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Everyone thinks they have a knack for punting, and you need to learn how to exercise motherloads of tolerance for these neanderthals.
You can punt on every race, but that doesn’t mean every race is worth punting on.
Back your judgment!
Nothing worse than following someone else. At least you can keep track of your mistakes as well as your achievements.
1/ To use a good form book and your own knowledge to find value selections (value in relation to the table of odds and chances).
2/ To pay particular attension to trainers in form and look for those who will and will not be suited by the likely early pace.
3/ Use all relevant information possible, but try to stick to facts about form, don’t be swayed by others opinions, unless you really respect their knowledge. If someone says the horse moved well or poorly to post, I’d only take notice if it was someone I know is an expert in such things.
But that is just what suits me, each to his own way.
Mark
Value Is EverythingRule 1 – Do it for fun not for the money.
Rule 2 – Always follow instincts…even if your last 5 instincts were wrong.
Rule 3 – Make your own selections – never listen to "experts" selections (this is different to listening to others information – others have more useful info than I do and so would be stupid to ignore info out of turn ie Francome saying horse looks great is different to Francome saying back said horse).
Rule 4 – beat yourself up when you inevitably break the other rules!
1) Bulwark is good on the ground conditions that horses will perform on
2) Gordon has an unswerving loyalty to Aidan O’Brien and Dandy Nicholls
3) Erm, thats about it.
Rule 1 –
Do it for fun not for the money.
Rule 2 – Always follow instincts…even if your last 5 instincts were wrong.
Rule 3 – Make your own selections – never listen to "experts" selections (this is different to listening to others information – others have more useful info than I do and so would be stupid to ignore info out of turn ie Francome saying horse looks great is different to Francome saying back said horse).
Rule 4 – beat yourself up when you inevitably break the other rules!
I’d say follow racing for fun, bet for the money.
Mark
Value Is Everything1-dont follow everyone else over the cliff do your own thing
2-use the evidence of your own eyes and your gut
3-not many horses can actually quicken and go clear in the last furlong of a race when you find one follow it, if it is with a good trainer he or she should win races with it.1. Resist the temptation to overthink every race in search of an edge. Sometimes the answer is the obvious.
2. If you change your selection at the last minute, your first choice will win (so back them both).
3. You can never wear too many layers at Hexham. Even in June.
Rule 1 –
Do it for fun not for the money.
Rule 2 – Always follow instincts…even if your last 5 instincts were wrong.
Rule 3 – Make your own selections – never listen to "experts" selections (this is different to listening to others information – others have more useful info than I do and so would be stupid to ignore info out of turn ie Francome saying horse looks great is different to Francome saying back said horse).
Rule 4 – beat yourself up when you inevitably break the other rules!
I’d say follow racing for fun, bet for the money.
Mark
But when your bet stake is so low then you can call it fun. Biggest bet I have had in my life is £10 each way. Only bet what you can afford to lose and I can usually only afford to lose £10 a week! I can just see some of you laughing at the vast sums I gamble!
When I went into William Hills yesterday to have a few bets I said to the lady behind the counter what fun I was having with my tiny ew bets and she gently told me that they weren’t supposed to take bets for less than 50 pence but they turned a blind eye to it sometimes [eg eccentric old ladies like moi]. My biggest bet ever has been £2.50 ew. I’ve got a box of old 50 pence betting slips from way back [Young Hustler etc] and instead of increasing my stake money it’s decreased!
Relieved to hear I’m not alone! My current fave bet is 10p each way Lucky 15 = £3.00! Four races and chance of £1000 return!
1. Paddock watch – the clues are there – if a horse looks well in its skin, it should run well.
2. Big feet – soft ground
3. Small feet – firm ground(Rainbow View has I noticed today – pretty big feet!)
1(Rainbow View has I noticed today – pretty big feet!)
Funny you should say that – I wrote exactly the same thing down in my paddock notes this afternoon – she does have very big feet!!!
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1(Rainbow View has I noticed today – pretty big feet!)
Funny you should say that – I wrote exactly the same thing down in my paddock notes this afternoon – she does have very big feet!!!
A reason why she didn’t perform today with the ground being too firm. I am sure its big feet = a like for softer ground?
1). Always follow your own instinct,
2). Take inside information with extreme caution
3). Never gamble above your means, keep to a staking plan until you are confident enough to go to the next level and up the ante
1. It’s not worth knowing what everybody knows, find something that nobody knows.
2. Don’t bet in handicaps – British Horseracing Authority employ full time knowledgeable handicappers to ensure every handicap is a dead heat.
3. Don’t bet on bad horses – they are only a herd animal who won’t or can’t go past the leader
On the latter point, I remember reading a few years ago about how useful it is when buying horses to see the mares and foals out in the paddock, and observe which ones are the bossy ones.
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