The numbers on my betfair account screen indicate that I’m still in profit, however what seemed like a breeze prior to my holiday is bloody hard work at the moment just to stay ahead. Like a horse that has been raised in class, I have to run faster to match the other contestants.

Understand that this [...]

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I need to join the ranks of the Traders/Layers PDQ!
When updating, draw/pace stats this evening, I noted in the 3.50 race at Southwell today that King of Swords was installed at 11/2 favourite having opened on course at 9/1.
Hindsight is a powerful trait after the event (no pun intended) but from stall 1 in a 14 [...]

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Returned from holiday to face the realities of the work etc.
During the break my holiday reading material was the book Winning Thoroughbred Strategies by Dick Mitchell. In the book he enlightened me to the ways of mathematical calculations required to measure the punters “edge” and the Kelly Criterion.
To be successfully punter your method needs to be [...]

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