An ex-leading jockey has to be one of the best profiles for a successful punter. Jockeys make a career out of reading the all important race day variables to work out where to position their horse in the running and set themselves up for the best chance in the run for home. Race day tactics, speed, track conditions and traits, horse racing style and jockey's strengths and weaknesses are all key information that successful jockeys have to consider. This same information is also critical for punting success too.

Its then no surprise to see five time Group 1 champion jockey David Taggart tipping winners like they were going out of fashion over the past week, making him the Tipster of the Week amongst Australia's racing media experts.

Taggart's tips were profitable on three out of the five days that he tipped over the past week finding no less than five winners from 16 best bet tips at average odds of $6.88. Punters following him with $100 win bets finished up with a tasty $1,840 profit in the pocket.

Taggart mainly covers Sydney race meetings for weekend racing but broadens his sites to include Victoria midweek meets. The ex-jockey's tips can be found at G1X.com.au, while his tipping statistics and performance is updated daily at theGreatTipOff.com.

The best amongst the punters over the same period was Kendo7. The Townsville punter found 6 winners at average odds of $13.57 making 81% profit on turnover. Punters placing $100 win bets on his selections finished the week with a massive $3,640 profit. He tipped on 6 of the past 7 days and finished with a profit for his followers on three of those occasions.

In recent times Kendo7 has finished runner-up Tipster of the Month in September 2017 when he made $4,410 profit from $100 bets, and then again in January this year when $100 win bets on each of his tips profited to the tune of $4,660.

With this big profit week locked away in April, he could be making it three Top 3 finishes within eight months.