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I normally bet in £5.00 units up to a maximum of £25.00 on any single horse and can honestly say win lose or draw my feelings have always been easy come easy go – it’s only money.
But yesterday I stuck a stupid amount of money on Frankel and to be frank it ruined my whole day – I felt sick, came out in a hot flush, couldn’t watch the race and strangely even when I found out he had won didn’t take any pleasure or enjoyment from it.
However, I have learnt these big bollock bets are not for me and I shall be sticking to my fivers.
Well, i am only 23 and done some bizarre big bets in my time in racing
Frist mistake was putting £110 on Dunguib at 10/11 in the supreme novices ( one fifth of my betting money for the festival), bit of a wake up call when he got turned over….
managed to have a great festival until i stuck £4,000 on Kauto Star at 4/5 when he fell in the Gold Cup, i almost puked my heart out of my head…
Biggest single bets ever – £25,000 on both Quevega in the 2011 David Nicholson, and Big Bucks 2011 World Hurdle… heart in mouth stuff, but had every confidence, and luckily a change of shorts.
Biggest bet ever was a couple of months ago on Await The Dawn, horse lost and I lost in excess of £500. didnt feel too great after or before as knew id done my money. however it was winnings and taught me a valuable lesson, now i have a betting bank and bet like this 10% of the bank, and always stick to 10% so if i win the next bet will be higher but lose and it will be lower, this way if hard work pays off i could bet 1000s and it wouldnt be a problem. if i lose then could be a £1 a race man, either way it dosent matter as its money won and wont hinder the mortgage payments. wish id done this ages ago!
Most of my large bets were owned by JP and probably the biggest was Istabraq April 99 in the Martell Hurdle when he beat French Holly. After backing him in all his races that season bar 1 when he was 1/10 and backing him for months to win the Champion Hurdle I went racing with a duffle back full of 50 and 100 pound notes took all the 4/6, 4/7 and some 1/2 I could get even got a bit on at 4/5 of some mad bookie.
Paid back in my own money plus their’s in fivers, tenners and 20’s had to collect take the cash back to the car and go back twice and get the rest.
Felt silly but the crack was good. The scariest bit wasn’t the race, it was a doddle, it was looking over my shoulder to see if anyone was following me on my journeys to and fro the car.. I could have had my friend who worked on the rails for William Hills put the lot on for me and send me a cheque but we all do stupid things at one tome or another:roll:
That was the one time I truly considered a bet as a short term loan and anyone who seen the race will know why. Cheekiest ride you will ever see on ground totally unsuitable to French Holly and as your man said he should have been 1/12 not 1/2.
Never backed him again nor did I back against him as didn’t want to sour the moment.
I know what it is to feel sick and dejected when I’ve put on more than I can afford. Funny thing is, I seem to know when I’m in for a bad day, as I get very ratty very quickly. People may think it’s imagination, but I don’t believe so.
Hell knows what that is Grimes but it’s not your imagination. It’s like a 6th sense and you know matter what you do you know you are going to lose.
Next time it happens here’s what to do. log out and go to the pub it works wonders
Kauto Kid, I cannot believe you have a spare 25k aged 23!!! I am utterly shocked, though I guess it paid off that time…
£500 ew at 33s Amberleigh House, antepost, for 2004 national! Nearly took the double glazing out I shouted so loud!
I know what it is to feel sick and dejected when I’ve put on more than I can afford. Funny thing is, I seem to know when I’m in for a bad day, as I get very ratty very quickly. People may think it’s imagination, but I don’t believe so.
Hell knows what that is Grimes but it’s not your imagination. It’s like a 6th sense and you know matter what you do you know you are going to lose.
Next time it happens here’s what to do. log out and go to the pub it works wonders
Yes, Hurdy, it is psychic. I’ve even sensed when an objection had gone my way, and when my horse has lost it. Not looking at or listening to the TV at the time.
Now if only I could harness it in a positive direction…. I have an infuriating habit of laughing at teh name of a horse, as I tell my wife – but only when it’s about to win. I keep telling myself to bet on them, but have never convinced myself it’s sane to do so, despite it happening so regularly any sane person would think I was shooting a line.
God has a habit of playing a particular kind of joke with me and my wife. She’ll be doing a crossword, or I’ll be looking at my pooter screen, and the person on the tele will say the exact word at the exact moment we’er looking at it written down. The one the other day, was probably the most amazing. I was looking at "Redcar", when a football commentator said "red card" or red carded"! I tell him He has quite a nerdy sense of humour!
Like many of you, no doubt, I was used to taking ante-post prices about horses who’d steadily drop in price before standing on a stone/ getting cast in their box etc etc leading to a lost stake.
Early in the 1979/80 NH season (I think it was that year) I saw a young horse called Jack Madness win a chase in real style and convinced myself he’d win the Hennessy. I took the 33s on offer and backed him steadily and regularly on the run up to the race, ending up with about £50 or £60 on – I rarely put that much on even now.
His price had gradually tumbled and I was so confident I persuaded a friend of mine to make the long trip from Scotland to Newbury to see him win ‘live’.
As the morning wore on, more and more support came for him and as we stood high in the stands watching them come out, I think he was about 7s co-fav. Below me Jack Madness pranced out onto the track looking magnificent and I just knew fate had decided this was to be my big pay-off for all the ante-post non runners I’d suffered.
Then he unshipped his jockey, galloped loose for about 10 minutes (I think the BBC didn’t cover the race live because of the delay and cut to the Rugby) and the starter ordered his withdrawal.
It was a long, sad trip home. Almost no need to tell you JM came out shortly afterwards at 7/4 and absolutely hosed up – I hadn’t the heart to bet him at that price.
The experience will go with me to the grave!
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