Based on the comments from the Racing Post and other racing pundits, you could say that I have a valid excuse to talk out of my pocket having backed Tartan Bearer who lost by a head to New Approach in Saturdays Derby. CORAL on Monday accusedJim Bolger of...
Archive for the ‘Warts and All’ Category
As many of you may have realised; this web site has had torrid time recently. My site is hosted by a Texas based ISP and up until recently the company boasted 99.9% uptime reliability until: On Saturday, May 31st at 4:55pm CDT in our H1 data center,...
Welcome to the new and improved slipperytoad. As I wrote previously, my move from the old web site was motivated by a number of factors Blogger was becoming restrictive and unreliable. At times, trying to post comments and make changes on...
Attended Betfair’s free training seminar last night and even though my head is still spinning I shall confess to a new love affair.The objective of the training event is to educate punters in the use of the Betfair web site and to introduce various,...
Image you are a car mechanic. After a number of years, you turn up for work and find that you tools have been removed and you’re told that you need to rebuild your tools from scratch using a different set and from a different manufacturer.The equivalent...
The objective of my recent visit to Kempton was to try and get my head around All Weather course configurations. Again yet another lesson to that I learnt from Lingfield, being on course is very different compared to the impressions determined by a 26in...
This is the second visit I have made to an all weather track in as many weeks and although my results have taken a turn for the worst, my visit to Kempton is proof of the fact thata. I’m a mug and will remain one for ever and a day or That I am...
Mistakes are the portals of discovery. James Joyce Irish author (1882 - 1941) In the grand scheme of life what I’m about to say may seem unimportant, but I have fritted away my investiment fund i.e betting bank again!How? A string of losses since...
There is an excellent post on the Racing Forum, outlining thoughts from various forum members on the rules so called pro’s use in their day to day punting. A fascinating read, the collective responses are worthy of a book and all for free!Just goes...