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17.45 Kelso Gale Mahler (6/4 Bet 365)

2 Winners From 3 on Friday (11/4 and 15/8)-No Selections Yesterday. Today's Selections: 15.35 Uttoxeter Mylesfromwicklow (11/4 Vic) 17.45 Kelso Gale Mahler (11/8 Fred) Sel/Wins: 39/9 Strike: 23.07% P/L: -9.25 Pts

No Joy from my two bets yesterday.. Today's Selections: 15.15 Haydock Yaroogh (15/8 Vic) 16.30 Bath Sarahs Verse (11/4 Vic) 18.30 Hereford Famosa (9/4 Fred) Sel/Wins: 36/7 Strike: 19.44 % P/L: -13.87 Pts No Selections tomorrow as i`m off to Pickled Pork(York)

15.15 Haydock Yaroogh (15/8 Bet 365)

A 16/5 Winner (S.P 9/4) from two bets yesterday,with a small Rule 4 deduction.. Just the two today... 15.58 Market Rasen Notnowlinda (10/3 Vic) 19.47 Chelmsford Tonal (15/8 Fred) Sel/Wins: 34/7 Strike: 20.58% P/L: - 11.87 Pts

19.47 Chelmsford Tonal (2/1 Bet 365)

A 9/4 winner yesterday (S.P 15/8) from 3 Bets. Today's Selections: 15.00 Yarmouth Kaaranah (11/4 Vic) 15.20 Ayr Red Danielle (9/4 Fred) 16.20 Ayr Classy Al (16/5 Vic) Sel/Wins: 32/6 Strike: 18.75% P/L: - 13.91 Pts

15.20 Ayr Red Danielle (5/2 Bet 365)

A great post,well done! Everyone has the same goal even if we go about it in different ways. As a young man i tried everything-speed ratings,forms ratings,systems,horses to follow lists,trends,scalping,dobbing,match betting,in play,exotics- the list was endless and the results were mixed.Like most though,as soon as i hit a losing streak i was off trying something else-only to find the strategy i had just left,had started to win again. If anyone was stupid enough to ask my advice,i would suggest they do exactly what you do..and that's to stick with what you like and how you like to do it.Yes of course listen to everyone's views,process those idea's and discard the ones you think are irrelevant,and then move on. Stick to your chosen method and just try little tweeks every now and again to see if you can improve your results. When you have tweeked as much as you possibly can,(and you are still losing),then, and only then, will it be the time to consider trying something else.

Totally agree,that if you were to pick an odds on winner everyday, making a 10 point profit would be difficult,though not impossible. But what if you started the first day/days of the monthly competition well and found a 7/1 winner or two 7/2 winners for example,putting you 7 points in profit. One could argue that picking a long odds on shot everyday for the rest of the month after then to make a profit of 10 points is not really that daunting. You may have noticed that a post of mine on this thread earlier today predicted two long odds on chances....and both won! So if i can do it..:)

A 2/1 winner from 3 bets yesterday. It seems the way i prefer to play my free bets caused a bit of a stir yesterday,and for the record my free bet horse finished 2nd at 11/4 so no joy. I did state however that i'm not advocating it's the best way to play them-just that it's the best way for me. Of course everyone's opinion is valid, and I appreciate that often i don't see thing's the same way as everyone else,but when it comes to betting is that really a bad thing? Today's Selections 14.20 Brighton Anglesey Lad (6/4 Fred) 16.40 Nottingham Elladonna (9/4 Fred) 21.00 Hexham Wotyoudunnowbuddy (10/3 Vic) Sel/Wins: 29/5 Strike: 17.24% P/L: -14.16 Pts

Can see your point. The outright winner often goes to the person who finds that one really big priced winner,the K.O Cup to one who keeps losses to a minimum,but my personal dislike is the most winners competition. It's not really that hard to pick odds on shots every day,even my missus could do that. How many will tip either Mostly Sunny or Native Warrior today i wonder? ...lol

14.20 Brighton Anglesey Lad (6/4 Bet 365)

Ah yes the good old days, i did well too on the Bet 365 Channel 4 - 4/1 offer-can still hear Ray Winston advertising it...lol Sadly these things don't last forever,the trader put pay to that..:( When you lose that first account,it's like a badge of honour,but it quickly became irritating as one account closed after another. 365,Corals.Lads,PP,Hills,Betway, Betbright,Unibet and many many smaller ones ,the list was endless.What was really annoying was losing accounts at Betway, Cashmans,and Boylesport without even backing a SINGLE WINNER- pure madness!. But it was losing that Bet 365 account which hurt the most..

Free Bets how do i use them?.First of all i,m not saying this is the best way,just that it's the best way for me. Well in the good old days i would take a £10 Freebie and use match betting techniques to guarantee about a £7 gain no matter what the result.Unfortunately doing that these days will very quickly get you Gubbed,so it's simply just not worth your time. My Free bet was with Betfred so no Bog,and generally with free bets it's better to go for a mid-longer priced horse- whereas unfortunately a lot of punters usually try to back something short to secure a better chance of a win. My regular reader will know i put up three selections a day,but if i was to use my free bet on one of these selections-and it won!!-then i wouldn't really have gained anything as i would have backed that horse anyway. All i would have done is simply gave away that free bet for nothing.If my selection that i backed with the freebie had lost-happy days-at least i would not have lost anything on the transaction.(hope this makes sense),so at least there is some benefit there So having established(i hope) that i would only have gained a benefit if my horse had lost-that doesn't really stack up as the best way to play it. Now on most days i only back three selections(that's as many as i want to go really) but often i pick out 5 or even 6 selections,but have to narrow it down to the final three which are the ones i bet. When i have a free bet i back my 4th choice horse.To me that's more of a win/win situation.It's a horse i fancy,but wouldn't have backed,so why not use my free bet on it?. If it wins great!! an unexpected bonus,if it loses..who cares i wouldn't normally have been backing it anyway. So My free bet(4th choice horse) today has gone on 15.00 Redcar Millterries (11/4 Fred)

No Joy from 2 Selections On Saturday... Today's Selections: 15.13 Newton Abbot Master Dancer (9/4 Fred) 18.40 Windsor Amazonian Dream (2/1 Fred) 20.40 Windsor Curtiz (5/2 Vic) Sel/Wins: 26/4 Strike:15.38% P/L: -14.16 Pts

15.13 Newton Abbot Master Dancer (5/2 Bet 365)

No wins from 3 bets yesterday to keep up this abysmal run( a bit embarrassing really).Not that i am panicking though,in fact if it was to continue i wouldn't be that unhappy. Still one was a free bet 2nd with Betfred, so i will tell you how i play those next week. Just the two for today as i'm off to Uttoxeter later where "Ocean Colour Scene" are playing live after racing (i know-i have never heard of them either),and no selections tomorrow as i'm off to Newmarket. Today's Selections: 18.50 Bangor Shandance (9/2 BetUk) 20.50 Doncaster Infinite Honour (11/4 Fred) Sel/Wins: 24/4 Strike: 16.66% P/L -12.16 Pts

20.50 Doncaster Infinite Honour (11/4 Bet 365)

Bit of a surprise this,i thought he still had plenty of ability left in the tank. However,i have the utmost admiration for the owners who said "the horses welfare comes first-it is own turn to do something for him,to repay him for all that he has given us every season" Such beautiful words- they deserve each other!.

A 13/8 winner (S.P 6/5) from 3 bets yesterday.. Today's Selections: 14.00 Newbury Johnjay (7/4 Fred) 17.10 Newbury Monsieur Melee (3/1 Vic) 20.25 Hamilton Lia Rose (6/4 Fred) Sel/Wins: 21/4 Strike: 19.04% P/L: - 9.16 Pts

17.10 Newbury Monsieur Melee (3/1 Bet 365)

No Joy from 3 Bets yesterday... Today's Selections 13.50 Perth Vocito (2/1 Fred) 15.30 Salisbury Miss Stormy Night (15/8 Fred) 19.10 Fontwell Hecouldbetheone (13/8 Vic) Runs/Wins: 18/3 Strike: 16.66% P/L - 8.70 pts

15.30 Salisbury Miss Stormy Knight (13/8 Bet 365)

Drew a blank from 3 Bets yesterday... No Problem,We go again... Today's Selections: 16.30 Ffos Las Pee Jay Bee (10/3 Fred) 18.10 Bath Imitate (15/8 Fred) 19.52 Perth Fine Investment (7/4 Fred) Sel/Wins: 15/3 Strike: 20.00% P/L:-5.70 Pts