The Betting Mastermind is a relatively long standing horse racing tipster service that is operated by The Betting Professionals. With a headlining 5 figure profit potential, this is a very exciting service.
Introduction to The Betting Mastermind
I really enjoy being immersed in the betting industry, but sometimes, it can all seem like a bit much. At the time of my writing this, I have also been following a service that involved betting huge amounts of points per day across quite a significant number of bets. It was ultimately working, but it is a lot of time, effort, money, and stress. Something that we don’t always acknowledge. Because when you’ve got 15% of your betting bank riding, that can be what the great Sir Alex Ferguson once referred to as “squeaky bum time”.
With that in mind, there is a lot to be said for a service that is able to simply go about the business of quietly and efficiently producing profit. And that is exactly what The Betting Mastermind is about. In many respects, this is a service that is a bit of a rare breed, and I think that The Betting Professionals know this. The tipster behind the service has a very clear plan in mind, and it has apparently paid dividends to date. Honestly, I think that this is a really quite impressive thing that is on offer.
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So, this is a winner then. We can start wrapping up early, all get on board with The Betting Professionals, and start making money. Not quite. You see, whilst The Betting Mastermind is a service that really does present exceptionally well, all isn’t quite as it may seem to be here. And when you really start breaking the service down, it isn’t nearly as impressive as it first seems. But does that mean that it’s a bad service? Probably not surprisingly, there isn’t an easy answer to that. So, let’s get into it.
What Does The Betting Mastermind Offer?
Sometimes it can be quite difficult to know where to start with a tipster service. It isn’t always easy to find that hook that really allows me to thread a review together. With The Betting Mastermind, it is incredibly easy. Something that I say with a bit of a nod and a wink. Because this is, by a considerable margin, one of the simplest tipster services that I have looked at.
Simplicity of course is something that I think many people find subjective. Some people I know just don’t seem to be happy unless they’re spreading themselves thin, waiting for a race to play out so that this acca comes in and they can get £100 onto the next horse. That isn’t for me though. I like simple, especially when it is done right.
One of the main selling points that The Betting Professionals lean into with this is the fact that The Betting Mastermind is limited to a single bet per day (and even then, not every day). If you are simply looking to earn a second income through betting and want a few extra quid at the end of the month, that isn’t a bad thing. No matter how you want to dress it up, a single bet is a very manageable thing.
But it isn’t just that The Betting Professionals simply send you out a bet and it’s done. The Betting Mastermind is so much more than this. You see, as well as providing their selection, the tipster behind the service provides a write up on why that selection has been made, as well as a betting guide for the race. This is something that is a bit of a rarity in the tipping industry and it immediately sets this apart from the competition.
Before I move on too much, I want to come back to this “single bet” thing. Because it is a big part of the appeal to me. Firstly, it allows you to spend some time seeking out the best possible odds. This is something I would strongly recommend doing.
The Betting Professionals’ proofing for The Betting Mastermind shows that the range is pretty narrow going from less than evens to no more than 6/1. For context, the average would work out about 2.8 in decimal. Given that in my experience, shopping around for odds can see a 10%-20% increase, the case becomes clear. Maximising your winnings on every bet can make the world of difference when you’re dealing with smaller numbers.
As you might guess from those lower odds, The Betting Mastermind is concerned with straight back to win bets. Again, that theme of simplicity rears its head. Something that is a positive with this is the fact that you can, of course, place the bets through a bookie. But The Betting Professionals show that it has also performed well to BSP meaning an exchange is a genuine option too.
With all of that out of the way, it is time to talk numbers. Unfortunately, this is an area where I do think that there are some cracks that start to appear in the façade of The Betting Mastermind. Firstly, stakes. Most of the bets are advised to be backed to 5 points. Some are slightly less than this, but average stakes of more than 4.5 points per bet are telling (as well as having a drastic effect on the results).
But that is only part of the picture. The Betting Professionals and the tipster behind The Betting Mastermind also push a further staking plan that involves compounding your winnings. This can make for some very substantial profits, of course. It does however also quite drastically increase the level of risk that is involved. Something that is quite problematic given the rather modest betting bank requirements.
Of course, with an average strike rate of almost 47%, none of that seems to matter much with The Betting Mastermind. Especially when you consider that this is a very real representation of what you can expect. Prior to this month, the lowest performing month according to The Betting Professionals was still 42.31%. That is an impressive figure.
How Does The Betting Mastermind Work?
One of the things that The Betting Professionals and the tipster behind The Betting Mastermind should be lauded for is the inclusion of write ups on why a horse has been selected. When you talk about how a service works, this is the gold standard and it frustrates me that you don’t see it more often. The fact is that there is quite literally no better way of understanding how a service works than the tipster telling you directly.
What I will say though is that sometimes, this isn’t quite as insightful as you may want. Something that is down to the wider approach that is taken with The Betting Mastermind. You see, the tipster behind the service is ultimately pretty reliant on inside information. Not only do The Betting Professionals say that they “have a network of contacts second to none”, but how the tipster works at various tracks on race days as casual staff.
This supposedly gives them access to a number of owners and trainers who are seemingly happy to share their insight. This means that you aren’t necessarily getting “verifiable information” with The Betting Mastermind, but that isn’t necessarily the be all and end all. The important thing for me is actually having some understanding about what you are betting on and why.
As a little aside, it is worth noting that there is comprehensive proofing provided by The Betting Mastermind. This goes all the way back to August of 2021 and covers every bet. Whilst it isn’t necessarily a part of “how the service works”, it does allow you a lot of insight into what you can expect. Ultimately, that can be just as important as knowing why horses have been selected. Especially when gauging losing streaks and drawdown.
What is the Initial Investment?
There are three offerings available if you want to sign up to The Betting Mastermind, each of which differs drastically in terms of cost and value. The first of these is a monthly subscription which is priced at a flat rate of £49 (which includes your VAT).
There is substantially better value to be had signing up to The Betting Mastermind on a quarterly basis. For this, The Betting Professionals are asking £97 per quarter with your first quarter available for just £50 (at the time of writing). By a comfortable measure, the best value option for the service is a 6 monthly subscription. This is priced at a one time payment of £147.
Something that is worth noting is that The Betting Professionals don’t seem to offer any sort of money back guarantee or refund period on their services. There is certainly no mention of it with The Betting Mastermind. As such, it is recommended that you are quite willing to commit if you want to take advantage of those longer subscriptions to lock in that value.
What is the Rate of Return?
The Betting Mastermind was brought to market some time ago, and this was done off the back of 317 points of profit in 4 months. Since then, the results appear to have cooled, although it is still sitting pretty having closed March at 277.25 points (to BOG). And of course, if you were following the aggressive compounding plan, the pounds and pence value of this would be very significant.
But there are definitely a few considerations in amongst all of this. Firstly, The Betting Mastermind hasn’t had the greatest start to April. It is 15 points down having not encountered a single win. But the main consideration for me is simply that the staking plan does inflate the results. Don’t get me wrong, I can see why The Betting Professionals and the tipster behind the service have taken this approach, but it does mean that you can easily scale them back.
Ultimately, I think that if you want to get the best picture of how The Betting Mastermind has performed, you simply have to look at the ROI. The Betting Professionals say that this sits at 28.66% at the time of writing. Over the time period that this has been operational, that is quite an impressive feat.
Conclusion for The Betting Mastermind
One of the big problems with The Betting Mastermind is simply this. How do you judge it? The bottom line of any service is the profit that it has made, but what do you do when that profit is as much as 4 times higher than it would be to level stakes? Because that is exactly where we are with this. Unfortunately, there isn’t an easy answer.
First and foremost, let me be clear. I can understand the merit of the approach taken. It stands to reason that if you’re only placing one bet per day, you should want to bet more on it. Your bank isn’t spread as thinly, and as such, you can better capitalise on the wins when they happen. I don’t think The Betting Professionals have intentionally tried to mislead on the results with The Betting Mastermind.
But the problem that exists is that… well, anybody can just inflate their results. The Betting Mastermind would be at 500 point of profit if it were an average of 9 points per bet. 1,000 at 18 points. Where is the line? This is why I typically look to calculate results to level stakes of 1 point when looking at a service. When you do this though, things take a rapid dive.
If you were staking just 1 point per bet with The Betting Mastermind, you would be at about 58 points. For 9 months. About 9.7 points per month as an average. That might not look too bad, but if you were at £10 stakes (the other number that I tend to use for fair calculations and comparisons), you’d be giving about half that back to The Betting Professionals for your subscription costs.
All of a sudden, this doesn’t look quite as impressive. But here’s the thing, I do still believe that there is a pretty decent service under that. If you really want to talk results, the ROI demonstrates that nicely. On top of that, the consistency of past results has been really quite remarkable. No less than 42% as a strike rate. The Betting Professionals are really onto something good with those numbers.
On top of that, there are all the other positives. The fact that the tipster behind The Betting Mastermind is so open and transparent about why a horse has been selected, the simplicity of the service and simply having that one bet to place. The fact that it remains almost as profitable to BSP as it does to BOG (something that isn’t nearly as common as you might think in this industry) coming up just 20 points short. It all looks pretty good.
The big hurdle for me is the investment required. I don’t necessarily think that The Betting Professionals are asking a lot (although The Betting Mastermind is priced at the top end of what I’d expect to pay). But it isn’t cheap. And to justify that cost, you have to be placing multiple point bets. If a bad run is hit (as has happened), that can massively eat into your bank.
Don’t get me wrong, none of this is deal breaking territory. But it would be a little naïve to completely ignore a 23 point drawdown when some bets are only producing 1.5 points of profit off a 5 point stake. The long and short of The Betting Mastermind for me is this. It isn’t for everybody, but for some people, it will be a very good fit. What side of the fence you are on will ultimately depend on how much you are willing to spend in the pursuit of profit.
