All of the pieces of my handicapping process are in place yet I still continue to miss open goals? Creating the aide memoir I described in my last post (I have enhanced it since) has helped but barriers to success are in my opinion down to the...

The "law of unintended consequences" (also called the "law of unforeseen consequences") states that any purposeful action will produce some unanticipated or unintended consequences. For a while now my focus was on getting my odd compilation correct. So...

As the ratio between turf and sand races swings toward the latter The All Weather season is heating up for the official start on November 1st. Normally at this time of the year I get sidetracked and seduced by dabbling in National Hunt Races,...

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 handicapping books and came across a piece of advice that I had long since forgotten.. One solid piece of...

It’s been a while and a few blind allies due to abortive handicapping attempts however renewed confidence in my approach has prompted me to start recording keeping. So I have Set up a new betting bank Implemented a new staking plan Cleaned...

Over the last few nights I have been burning the midnight oil. Bath has a meeting this Saturday and I want to take my new gadget for a field trial. Learning about its inner workings and configuration settings I’ve had to get to grips with...

The heat of the sun brought out the crowds at Bath Racecourse last Sunday. I only punted in three races which resulted in a winner and copious amounts of beer in the shade. The focus of this visit was to put into practice the objective of my...

Fortunately for me my employer asked Sir Ranulph Fiennes to spend an afternoon discussing and presenting his lifetime as an explorer and lessons he’s learnt as a consequence. A truly inspiring man! Sir Ron’s recent success climbing Everest (on his...

Mr x  (pictured above at our recent trip to Chepstow on Grand National Day) is a mate of mine and a spread bettor. I’m firmly in the fixed odds camp as I don’t need the added pressure of losing more money if I get it completely wrong. Mr...