Follow tipsters hands-free
The hardest part of following a tipster is not choosing one — it is being at a screen when the selections land. xCloudBot places PuntHub selections on Betfair automatically, into your own account.
xCloudBot is PuntHub's sister product: cloud-based Betfair Exchange automation that places bets from a tip feed. A selection is published, and the software places the corresponding bet in your Betfair account at the stakes you have set — no app open, no phone in hand, no missed prices because you were driving.
Why automation matters for following tipsters
Tipster selections are time-sensitive in a way that is easy to underestimate. A lay selection on a short-priced runner can move materially in the last few minutes before the off, and the difference between the advised price and the price you actually got is the difference between matching a published record and not. Placing bets by hand means being available at exactly the wrong times of day.
Automation removes that constraint. It also removes the discretionary part — skipping a selection because it looks wrong, or staking more because the last one lost — which is where most people quietly diverge from the record they subscribed to.
How it pairs with PuntHub
Several PuntHub tipster services are offered bundled with xCloudBot rather than as email-only subscriptions; those options are shown on each tipster page and on pricing.
The free daily systems are the cheapest way to see how this works in practice — FormBreaker Lays and GAP both run through xCloudBot, and their selections are published openly every morning with the results recorded afterwards. You can watch a system for as long as you like before automating anything.
Your money stays in your account
xCloudBot places bets through the Betfair API into your own Betfair Exchange account. Your funds stay where they are and remain under your control: the software places bets, it does not hold, move or take custody of money. PuntHub does not accept deposits either — subscriptions are billed through PayPal, and every bet is placed in your own account with your own bookmaker or exchange.
What automation does not do
It does not pick selections, and it does not make a losing system profitable. Automation affects how reliably bets are placed, not whether the underlying selections have an edge. Any service can have a losing month — every service on PuntHub has — and automating it simply means those months are followed as faithfully as the winning ones.
If lay betting is new to you, read the lay betting guide first, particularly the section on liability. Automating a strategy whose risk profile you have not understood is a fast way to find out what drawdown means.
Common questions
What does xCloudBot actually do?
xCloudBot places bets on the Betfair Exchange automatically from a tip feed. When a selection is published, the software places the corresponding bet in your own Betfair account at the stakes you have configured, without you needing to be at a screen. It automates the placing of bets; it does not choose selections itself.
Does xCloudBot hold my money?
No. Bets are placed into your own Betfair account through the Betfair API, so your funds stay where they are and remain under your control throughout. PuntHub does not accept deposits or hold customer funds either — subscriptions are billed through PayPal and every bet is placed in your own account.
Which PuntHub selections can be automated?
Several PuntHub tipster services are offered bundled with xCloudBot rather than as email-only subscriptions, and those are marked on each tipster page. Among the free systems, FormBreaker Lays and GAP run through xCloudBot. The free selections page marks which systems those are.
Do I still need a Betfair account?
Yes. xCloudBot places bets into your own Betfair Exchange account using Betfair's API, so you need a funded account of your own. The software connects to it; it is not a substitute for it and it is not a bookmaker.
Does automation improve results?
It changes execution, not selection. Automation places bets promptly and consistently at the stakes you set, which matters most for lay selections on short-priced runners where prices move quickly before the off. It cannot make a losing set of selections profitable, and no automation guarantees a profit.
Start with the free systems
The free selections cost nothing and are published every morning with results. Watch them for a fortnight before automating anything — that is a better basis for a decision than any sales page, including this one.
Automation places bets; it does not guarantee a profit. Betting involves risk and you can lose money. Never stake more than you can afford to lose. 18+ · BeGambleAware.org