Well Newcastle’s All Weather continues to deceive me, although the artificial in general is proving hard to judge in general on my end. However, Favori De Champdou obliged at Cheltenham, to continue a fruitful run on the jumps scene. That’s five winners from some twenty-odd bets over the last two months.
Sticking with the jumps racing on a quiet Sunday, and it’s one we’re familiar enough with…
Rosie Baloo @ 10/3 | 2pt Win
Sedgefield 14:10
Sedgefield 14:10T: Tim Easterby
J: Jamie Hamilton
Result: Won – 1/5 +6.67pts
Led, headed before 2nd, led again before 2 out, ridden and went clear before last, comfortably (SP 11/4)
A mare we’ve been following rather closely having won us each-way money last twice, Rosie Baloo now enters Novice company at Sedgefield. She has proved an ultra-consistent mare, who has looked like a banker to improve when she ends up going over further, and likely fences too.
However, up against a horribly priced odds-on jolly here, I think there’s far more juice in her price than she deserves and every chance she’ll be sticking it right up to the Nicky Richards mare La Zoubida, who’s form is in no way that far ahead of anything Rosie Baloo has achieved.
Nothing more on the day. Just keeping it short, sweet and (hopefully) simple.
Best of luck with your punting today,
Why no advised bet some days?
Because there isn't one. The cards don't always offer value, and the worst thing a tipster can do is force a selection just to fill a slot.
A "No Bet" day is the system working — it's the same discipline that produces the winners on the days the bets are right. Better to sit out a card cleanly than to bleed the bank on filler. The best days are usually the ones I've been patient before.
What do the stake points mean?
Stakes are sized in points, not pounds — that way the same plan works on any size of bankroll.
The Daily Dial uses a simple scale: 1pt is the minimum bet (or 0.5pt each-way), 2pt is a standard bet (or 1pt each-way), and 5pt is the maximum on the strongest fancies (or 2.5pt each-way). The whole thing runs off a 100pt bankroll, so a £100 bank means a point is £1 and a 2pt bet is £2; a £1,000 bank means a point is £10 and a 2pt bet is £20. Scale to whatever feels comfortable.
What's a sensible bankroll?
Whatever you can genuinely afford to lose, full stop. Don't play with rent money. Don't chase last week.
For new starters, a sensible starting point is a £100 bank at £1 per point. From there, scale the unit up by 0.5pt for every 50% the bankroll grows — £150 bank → £1.50/pt, £200 → £2/pt, £250 → £2.50/pt, and so on. The inverse — cutting the unit when the bank drops — is good practice but personal preference; I don't do it myself but it's sound advice for most.
What does "each-way" mean?
An each-way bet is two bets in one — a Win bet and a Place bet, each for the same stake. So 1pt each-way means 1pt to win plus 1pt to place: 2pt total out of the bank.
The Place part pays out at a fraction of the win odds (usually 1/4 or 1/5) if the horse finishes in the places — typically the first 3 or 4 depending on the race. Each-way is the right call when the price is generous enough that the place return alone covers the stake. Full guide here.
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