In arguably the biggest month on the racing calendar, the media experts stood tall with three of their mob finishing in the top 10 Profit on Turnover (POT) category.
Not to be over-roared however, the Pro Punters and Punters also put in big strides with some standout performances on some of the biggest race days of the year.
Read on to see who the best racing tipsters in Australia for the month of October were.
Claiming the top gong in October as well as the $500 cash prize that comes with it, was Pro Punter LouiesTopTips.
The Queensland local ran riot throughout the month, finding 10 winners at an average price of $12.74 to deliver 211% POT.
He had some absolute fill-ups in the process, with a two day romp that would've sent shockwaves throughout bookie's trading rooms around the country.
On the 9th and 10th October, he found 5 double figure pops including $38 Liwa at Ascot.
Demonstrating this was no flash in the pan, the Pro is now on a 4 month winning streak.
If you're not following LouiesTopTips now, it's time to start
Coming in second and flying the flag for the media experts was Mitchell Hamilton.
Following a slow start to the month, the Telegraph Racing journalist flew home with a monster Derby Day at Flemington.
He found 4 winners on the card, including Willowy in the Wakefield Stakes paying $13.
He also steered punters into $15 pop at St Arnaud on the 24th to generate 99% POT for October.
He's clearly seeing them like beach balls at the moment, having gone 5 winning days on-the-trot.
Mitchell Hamilton is seeing them very well
Rounding out the podium was WA based Punter Paul08.
His 41 tips for the month yielded an impressive 77% POT at an average win price of $5.57.
Cracking effort.
This category measures tipping performances based on total cash profit from $100 win bets on each selection.
In October, it was all about a Pro Punter named Clueless, who clearly has a clue after some of the results he dished up.
Punters who followed all the Victorian's tips with $100 win bets in October ended up with a whopping $28K in their bank account.
Value was the key to his success, with an average win price of $18.
Ashdicko11 took runner-up honours, with a cash profit of $11K.
The form analyst from Berrigan in NSW's Riverena region found 93 winners throughout the month at an enviable 22% POT.
His winners came from all over; from Mortlake to Ascot in the UK.
It was no surprise to see LouisTopTips claim bronze after his thumping POT in October.
Punters following all his 41 tips with $100 win bets generated just under $9K in cash profit.
It's his shout.
| Tipster | POT | |
|---|---|---|
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Chris Blackwell (WA) |
49% | |
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41% | |
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Gordon Armstrong (SA) |
41% | |
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Andrew Slevison (VIC) |
38% |
Chris Blackwell continued his mammoth 2021 with yet another big month.
The OzRace form analyst steered punters into another 21 winners in WA to generate 49% POT.
He found 9 of those winners last Saturday, including two $12 pops at Ascot.
Punters following his tips over the last 365 days with $100 win bets have made $11,140.
Chris Blackwell is having a year to remember
Darren Flindell put in a big showing, with a huge haul from his whopping 87 tips for the month.
The highlight came on Spring Champion Stakes day, when Flindell bravely steered punters into Aim in the Silver Eagle paying $33.
A cracking effort from the voice of NSW racing.
Whilst plenty of focus was on Sydney and Melbourne in October, Gordon Armstrong was getting it done in Adelaide.
The Herald Sun journo found 14 winners at Morphettville to deliver 41% POT.
Andrew Slevison flew the flag for SEN, with his 48 tips yielding 38% POT at super impressive 48% strike rate.
The Melbourne based analyst can boast the Caulfield Cup winner and The Everest winner amongst his 15 winners for the month.
Ron Dufficy's hot run of form continued in October, steering punters into 18 winners from his 50 tips.
The Sky Racing veteran analyst is absolutely airborne at the moment, notching up 9 weeks straight in the black.
The Duff just keeps on winning
Leading the Racing.com brigade was popular South Australian analyst James Jordan.
He found 18 winners throughout the month, with the highlight coming on the 16th when $23 pop Marymount Lass lobbed at Morphettville.
Finally, TheSultan made it yet another winning month for his army of followers.
His 182 tips yielded 29% POT, with an average price of $4.42.
Demonstrating how good he's going, punters following his tips over the last 3 months have made over $10K from $100 outlays.