Jason Weaver Tips: The ITV and Sky Sports Racing Analyst’s Best Bets

Jason Weaver is one of British racing’s most respected pundits, a former Classic-winning jockey whose betting analysis now features across ITV Racing and Sky Sports Racing, and this page collates his best bets and value calls with our own commentary.

Weaver’s sharpest work comes around the day’s televised meetings, and we gather his standout selections here so you can weigh them against the rest of the day’s leading picks in one place.

Jason Weaver’s tips for today will appear here once they’re published.

Who Is Jason Weaver?

Jason Weaver is a former top-flight flat jockey turned racing broadcaster and betting analyst. Born in Nottingham in 1972, he was champion apprentice in 1993 and enjoyed a stellar 1994, riding 200 winners and finishing runner-up to Frankie Dettori in the jockeys’ championship. The highlight came in the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket, where he made all the running on Mister Baileys, trained by Mark Johnston, for a front-running Classic success that still defines his riding career. He went on to become Johnston’s stable jockey at Middleham.

Weaver retired from the saddle in 2002 at the age of 30, having long battled to keep his weight down, with a brief and memorable comeback in 2006 to win the Shergar Cup Duel on Pic Up Sticks. Since hanging up his boots he has built a second career in the media, working as a pundit on ITV Racing and as a presenter and analyst on Sky Sports Racing, where his betting insight has become one of his trademarks.

What Jason Weaver Covers

Because Weaver’s analysis comes through live television rather than a printed column, his coverage follows the broadcast schedule. On a typical day that means:

  • Standout bets – the selections he nominates with most confidence on the day’s televised cards
  • Value calls – the against-the-market angles and bigger-priced fancies he flags from an ex-jockey’s perspective
  • Big-race previews – his reads on the feature races, especially at the major festivals
  • ITV Racing analysis – his punditry across ITV’s Saturday and feature-day coverage
  • Sky Sports Racing analysis – his presenting and betting insight across the daily schedule

Jason Weaver’s Tipping Style

Weaver’s edge is the jockey’s eye he brings to a race. Having ridden at the highest level – and famously from the front on Mister Baileys – he reads pace, tactics and how a race is likely to be run as well as anyone on television, and he is comfortable taking on the favourite when he thinks the market has a race wrong.

That makes him less of a “back the jolly” pundit and more of a value-seeker. His calls often centre on how a race will be set up, which runners are drawn or ridden to suit, and where the overnight or on-the-day price has drifted beyond a horse’s true chance – the kind of analysis that rewards punters prepared to think past the obvious.

How We Cover Jason Weaver’s Tips

Our racing desk follows Jason Weaver’s analysis across ITV Racing and Sky Sports Racing and collates his selections here. The process:

  • Broadcast review. We track Weaver’s analysis on the day’s televised meetings and capture the standout bets and value calls he nominates.
  • Cross-reference with the naps table. We check whether his selections line up with the other major tipsters and pundits, and flag any consensus picks on our daily naps table.
  • Our own analysis layer. We add commentary on his calls, noting where our own racing model agrees, where our read differs, and where the price has moved in a way that affects the value.
  • Daily publication. Weaver’s standout selections appear on this page alongside our commentary, updated for the day’s televised racing.

For our own daily selections, see our NAP of the Day, each-way bet of the day and Lucky 15 tips.

Jason Weaver at the Major Festivals

Weaver’s punditry steps up for the showpiece meetings, where his big-race previews and value calls carry particular weight across ITV and Sky Sports Racing coverage.

  • Cheltenham Festival (March) – the jumps season’s showpiece. See our Cheltenham festival tips hub.
  • Grand National at Aintree (April) – the National and its supporting card. See our Grand National tips hub.
  • Royal Ascot (June) – five days of elite flat racing, a meeting that suits his read of pace and tactics.
  • Glorious Goodwood (July-August) – Sussex’s premier flat meeting.
  • St Leger Festival (September) – flat racing’s autumn finale at Doncaster.

For wider festival context, including Best Odds Guaranteed and Non-Runner No Bet protection, see our betting guides hub.

How to Bet on Jason Weaver’s Tips

Step 1 – Catch his calls on the day’s racing. Weaver’s analysis airs on ITV Racing and Sky Sports Racing, and we collate his standout selections on this page. His most confident call of the day is the natural starting point.

Step 2 – Open an account at a BOG bookmaker. Best Odds Guaranteed adds real long-term value to pundit-led bets. Betfred, BoyleSports, bet365, Coral and Ladbrokes all offer BOG on UK and Irish racing.

Step 3 – Decide your bet structure. Weaver’s output suits several approaches:

  • Single on his standout bet – the straightforward, lowest-risk play
  • Each-way on a value call – his bigger-priced fancies can suit an each-way bet in a competitive, place-paying race
  • Win double – combine two of his selections
  • Lucky 15 – four selections in a 15-bet multiple (Betfred is worth using for the treble-odds bonus on a single winner)

Step 4 – Take a price early where you can. When Weaver flags a horse in a morning or pre-race preview, taking an early price – with Best Odds Guaranteed as a backstop – lets you lock in value before the market reacts.

Step 5 – Keep a record. Over a season, tracking your Weaver-backed results helps you spot the meetings and race types where his analysis pays off best.

Jason Weaver Tips FAQs

Who is Jason Weaver? Jason Weaver is a former champion apprentice and Classic-winning flat jockey, best known for winning the 1994 2,000 Guineas on Mister Baileys for Mark Johnston. Since retiring from the saddle he has become a pundit on ITV Racing and a presenter and betting analyst on Sky Sports Racing.

Where do Jason Weaver’s tips appear? Weaver’s analysis comes through his television work on ITV Racing and Sky Sports Racing rather than a newspaper column. We collate his standout bets and value calls on this page alongside our own commentary.

Does Jason Weaver tip every day? His coverage follows the televised racing schedule, so it is heaviest around ITV’s Saturday and feature-day programming and Sky Sports Racing’s daily cards, and it intensifies during the major festivals.

What is Jason Weaver’s tipping style? Weaver brings a jockey’s eye to a race, reading pace and tactics closely and happy to take on the favourite when he feels the market has it wrong. His calls lean towards value and race-shape angles rather than simply backing the shortest price.

How accurate are Jason Weaver’s tips? Like every pundit, Weaver has good spells and quiet spells, and no analyst wins every day. We’d always suggest treating his calls as informed analysis to weigh alongside your own research rather than guaranteed winners.

Where can I watch Jason Weaver’s original analysis? On ITV Racing’s televised coverage and on Sky Sports Racing, where he presents and provides betting analysis. Our page collates his standout selections for ease of comparison with the other leading pundits.

Can I bet Jason Weaver’s tips each-way? Yes – his value calls and bigger-priced fancies in competitive, place-paying races can suit an each-way bet. For dedicated each-way value, see our each-way bet of the day.

How do Jason Weaver’s tips compare to Thatsagoal’s NAP? We publish our own NAP of the Day each morning, produced by our racing model. Our commentary flags where our selection agrees with or differs from Weaver’s standout call, which is useful for spotting consensus picks.

Are Jason Weaver’s tips free? Yes – his analysis is free to follow on ITV Racing and Sky Sports Racing, and our collation of his selections on this page is free to view with no subscription.

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