Professional gambler Patrick Veitch describes the split personality of a successful gambler as part brain surgeon and part mad axeman! I am warming to Patrick’s book. The initial reviews were luck warm but having read a few of the later chapters especially the one where he outlines the type characteristics required to bet for a [...]

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It’s a rare event for me to watch “The Morning Line” on Channel 4 for reasons I won’t go into here. During the program, the ex Ballydoyle stable jockey Kieran Fallon was interviewed and asked to comment on today’s 2000 Guineas. Given his experience in the race, when asked who would be his choice from [...]

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During my nocturnal web surfing session with Vodka and Coke to hand (I was still fuming over a couple of missed opportunities today),  I came across the following quote from an interview with bookmaker Victor Chandler (VC Bet) “One thing with bookmaking is that it’s an awful lot like punting: never chase when behind, only [...]

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