1 Pound Punt is a new to market horse racing tipster service from tipster Harry Ford. He claims that his approach to betting is able to provide some very substantial profits, all whilst using very modest stakes.
Introduction to 1 Pound Punt
“The bottom line is the bottom line”. This is something that I often say when I’m finishing a review to highlight the fact that it is incredibly important that a service is ultimately profitable. This is an important distinction to make on account of the surprising number of tipsters who try to blag their way through bad runs. Sometimes it can be a genuine thing. All services have their ups and downs, and some tipsters might turn that around. But the most important thing as a punter is that you’re making money.
Of course, one of the bigger philosophical questions that I often mull over with betting, investment, and general income advisee is this. How much is enough? I can’t speak for everybody here, but over £10,000 in a single day… that is probably enough. Which is the exact claim that Harry Ford makes with his service, 1 Pound Punt. Of course, that massive profit is appealing. But do you know what makes it even more appealing? That is supposedly the result of a solitary £1 bet.
1 Pound Punt is a tipster service that has hypothetical returns that exceed 10,000%. I can’t begin to tell you the number of people I know who would kill to be hitting 30% on the regular. Of course, one of the things that probably isn’t a surprise is that Harry Ford isn’t claiming that you will get close to this top end on any sort of regular basis. But there are still some very substantial claims made. So, with that said, let’s get into this and actually examine just what this can realistically deliver.
What Does 1 Pound Punt Offer?
1 Pound Punt is the kind of tipster service that, for lack of a more direct word… interesting. Now, I know, I know. That’s a lazy writers term for describing something and I should probably be more descriptive. But that’s a little bit difficult. Because there is a lot of reasons that this is an interesting service, and those reasons are often on conflicting sides.
For everything that Harry Ford actually has to say that is insightful, there are plenty more things that simply aren’t. There is almost a deliberate obfuscation of information. This does end up proving a little exasperating when trying to understand many elements of 1 Pound Punt. The main area where I think we are actually given an idea of what to expect is in the management of the service.
As far as following a tipster service goes, 1 Pound Punt is a very straightforward experience. In fact, I would say that it is very much in line with what you might expect from a service of this nature. This means that selections are sent out Monday to Friday. Harry Ford is very explicit about the fact that he doesn’t bet on the weekends.
Something that does stand out as a positive for 1 Pound Punt (of which there aren’t necessarily many) is the fact that Harry Ford does at least try to get tips out the evening before racing. This allows you to seek out the best possible value and in theory, maximise your earnings. Something that I think I would definitely recommend if you were inclined to follow this.
Here’s the thing. When you start putting together the kind of bets that Harry Ford advises, you can see a massive jump in terms of the odds that are available. We’re talking about the difference between 5,000/1 and 1,800/1. Of course, both are ridiculously unlikely (a point that will become pertinent). But one is almost 3 times the profit. And because of the stakes that 1 Pound Punt uses, this is all relatively manageable.
By this point, you’ve probably figured out that this based around accas in some way or another. Average bets aren’t giving you those kinds of odds. Specifically, 1 Pound Punt is built on taking advantage of five-fold bets. This is quite a unique approach to me. Whilst I have seen plenty of tipster services use accas in various ways, this is quite an extreme “all or nothing” approach.
As you would probably expect given this approach, you certainly aren’t going to be betting all that much. In fact, despite Harry Ford finding 5 different selections every day, often at quite significant odds (individual horses rarely end up coming in at much less than 3/1 and can end up in double digits), 1 Pound Punt is ultimately based around the idea that you’re placing a single bet each day.
With this of course comes some incredibly limited stakes. As the name of the service suggests, Harry Ford says that you should only be betting £1 per bet. Over the course of an average month, that means no more than £20. Given that I usually calculate bets to stakes of £10 per point, this is quite the difference.
It is also something that is ultimately very necessary. Whilst Harry Ford says that he has turned a profit every month since the start of the year, that is only a few months. A figure that I am highly sceptical of using as any indicator of how often you’re realistically going to win with 1 Pound Punt.
The fact is that the smallest winner that we’re shown was effectively 644/1. Even accounting for mispricing by bookies and there being value etc. You’re still looking at an incredibly unlikely event. The thing is, I believe that all of that is ultimately by design. It seems to me that 1 Pound Punt has been configured so that Harry Ford can lose, and it still seem worth following.
Building off all of this, it’s time to talk about the betting bank you might need. Really, I think if you’re going to follow 1 Pound Punt you need a minimum of 1,000 points. The truth is that you are very unlikely to win. I have my suspicions that you may never win. And all of that isn’t a coincidence to me. But if you wanted to give this a go, expect very significant losing streaks.
How Does 1 Pound Punt Work?
Whenever I sit down to look at something like 1 Pound Punt there are two things that stand out in terms of how it “works”. The first, and most obvious, is the bets that are used. 1 Pound Punt is only profitable because of the ridiculous odds that the five fold bets that this is based on bring up. Make no mistake about it, if you’re turning thousands of points in a single bet, you only need one to win to make a justifiable tipster service.
It is really easy to buy into this hype without questioning it. Huge profit potential, minimal stakes, and as a result of all that a service that appears to be low risk. The thing is, I think that there is a lot of risk with this. Not least of which is because Harry Ford doesn’t actually talk about how he is selecting the horses that he’s advising. Let’s not forget, 1 Pound Punt is finding 5 horses per day. That is a big ask to achieve with any consistency.
Really, the closest that we come to any insight on all of this is being told that 1 Pound Punt uses “ONLY selections that [Harry Ford] think will win regardless of the odds”. Which you don’t have to be particularly astute to realise doesn’t actually tell us anything. In fact, it is somewhat counterintuitive to most sensible approaches to betting. Whilst odds aren’t the be all and end all, they’re still a reasonable indicator of outcome likelihood.
This means that in order to simply ignore this on the premise that you “think” a horse will win is… well, it’s a little bit questionable in my mind. And whilst that is problematic, we aren’t exactly inundated with evidence that 1 Pound Punt actually works. The closest that we get to “proofing” are 4 betting slips showing winners. These are all highly questionable and are the same sorts of betting slips I see all too often on services like this.
What is the Initial Investment?
If you want to subscribe to 1 Pound Punt, there is only one option available. This is a one time payment of £45 (plus VAT) for which you get access to selections for 3 months. At a glance, this seems like a reasonable enough price, working out at just £15 per month. Not a lot for a tipster service. Especially compared to some of the other services on the market.
1 Pound Punt does come with a full 30 day money back guarantee, and it is mentioned in the sales material. Something that is backed up by the fact that Harry Ford is selling the service through Clickbank. They are generally very good at ensuring that these are honoured, and as such, you shouldn’t have too many issues if you come to claim this.
What is the Rate of Return?
Without a shadow of a doubt, the main appeal of 1 Pound Punt is the profit potential. In the headline for his service, Harry Ford says that he has made £10,456.88off a £1 bet. Other betting slips show profits that are well in to the thousands of pounds of profit. Keep in mind that all of these are to £1 stakes.
For some context on how all of this comes together, 1 Pound Punt has is sitting at a hypothetical profit of almost 21,000 points. A number so large that I can’t begin to figure out how to dissect it properly. And all of this has been achieved in less than 3 months. That is a hell of an undertaking.
Conclusion for 1 Pound Punt
I don’t have to tell you why 1 Pound Punt is appealing. Like I said back in my introduction, the bottom line is the bottom line, and if Harry Ford is in any way genuine… well, this is the most profitable tipster service I’ve ever seen. Unfortunately though, that seems like one hell of a big “if” if you ask me.
The reasoning for this is… well, simply put, I don’t believe the profit claims. Let’s create some context for all of this. Harry Ford stakes £1 per bet, 5 bets per week. 52 weeks in a year. That means that if 1 Pound Punt lost every single bet placed for a full year, you’d be £260 down. If you didn’t win a bet for 10 years, you’d be £2,600 points down.
Those are some big numbers, of course. But had you backed what Harry Ford claims is a winning bet he placed on the 8th of March, you’d still be up by about 660 points. A single bet. Had you won every bet that 1 Pound Punt has supposedly produced so far, you could lose every bet you place for 15 years and you’d still be in profit. Off 3 months of betting. That is the kind of performance that is just… well, it’s unbelievable.
And all of this is of course backed by highly questionable and barely there evidence. It just doesn’t instil a lot of faith in me that this is genuine. On top of all of that, there is the fact that everything is really based around taking Harry Ford’s word for things.
I know that there are the betting slips provided. This should count for something. But the fact is that I’ve seen far too many services in my time that are supposedly profitable use the same type of Betfair betting slip that aren’t around anymore. All making ridiculous claims, conveniently only showing winning bets, and so… I just don’t buy 1 Pound Punt as it is.
Not only are the numbers many times what a top performing tipster might achieve, they’re coming from Harry Ford. A man who bets on horse racing, but doesn’t actually talk about horses. Or how he approaches bets. Or finds anything. 1 Pound Punt all just boils down to taking his word that it works.
Which brings me to one of the final things that I have alluded to. Harry Ford mentions that there is a money back guarantee in place. For those who know Clickbank, this is pretty much watertight. This isn’t something that is being offered out of the goodness of his hear. But at least he does mention it.
What Harry Ford also does with 1 Pound Punt though is really encourage you to try it for 30 days. After which point, that refund window has closed. If there aren’t any winning bets in this period… well, you’re betting on 5 fold accas. What did you expect, right? When I said that things seem to be by design, this is exactly what I was referring to. It is as though it is all set up to just drag your subscription over this line, at which point, you’re out of luck.
I would love to be proven wrong on this cynicism. But it’s hard not to see 1 Pound Punt in this light. The fact is that I’ve looked at hundreds, if not thousands of tipster services that are structured in a similar way. No evidence, huge profit claims, and an approach that encourages you to stick with it “just in case”. Give it a few months and they are rarely around…
Of course, 1 Pound Punt might not be that. I will concede that there is a very small chance this is all above board and genuine. But that is all that it is. A very small chance. Probably not surprisingly then, I really wouldn’t look to recommend this. Truth be told, I don’t see a huge amount to recommend. Because the best case scenario is Harry Ford is genuine, and you just keep sinking money into ridiculous bets on the very off chance that one of them lands.
