888SPORT REVIEW

The 888 horse racing betting section has some very strong points and some not-so-strong points. On the strong side, this is a sleek racing betting interface that is easy to use for newbies and veterans alike. Just click on “horse racing” from the main sports betting menu and you will be presented with a quick view of the next races slated to go off and all the betting options for those races.

A clean interface makes it so that you will have no trouble placing bets, seeing how much you are risking and what you stand to win. Each bet type is clearly labeled and you will see at a glance how to select multiple horses for your forecasts/tricasts.

On the negative side, the racing betting markets here are somewhat limited. 888 Sport does not offer many advanced wagers beyond the basics. The only bet types I’ve been able to find to date are straight up win bets, forecasts and tricasts. Additionally, there is no way to sort through all available tracks. 888 only shows today’s races and future major events such as Cheltenham, the Grand National and so on.

Back on a positive note, 888 has top-notch handicapping tools. The iCard Predictor as explained below is by far the best handicapping tool available at any racing betting site. The best part of all is it’s completely free. Just read on for all the detail on iCard at 888.

iCard Predictor

888Sport has the most advanced horse racing handicapping tool of any betting site I have encountered to date. It’s called iCard and it serves as an all-in-one handicapping tool complete with advanced predictions, horse analyses, track overviews, jockey histories, recent form, head-to-head matchup statistics, trainer information and more.

One thing you will notice immediately is every time you select a race inside the iCard predictor, it shows a graphical representation of what it anticipates to be the first, second and third place finishers. iCard comes to these conclusions by looking at every horse in the race and comparing dozens of parameters related to everything from each horse’s recent outings on down to the minutest detail such as which direction the horse seems to prefer running.

As if that wasn’t enough, the predictor can also be toggled to compare horses according to four different filters: its predictions for each horse winning, each horse achieving a place result, each horse according to recent form and each horse according to the jockey and trainer.

iCard is so in-depth that it even provides detailed information on every major course around the world. You can select any track for its background information, address, website, phone number and a visual depiction that shows distances, turns, jumps and even which directions the course runs.

You can also use iCard to find lists of steamers (horses which are seeing heavy betting action) and travelers (horses that have traveled the farthest) for help in quickly finding promising bets. Additionally, iCard provides constant news updates on racing from around the world with more than a dozen news articles added every day.

Note: iCard is free and anyone can use it. In fact, you do not even need an account at 888 to use iCard. You can try it for yourself right now at www.888sport.com and then select “horse racing” and then look for the iCard banner.