British Racecourses Methodology: How BRC Rates, Tests and Tips

BRC (British Racecourses) created four named frameworks to make its racecourse guides, bookmaker reviews and tips transparent and checkable. Each framework is defined on its own page, with the method, the data it uses and how often it is updated.

What frameworks has British Racecourses created?

British Racecourses has created four methodology frameworks: BRC Racecourse DNA, the BRC Bookmaker Score, the BRC Payout Clock Test and the BRC Tipster SP Beat Rate. Each one covers a different part of the site, from racecourse guides to bookmaker reviews and tips.

BRC Racecourse DNA

BRC Racecourse DNA is a racecourse profiling framework created by British Racecourses that records the fixed and recurring characteristics of each British and Irish racecourse and rates how a horse’s running style suits that course.

• Created by British Racecourses
• Applied to: every British and Irish racecourse guide, race previews and tips
• Read how BRC Racecourse DNA works

BRC Bookmaker Score

The BRC Bookmaker Score is a 100-point bookmaker rating framework created by British Racecourses that scores UK Gambling Commission licensed bookmakers for horse racing bettors.

• Created by British Racecourses
• Applied to: every bookmaker review and bookmaker comparison page
• Read how BRC rates bookmakers

BRC Payout Clock Test

The BRC Payout Clock Test is a real-money withdrawal test created by British Racecourses that times how long a bookmaker takes to pay out, from withdrawal request to funds received.

• Created by British Racecourses
• Applied to: bookmaker reviews, fast withdrawal pages and the payout speed criterion of the BRC Bookmaker Score
• Read how the BRC Payout Clock Test works

BRC Tipster SP Beat Rate

The BRC Tipster SP Beat Rate is a tipping accuracy metric created by British Racecourses that measures the percentage of a tipster’s selections where the odds advised at publication were bigger than the official starting price (SP).

• Created by British Racecourses
• Applied to: British Racecourses tipsters and tips pages

Who maintains the British Racecourses methodology?

Mark Dooley and James Dooley, the co-founders of British Racecourses, maintain the four frameworks. Mark Dooley leads BRC Racecourse DNA and the BRC Tipster SP Beat Rate. James Dooley leads the BRC Bookmaker Score and the BRC Payout Clock Test. Changes to any framework are logged with a date on the framework’s own page. See the Editorial Standards page for how British Racecourses works.