Declan O’Donoghue’s Irish Racing is a relatively new tipster service provided by the eponymous Declan O’Donoghue in conjunction with Bet Kudos.
What does the product offer?
Declan O’Donoghue’s Irish Racing is a tipster service that specialises in providing daily selections for horse racing across Ireland (although there is the occasional bet for UK races) with a focus on Irish flat races. The bets that Declan O’Donoghue will advise to subscribers are a combination of win and each way bets with win bets proving slightly more numerous. In terms of the odds that you are backing there is a clear emphasis on value with massively varied odds however these will rarely be below 2.0. Declan O’Donoghue’s Irish Racing follows a staking plan that goes up to 3 points in the main however there are occasionally some bets advised at higher stakes than these. Since launching in May of this year, Declan O’Donoghue’s Irish Racing has proceeded to attain an average strike rate of 32.18% which is probably about what I would expect from this kind of service.
How does the product work?
Declan O’Donoghue has worked in sports journalism in Ireland for a long time with a combined 35 years in the industry. 19 of those years was spent working as the racing correspondent for The Irish Sun and another 5 years working as a William Hill Radio contributor and tipster. This considerable experience and knowledge is clearly central to Declan O’Donoghue’s Irish Racing as are the contacts that he says that he uses. There is also a suggestion that Declan O’Donoghue keeps a “detailed and comprehensive study of every facet of Irish and UK racing”.
What is the initial investment?
There are two different subscriptions offered by Bet Kudos for Declan O’Donoghue’s Irish Racing. The first of these is a monthly (28 day) subscription which costs £45 per period or alternatively you can get a quarterly (90 day) subscription for £95. There is no real money back guarantee in place as Betfan say that they do not typically offer refunds. They will however consider requests.
What is the rate of return?
Since it launched Declan O’Donoghue’s Irish Racing has made a points profit of 48.06 however this is to best odds. If you look at Betfair Start Price (which some people prefer) the service drops to a 54.6 point loss. This is a massive difference and demonstrates the need to get the best odds.
Conclusion
It is clear that Declan O’Donoghue has been around the block and this is evident in the amount of time that he has spent working in the industry that he knows his stuff. Unfortunately the current spate of results don’t really reflect this with results that are far from worthy of the cost involved. That having been said I don’t think that Declan O’Donoghue’s Irish Racing should be dismissed out of hand. There is a lot on offer here and that alone makes it worth watching, I just don’t think that I’d want to put any money down quite yet.
