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BetTurtle provides our subscribers with 100s of features and statistics to help simplify and speed up horse racing form study.

Newcomer Advice

Some new users do get confused by the look and feel, the colours and icons we use and the wealth of information and features we provide.

If you are just trying BetTurtle out and finding things too much, here are a few things to look at before you decide to give up on us (all you need to do to gain access is to register for free);

• Free Horse Racing System to see an example of how our how racing systems work.
• Filter Races set variables, such as distance, race type, etc to filter the race card races to your preference.
• Help - read our help guide and watch videos to discover features and learn how to us them.
• Blog - read in depth articles we provide to better understand how to use the data and features we provide.
• Form and Speed ratings our customers tell us they are among the best they have used. We agree. Look out for the green ones, especially for horses with no red horseshoes.
• Horseshoe ratings keep it simple and avoid the reds and you will find a shortlist that will find it's fair share of winners.
• Check out the data you can download and apply filters for, if you subscribe to one of the paid subscriptions.
• Checkout the Free Pointer reports under the pointers menu.
• Free Tips that do find big priced winners. As we aim to be completely transparent with our customers, we share our Tipping Stats. We haven't found a tipster yet that can make a profit tipping in every race, so don't be surprised if you see a negative profitability. However, our NAP, NB and BACK tips (available to basic, enhanced and pro subscribers) have been profitable in the last 90 days. You can also refine our tips (and find the more profitable ones) by using them with our Filters and Automated betting systems read this blog article to learn how.

Unfortunately, BetTurtle is not a get rich quick service (we are very transparent with our Tipping and System profitability stats).

Many of our customers are doing rather well by investing in understanding the features, the data, the automation and the advice we offer.

We are sure you can too, if you invest a little time and subscribe to the more advanced features of the service.

Please mail us at julia@betturtle.com if you have further questions or require further help.

Try Out These Other Hints & Tips

1. Read our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - Click here to view our most frequently asked questions.

2. Update Your Profile - Provide further details to allow us to offer additional services and tailor the information BetTurtle displays. Click here or click the icon on the menu bar at the top of the screen to update your profile and tailor your BetTurtle preferences, such as colour schemes, chart and horseshoe displays, etc.

3. Use the Shortlist - On the racecard page you will see for each horse in a race. When you click the heart it will change to and the horse will be added to your shortlist. You can view all of your shortlisted horses here.

   The shortlist can help keep track of horses you want to analyse further or place a bet on and it will update with latest odds and results.

4. Use the Notebook - The racecard page has an address book icon for each horse in a race. When you click the address book it will change to and the horse will be added to your horses to follow notebook.

   You can view all of your horses to follow here. The notebook can help you keep track of horses you want to follow in the future and we provide details of any up and coming entries (soon we will be able to alert you via mail or text message).

5. Use Landscape Mode - If you are on a mobile device or tablet turn the device horizontally and you will be able to see more of the BetTurtle data.

   Most of our tables of information can be scrolled left to right by simply dragging the table data left or right with your finger.

   If you find formatting issues on any mobile devices or tables please send us a mail.

6. Setup your Automated Systems - Enhanced and Pro members have access to our automated systems.

   Check out the Free System to get an idea of what your automated system will look like and click the description tab to see the rules we have used to build it.

   You can then create and manage systems from the System menu.

7. Purple is your friend - Click any purple text you see while using BetTurtle to access additional information via popups or web page links.

8. Use Search and Sort - BetTurtle presents a lot of data in tables. On most tables you can sort the columns by clicking the arrows next to the column names.

   Entering text into the search box will filter the data shown in the table.

   Try by visiting our Today's Runner Page and typing Handicap into the search field and then click the arrows on the right of the number of runners field.

9. Racecard Summary - On the main racecard page you can view a summary of all the key information for all races at each course.

   This is useful to check out the races you may be interested in, shortlist horses and for checking results once the race has finished. You need a subscription to access racecard summaries.

10. Charts and graphs - Enhanced and Professional users have access to charts and graphs for ratings and betting odds.

    Hover your mouse or finger over the graphs and you can see the ratings or price for each peak and trough in the graph. This is a good way to see how the horses form or betting odds are progressing.

    Charts and graphs are available under the Stats button on any racecard. We will be adding more soon.

11. Stats and Form Buttons - BetTurtle paid subscribers have access to a wealth of race and horse data via the STATS and FORM buttons on any racecard. Click these and use the tabs to navigate through the data.

Form Study Guidance

Studying form can be both overwhelming and time consuming. Here are a few tips we use to speed things up and shortlist the most likely candidates in a race.

1. Choose the races you bet on wisely. Visit the main racecard page and you can view races at a glance. We tend to focus on the better quality races each day; class 4 or above Group, Listed and Handicap races. You can also view the Summary cards for each meeting if you require more detail.

2. Shortlist the likely contenders. 80% of races are won by horses in the first 3 in the betting. As a general rule we eliminate horses at bigger prices than the number of runners in a race. If there are 12 runners, any horse larger than 12/1 we overlook. We use the shortlist button to short list the horses lower than 12/1. Then click the SHORTLIST button to view only those horse.

3. Check the horse comments and horse, jockey and trainer statistics. This can be done by clicking the FORM button. We check the comments and if a horse is poorly handicapped (we are more leniant with unexposed horses as they could improve) or has poor form over the conditions or the trainer/jockey have poor strike rates (we are more leniant with hot trainers or jockeys) we remove the horse from the shortlist.

4. Check the horse ratings. This can be done by clicking the STATS button and selecting the ratings tab. Unless a horse is unexposed, we are wary of any horses with red Official Rating (OR) or Form, Speed Ratings and remove them from our shortlist by clicking the .

5. Check the odds. This can be done by clicking the STATS button and selecting the Odds tab. Any horse that is drifting or weak in the market we remove from our shortlist.

6. Further analysis. You should now have a much smaller list of horses and selections can be refined by analysing the other data under the STATS and FORM buttons or the Pointers menu. Hopefully, by then we would have 1 or 2 bets and may choose to bet both if the odds offer good value.

7. Review the results - You can view all of your shortlisted horses here Racecard - Today's Runners.. The shortlist can help you keep track of horses you want to analyse further or place a bet on and it will update with latest odds and results.

Use the 80:20 Rule To Create A Shortlist Using BetTurtle Filters

At BetTurtle we realise that horse racing can be random at times and studying form can take a lot of time. We therefore apply the 80:20 rule (also known as Paretos Principle) to help us quickly find the horses each day to focus on using BetTurtle filters. Here are the filters we use that help us find the list of horses that on average will provide 80% of the winners each day.

1. Visit the Races-Search Runners page or one of the BetTurtle race cards.
2. Click the Horse filter button.
3. Click the Reset Button to clear existing filters.
4. Set the following values:
   • Pick Rank: 1 to 5
   • Odds Rank: 1 to 5
   • Red Shoes: 0 to 2
5. Click Apply.

The list will refresh (may take a few second). When you visit the racecards the filter will automatically apply and only the horses meeting the filter criteria will be shown. You can then analyse the shortlist of candidates much more quickly and easily using the BetTurtle Form and Statistical data to make your selections (click the Heart symbol to add your choices to your Shortlist).

We offer a daily pointer report with all of the selections that meet the 80:20 rule criteria. This is available to all Basic, Enhanced and Professional subscribers. Check it every day to see how the rule works and track results.

BetTurtle uses graphs, icons and colour to help make things easier to digest the large quantity of information available to you. Below is a list of the main features and icons you will find when using BetTurtle.