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Brendan Delaney

Tipster dossier — settled-bet performance through 2026-07-14 20:15 UTC

Verdict
STRUCTURALLY LOSING
Small sample (51 bets) — anything below ~100 settled bets means CIs are wide enough to be near-useless. Calibration is roughly neutral: actual win rate 29.4% vs implied 30.0% (-0.6pp). Picks track market expectations. Recent 30d (ROI -16.2%) is materially better than the prior 60d (-37.4%) — trending up, but expect mean-reversion. Bayesian-shrunk ROI (regressed toward -13% population baseline by sample size) is -20.3% — a more honest expectation than the raw -27.5%.
Since last weekly snapshot: +1 new bets · ROI: -4.5% (-23.0% → -27.5%) · Shrunk ROI: -2.3% (-18.0% → -20.3%)

Charts

Cumulative P/L (theoretical $1 stakes)

A straight upward line = consistent profitability. Step-jumps = single fortunate bets carrying the curve.

Monthly ROI %

Top 10 P/L outliers

ROI by odds bracket

Calibration — actual vs implied win rate by odds

Blue bars under orange = picks lose to market expectations.

ROI by day of week

At a glance

Total Bets
51
Wins
15
Win Rate
29.4%
Avg Odds
4.45
Total P/L ($1 stakes)
$-14.00
ROI
-27.5%
Bayesian-shrunk ROI
-20.3%
Implied Win % (1/odds)
30.0%
Calibration Gap
-0.6pp

What's driving the ROI?

Strip away the top winning bets and see how the picture changes — a stable record degrades gracefully, a lucky record collapses.

SubsetNP/LROI
Full record51$-14.00-27.5%
Minus best 1 bet50$-18.00-36.0%
Minus best 2 bets49$-21.80-44.5%
Minus best 5 bets46$-30.70-66.7%

If stripping the top 2 wins materially changes the ROI, the headline number is being held up by a couple of fortunate longshots — not stable skill.

Recent trend

Last 30d ROI
-16.2%
Prior 60d ROI
-37.4%

Monthly performance

MonthNWin %Avg OddsP/LROI
2026-041330.8%4.06$-10.20-78.5%
2026-05714.3%5.69$-5.30-75.7%
2026-061631.2%4.99+$3.60+22.5%
2026-071533.3%3.62$-2.10-14.0%

By odds bracket

OddsNWin %P/LROI
<2.0862.5%+$0.40+5.0%
2.0-3.0850.0%+$1.90+23.8%
3.0-5.02123.8%$-5.30-25.2%
5.0-8.0911.1%$-6.00-66.7%
8.0-1540.0%$-4.00-100.0%
15+10.0%$-1.00-100.0%

By pre-race rank

Pre-race RankNWin %P/LROI
Rank 1 (fav)1747.1%+$6.00+35.3%
Rank 2616.7%$-1.00-16.7%
Rank 3333.3%+$1.50+50.0%
Rank 4-540.0%$-4.00-100.0%
Rank 6+10.0%$-1.00-100.0%

Based on 31 of 51 tips where pre-race rank was captured live (data started May 17, 2026).

Strategy Zone (rank ≤ 3 AND odds ≥ 5)

SubsetNWin %P/LROI
In Zone (rank ≤ 3 AND odds ≥ 5)250.0%+$3.00+150.0%
Outside Zone2931.0%$-1.50-5.2%

By source

SourceNWin %P/LROI
racing_com5129.4%$-14.00-27.5%

By venue

Top venues (by total P/L)

VenueNWin %P/LROI
mornington742.9%+$5.40+77.1%
casterton633.3%+$0.05+0.8%
southside pakenham synthetic922.2%$-1.80-20.0%
bet365 bairnsdale933.3%$-2.15-23.9%
bet365 park kilmore757.1%$-2.20-31.4%
picklebet park wodonga137.7%$-13.30-102.3%

By day of week

DayNWin %P/LROI
Mon3125.8%$-6.55-21.1%
Sat1435.7%$-7.50-53.6%
Sun633.3%+$0.05+0.8%

Place market

Live place-capture data: 4 settled, place rate 75.0%.

Hypothetical $1 place-bet P/L at captured Betfair BSP: +$0.16 (+3.9% ROI) on 4 bets.

Place data started May 17, 2026. Sample size small — treat directionally only.

Biggest wins

DateVenueSelectionOddsP/L
2026-06-08morningtonSatin Diva5.00+$4.00
2026-06-08morningtonThe Devil In Her4.80+$3.80
2026-07-05castertonShamex4.50+$3.50
2026-06-29southside pakenham syntheAll So Clear4.20+$3.20
2026-07-13bet365 bairnsdaleWinter Grace3.20+$2.20

Biggest losses

DateVenueSelectionOddsP/L
2026-04-18bet365 park kilmoreSkellig Rock4.20$-3.00
2026-04-18bet365 park kilmoreQubella4.20$-3.00
2026-04-20picklebet park wodongaBiratu5.00$-3.00
2026-06-29southside pakenham syntheBossy Babe4.80$-1.00
2026-06-29southside pakenham synthePierre Le Quill4.60$-1.00
Generated 2026-07-14 20:15 UTC. Stats based on theoretical $1 BACK stakes settled on Betfair. Place data uses captured Betfair Starting Price. ROI = total P/L divided by total bets — high variance at small samples.