May proved to be a very profitable month for both the punters and media experts.

But delving deeper, and it was the punters - and in particular the punters from the Sunshine State - who had the best of it.

On the other side of the equation, it was the NSW media experts who dominated.

Discover all of May's top performers below. 

Best horse racing tipsters: Highest POT

The top 5 performers for the month

Claiming the top gong for May thanks to a thumping 118% POT was pro punter Peter McCormack, a.k.a. The Sandgroper.  

The West Australian owes his May success to the value he was able to reel in. 

McCormack bagged 6 winners at an enormous average price of $11.63.

This haul included $40 pop The Spruiker who saluted at Belmont on the 22nd.

Speaking of Belmont, McCormack is showing a three-month winning streak at Perth's winter track.

Look out for his Belmont tips in the coming months.

Peter McCormack knows his way around Belmont

Snapping up the silver medal and the runner's up prize of $250 was Tpgtempo.

This Adelaide-based punter found 13 winners at a strike rate of 27% and a fat average price of $7.30, to generate a bumper 94% POT.

The standout selection was Folk Hero who got up at Queanbeyan at $40 odds on the 16th.

And now boasting a three-day winning streak at all tracks, Tpgtempo is one to keep your eye on.

Rounding out the podium with a fat 90% POT was Rockhampton resident Kobie OBrien. 

The pro punter bagged 24 winners at a mouth-watering average price just shy of the $12 mark.

OBrien also produced the tip of the month, after he jagged Romancer at mind-bending $125 odds at Flemington on the 22nd.

Kobie O'Brien bags tip of the month

You know that with winners like this, OBrien's tips would have driven a monster cash profit as well.

Read on to find out where he finished on the cash profit leaderboard.

Best horse racing tipsters: Highest Cash Profit

As expected, Kobie OBrien also clocked off with the highest cash profit for May.

Factor in a $100 win bet for all his tips, and the Queenslander ended up with a staggering $13,660 in cash profit.

But don't think this monthly performance was a bit of a fluke.

OBrien is now boasting $12k in cash profit from all his tips over the past 180 days.

Tremendous going.

Fellow Queensland pro punter Wayne Gordon was next over the line, after his tips drove a bumper $8,640 in cash profit. 

Gordon also found stacks of value, as well as plenty of winners.

All up, 54 of his selections ran first past the post, at a massive average price of $11.71.

Punters following Gordon over the past 90 days have made over $13K in cash profit from $100 win bets over the past 90 days.

No wonder he's listed as a pro.

Wayne Gordon's impressice 90 day form

Themagicman completed a clean sweep for Queenslanders on the cash profit podium.

The punter from Prosperine nabbed 22 winners at a ridiculous average price of $14.02, resulting in a cash profit of $7,545.

While he tipped plenty of winners in Australia, Themagicman's major inroads came over in Hong Kong, at Sha Tin and Happy Valley.

For some quality Hong Kong tips, Themagicman looks a good option.

Best Media Experts by POT

SKY Racing were the dominant force on the May leaderboard for media experts.

Two of their popular NSW experts tipped up a storm, headed by gun analyst Brad Davidson.

Davo bagged 12 winners at an average price of $5.81 to drive a handsome 66% POT. 

The standout was $33 pop Rebel Rama who caused a boilover at Rosehill on the 22nd. 

Not bad at all.

Colin Hodges was the next SKY Racing man to make a splash, after steering his followers into a 64% POT.

The veteran race caller cleaned up in Central-West NSW, jagging 12 winners at an average price of $6.28.

Plenty of these winners came out at Wellington, where Col is now boasting an incredible seven-month tipping streak.

Colin Hodges knows Wellington like the back of his hand

Grace Ramage flew the flag for Racing.com in May, after her tips drove a juicy 48% POT.

She tipped with remarkable consistency, with her 14 winners greeting the judge at a ripping strike rate of 40%.

Considering they also saluted at an average price of $3.70, this was a special effort. 

Expect Ramage's tips to be popular through the winter months.

Resident form analyst Josh Reed was mixing it with the best in May.

His horse racing tips generated a bumper 44% POT for all of his GreatTipOff followers.

The NSW form specialist found a whopping 25 winners at a strike rate of 34% and an average price of $4.21.

Reed has been the model of consistency of late, and has now dished up four winning weeks on the trot.

Fantastic stuff.

Josh Reed is flying

Also tipping with terrific consistency was Shayne Montgomery, who provides his tips through RSN Racing. 

The NSW form expert bagged a fat haul of 40 winners at an elite strike rate of 42%.

As well as earning him a 43% POT for May, Montgomery is now also boasting a four-week tipping streak.

Look for him to keep this form rolling in June.