.00Fair price$0
$2.20Value+$10
Expected result after 100 flips at $1 a flip. Same coin, same 50% chance. Only the price changes.
Try it: 100 flips, two prices
Taking $2.20Taking $1.80

Racing works the same way. Backing a winner at unders still costs you over time, and a value pick that gets beaten today comes out ahead in the long run if the rating is right. That's why every tip we give is about the price, not just picking the winner.

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