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Eddie Pepperell Lost
useless choking gobshiite
6 under at the end of yesterday and joint leader, and now two over?
absolutely pathetic
anyway running total -£9
Thanks for that Judge, but it’s a very definite no……..I wouldn’t have the balls for that.
I do like to think “I do ok” though, and always been fairly happy with the winners I’ve put up on here. Very important to talk about the losers though, and I try to always mention the losers, of which there are plenty, and hardly had a “day of the race” bet for the last few weeks for me, as I was just out of form. I don’t bet much during the week anyway, but I do like to pick a few out without money down to test how I’m doing, and everything was getting stuffed, and I hardly had a bet on Saturday/Sunday during February because of this.
It’s not rude at all, and for someone who puts up a lot of tips, mentions that they do their own books, and also does Race Previews, I think it’s only fair if people ask, though I deliberately never mention it. There’s no hard and fast rule for me, and it really does vary. I’ll give a few examples, mixed with winners and losers, which should hopefully show how I do it.
In my Gold Cup and Grand National Books I will bet about £300 to £400 across the year, with the hope of making a decent profit, with the intention of having my original fancies, and a few others, all running for me. I do struggle with it mostly, but I enjoy it, and it is a hobby for me now. I have cracked The Gold Cup this year. The 14 have stood their ground for Friday, and the lowest I can win from any horse is £280, and I have 8 of them for 4 figures. That is clockwork to me, and I’ve never been close to managing it before. I am over the moon with it.
In my Champion Hurdle I will look to spend about £150 to £200 across the season, and the plan is just to cover my fancies, with the added fun of getting them all running for me. I made a three figure profit on the race this year, though that was never the plan, as in this race I just look to go £0.01 green. In The Stayers & Ryanair, I’m also only looking for £0.01 profit, and I only look to spend up to £100 across the season. I had a disaster in The Ryanair last year, I was strangely confident about my picks, and lost £248, with not a bean laid. It was f’cking brutal. Much more guarded this year, and I’m very strict with my stakes anyway.
As I said, no hard and fast rule for other bets. For example, yesterday, Cause of Causes was a big loser for me in The Ultima, I had £40 roughly at 33’s, as he was a favourite of mine, and that was a big loser for me. Conversely, I only had a tenner each way combined on Holywell, as although a legend of a horse for me, I suspected he might just be gone at the game, and did mention on the thread that he would be a smaller bet.
Taking my 2 recent threads in “Big Races”, I worry I look like a fud, when I put up 2 nonners, like Ballynagour & Dare to Endeavour in The Midlands National, but I want to shout from the rooftop that I haven’t lost much, and I only had a fiver on Ballynagour, and just less Dare to Endeavour. This would be in contrast to say, Another Hero, who I had (from memory) £30 to £40 on for The Welsh National, and he didn’t make it. I don’t mind losing £30 to £40 of my own money if I get a run, but I get angry with myself if they don’t make it.
Labaik was a tenner each way at 40’s yesterday, that would be a massive bet for me in a Novice Hurdle, but The skybet offer was ridiculous for a horse I knew was decent, while I won just short of four figures from Tiger Roll, combined with firms and exchanges, so was a good day. I don’t like putting up stakes beforehand, but todays conventional bets will be for a lot less stakes (bar Cause of Causes who I have “a few quid on”), but the rest will be a few quid for fun, and will not be betting that much. My stakes will be lower the rest of the week now, and unless I’m spending winnings, I won’t have more than a tenner on a horse, bar maybe Taglietelle if he runs Martin Pipe, and my 2 in The Grand Annual. Sometimes a winner will look like a nice “lift”, but the one that springs to mind this year was Antony at 14’s at Ascot. Very pleased to put up a winner at that price, but in reality, I had the princely sum of £3 on it.
I do “systems”, Mug 63’s, Exactas, as well, so the stakes can mount up quietly without you knowing, and I have to be strict. I can’t be more specific than that Judge, and I hope that explains a wee bit how I do it. It really is just on a race by race basis.
Dismal form continues.
both peregrine run and irish roe well beaten.
the annoying thing is I could have easily backed the winner of the fred winter and the bumper today but put myself off them to save myself for other bets.
lesson is- need a bigger bankroll
running total -£13 in running.
No pay day for me this year either Judge.
I’m already over it and moved on to next year nowGaelic Warrior Gold Cup Winner 2026
No pay day for me this year either Judge.
I’m already over it and moved on to next year now
this is why i put a big bet on death duty before it began, as foresaw this situation when I’d be bust after two days
Chasing now so going to throw another point on dedigout now he’s drifted out even further- 100-1
1 point Dedigout 100-1
Ok adding some for today, it is cheltenham after all. Dedigout a non-runner.
1.30 Politologue
2.10 impulsive star
2.50 josses hill
3.30 west approach
4.10 diamond king
4.50 forge meadow
5.30 balbir du mathan
from now on all selections will be 1 unit per race and will all be settled at s.p.
good luck all
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