red mate I think I'm going to do a 1 week experiment. Pick 1 nap each day and back it to place. No more bets, then after 1 week check profit/loss
Here some marvellously funny stuff from Vic & Bob: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlJhvR-GnxU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYJFbdXRZZY&feature=relmfu Can't stop laughing at these
Oddy - I take it your more a jumps fan than a flat and as its just the back end of the flat and start of the jumps i find i can be a bit hit or miss. Just seems that there are always ones you know can run well but it tends to be the first run, or trying a new distance or whatever reason... Im a bit sketchy at this time of year, (sorry all year round... ) and at the start of the flat... Looking forward to a few more jumps races, as i just prefer them...
Oddy, fixed place betting is the way forward if you want to try that sort of thing. You can say if you like the price and still bet on what you think is right without having to trust others to make a price for you. I would look at the fixed odds bookmakers or Betfair.
red I find the flat form more dependable in the "quality" races ie group / listed. For me there is too much racing on the flat and far too many "digibet" class 6 handicaps. I do prefer the National Hunt racing and find the form there more dependable generally. There is so much form to try and keep a handle on on the flat, you'd spend your whole life studying. There are fewer NH races and its easier to pick a race that is likely to throw up a good priced winner (or perhaps I should say 2nd ). For me good priced is anywhere between 5/4 and 3/1, that's the kind of price I tend to go for. I'm not one of these talents that pulls 12/1 shots out of the hat every couple of days (like TopClass) but if I see a decent looking 9/4 shot (like Cappagh the other day) that's what I like to go for. Gonna do the place bet week for a laugh, lets see what happens
fwiw if you spend enough time on it then I think it can be a very good winning formula. Its not for me, no joy in getting a winner that pays a fraction on the place market. Today being the only one for a while
At the end of the day if we hit winners we are all happy... If not its back to work and earn some money the hard way... Shooting Stars... Now there was a programme that took the proverbial out of the so called 'stars'... Every week Vics joke of the week got total silence and then the tumble weed came across the screen... Got me every week that... Pure class...!!!
[video=youtube;MRwgNtv29ig]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRwgNtv29ig&feature=player_detailpage[/video] Hope ive done this right but youve got me watching Shooting Stars on Youtube now Oddy...
I have seen a club singer very close to this as well... Classic... hahahahaha... Gotta go, enjoy...!!!
