Bet Filter is a new to market horse racing tipster service that comes courtesy of tipster Jared Grey. He says that his service is based around his own proprietary betting software.
Introduction to Bet Filter
There are certain elements of this line of work that, for my sins, I rather enjoy. One of the things that I always find to be quite interesting (and entertaining) is when a certain type of service lands on my desk. You see, typically speaking, when you get a reputable or genuine tipster service they talk in facts. They present numbers, they show proofing, they talk about things that are in some way demonstrable. What they don’t tend to do is provide a lengthy narrative trying to convince you that they’re above board.
Anyway, let’s talk about today’s review subject, Bet Filter. Now, I don’t want to insinuate anything too early, but it isn’t a coincidence that I’ve opened this way. Because Jared Grey is very keen to talk about his story. He talks a hell of a lot about everything that pertains to how he came to be involved in betting, about how he got there, about how his miraculous software works. What he doesn’t actually do though is a whole lot of anything to actually demonstrate… well, anything.
So, I’m clearly sceptical about Bet Filter. Which begs the question, why am I sitting down to look at Jared Grey’s claims? Well, the simple answer is that if he can deliver, the results are potentially incredible. This is a tipster service that is claiming six figure incomes. A six figure income that you can supposedly generate from the comfort of your phone. I might be being greedy, but it’s rather difficult to ignore that sort of claim. Because whilst it may be a huge if, it could be a possibility. So, let’s get into it.
What Does Bet Filter Offer?
So, what exactly are you into with Bet Filter? Well, much of what Jared Grey is doing is exactly what you would probably expect.By this I mean that you’re getting a (near) daily horse racing tipster service (there are supposedly days off, but I am yet to actually see one). Because despite all the grandiose talk that surrounds this service, it is ultimately very simple.
As is pretty much standard for… well, any modern tipster service, selections are sent out to subscribers directly via email. Unfortunately, whilst this isn’t necessarily something that counts against Bet Filter in and of itself, there are problems with this. Namely, there is a very distinctive lack of information included with said emails.
You see, Jared Grey gives you just enough information that you know what horses to back. Unfortunately, that is about where the line is drawn. This often includes a lack of notice on the days when there are no bets. Realistically, you will be looking at just the basic details of the horse and the race that they are in with Bet Filter. It’s very minimal stuff.
Probably not surprisingly given this, I would say that if you are inclined to follow Bet Filter, then taking advantage of an odds comparison site will serve you particularly well. Of course, this will allow you to aim for the best possible odds (which is a boon given that Jared Grey isn’t going to help you there) and importantly, maximise the returns potential.
In terms of the bets themselves, I don’t think it will come as any real surprise to learn that Bet Filter isn’t doing anything ground breaking here. This is ultimately an incredibly simple and straightforward service.What I mean by this is that (at least, from what I have seen) Jared Grey deals exclusively in simply backing a horse to win.
In terms of the odds that you will be betting on, there is a pretty reasonable range. Unfortunately, it is hard to know where the limits of this are due to a lack of… well, much of anything. That doesn’t mean that you have to come into Bet Filter entirely blind though. There is some insight.
Firstly, you won’t typically be dealing with horses that have higher than double digit odds. In fact, Jared Grey appears to favour very middling odds with Bet Filter. This kind of betting is something that I have seen time and again,and I have a good reason to suspect why that is (but I’ll come back to that a little later).
Sticking with the subject of bets, the volume is also pretty unremarkable. Most days where here are bets will show around 2 or 3 bets provided most days. Something that is very manageable and more than reasonable for a service that has a reason for that. Unfortunately, when it comes something like Bet Filter, I am a little more cynical about what this means for punters.
With all of that out of the way, let’s talk about the numbers, and why they are a problem. Especially when it comes to the staking plan that is in place for Bet Filter. Now, in theory, I don’t think it is necessarily a huge problem. I would personally stick to level stakes of 1 point per bet if I were following Jared Grey’s advice.
In and of itself, that isn’t necessarily the most problematic of things. For some more structured services, you can easily deduce what should be what. The problem with Bet Filter is that it is ultimately lacking a lot of that structure.
As a final point, I want to talk about the claimed strike rate for Bet Filter. This supposedly stands at 84%, which is an incredible number. Honestly, that would look good as a lay betting service, but to achieve this result with win bets is just mind boggling. Probably not surprisingly, Jared Grey puts this front and centre.
You should however note that this claim is entirely unsubstantiated. There is no proofing provided by Jared Grey for Bet Filter at all. Nor is there in fact any real basic evidence for a single element of the service. All of which means that this too good to be true strike rate may well be just that.
How Does Bet Filter Work?
That lack of evidence that I was talking about is something that ultimately proves to be incredibly applicable to so many aspects of Bet Filter. This includes, amongst many other things, how the service is supposed to work. Well, sort of. You see, what Jared Grey is very keen to do is push his story and how the software supposedly works. In theory, that should be a decent amount of insight. But I really cannot stress enough how much I doubt this.
First things first, let’s address the narrative element. We are told that Jared Grey is from the USA. His story includes him growing up in a rough area with few opportunities. Fortunately, we are told, an aptitude for numbers ultimately allow him to graduate from MIT. During his time there he says he developed an algorithm that would organise data, filtering out errors and anomalies, leaving only the valid and useful statistics.
Eventually, he met a chap called Jake West who he studied with and is “fanatical about horse racing”. He also supposedly had a background in the sport. Of course, the story goes on to talk about how with Jake’s knowledge of horse racing and the algorithm Jared Grey had created, the pair were able to generate a piece of software which is able to find consistent winners and profit. This ultimately would go on to be the foundation of Bet Filter.
The software supposedly follows a six step program. Each day “race information is collected automatically from numerous reputable sports websites”. The software then takes betting odds from UK bookies. The algorithm then processes this information, cross referencing it with historical records and “up-to-the-minute race information”. From here, we are told that Bet Filter identifies winning bets, disregards the losing ones, and runs the process again. All of this according to Jared Grey, of course.
What is the Initial Investment?
There is only one option I you wanted to subscribe to Bet Filter and that is a one time cost of £29.99 (plus VAT). We are told by Jared Grey that this is just to cover the costs of running the servers for the software, and for that cost, you are getting a lifetime of selections.
It is interesting to note that the sales material for Bet Filter does come with a vague reference to this being limited time. Jared Grey actually effectively states that you might return to the sales page to find that your place has gone. I don’t believe this for a single second though and see it as little more than a lazy marketing tactic.
Something that definitely is worth keeping in mind is that there is a full 60 day money back guarantee in place with Bet Filter. This is backed up by the fact that Jared Grey and Jake West are selling the service through Clickbank. In one of the few things that I will commend the service for, this guarantee is well advertised on the sales page.
What is the Rate of Return?
As I talked about earlier, a lot of the appeal for Bet Filter comes from that claimed income potential. We are told that by following Jared Grey’s betting advice, you can expect to make more than £120,000 this year. This is of course a massive amount of money. As are the claims that reference £10,000 per month and more than £2,500 per week.
Now, the only evidence backing these claims up is a screenshot of a William Hill betting account which supposedly shows £126,289.04 sitting in it. Personally, I don’t believe that these numbers are at all realistic, nor do I put much faith in this “evidence”. From what I have seen, there isn’t anything to suggest that you would get close to this number.
Which brings me back to my point about those stakes. £125,000 in a year could mean pretty much anything. Bet Filter could well be on 125 points to £1,000 stakes. Alternatively, it could be 1,250 points to £10 stakes. We aren’t really offered any clarification on this matter and honestly, that is a bit of a deal breaker for me.
Conclusion for Bet Filter
I want to start by being incredibly frank. I don’t really believe a whole lot of what Jared Grey says about Bet Filter. There are a lot of different reasons for this that I will explore, some of which are far more apparent than others. But all of them carry some pretty serious weight.
First things first, let’s address some of the more obvious problems that I have. That income potential. The claims that Jared Grey makes I just don’t really believe, at all. And this isn’t some whim, the fact of the matter is that there isn’t really any evidence whatsoever to back up his claims except for a very questionable screenshot of a betting account. That isn’t enough to sell me on Bet Filter.
Furthermore, as I’ve discussed already, there is no real context for the claims that are made. To come full circle back to my introduction, I want to compare Bet Filter to a reputable tipster service. Something that I have looked at many of in my time. You see, almost all of them are able to demonstrate and prove how they have made their money. Jared Grey cannot. This is the first reason I don’t buy into this.
On top of that, there is also the story that Jared Grey tells about how he and Jake West got back in touch, started teaming up to find bets, etc. The fact of the matter is that whilst it sounds relatively impressive (what with talk of qualifying MIT together and whatnot). There isn’t really anything that leads me to believe that this is genuine either. It has a very specific whiff of fiction that lingers over a lot of Bet Filter.
In fact, based on my experience, what this really seems like to me is somebody has come up with a narrative that is designed to sound appealing. Rather than focusing on how tipsters actually identify selections, looking at how they actually work, all that difficult stuff. Well, It is much easier to simply make up an impressive sounding story. This would explain why there isn’t a whole lot of detail on the selection process with details skipped over.
The blunt fact of the matter is that Bet Filter is mired by a truly incredible lack of anything of substance. Vital things like evidence, any real demonstration of knowledge of horse racing, or even the algorithms that Jared Grey has built the service on. It’s all just a bit sketchy in my opinion. And whilst the costs aren’t necessarily prohibitive, something I’ve always said is if you aren’t paying a lot for a bad service, you’re sill paying for a bad service.
With all of that in mind, I probably wouldn’t look to recommend Bet Filter. There just isn’t a whole lot here that I would say necessarily has much in the way of merit. In fact, I would go as far as to say that this is one of the more questionable services I’ve looked a so far this year. Bring all of that together and I am quite comfortable saying this is one to avoid.
