So then now that we have ushered 2017 out through the back door and flung open the front door to both cordially and enthusiastically welcome in 2018 (surely it’s not just in Wiltshire that this custom is practiced in?!?) what are our punting resolutions, beyond always picking the winner of the next heat, re 2018??? Now seems like the perfect time to list a few rules to adhere to throughout this term. My personal ones would be:
(i) only wager in a NH race, with a prizepot of less than £10k, if you are extremely confident. If any less assured than this leave it, I say leave it, alone! I maintain that in the last few years not one single heat, of this nature, has been run in the Isle where something wasn’t ‘occurring’ – nudge, nudge, wink, wink, say no more…
(ii) do not back any horse in a ‘Pertemps Qualifier’ – usually half the field are running solely to qualify for the Final and amongst the rest of the field there are more plots than in an Agatha Christie novel.
(iii) do not back any horse in a Newton Abbot Selling Hurdle – there are typically more plots than in an Agatha Christie novel contained within.
(iv) do not have a bet in a very big race solely because it is a very big race. If you don’t like anything in the high profile contest simply don’t wager.
(v) pay more heed to the ‘ante-post market’. Gems can still be uncovered if you look closely enough.
(vi) in the Flat turf season, in the main, stick to a core number of stables (no more than a handful) when having a bet. I’ve had nice successes these past couple of terms when centring on the likes of Mr O’Brien, old boy Gosden and the 2 Roger’s.
(vii) do not assume that those old rogues, the Pipe’s, are up to something every single time they have a runner.
(viii) do not assume that old rogue, Sir Mark Prescott, is up to something every single time he has a runner.
Any more rules, mantras or instructions to help your own betting or those of the dear old forum members, people?!?
(i) only wager in a NH race, with a prizepot of less than £10k, if you are extremely confident. If any less assured than this leave it, I say leave it, alone! I maintain that in the last few years not one single heat, of this nature, has been run in the Isle where something wasn’t ‘occurring’ – nudge, nudge, wink, wink, say no more…
(ii) do not back any horse in a ‘Pertemps Qualifier’ – usually half the field are running solely to qualify for the Final and amongst the rest of the field there are more plots than in an Agatha Christie novel.
(iii) do not back any horse in a Newton Abbot Selling Hurdle – there are typically more plots than in an Agatha Christie novel contained within.
(iv) do not have a bet in a very big race solely because it is a very big race. If you don’t like anything in the high profile contest simply don’t wager.
(v) pay more heed to the ‘ante-post market’. Gems can still be uncovered if you look closely enough.
(vi) in the Flat turf season, in the main, stick to a core number of stables (no more than a handful) when having a bet. I’ve had nice successes these past couple of terms when centring on the likes of Mr O’Brien, old boy Gosden and the 2 Roger’s.
(vii) do not assume that those old rogues, the Pipe’s, are up to something every single time they have a runner.
(viii) do not assume that old rogue, Sir Mark Prescott, is up to something every single time he has a runner.
Any more rules, mantras or instructions to help your own betting or those of the dear old forum members, people?!?
