Horse Racing

Tipstar aims to beat the bookies at Royal Ascot

With the 2010 Royal Ascot in full swing a sports prediction website is providing punters with a number one horse racing resource for enthusiasts looking to find out more about the renowned event.

Tipstar.co.uk allows horse racing fans to sell and buy horse racing tips, view all runners for every UK fixture, read live news and make daily horse racing predictions.

Ahead of each fixture at Royal Ascot, the Tipstar site lists in depth race information about each competitor set to run one of the most famous courses in the world. By viewing a spread of detailed racing information such as the track and runners’ overview, users are able to make intelligent predictions.

Believed to be the first UK website where horse racing enthusiasts can both place and sell predictions for money, Tipstar also tracks the past performance and success rate of tippers. The site provides horse racing enthusiasts with a statistical advantage when it comes to buying tips on who will be first to complete the world-renowned course.

The site has already attracted attention from the betting industry with the developers of the Tipstar website witnessing a bidding war with offers for the business in excess of £1 million from the industry’s key players.

Rob Mathieson, Managing Director of Tipstar said: “Royal Ascot is one of the main events on the British sporting calendar and one which a lot of people like to have a flutter on.

“Our site provides both occasional punters and professional betters with information that takes the gamble out of gambling.”

Alongside free membership the site also offers sport news, fixture information and forum discussions on football, greyhound racing and tennis.

A simple percentage-based point system ranks the accuracy and success rate of individuals and pits members against each other. Tippers make money by selling predictions to others, while buyers can make money by using tips to place bets where there is already a winning track record.

“Tipstar offers a win, win situation for both the buyer and the seller. Anyone can have a go at making money by offering and selling predictions, and if you’re good you are likely to attract a large following and you could make a fortune,” added Mathieson.

Some Tipstar members are professional betters using the site for its live news streaming, easy-to-use layout and to sell their tips to other members.
The site’s software is integrated with major bookmakers including Bet365, Ladbrokes and William Hill ensuring all odds data is accurate and informative while streamed news provides regular sports updates from around the world.
Mathieson concluded: “Although we have developed Tipstar primarily for those who can see its money making potential, it is never-the-less a great resource for anyone who wants up-to-date sporting news and data, or to find a fun way to spend five minutes or an hour.

“For those wanting to exchange a bit of banter about horse racing the site’s constant live feed of comments and forums provides the perfect opportunity to spread your opinion far and wide and enter discussion with like-minded fellow sports enthusiasts.”

The company’s vision is to create an online community where all sport news and current affairs are discussed. The site offers more choice to a sports better by consolidating sources of information and validating the track record of tip sellers.

For more information or to become a Tipstar member go to www.tipstar.co.uk.