A flurry of runners from the tracker today, and all bar one of the six were of serious interest from a betting perspective. I’ve ended up going with three, all of which are runners we’ve followed closely and only one of which owes us. The second selection I couldn’t really be keener on.
Most write them off as freak results., but land on one and it sticks for life. This one sticks for the wrong reasons, because backed a 100/1 winner, and lost. The race was in February 2017, but the lesson hasn’t aged a day: Never let one bad run put you off a horse you previously believed in.
Pedigrees get thrown around like magic words in racing. “Bred in the purple.” “Fantastically bred.” “Surely too good for these.” You’ll hear it in betting shops, on TV, even from people who should know better. And for most punters, it becomes noise — because nobody actually explains what a pedigree means in relation to betting. … Read more
Returning after a decent break from blogging, I’m back with a clearer purpose. The racing scene has shifted, but the same problems remain: most bettors don’t know how or why they’re staking money, what to expect in a race, or why their selection was beaten. The stigma is still there too. Betting on racing gets … Read more