EachWay Dan is a new to market horse racing tipster service that is operated by the eponymous “EachWay” Dan Toddwick. He claims that his approach allows for some very strong profits.
Introduction to EachWay Dan
When it all boils down to it, there is only so much that you can realistically expect to do when it comes to horse racing. Sure, you can bring together bets into something that is ultimately more than the individual sum of its parts, but there simply aren’t that many betting markets out there. Especially not ones where it actually makes sense to bet. As such, you do get used to seeing the same sort of thing, week in week out. What I have learned though is not to overlook this. There is always the possibility of finding a diamond in the rough.
According to Dan Toddwick, his is a service that is exactly that. There aren’t many tipsters that I look at whereby a tipster will talk with quite so much confidence as you see here. One might even say that the marketing for EachWay Dan has a tone that borders on arrogance. The truth is that there is a hell of a lot of talk about who this is and isn’t for. There is seemingly this solid strategy in place whereby you are almost guaranteed to produce a profit. It all sounds really good and make no mistake.
Original Link: https://eachwaydan.co.uk/
Unfortunately, as is all too often the case, I can’t just stop there. Because probably not surprisingly, there are a lot of questions that surround EachWay Dan. Questions that, honestly, Dan Toddwick does very little to answer or address. We aren’t talking about small and niggly details here either. I’m talking about things that are ultimately fundamental to the service and how it all works. Basic information. So, this is a bit of a game of two halves. Which is the better one? Well, let’s find out.
What Does EachWay Dan Offer?
Whin I sit down to look at a new tipster service, there are two things that I find myself thinking about. The claims made, and the reality of it all. Because there can often be a massive amount of disconnect between the two sides of the coin. Marketing a tipster service isn’t all that difficult. But delivering on it is a different kettle of fish.
This is all important to keep in mind, because fundamentally, Dan Toddwick does a great job of making EachWay Dan sound like a straight forward enough affair. And in many respects, I think that it is. So, with that in mind that I want to start by talking about how it is all manged. Because honestly, I think it is an area where there is a lot of room for improvement.
You see, on the surface of things, Dan Toddwick doesn’t really do much wrong. The fact of the matter is that the problems that I have with EachWay Dan are similar problems to what you see from so many other tipsters. They aren’t unique here at all but I’ll come to them later. First lets talk about what you’re getting yourself into
First things first, as you would probably expect from any modern tipster service, selections for EachWay Dan are sent out directly to subscribers via email. Unfortunately, there isn’t a whole lot of information included here. Dan Toddwick gives you enough that you should know what bets you are placing, but in terms of where to place them, what kinds of odds to expect… Well, all that is missing.
With that said, one of the things that is commendable about EachWay Dan is that selections are issued the evening before racing. Typically, these are sent out before 11pm. This something of a positive in my book for two main reasons. Firstly, it opens up Dan Toddwick’s tips to a wider audience. Something I really do like to see. But more importantly, it opens the door for getting value odds.
I’ll talk about this more a little bit later on, but this seems to be a key part of how EachWay Dan is supposed to work (that “supposed to” becomes important, as you will see). Another part of how it works are the odds involved. I don’t think that Dan Toddwick is dealing with crazy high odds, but they aren’t exactly low either.
With bets going as high as 40/1, it makes sense to me to take advantage of an odds comparison site. When it comes to horse racing there is often much more money on the table by shopping around for odds. Which of course means more money coming in if you’re following EachWay Dan. This is also something that Dan Toddwick mentions as a possibility in the sales material.
It isn’t even like this is going to be adding extra work for you. One of the things that is very important about EachWay Dan is right there in the name. The service is based around simply backing a bet on an each way basis. This is of course nice and easy and almost every bookie will take said bets. If you can maximise your odds too, why wouldn’t you?
Whilst we’re talking about the bets, let’s look at the “strategy” that is leveraged. Each day, Dan Toddwick will advise just 2 horses. Once again, referring back to that idea of maximising your potential returns from EachWay Dan, this also helps to keep things simple. As well as minimising the work, this also makes for something that is just easy to follow.
You see, Dan Toddwick recommends using £10 stakes. Except, that is £10 each way. So £20 per bet in real world term. And betting only takes place Monday through Friday. It all sounds very modest. What this actually means though is that if you’re following EachWay Dan is £200 per week being risked. That is quite a lot of money.
Now, don’t get me wrong, there may be some argument that this can all very easily be scaled back, and that might be true. But what is always important to me with something like EachWay Dan is how the service is recommended to be run. Unfortunately, what we don’t get with all of this is advice on a betting bank. Personally, I’d want about £2,000 for those advised stakes. A 200 points betting bank.
The final note for me when it comes to EachWay Dan is the strike rate, or rather the lack thereof. In 3 weeks, Dan Toddwick claims that he has had 14 bets land. That suggests a strike rate of about 46%. This seems like a reasonable amount, but that does also include bets that have simply placed. I would also say that we aren’t exactly working with the most substantial data sample either. As such, I am sceptical about how much of “an idea” this really gives you.
How Does EachWay Dan Work?
As is so often the case when I look at services like EachWay Dan, there are two elements in terms how it all “works”. The first thing that I want to look at here is the bets themselves. Dan Toddwick’s approach means that you are theoretically minimising your risk by sticking to a few bets per day. The longer odds mean that when something lands, it can win big. But balancing all of this is is the focus on each way betting.
This way, a horse doesn’t actually have to win for you to still pocket something. I’ll be honest. It all makes a certain kind of sense, doesn’t it? But in my opinion, none of that really means anything without the second element. And that is where things start to fall apart a bit. Dan Toddwick having this approach to betting isn’t a system. EachWay Dan using each way bets does not mean anything if you can’t pick the right horses.
That is the second element, and also the hard part of running a tipster service. It also happens to be the area that Dan Toddwick doesn’t talk about. This is all very problematic in my book because it’s just so important. Instead, we are accosted with an attitude that boils down to “I’m not here for time wasters. I don’t have to explain yourself. You either want my tips or you don’t”. Something that really puts EachWay Dan on the back foot if I’m honest.
The thing is, if you are going to take this attitude, you need to be able to demonstrate some aptitude as a tipster. You have to have a system with at least somewhat substantial evidence backing things up. This is all missing with EachWay Dan. The best thing that you can say is that, at best, there have been a good few weeks. But even that I am rather sceptical of having seen so many questionable services use the same types of betting slips that we see here.
What is the Initial Investment?
If you want to sign up to EachWay Dan, there are two options available. These differ quite substantially in terms of the outlay and (importantly) the value that Dan Toddwick offers. The first is a monthly subscription which is priced at £29.95 per month. This also happens to come with a 7 day trial which allows you to get your first week for just £1.
Alternatively, you can opt for a 6 month subscription. This is priced at a one time cost of £59.95 meaning substantial savings over the monthly costs. It does however rather tie you down in the long term.
This is a real consideration with EachWay Dan because Dan Toddwick doesn’t really offer any sort of money back guarantee or refund period on the service. As such, you have to be very committed to seeing through a longer term subscription to get that value.
What is the Rate of Return?
In just 3 weeks, Dan Toddwick claims that he saw £1,322.80 profit through EachWay Dan. Using £10 stakes and 2 points per bet, that means an inflated profit of 132.28 points. In less than a month. It also means an ROI of almost 200%. Those are some incredibly bold numbers. I am however massively sceptical of them.
The fact is that what you’re really looking at is a very small sample size. A point that I highlighted when talking about the strike rate. If Dan Toddwick has actually attained these results (which I doubt), then you’re looking at just 3 weeks. They could be the only 3 weeks that EachWay Dan has turned a profit. Without proper proofing there is simply no context for anything.
Conclusion for EachWay Dan
On the surface of things, EachWay Dan is the kind of tipster service that I would love to champion. It is simple and straightforward, but not at the expense of actually producing a decent tipster service. I can respect the approach that Dan Toddwick takes, and in a capable set of hands, it could be something that works well. Long shots don’t have to win often to be profitable after all.
But there is a statement in that that is key to everything. EachWay Dan needs to be in a capable set of hands, and I don’t believe that Dan Toddwick demonstrates his worth in this regard. When you really boil it down, what are you getting into here other than a bad attitude? There certainly isn’t much in the way of talking about horse racing.
What you get instead is the following list of conditions about how EachWay Dan isn’t for: All of it boils down to Dan Toddwick wanting people who are going to stick it out with him. A notion that he provides very little reason to see through if I’m honest. I’ve looked at literally thousands of betting systems and services in my time. I wouldn’t stick with someone over 3 weeks of results.
These are of course a 3 week period that is highly contentious too. The betting slips are great evidence in theory. But I have seen this same type of Betfair winning slip used on more questionable services than I care to remember. As such, I am loathe to consider them as being worthwhile. Take that away, and EachWay Dan has pretty much nothing.
For all of Dan Toddwick’s talk about developing a strategy, I don’t think that he has one really. There are just a list of conditions. Important information like a selection process, like showing that you know anything about horse racing… well, that’s just nowhere to be seen. That is a massive concern for EachWay Dan when you look at the incredible lack of information elsewhere.
Top all of that off with prices that whilst not high, are far from cheap and a lack of any refund policy. Well, I just don’t think that you have a service that I would necessarily look to recommend. Even the trial that is offered immediately switches to a monthly subscription after that week has elapsed. Forget it for a day, your money is gone. And something tells me Dan Toddwick isn’t going to be eager to give it back.
My views could be a bit skewed. EachWay Dan could be more above board than I am seeing. But everything that I have seen points in one direction only. That is a service with no system, and a strategy that has no real foundations. So even if it is all genuine and above board, you still aren’t getting much that is worth the money.
