Betting Growth Fund is a new to market horse racing tipster service that is operated by one Stu Jones. He claims that his approach to betting has provided some very substantial profits.
Introduction to Betting Growth Fund
It isn’t very often that I would say that I come across an approach to betting that could in any way be perceived as different, new, or interesting. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen. In fact, every now and then, I come across something that really is new and interesting. Somewhat inevitably, this makes for an exciting time. Of course, something being exciting doesn’t necessarily mean that it will deliver a profit or is in any way sustainable. In fact, quite often it is the opposite in my experience.
Why am I talking about this exactly? Well, today I’m looking at a new to market tipster service that is doing something new. And it is actually quite exciting, although, not necessarily inspiring. Combine that with the fact that Stu Jones has supposedly put out some truly incredible numbers with his service, Betting Growth Fund and it’s very hard not to pay attention to it. So, you might be thinking, this is something that you can start chalking up as being worth a recommendation, right?
Well, not entirely. The fact is that there are elements of Betting Growth Fund that don’t quite sit right with me. There are definitely questions that exist, and it doesn’t really come as any surprise to me that Stu Jones doesn’t really have any answers. These aren’t insignificant questions either. As such, there is ultimately quite a lot of ground to cover here. With all of that in mind, let’s get into this and see whether or not this is a service worth recommending.
What Does Betting Growth Fund Offer?
As far as tipster services go, Betting Growth Fund isn’t anything new or groundbreaking. In actual fact, I think it is probably one of the more simplistic and straight forward efforts I’ve seen in recent times. But that isn’t a bad thing at all. I say it almost every day, but simple doesn’t have to be a bad thing at all. This doesn’t mean that Stu Jones is just the same old song and dance though.
The fact of the matter is that there are some elements here that are… well, they’re just a bit different. But what is really stand out to me is that they are different in a way that doesn’t really alter the betting you are doing. Instead, what it does is offers the opportunity to make bets more profitable. That isn’t something that is easy to do, and as such, it genuinely is cause for excitement.
Before I get into all of that though, let’s talk about how Stu Jones manages his service. This is all incredibly basic. As you might expect from pretty much any tipster in this day and age, selections for Betting Growth Fund are sent out directly via email. There isn’t a huge amount of information included with the selections, but there doesn’t have to be. Because the approach inherently causes some restrictions.
You see, in order to understand a lot about Betting Growth Fund, you have to understand what Stu Jones is doing. Effectively, he is betting on an each way basis. Something that I am sure he would vehemently deny as a huge part of the sales material is focused on the fact that this definitely isn’t each way betting because it’s slightly different. But for my money, it’s like comparing clementines and tangerines.
What is being done differently is splitting an each way bet into its two core components. That is to say you place two bets. One on the horse to win, and one of the horse to place. This is the big part of why there are restrictions with Betting Growth Fund. There just aren’t all that many bookies that are willing to take place bets. Stu Jones shows all of his evidence off as being provided through Betfair (as a bookie, not the exchange).
Now, you could theoretically shop around for better odds if you wanted to, but this isn’t really the easiest thing to do. As such, it is generally advisable to find a bookie that offers it and probably just stick with them. The best to improve your available odds is simply to get on the emails from Betting Growth Fund as soon as you can. But you’ll still likely be looking at minimal changes.
This brings me to the topic of odds. There are two elements at work here. Firstly, you have the odds for a horse to win. Stu Jones seems to favour longer shots with Betting Growth Fund with odds, generally speaking with a minimum of around 6/1 (although there have been a few at shorter odds than this). This allows for place odds that are often evens or higher, and theoretically, better than if you were taking the bets as a single each way bet.
Something that is worth keeping in mind is that this is a relatively high volume service. On a given day, Stu Jones will typically have four or five selections made available for Betting Growth Fund subscribers. This isn’t necessarily prohibitive, but you do have to factor in that you are also placing two bets per selection. Factor in that you are typically betting 1 point on the win and 2 points on the place and you’re looking at up to 15 points per day.
Even with the recommended starting bank of 150 points, that has the potential to get pricey. In theory, you shouldn’t need too big a bank as those place bets should help you to keep Betting Growth Fund balanced, if not in the black. But all of that is very much theoretical. At the end of the day, you’re still dealing with horses that are (at least to some degree) outsiders.
This brings me to the strike rate. The strike rate for place bets comes in at 61.63% based off Stu Jones’s proofing. For the win bets, it is significantly lower (as you’d expect) at 20.35%. But here’s the thing, all of this is based off a very small data sample size. Furthermore, the proofing for Betting Growth Fund conveniently stopped being updated once the service went live. This doesn’t come as any real surprise to me
How Does Betting Growth Fund Work?
Like I said at the start of all of this, I can’t help but feel like the fundamental of what Stu Jones is doing here is… at the very least interesting. Splitting an each way bet can produce better odds as a win and a place bet that are staked individually. Furthermore, it is apparent that there is appeal in staking more on those place bets to help keep things balanced and profitable. But Betting Growth Fund only really works on paper.
The reality is that you aren’t actually mitigating any risk or anything. If anything, the increased stakes increase that risk vs reward factor. Now admittedly, you might increase your value slightly, and that is a positive for sure. But in and of itself, it isn’t grounds for a tipster service in my mind. It sounds good in the copy for Betting Growth Fund (where Stu Jones alludes to what he’s doing as something really innovative), but it’s only as good as the tipster behind if.
This brings me to my biggest issue with Betting Growth Fund. There is absolutely no insight into the selection process for the service. Stu Jones does nothing to tell us how he is picking horses, and ultimately, that is the single most important thing. You can have a great betting market, fantastic value, a rock solid staking plan. But that doesn’t mean anything if you aren’t picking winners and there is nothing of substance that suggests that this is happening here.
Arguably there is some mitigation here in the way of proofing, but it is very noteworthy to me that this stopped on the day Betting Growth Fund went live. If the service is genuine and above board, why not keep this up? Adding to this concern is the fact that whilst we are given a full list of betting slips, they are all Betfair. I am always sceptical about these given how often you see them on questionable services and as such, just don’t put too much weight behind them.
What is the Initial Investment?
If you want to sign up to Betting Growth Fund there are two different options available. The first of these is a monthly subscription which is priced at £27 (plus VAT) per month. Alternatively, Stu Jones offers a full year of selections for a drastically reduced cost of £192 (again, plus VAT). This works out at just £16 per month meaning a pretty significant saving.
There is however something to note when it comes to Betting Growth Fund that Stu Jones conveniently doesn’t mention. That is the fact that whichever option you go for, there is a full 30 day money back guarantee in place for the service. This is backed up by the fact that payment is processed via Clickbank (who are generally very good at ensuring that these are given where requested).
What is the Rate of Return?
Now we come to the profit potential. This is undoubtedly the most appealing part of Betting Growth Fund. The headline for the service claims a profit of £1,887.71 “Since 11th August” using £10 per point betting. This is all in line with the proofing that ends on the 25th of September. That means a period of about 6 weeks. In which 187.8 points of profit has been made. That is quite exceptional. For some context on that, it is what I might expect to see a reasonable tipster hit in a year.
Of course, let’s not forget the fact that you’re looking at staking 3 points per bet. Factor that in and you can reasonably scale back these seemingly incredible profits to about 62.5 points. That comes in at around 10.5 points per week. That is more believable, but that average would put Betting Growth Fund on for a truly stellar 542 points per year. But again, none of these results are based off live proofing.
Conclusion for Betting Growth Fund
There is little doubting the appeal of Betting Growth Fund. If you don’t look at it too hard, it really does seem to do at least most things right. There is proofing, the results do a great job of sounding reasonable enough, and to be fair to Stu Jones, the approach that is taken is a novel one that does have some benefit.
Here’s the thing though. I see hundreds of tipster services a year that look reasonable. If I didn’t know better, I really would say that Stu Jones is ticking all of the boxes with Betting Growth Fund. But there are just so many reasons to doubt this too. As I’ve mentioned many times, it does perturb me that there is no live proofing. I just don’t see why you wouldn’t keep it up?
You see, it is very clear that Stu Jones understands the importance of proofing. After all, he provides it (or at least, some of it). So why isn’t any of this continued once these results can be held accountable? What I will say is from what I’ve seen of this, there is a bit of a disconnect between those past results, so take from that what you will.
Then there are other concerns. I genuinely don’t understand why Stu Jones would choose not to talk about the money back guarantee that Clickbank offer. If nothing else, it provides reassurance for potential punters. At least, presuming Betting Growth Fund is all above board. The alternative and more sinister answer is that it is intentional. Let’s not forget that the minimum subscription length would take you this last day…
I also find that lack of insight into the selection process concerning. I’m not looking for a step by step breakdown of a betting system, but there should be more than just “here’s a novel way of betting”. Like I often find myself saying, a type of bet doesn’t make a betting system. I really feel the need to reiterate that simply getting better value from your bets doesn’t mean that you’re going to start making profit.
All of that is, frankly, enough to put me off Betting Growth Fund. But it isn’t the nail in the coffin. That comes from the fact that the vendor behind this is one that is known to me. Specifically because I have seen a fair few tipster services from them. They’re always novel, claim to have quite substantial profits, and ultimately, end up being quietly closed down within a few months.
Does that mean that is going to happen here? I wouldn’t like to say that it definitely will. But framed in the context of… well, everything else, I can’t help but feel like this is quite a big risk. Especially when you consider that you could go and sign up to a proven tipster service from a reputable stable for a similar monthly cost.
So, with all of that in mind, I don’t really think that I would look to recommend Betting Growth Fund. There are some things here that have merit. I’ll concede that, and it only makes it a bigger shame really. Because there just isn’t enough to really balance out the very significant number of questionable elements that hang over this, and that has to be the bottom line for me.
