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David Gately

Tipster dossier — settled-bet performance through 2026-06-05 22:16 UTC

Verdict
STRUCTURALLY LOSING
Small sample (25 bets) — anything below ~100 settled bets means CIs are wide enough to be near-useless. Calibration is negative: actual win rate 16.0% trails market-implied 30.9% by -14.9pp — picks have negative skill relative to fair odds. Bayesian-shrunk ROI (regressed toward -13% population baseline by sample size) is -27.3% — a more honest expectation than the raw -56.0%.
Since last weekly snapshot: ROI: -24.4% (-31.6% → -56.0%) · Shrunk ROI: -6.8% (-20.5% → -27.3%)

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
25
Wins
4
Win Rate
16.0%
Avg Odds
5.00
Total P/L ($1 stakes)
$-14.00
ROI
-56.0%
Bayesian-shrunk ROI
-27.3%
Implied Win % (1/odds)
30.9%
Calibration Gap
-14.9pp

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 record25$-14.00-56.0%
Minus best 1 bet24$-18.00-75.0%
Minus best 2 bets23$-19.20-83.5%
Minus best 5 bets20$-20.00-100.0%

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
-54.5%
Prior 60d ROI
-57.1%

Monthly performance

MonthNWin %Avg OddsP/LROI
2026-03333.3%7.07$-0.80-26.7%
2026-041118.2%3.62$-7.20-65.5%
2026-05119.1%5.82$-6.00-54.5%

By odds bracket

OddsNWin %P/LROI
<2.0333.3%$-1.40-46.7%
2.0-3.0825.0%$-3.60-45.0%
3.0-5.060.0%$-6.00-100.0%
5.0-8.0333.3%+$2.00+66.7%
8.0-1540.0%$-4.00-100.0%
15+10.0%$-1.00-100.0%

By pre-race rank

Pre-race RankNWin %P/LROI
Rank 1 (fav)30.0%$-3.00-100.0%
Rank 220.0%$-2.00-100.0%
Rank 6+10.0%$-1.00-100.0%

Based on 6 of 25 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)10.0%$-1.00-100.0%
Outside Zone50.0%$-5.00-100.0%

By source

SourceNWin %P/LROI
sen_tips2516.0%$-14.00-56.0%

By venue

Top venues (by total P/L)

VenueNWin %P/LROI
caulfield742.9%+$2.40+34.3%
randwick616.7%$-4.40-73.3%

By day of week

DayNWin %P/LROI
Sat2516.0%$-14.00-56.0%

Place market

No place outcomes captured yet for this tipster.

Biggest wins

DateVenueSelectionOddsP/L
2026-05-08caulfieldMakdane5.00+$4.00
2026-04-03caulfieldTerilee2.20+$1.20
2026-03-14caulfieldSalty Pearl2.20+$1.20
2026-04-10randwickTempted1.60+$0.60

Biggest losses

DateVenueSelectionOddsP/L
2026-05-22sandownThe Volta4.00$-1.00
2026-04-24flemingtonCarriedo2.90$-1.00
2026-04-10caulfieldDirty Look2.60$-1.00
2026-05-29rosehillGorgeous2.35$-1.00
2026-05-29caulfieldSwift Force1.45$-1.00
Generated 2026-06-05 22:16 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.