Archive for August, 2009

Sunday August 30, 2009 09:47

Turf Season Curtain Closer

As the nights draw in the curtain sets on my turf season.. There are only 3 meetings planned for the rest of this year, however as written on many...

Wednesday August 19, 2009 11:50

Favourite Countermeasures

To ward off the attentions of a werewolf use a silver bullet. From the Hammer Horror films of my childhood, garlic, holy water or a cross almost...

Monday August 17, 2009 20:27

The Curse of the Legitimate Favourite

After a long string of 2nd places to market leaders (and losing bets in races I had no business punting in) I re-read one of my American...

Sunday August 9, 2009 09:43

Ladbrokes Join the Best Odds Possy

While tying to find betting angle in the 5.10 at Redcar today, discovered that Ladbrokes have joined the growing list of bookmakers that offer a...

Tuesday August 4, 2009 13:11

July Review

Just about recovered from jet lag after my business trip to Japan. My return coincided with the end of the month; here is a summary of my...

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Sunday November 6, 2011 03:47

Southwell Redux

In the next of my blog posts which tries to yield profitable pointers for the All Weather venues in the UK and Ireland, lets cast our eye over at...

Sunday October 16, 2011 11:04

Oktoberfest Bath

Mr X, an old work colleague and I are attending the final meeting of 2011 at Bath. Obviously bets a plenty as we all like a punt During the...

Tuesday October 11, 2011 10:00

Over to the Dark Side

Finally succumb to Mr X's suggestion that I should open an account [ad#Google...

Sunday September 25, 2011 11:02

Dundalk Redux

In the second of my "Redux" series I focus my favourite racecourse, Dundalk Dundalk was only opened in August 2007 and therefore the normal course...

Tuesday September 20, 2011 22:53

Wolverhampton Redux

This is the first of many posts where I try to provide helpful punting hints and stats for the All Weather courses of Lingfield, Southwell, Kempton,...