Sweet Spot Betting is a new to market horse racing tipster service that is operated by Paul Winter. He claims that he is uniquely positioned to help subscribers turn some substantial profits.
Introduction to Sweet Spot Betting
Every now and then I come across a product or service that is marketed in a very specific way. This can be incredibly important and offer a huge amount of insight into what you’re getting into. You see, if you look at a genuine tipster service, there tends to be a focus on data, on information, and generally just demonstrating that they know their stuff. At the other end of the spectrum, you have tipster services that use (what I refer to as) “call out” tactics. This involves putting down everything else, without talking about yourself.
There are some more subtleties to this that I will explore over the course of this review, but I have to say that Sweet Spot Betting is one of the clearest examples of this sort of thing that I think I’ve seen for some time. Paul Winter talks a lot about how bad other services are. How there are “scam artists” out there who are claiming to be tipsters. All whilst doing absolutely nothing to actually talk about himself, his approaches, and all of that other stuff that ultimately demonstrates a viable tipster service.
Combine that with the kinds of results that are claimed, and I don’t think it’s particularly surprising that I am just a tad sceptical of Sweet Spot Betting. But here’s the thing. As I always say with this sort of service, really, Paul Winter only needs to deliver a fraction of what he claims to make this a successful and viable option. Furthermore, I always like to think that everything deserves a chance, good and bad. And finally, if I’m really honest, things like this are always… interesting, to look into. So, let’s do just that.
What Does Sweet Spot Betting Offer?
What you are getting when you sign up for Sweet Spot Betting isn’t the sort of thing that is easy to answer. Not necessarily because there is anything complicated going on here or anything. Actually, I want to say pretty far from it. Now, this all rather conveniently boils down to the fact that, like I mentioned, Paul Winter doesn’t really have much of anything to say about his service.
Fortunately, I am in a position to share at least some information about this. And… well, if I’m really honest, Sweet Spot Betting is incredibly simple. Something that in theory isn’t necessarily an inherently good or bad thing. Sometimes simplicity can anchor a service well, other times you can miss out on a lot by avoiding complication. Other times it just serves as a bit of a red flag.
You see, what Paul Winter is doing here is the exact same thing that I have seen a multitude of “independent tipsters” do before. This applies to the management of the service, the bets that you are actually placing, and a host of other bits and pieces. Effectively, Sweet Spot Betting is simply yet another email based horse racing service. This is ultimately industry standard and shouldn’t count as a negative, but again, this doesn’t seem born out of necessity.
So, each morning, you receive an email with details of what you are betting on. I say it details this, it is pretty far from detailed. You get about the bare minimum from Paul Winter, which is of course enough. You will know what horse you’re backing. And if I’m really fair, that isn’t that uncommon for this type of tipster service. It’s something you see quite a lot. That doesn’t make it any less frustrating though.
In terms of the bets themselves, everything is… well, it’s incredibly basic and simple. You are dealing with straightforward back to win bets on the horses. I suppose it is theoretically possible that there might be each way bets, but I don’t really feel that Paul Winter is planning to do much more with Sweet Spot Betting than the bare minimum.
Something that is quite interesting to me is that Paul Winter does tend to favour bets with those more middling odds. Not that you’d necessarily know this until you started to actually get into it all properly. What you can expect to see are horses advised through Sweet Spot Betting that occasionally get into double digits, but you’ll mostly be looking at 4/1 and above.
Of course, the nature of Sweet Spot Betting means that I would recommend using an odds comparison site. The fact of the matter is this, whilst there are suggestions that you will win frequently with this, I don’t believe that you will. Furthermore, you don’t always have the longest window of time to get bets on before the off. As such, odds may have started to move. For the extra work involved, you can minimise that and maximise your potential value.
Now, I will concede that this does mean extra work. Unfortunately, Sweet Spot Betting is really quite a high volume service. One might even go as far as to say that Paul Winter is going quite silly with it. The fact of the matter is that with anywhere from 6-10 selections on a given day, keeping on top of everything will be no small feat. Especially if (or when) those losses start to add up.
This is something that you have to consider here because Paul Winter doesn’t seem to have any real staking plan in place for Sweet Spot Betting (at least, not that I have seen). What he does show however in his incredibly limited evidence are bets ranging from £1 all the way up to £5. Keep in mind that these are seemingly all in the same day. This suggests that you might be staking anywhere from a single point all the way up to 5 points per bet.
All of that might be OK if you view Sweet Spot Betting as having an apparently really high strike rate. I am of course massively sceptical of this idea, but there is some reason for reaching this conclusion. Whilst Paul Winter does acknowledge that not 100% of bets will win, he doesn’t actually make any claims in terms of the strike rate. What he does do though is exclusively show winning bets in his (incredibly limited) evidence.
How Does Sweet Spot Betting Work?
So, I think it’s only reasonable to say that straight off the bat, Paul Winter tells us nothing about how his service works. What we re instead treated to is a lengthy narrative tale about the backgrounds of Sweet Spot Betting, as well as a lot of talk about how many other tipsters are scammers, make things up, and a host of other ridiculous claims that I’ve seen many times before with other services. The thing is, he isn’t wrong about that element.
But what about Sweet Spot Betting. What are we told about this? Well, Paul Winter says that he’s a plasterer by trade and has been placing bets on and off for some time. One week in his work, he says that he encountered a “great man”, Mick, who also liked a punt on the horses. Mick, we are told, “seemed to be a very lucky punter” with more wins than losses, and importantly, profits.
Paul Winter goes on to talk about how when Mick retired, he was given the instructions to “A Method, A System… THE System That He Uses!”. What is the method? What does it look like? How does it work? We are told nothing. Simply that it exists. And this mystery system is supposedly what is at the centre of pretty much all of Sweet Spot Betting. What are told though is that it is different to others because “IT WORKS!”. So, we can put that to bed, clearly.
Obviously this lack of information and insight into how Sweet Spot Betting actually works is farcical. Given the amount of time that the sales material dedicates to badmouthing other services for being scam artists and BS… well, there is something of a delightful irony in all this. Probably nor surprisingly, there is also very little in the way of evidence demonstrating a service that actually works either. All of which is really gravely concerning.
What is the Initial Investment?
As far as tipster services go, Sweet Spot Betting is remarkably cheap. Paul Winter wants just £29.99 for the service (inclusive of VAT) for which you seemingly get selections for life. On the surface of things, there is little denying that this seem to be a bargain. Especially because, we are told, this low price “allows the average person that’s down on their luck the opportunity to be able to afford it and make money” before the “Scam Artists” argument is brought back out.
Something that is worth keeping in mind if you sign up to Sweet Spot Betting is that there is a full 60 day money back guarantee in place for the service. This is backed up by Clickbank who are generally very good at ensuring that this is provided. Rather more interestingly, Paul Winter says that he offers “a lifetime money back guarantee”. There is however no context for what this entails. It is also rather at odds with the tangible guarantee.
What is the Rate of Return?
Paul Winter suggests that he’s made a profit of over £11,000. This is evidenced by his use of a screenshot a William Hill betting account. Firstly, I don’t really have much faith in that. Secondly, there is no context provided such as a time scale for achieving these results or how much was staked. Finally, and most importantly. It isn’t outright stated that this is the income potential for Sweet Spot Betting.
There is actually a lot of this in the sales material. Paul Winter shows a Facebook page with “testimonials”. In one of these, somebody says that they’ve made £2,900 in under 4 weeks. We are shown a few examples of individual winning days, but these also lack context. The fact of the matter is that there aren’t actually specific claims ever made for the income potential of Sweet Spot Betting. And from what I’ve seen, the reality is that it is incredibly limited.
Conclusion for Sweet Spot Betting
When it comes to considering the worth of a tipster service there are a lot of different things that you can consider. There are mitigating factors, there are pros and cons, and a host of other elements. But most of the time, it comes down to a single question. Is it worth your money? With Sweet Spot Betting, that should be a relatively simple answer. After all, it isn’t like it’s expensive.
Here’s the thing though. Despite only being £27, I’m not convinced that this is worth your money. Because as far as I’m concerned, what you’re getting with Sweet Spot Betting is a moderately entertaining story from Paul Winter and that’s about it. I mean, yes, you get the tips as well. But I don’t really believe that they’re much good.
There are a few reasons for this. Firstly, the idea that Sweet Spot Betting is built on the back of a system that is neither explained nor explored, but instead just came from some guy… well, that isn’t great. It certainly doesn’t pass my “bloke down the pub” test. What I mean by this, is if a guy down the pub made this pitch to you, would you give him your money? I wouldn’t give Paul Winter a penny.
This isn’t flippant either. The fact of the matter is that there is no evidence provided backing up Paul Winter’s claims. Everything hinges on a fanciful idea. Even that tone of the marketing. It’s really easy to point out the fact that there a lot of crap betting systems and services out there. I know that because I’ve quite literally looked at hundreds of them, if not thousands.
Simply pointing that out doesn’t add any legitimacy to your service though, a fact that Paul Winter seems to be blissfully unaware of. Because the fact is that Sweet Spot Betting fits a lot of the templates that I see from these kinds of services. It reminds me of the line from Hamlet, “The lady doth protest too much, methinks”.
Add to that the fact that there are plenty of insinuations and implications, but very little in the way of actually demonstrating Sweet Spot Betting works and you have a problem in my mind. So much so that when you bring it all together properly, I can’t really see a single reason why you’d want to give Sweet Spot Betting a go. Even at that incredibly cheap price point. This is really is one that should be avoided if you ask me.
