The Equaliser

Well don again. Cracking day for your selections 🙂

Very well done with two winners today. I hope that @Wildgardenmanaged to profit from your second winner. Pity you didn't have the first one as your "Nap" selection so let's hope that Star of St James wins for you? You assuredly deserve it today 🙂

Not much to look at today in the graded races with only two meetings going ahead in the UK 2.10 Nc Flying High and Glen Again. Both odds on though there is a little give now for Glen Again at evens. Can't see how to profit from this. There are more tips for Glen Again so I'll pass 3.40 Nc Sir Titus. Have had a £10 win bet at 2.14 = poss profit of £11.14 (best price was evens on Bet365). Graham Lee has chosen this one over Equate. There is money for Sound Reason but I feel that Sir Titus has the best form. 5.30 Sou Mehmento is unraced but is partnered with Hollie Doyle. Cur

3.40 Nc Sir Titus one point win at Evens with bet365

A difficult day for racing today. Catterick is off. 1.50 Bang Fishkhov currently 5/6 to Evens. Favouritism seems to be based on how this horse shaped last time out. Not good enough for me. I have risked £2.30 at 11/2 on Penny For A Pound = Poss return of £14.95 3.20 Bangor The Glancing Queen. It should win. Currently 1/6 So I'll let the pros who can make money on such short priced favourites fill their boots. No bet 1.00 Font Conkwell Legend. Was trading at 2's top 9/4 last night . Now the best price seems to be 5/4. There looks to be at least three other live contender

4.55 Chelm Trepidation one point win at 7/4 with Betfair

Haha, I didn't think that the bookies were highly moral. Not sure what you mean though?

I realise that you can get better odds and returns with handicap racing, however, it occurs to me that you have to cope with bigger losing runs than the graded races. This being so, doesn't this negate the bigger returns one gets trying to find value bets in handicaps?

You are spot on when you say it takes less time to find selection(s) in the non handicap races. I find with handicap racing that there always seems to be two to three live contenders and of course one is always has the nagging and actual doubt, when they win, of a so called no-hoper that comes and wins. I think that one has to possess great skill to win consistently at handicap racing. I have tried it for over a year and am now quite happy to look at fewer races where narrowing down betting oportunites seems far easier. This is despite the skinny odds. If I can make a profit at this I will

I think that the problem with systematically backing outsiders is running a betting bank that sees one through the inevitable long losing runs. For what it's worth I feel that you should exclude all the non-handicap races. However, do as you feel you should and the very best of luck to you

Superb performance

Wow! looks as though you eat sleep and drink horse racing. Good luck

1.00 Plum Here Comes Johnny have had £4 win at 3.9 = £11.37 profit if it wins. Looks like the right distance and the horse has proved itself/ Tallow For Coal has the ratings but is very short a price for its experience thus far 1.30 Plu Natutural History should win this and is in good hands for jumps training with Gary Moore. However, I'm not taking 4/6 about it 2.00 Plu Star Academy looks good. It hasn't won a race yet and was 20/1 last time when finishing a good 3rd. Venetia keeps letting me down of late so I'll pass. 1.40 Leic All closely matched on ratings. Fascinating

Best of luck and let's hope that Ken @kendallmintcake posts up his selections soon so as to make an interesting competition of it