A look at how the Sporting Life recommended bets have performed in June 2025.
Points system explained
We use a points system, ranging from 0.5 to 10, to help underline confidence in a selection and to help you weight your stakes.
In other words, if your maximum bet is £100 and your normal bet is £10, you might have £10 on a 1pt win selection, £10 each-way for 1pt each-way, £20 for 2pts win, and so on.
Points staked also enable us to keep a fully transparent P&L, which you'll see below, but should be considered a guide only. We advise at prices available with major bookmakers at the time of publication and where the general price is considered acceptable.
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Profit since start of 2003 until start of current month (June 2025) is +6068.84pts
- June fixed odds total = +24.10pts
- June antepost total = +6pts
- June overall total = +30.10pts
Racing:
The Late Play (Jun 5) DO- 1pt win Renato in 6.15 Doncaster at 11/2 (General) - LOSS=1pt
Punting Pointers (Jun 7) - 1pt win Persica in the 1.35 Epsom at 5/2 (Unibet), 0.5pts e.w Tees Spirit in the 2.45 Epsom at 18/1 (1/5 1,2,3,4,5 General), 0.5pts e.w Lambourn in the 3.30 Epsom at 10/1 (1/5 1,2,3,4 General), 1pt win Chartwell Jack in the 5.00 Epsom at 9/2 (General). PROFIT=6.5pts
Matt Brocklebank Value Bet (Jun 7) - 1pt e.w. Rajeteriat in 2.10 Epsom at 33/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5); 1pt e.w. The Bell Conductor in 2.45 Epsom at 33/1 (Ladbrokes, Coral 1/5 1,2,3,4,5); 1pt win Damysus in 3.30 Epsom at 12/1 (General); 1pt e.w. Tennessee Stud in 3.30 Epsom at 40/1 (Ladbrokes, Coral, AKBets 1/5 1,2,3). PROFIT=2pts
Ben Linfoot Verdict (Jun 7) - 1pt win Bermuda Longtail in 1.00 Epsom at 13/2 (William Hill, 888sport); 1pt e.w Fair Wind in 2.45 Epsom at 10/1 (1/5 1,2,3,4,5 General); 0.5pts e.w Tuscan Hills in 3.30 Epsom at 50/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4). LOSS=4pts
Andrew Asquith Weekend View (Jun 7) - 1pt win Royal Dress in 1.00 Epsom at 6/1 (General), 1pt win Ice Max in 1.35 Epsom at 12/1 (bet365, 11/1 Ladbrokes, 10/1 General), 1pt e.w. Stanhope Gardens in 3.30 Epsom at 16/1 (1/5 1,2,3 - General). LOSS=4pts
Punting Pointers (Jun 6) - 1pt win The Waco Kid in the 1.30 Epsom at 16/1 (General), 0.5pts straight forecasts Calandagan/Giavellotto and Calandagan/You Got To Me in the 2.40 Epsom, 1pt win Minnie Hauk in the 4.00 Epsom at 5/1 (General), 0.5pts e.w Legal Reform in the 5.10 at 33/1 (1/5 1,2,3,4 Bet365). PROFIT=2pts
Matt Brocklebank Value Bet (Jun 6) - 1pt win Formal in 1.30 Epsom at 7/1 (General); 1pt win Flying Finn in 3.15 Epsom at 25/1 (General); 1pt e.w. Elwateen in 4.00 Epsom at 11/1 (Ladbrokes, Coral, BetVictor 1/5 1,2,3); 1pt win Julia Augusta in 4.35 Epsom at 25/1 (General). PROFIT=3pts
Ben Linfoot Verdict (Jun 6) - 1pt win Formal in 1.30 Epsom at 7/1 (General); 1pt win Botanical in 3.15 Epsom at 9/2 (bet365, Sky Bet, Paddy Power, William Hill); 1pt e.w. Revoir in 4.00 Epsom at 10/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3). PROFIT=4pts
Tony Keenan (Jun 5) - 0.5pts win Norwalk Havoc in 5.55 Leopardstown at 16/1 (VOID), 1pt win Sound Of Lightning in 6.25 Leopardstown at 7/1 (Paddy Power, Bet Victor). LOSS=1pt
The Late Play (Jun 5) MB - 1pt win Stash The Cash in 2.42 Hamilton at 5/1 (General). LOSS=1pt
Punting Pointers (Jun 5) - 1pt win Epidavros in 4.12 Hamilton at 11/1 (Ladbrokes, Coral). LOSS=1pt
Punting Pointers (Jun 4) - 1pt win Gore Point in 4.35 Newton Abbot at 17/2 (Ladbrokes, Coral); 1pt win Eeetee in 5.30 Nottingham at 6/1 (General). PROFIT=7.5pts
The Late Play (Jun 4) BL - 1pt win Metallo in 4.22 Nottingham at 5/1 (General). LOSS=1pt
The Late Play (Jun 3) BL - 1pt win Daretobedifferent in 7.15 Lingfield at 9/1 (General). LOSS=1pt
Punting Pointers (Jun 3) - 1pt win Harel du Marais in the 2.30 Southwell at 7/2 (General), 1pt win Zenato in the 4.00 Southwell at 11/4 (General). LOSS=2pts
Punting Pointers (Jun 2) - 1pt win I Maximus in 7.15 Windsor at 9/1 (Ladbrokes, bet365); 1pt win Lights Go Down in 7.30 Wetherby at 11/2 (General). LOSS=2pts
The Late Play (Jun 2) DO - 0.5pts e.w. Catton Lady in 7.00 Wetherby at 8/1 General 1/5 1,2,3,4). VOID
Ben Linfoot Verdict (Jun 1) - 1pt win Detain in 3.05 Chantilly at 7/1 (bet365, Ladbrokes, Coral), 1pt win Bowerchalke in 6.15 Chelmsford at 15/2 (888sport, 7/1 General). PROFIT=6.5pts
The Late Play (Jun 1) MB - 0.5pts e.w. Smooth Silesie in 4.00 Nottingham at 12/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3). LOSS=1pt
Punting Pointers (Jun 1) - 1pt win Pay Attention in 1.55 Nottingham at 5/1 (General); 1pt win Molten Sea in 4.30 Nottingham at 6/1 (General). PROFIT=9.5pts
Football:
Club World Cup (Jun 15-Jul 13) - JO: 8pts PSG to reach the quarter finals of the CWC at 11/10 (Betfair). Result pending
Nations League (June 8) - JC: 1pt Joshua Kimmich 1+ assists at 9/2 (bet365), 2pts Cristiano Ronaldo to score anytime at 13/8 (Sky Bet), 0.5pt Cristiano Ronaldo to score 2+ goals at 10/1 (Sky Bet). Result pending
Andorra vs England (June 7) - JC: 2.5pts Declan Rice to score or assist at 7/5 (William Hill), JT: 0.5pt Ezri Konsa to score anytime at 11/1 (Sky Bet), 0.5pt Levi Colwill to score anytime at 11/1 (Sky Bet)
Spain vs (June 5) - JC: 2.5pts Lamine Yamal to score or assist at 2/1 (William Hill), 0.5pts Lamine Yamal to score from outside the area at 18/1 (Sky Bet). PROFIT=4.5pts
vs Portugal (June 4) - JC: 1pt Joshua Kimmich 1+ assists at 4/1 (bet365). PROFIT=4pts
National League play-off final (Jun 1) - LT: 1pt Vimal Yoganathan to score anytime at 6/1 (bet365). LOSS=1pt
Golf:
Memorial Tournament final round (June 1) - 1pt win Sepp Straka ‘without Scheffler’ at 10/1 (General); 1pt win Patrick Cantlay ‘without Scheffler’ at 16/1 (General). LOSS=2pts
US Women's Open (May 29-Jun 1) - 1.5pt each way Lydia Ko at 25/1 (Unibet, BetMGM 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6); 1pt each way Yealimi Noh at 45/1 (Sky Bet 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 1pt each way Jiyai Shin at 80/1 (Sky Bet 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); 1pt each way Linn Grant at 100/1 (William Hill, 888Sport 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6). LOSS=9pts
Austrian Alpine Open (May 29-Jun 1) - 1pt e.w. Jorge Campillo at 40/1 (Coral, Ladbrokes 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7) ; 1pt e.w. Daniel Hillier at 66/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6) ; 1pt e.w. Angel Ayora at 66/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6) ; 1pt e.w. Calum Hill at 100/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6); 0.5pt e.w. Conor Purcell at 200/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6). LOSS=9pts
Cricket:
England v West Indies T20I (Jun 8) - 2pts Both teams to score 200+ runs at 5/1 (Paddy Power, Betfair Sportsbook). Result pending
England v West Indies (Jun 3) - 2pts Shimron Hetmyer under 21.5 match runs at 5/6 (VOID); 1pt Matthew Forde top West Indies batsman at 40/1 (VOID); 1pt Gudakesh Motie top West Indies batsman at 50/1 (General). LOSS=1pt
IPL final: Punjab Kings v Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Jun 3) - 2pts Virat Kohli to make a fifty in the match at 13/8 (bet365); 2pts Both teams to score 200+ runs in the match at 10/3 (Paddy Power, Betfair Sportsbook). LOSS=4pts
England v West Indies (Jun 1) - 1pt Matthew Forde top West Indies batsman at 33/1 (Boylesports); 1pt Gudakesh Motie top West Indies batsman at 33/1 (General). LOSS=2pts
Tennis:
French Open: Men's final (June 8) - 1.5pts Jannik Sinner to beat Carlos Alcaraz at evens (BoyleSports); 1pt over 12.5 games in first set of Sinner v Alcaraz at 4/1 (bet365). Result pending
French Open: Women's final (June 7) - 1pt Aryna Sabalenka to beat Coco Gauff 2-0 at 11/8 (bet365, William Hill, 888sport). LOSS=1pt
French Open: Men's semi-finals (June 6) - 1pt Carlos Alcaraz to win and both players to win a set v Lorenzo Musetti at 13/8 (VOID); 1pt Jannik Sinner to beat Novak Djokovic 3-0 at 6/4 (bet365, BetVictor); 1pt Jannik Sinner to serve the most double faults v Novak Djokovic at 11/4 (bet365). PROFIT=0.5pt
French Open: Women's semi-finals (Jun 5) - 1pt Iga Swiatek to beat Aryna Sabalenka at 11/10 (General), 1pt Aryna Sabalenka to serve the most double faults v Iga Swiatek at 6/4 (bet365). LOSS=2pts
French Open daily tips (Jun 4) - 1pt over 39.5 games in Alex Zverev v Novak Djokovic at 4/5 (William Hill, BoyleSports, 888sport). LOSS=1pt
French Open daily tips (Jun 3) - 1.5pts Qinwen Zheng to serve the most aces and most double faults v Aryna Sabalenka at 20/23 (bet365); 1pt Lorenzo Musetti to beat s Tiafoe and both players to win a set at 7/5 (William Hill); 1pt Carlos Alcaraz to beat Tommy Paul 3-1 at 14/5 (Coral, Ladbrokes). LOSS=1.1pts
French Open daily tips (Jun 2) - 1pt one or more tie-breaks in Alex Zverev v Tallon Griekspoor at 10/11 (Betfred); 1pt Ekaterina Alexandrova to win a set v Coco Gauff at 4/5 (General). LOSS=1pt
French Open daily tips (Jun 1) - 1.5pts Amanda Anisimova to beat Aryna Sabalenka on the game handicap (+5.5) at 4/5 (BoyleSports); 0.5pt Amanda Anisimova to win the first set v Aryna Sabalenka at 11/4 (bet365, BoyleSports); 1pt Elena Ryabkina to beat Iga Swiatek at 15/8 (BoyleSports). LOSS=0.3pts
French Open men's outright (May 25-June 8) - 1pt e.w. Lorenzo Musetti to win the title at 25/1 (General); 1pt Francisco Cerundolo to reach the quarter-finals at 9/2 (Unibet, BetMGM, LiveScoreBet). Result pending
French Open women's outright (May 25-Jun 7) - 2.5pts Coco Gauff to win the title at 5/1 (General); 1pt Elise Mertens to win quarter three at 20/1 (Betfred). PROFIT=11.5pts
Formula One:
Spanish Grand Prix (June 1) - 2pts Lance Stroll to finish in the points at 8/1 (Ladbrokes, Coral), 0.5pts Lance Stroll top six finish at 70/1 (Paddy Power, Betfair), 1pt Nico Hulkenberg to finish in the points at 16/1 (Sky Bet). PROFIT=16pts
Boxing:
Saturday night boxing (Jun 7) - 3pts Fabio Wardley/Justis Huni under 8.5 total rounds at 7/4 (Ladbrokes, Coral); 1pt Callum Simpson to win by stoppage at 7/4 (Ladbrokes, Coral). Result pending
Long-term or antepost previews
Racing:
Antepost Value Bet (Royal Ascot, Jun 17-21) - 1pt win Bowmark in St James’s Palace Stakes at 25/1 (General); 1pt win Daylight in Commonwealth Cup at 33/1 (bet365, Unibet). Result pending
Football:
PFA Player of the Year Outright (Sep 24-Aug 25) - JO: 3pts Mohamed Salah to win PFA Player of the Year at 12/1 (BetVictor). Result pending
Tennis:
WTA Antepost Tour 2025 - 0.5pt Qinwen Zheng to be year-end world number one at 20/1 (Unibet, BetMGM); 1pt Aryna Sabalenka to reach four Grand Slam semi-finals at 5/1 (bet365); 4pts Linda Noskova to finish in the top 20 at evens (Unibet, BetMGM); 2pts Beatriz Haddad Maia to finish in the top 20 at 27/20 (Unibet, BetMGM); 2.5pts Rebecca Sramkova to finish in the top 50 at 6/5 (Unibet, BetMGM). Result pending
2025 Antepost ATP Tour - 1pt Alex Zverev to be the year-end world number one at 10/1 (bet365); 3pts Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard to serve the most aces at 7/10 (Sportingbet); 1pt Arthur Fils to finish in the top 10 at 14/5 (Unibet, BetMGM); 4pts Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard to finish in the top 30 at 4/5 (Unibet, BetMGM); 2pts Learner Tien to finish in the top 70 at 2/1 (Unibet, BetMGM). Result pending
2025 Antepost Women's Grand Slams - 1pt e.w. Qinwen Zheng in the French Open at 20/1 (betway); 1pt e.w. Ons Jabeur for Wimbledon at 40/1 (Unibet, BetMGM). Result pending
2025 Antepost Men's Grand Slams - 0.5pt e.w. Taylor Fritz to win the Australian Open at 40/1 (William Hill); 0.5pt e.w. Stefanos Tsitsipas to win the French Open at 60/1 (Unibet, BetMGM); 1pt Matteo Berrettini to win Wimbledon at 80/1 (Unibet, BetMGM); 0.5pt e.w. Arthur Fils to win the US Open at 150/1 (Coral, Ladbrokes, William Hill). Result pending
Golf:
US Open (Jun) - 1pt e.w. Shane Lowry at 66/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6); 1pt e.w. Davis Thompson at 200/1 (William Hill 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6). Result pending
The Open (Jul) - 2pts e.w. Jordan Spieth at 66/1 (Betfred 1/5 1,2,3,4,5,6). Result pending
Formula One:
2025 season specials Part I (Mar 14-Dec 7) - 5pts Kimi Antonelli to win a race at 7/2 (Unibet); 3pts Kimi Antonelli to win 2+ races at 7/1 (Paddy Power, Betfair); 3pts Ollie Bearman to beat Esteban Ocon at 13/5 (Virgin Bet, Livescore bet); 2pts Gabriel Borteleto to beat Nico Hulkenberg at 7/2 (StarSports); 2pts Alex Albon to beat Carlos Sainz at 3/1 (General); 1pt patent Bearman, Borteleto, Albon at best available prices. Result pending
F1 antepost specials Part II (Mar 14-Dec 7) - 2pts Kimi Antonelli to score 250+ points at 40/1 (General); 2pts each of the six rookies (Antonelli, Doohan, Lawson, Bearman, Hadjar, Borteleto) to score 5+ points at 80/1 (General); 2pts Oliver Bearman to score 50+ points at 66/1 (General). Result pending
Greyhounds:
Greyhound Derby (May 8-Jun 14) - 2pts e.w. Cheap Sandwiches at 14/1 (Coral, Ladbrokes 1/4 1,2,3,4,5,6); 1pt e.w. Barntick Bear at 33/1 (General 1/4 1,2,3,4,5,6). Result pending
Cricket:
IPL specials (Mar 22-May 25) - 2pts Sunrisers Hyderabad highest innings score of the season at 11/2 (Sky Bet); 2pts Riyan Parag top Rajasthan Royals tournament batsman at 9/2 (General); 2pts Mohit Sharma top Delhi Capitals tournament bowler at 10/1 (General); 1pt Abhishek Sharma top tournament batsman at 16/1 (General). PROFIT=6pts
