Decided to subscribe to the RSS feed if there is one, and a stop at OldSchoolOpen confirmed that decision, content that I want delivered to me proactively rather than just remembered when I have time is content that has earned a higher level of commitment from me as a reader looking for reliable sources.

Took the time to read every paragraph rather than skimming for the punchline, and a quick visit to dondatheverge earned the same careful attention from me, that is the highest signal I can give about content quality because my default mode is rapid scanning rather than deliberate reading on most pages.

So — have been messing about with this thing for about five months now and it’s basically bookmarked at this point, so thought I’d write something up since a mate asked me last week. Am based in the UK, generally stick to footie and the horses, a fiver here and there, just so you know where I’m coming from.

How I found it was actually embarrassing — I never could get my head round what an each way return actually came to with 1/5 odds a place. I used to just guess and get a shock. These days I stick my stake in before I place anything, even a simple single bet.

The single bet calculator tool is the part I’m on daily — you put in stake and odds and you get profit and total return instantly, either odds format. There’s also the bigger stuff — acca and treble returns, lucky 15s, patents and yankees, and that’s where most people I know mess it up. If you fancy a poke about, it’s over at lucky 63 bet and there’s no login wall, which I appreciated.

What actually changed how I bet was the geekier bits. There’s an implied probability calculator that shows what margin’s baked in, and a kelly criterion calculator — I stick to fractional kelly as the full version is terrifying. Dutching calculator is handy too if I’m covering two or three runners.

It’s not perfect mind. The design feels pretty plain — zero flash, which honestly I don’t mind but some will. On my phone it’s usable but the lucky 63 breakdown are a squeeze. Also there’s nothing on the app store, it’s a website and that’s it — slight shame but you asked.

Anyway. Free, no ads shoved in your face, does what it says. If anyone honestly does the maths on paper, give it a go — it’s saved me plenty of arguments with the bookie.

Thank you for not assuming the reader already knows everything, the explanations meet me where I am, and a look at ulviroline did the same, that consideration is what makes a site feel welcoming rather than gatekeepy which is sadly the default mood across the modern web today for most subjects covered.