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TRIAL OVERVIEW
Quick Summary
Introduction
The Outside Edge is a horse racing tipping service from Darren, who has been providing tips through Betting Gods since 2019.
When I first started reviewing the service, one thing that caught my attention was Darren’s approach to timing his selections. There were two sets of tips each day: one the evening before racing and another the following morning.
The idea was to identify early value when bookmakers first priced up the markets, before looking for further opportunities as the odds developed.
In practice, however, I found that all of the bets during my trial were sent out in the morning. It appears Darren had adapted his approach over time, presumably because he found this timing more effective.
Advertised Stats
Based on £10 stakes
Profit
Strike Rate
ROI
Bank Growth
Putting it the Test
The advertised results certainly had the wow factor, with 651.7 points profit overall and an average of more than 200 points profit per year.
It’s unusual to come across a tipping service showing that level of profitability over such a sustained period, so I was interested to see how closely my own results would match up.
I tracked The Outside Edge for nine months and recorded more than 500 bets. By the end of the trial, I had made 44.29 points profit, slightly outperforming the results recorded at the tipster’s advised odds.
Alongside the official advised prices, I also tracked the odds I was personally able to obtain across multiple bookmakers, as well as Betfair Starting Price for comparison.
How The Outside Edge Works
The Outside Edge provides horse racing tips, with most selections advised as each-way bets and occasional straight win bets.
Each tip includes the recommended odds and staking advice.
Selections are posted in the members’ area and also sent out by email.
- Time of tips: Morning
- Bet volume: Average 113 tips per month
- Advised starting bank: 300 points
Trial Results
I got off to a great start with The Outside Edge, reaching more than 30 points profit within the first couple of months.
Unfortunately, that didn’t last. During the third month, results turned and the profit I had built up was gradually handed back to the bookmakers.
Things remained fairly difficult for a while before the service landed an excellent winner that had been advised at odds of 51.00. By shopping around, I was able to back it at 67.00, which made a huge difference to my results and rewarded some patience through the quieter spell.
After 527 bets, I finished the trial with 44.29 points profit and a 4.76% ROI.
That represented growth of 14.76% on the recommended 300-point starting bank.
Total Profit in £
My results are based on odds that I was able to find readily available across multiple bookmakers.
The journey certainly wasn’t a smooth one, with the bank rising and falling considerably along the way.
One particularly interesting finding was the difference between my results and those recorded at the tipster’s advised odds. By shopping around, I was frequently able to improve on the prices provided and this added almost 40 points to my overall profit.
The official results also included Best Odds Guaranteed adjustments. There’s nothing unusual about that, but I chose not to include BOG in my own figures because the rules and availability vary considerably between bookmakers.
I also tracked every selection at Betfair Starting Price for comparison, where the service still managed to produce a small profit of 10.05 points.
Betfair SP probably isn’t the ideal way to follow The Outside Edge, particularly because of the way each-way place terms differ from traditional bookmakers. Some selections that would have paid as places with a bookmaker had to be recorded as losers using the standard Betfair place markets.
Even so, seeing the service remain profitable at BSP provided another useful comparison.
Final Verdict
The Outside Edge earns an Approved rating from me.
What stood out most during my trial was that the service remained profitable without relying on Best Odds Guaranteed adjustments. Shopping around for the best available prices also proved particularly worthwhile and made a significant difference to my overall returns.
The results could be volatile at times, so this is a service that requires a little patience rather than one where you should expect a steadily rising bank every month.
Overall, though, The Outside Edge backed up its strong long-term record with another profitable period during my nine-month trial, and I’d be happy to recommend it to horse racing bettors who are comfortable following mainly each-way selections.
APPROVED
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