Slipperytoad

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Wolverhampton Abandoned

Understand that the abandonment tonight was due to technical issues (flood light failure), however given the financial issues that Area Leisure (owners of Wolverhampton racecourse and the other All Weather venues) are in as a result of the current economic situation, you would think that Wolverhampton Racecourse would have had plan B ready and working [...]

Market Forces

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 [...]

This Story has Legs!

Bet unfair, where winners have just become losers
As I wrote recently Betfair has introduced a new commission scheme. As a consequence they have crated their very own “Gerald Ratner” experience. Not only have they alienated their winning customers, they have contrived to alienate their losing customers at the same time.
After reading their comments on the [...]

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