A brilliant winner from JC yesterday in the shape of Chaninbar in the 2.15 at Taunton. Tipped up at 10/1 as a 3-point win bet, I got on at 8s but then it drifted to an SP of 9/1. A bold call but it came home by 2 and a half lengths and that bet alone puts a slightly different complexion on the month.
Sadly EI couldnt follow up with up a winner, Bertoliver getting pipped close home at Kempton proceeded by Zegna who ran no sort of race at all.
Yesterday's winner caps off a great four-month stretch for JC and perhaps marks a return to the days of old. Let's hope so anyway. If he could emulate the form of 2008, when the service managed over 400 points profit and an ROI of something like 40%, it certainly would be something to savour.
So just one day left in 2009. It's not been a great year for me, both personally and betting-wise, and I'm happy to see the back of it to be honest. I feel like it was a steep learning curve for my betting, as it was the first time I started following tipsters other than just Bettingzone's golf service and I wasted a lot of money on rip-off merchants and losing services. I feel much better placed now to judge tipsters and feel I have a reasonably good portfolio, perhaps just in need of one or two tweaks.
I think one of the easiest mistakes to make when you step into the world of tipsters and portfolio betting in particular is to chop and change quickly, dropping good tipsters as soon as they have a bad run and looking for the next promise of instant riches. Sadly it is not about instant riches, but about slow and steady profit, and building your banks over time. Tipsters who can demonstrate an edge over the bookmakers year after year are a rare thing, and when you find them you should stick with them. The other thing you need to have is a large enough betting bank to cover losing runs, which inevitably will happen. I would say not having a big enough bank is the most common mistake amateurs make when starting out in this game.
The other mistake I made this year was to get involved too much in things I didnt know much about, and betting without much of a plan. I will be cutting this out in 2010 and only betting to rigidly defined strategies and staking. I have come to the conclusion that this is the only way to make profit in the long run. It seems to be the one thing all professional gamblers have in common. That may mean an end to in-running golf betting for me, which would be a shame as I quite enjoy it but I think if I take a cold hard look at things then virtually all my profit comes from pre-tournament bets rather than in-running, so unless I totally overhaul my strategy, it will have to go.
On the positive side of things, I have made some progress in designing my own football strategies and will be trialling these in the New Year.
So, on a final note, Happy New Year to all and lets hope 2010 is a better year.
Results for 30.12.09
Tipping Legends
2.15 Tau - Chaninbar - 3pts win @ 9/1 WON £810
Horse Betting Index
6.50 Kempton ATHWAAB 2PT WIN @ 6/1 LOST -£50
3.05 Lingfield BIG NIGE 1PT E/W @ 20/1 PLACE £75
Equine Investments
Zegna - 1.5pts win @ 4/1 LOST -£113
Bertoliver - 1pt win @ 9/4 LOST -£75
Pricewise Extra
1pt win Tokpela at 14/1 LOST -£30
TOTAL FOR 30.12.09: £617
Thursday, 31 December 2009
Wednesday, 30 December 2009
Dark December Drags On
Yes these dark old days of December are quite depressing arent they. And not much to cheer oneself up on the betting front either. Just about broke even on the day, but after a bad day yesterday it looks almost certain I will finish down for December, barring some kind of miracle finish over the last couple of days.
Two winners on the day, a nice 5 point winner for HBI and Harlech Castle in the last from TL, which was also a mention from Equine Investments. I am going to watch the mentions closely now from EI, as they seem to be doing pretty well overall and could be set up as a second system for next season. I would imagine prices would be more easily available than on his main account bets and if he could manage around 20% ROI on those tips, it would be a healthy addition to an already excellent service.
Just to note, I missed Pricewise Extra's tip, but true to current form, it lost, so no harm done there.
Results for 29.12.09
Horse Betting Index
1.0 Newbury CARRUTHERS 5PT WIN @ 7/4 WON £218
1.20 Southwell PAWAN 2PT E/W @ 16/1 LOST -£100
3.05 Southwell TRIUMPHANT WELCOME 2PT WIN @ 8/1 LOST -£50
Tipping Legends
1.00 - Big Fella Thanks - 2pts win at 3/1 LOST -£60
1.25 Leo - Joncol - 3pts win - 4/1 LOST -£90
2.00 Leo - Muirhead - 1.5 pts ew at 9/2 LOST -£90
1.20 Sou - Equleus Pictor - 3 pts win at 5/2 LOST -£90
3.35 Sou - Harlech Castle - 1pt ew at 6/1 WON £225
TOTAL FOR 29.12.09: -£37
Two winners on the day, a nice 5 point winner for HBI and Harlech Castle in the last from TL, which was also a mention from Equine Investments. I am going to watch the mentions closely now from EI, as they seem to be doing pretty well overall and could be set up as a second system for next season. I would imagine prices would be more easily available than on his main account bets and if he could manage around 20% ROI on those tips, it would be a healthy addition to an already excellent service.
Just to note, I missed Pricewise Extra's tip, but true to current form, it lost, so no harm done there.
Results for 29.12.09
Horse Betting Index
1.0 Newbury CARRUTHERS 5PT WIN @ 7/4 WON £218
1.20 Southwell PAWAN 2PT E/W @ 16/1 LOST -£100
3.05 Southwell TRIUMPHANT WELCOME 2PT WIN @ 8/1 LOST -£50
Tipping Legends
1.00 - Big Fella Thanks - 2pts win at 3/1 LOST -£60
1.25 Leo - Joncol - 3pts win - 4/1 LOST -£90
2.00 Leo - Muirhead - 1.5 pts ew at 9/2 LOST -£90
1.20 Sou - Equleus Pictor - 3 pts win at 5/2 LOST -£90
3.35 Sou - Harlech Castle - 1pt ew at 6/1 WON £225
TOTAL FOR 29.12.09: -£37
Monday, 28 December 2009
Cold Turkey
Its that time of year when people are munching on turkey sandwiches, the weather outside is freezing and you settle in to watch a few hours football on the box.
Betting wise, not a great day with a couple of places from TL and losers from Equine Investments and Pricewise Extra.
I have decided to downgrade Pricewise Extra to £30/point, apart from Tom Segal, who I will keep at £50/point. Apart from Tom they have been poor over the last few months and I have had to decrease staking accordingly.
Results for 28.12.09
Tipping Legends
1.00 Che - Or Bleu - 2 pts ew @ 7/1 LOST -£120
1.35 Che - Magnifico - 1pt ew @ 12/1 PLACE £60
2.10 Che - Le Beau Bai - 4pts win @ 5/1, Nozic 0.5 ew 16/1 LOST -£150
2.00 Leo - Oscar Dan Dan - 1.5 pts ew @ 9/2 PLACE -£5
Equine Investments
1.5pts win Dancing Welcome @ 6/1 LOST -£113
Pricewise Extra
China Rock 1pt win @ 5/1 LOST -£30
Cybora 1pt win @ 11/2 LOST -£30
TOTAL FOR 28.12.09: -£388
Betting wise, not a great day with a couple of places from TL and losers from Equine Investments and Pricewise Extra.
I have decided to downgrade Pricewise Extra to £30/point, apart from Tom Segal, who I will keep at £50/point. Apart from Tom they have been poor over the last few months and I have had to decrease staking accordingly.
Results for 28.12.09
Tipping Legends
1.00 Che - Or Bleu - 2 pts ew @ 7/1 LOST -£120
1.35 Che - Magnifico - 1pt ew @ 12/1 PLACE £60
2.10 Che - Le Beau Bai - 4pts win @ 5/1, Nozic 0.5 ew 16/1 LOST -£150
2.00 Leo - Oscar Dan Dan - 1.5 pts ew @ 9/2 PLACE -£5
Equine Investments
1.5pts win Dancing Welcome @ 6/1 LOST -£113
Pricewise Extra
China Rock 1pt win @ 5/1 LOST -£30
Cybora 1pt win @ 11/2 LOST -£30
TOTAL FOR 28.12.09: -£388
Sunday, 27 December 2009
Post-Christmas Cheer
Well I hope everyone had a nice xmas. I was up north so not able to put any bets on, although judging by results that may have been a good thing. Today I was only able to get on Tipping Legends' tips as didnt have much time, but that was also a good thing as Equine Investments and Pricewise Extra both put up losers today.
A nice winner for JC today at 5/2 means a profitable day and Im continuing to claw back the losses incurred earlier in the month.
Results for 27.12.09
Tipping Legends
2.40 Kem - Petit Robin - 4 pts win @ 5/2 WON £300
3.15 - West End Rocker - 1pt ew 25/1 & Lodge Lane - 1pt win 12/1 LOST -£90
TOTAL FOR 27.12.09: £210
A nice winner for JC today at 5/2 means a profitable day and Im continuing to claw back the losses incurred earlier in the month.
Results for 27.12.09
Tipping Legends
2.40 Kem - Petit Robin - 4 pts win @ 5/2 WON £300
3.15 - West End Rocker - 1pt ew 25/1 & Lodge Lane - 1pt win 12/1 LOST -£90
TOTAL FOR 27.12.09: £210
Tuesday, 22 December 2009
Funshine in the snow!
A great winner from Tipping Legends at Southwell today with Mr Funshine, given at 20/1 but it was down to 16s by the time I got on. A last-gasp penalty for Lens meant a win for Football Elite as well, which was a real bonus.
It could have been even better if Equine Investments' tip, Jackie Kiely, had managed to get its nose in front in the 2.25.
Feeling a bit worse for wear today after a heavy night out last night. Ended up at the casino, where I managed to slowly and steadily build up a nice tidy 100 quid in over an hour at the roulette table, only to then lose it all, and another 150, in about ten minutes. Its incredible how often that happens. My mate and I were discussing why it is that you seem to either make a slight profit, which takes ages, or lose the whole bloody lot very quickly at the casino. A strange game.
Still, happy with today's efforts and those of the last few days, which have seen some of the dire losses from early December being slowly eeked back. Looks like that's it for racing for a few days now. See you later and merry christmas!
Results for 22.12.09
Equine Investments
0.5pts win & 0.5pts e/w Jackie Kiely @ 7/1 PLACE (2nd) -£19
Tipping Legends
12.55 Sout - Night Jar - 3pts win @ 9/4 LOST -£90
Horse Betting Index
12.55 Southwell APPALACHIAN TRAIL 2PT WIN @ 16/1 LOST -£50
3.25 Southwell FREE FALLING 1PT WIN @ 50/1 LOST -£25
Football Elite
Lens to beat St-Etienne @ 2.0 WON £200
Pricewise Extra
1pt win Don Pele @ 3/1 LOST -£50
1pt win Altos Realtos @ 3/1 LOST -£50
TOTAL FOR 22.12.09: £516
It could have been even better if Equine Investments' tip, Jackie Kiely, had managed to get its nose in front in the 2.25.
Feeling a bit worse for wear today after a heavy night out last night. Ended up at the casino, where I managed to slowly and steadily build up a nice tidy 100 quid in over an hour at the roulette table, only to then lose it all, and another 150, in about ten minutes. Its incredible how often that happens. My mate and I were discussing why it is that you seem to either make a slight profit, which takes ages, or lose the whole bloody lot very quickly at the casino. A strange game.
Still, happy with today's efforts and those of the last few days, which have seen some of the dire losses from early December being slowly eeked back. Looks like that's it for racing for a few days now. See you later and merry christmas!
Results for 22.12.09
Equine Investments
0.5pts win & 0.5pts e/w Jackie Kiely @ 7/1 PLACE (2nd) -£19
Tipping Legends
12.55 Sout - Night Jar - 3pts win @ 9/4 LOST -£90
1.25 Sou - Mr Funshine - 1pt ew @ 16/1 WON £600
Horse Betting Index
12.55 Southwell APPALACHIAN TRAIL 2PT WIN @ 16/1 LOST -£50
3.25 Southwell FREE FALLING 1PT WIN @ 50/1 LOST -£25
Football Elite
Lens to beat St-Etienne @ 2.0 WON £200
Pricewise Extra
1pt win Don Pele @ 3/1 LOST -£50
1pt win Altos Realtos @ 3/1 LOST -£50
TOTAL FOR 22.12.09: £516
L'hirondille the hero
Bets becoming thin on the ground at the moment, which is a good thing as things are pretty hectic with xmas coming up.
A nice winner today for Equine Investments at 7/1, but some losers from Tipping Legends almost cancelled it out.
Results for 21.12.09
Equine Investments
L'hirondelle 0.5pts e/w @ 7/1 WON £328
Tipping Legends
2.30 Kem - Dvinsky - 1pt ew @ 10/1 LOST -£60
3.35 Kem - Vintage - 1pt ew -@ 13/2 LOST -£60
4.35 Kem - Kingsgate Castle - 3pts win @ 100/30 LOST -£90
1pt win double Dvinsky @ Kinsgate Castle LOST -£30
TOTAL FOR 21.12.09: £88
A nice winner today for Equine Investments at 7/1, but some losers from Tipping Legends almost cancelled it out.
Results for 21.12.09
Equine Investments
L'hirondelle 0.5pts e/w @ 7/1 WON £328
Tipping Legends
2.30 Kem - Dvinsky - 1pt ew @ 10/1 LOST -£60
3.35 Kem - Vintage - 1pt ew -@ 13/2 LOST -£60
4.35 Kem - Kingsgate Castle - 3pts win @ 100/30 LOST -£90
1pt win double Dvinsky @ Kinsgate Castle LOST -£30
TOTAL FOR 21.12.09: £88
Sunday, 20 December 2009
Hitting the bar
Today could have been a great day if things had just gone a little differently. Roger Green's tip in the SA Open, Shiv Kapur, lost in a playoff to Richie Ramsay. Tipped at 66/1, it would have been a great winner. And if Tenerife hadn't missed a penalty, could have been an excellent day for Football Elite.
Still, a profit on the day thanks to a 12/1 winner for HBI.
Results for 20.12.09:
Equine Investments
1.5pts win Labissa @ 6/1 LOST -£113
HBI
2.45 Kempton AL KHIMIYA 2PT Win @ 12/1 WON £480
Football Elite
Wolves to beat Burnley @ 2.2 WON £240
Tenerife to beat Atletico Madrid @ 2.9 LOST -£200
Keith Elliott
Ross McGowan 2pts e/w @ 18/1 LOST -£80
Richard Sterne 2pts e/w @ 16/1 LOST -£80
Garth Mulroy 1pt e/w @ 33/1 LOST -£40
Shane Lowry 1pt e/w @ 66/1 LOST -£40
Birdie Golf
Anders Hansen 2pts win @ 14/1 LOST -£40
Shiv Kapur 0.5pts e/w @ 66/1 PLACE (2nd) £155
TOTAL FOR 20.12.09: £282
Still, a profit on the day thanks to a 12/1 winner for HBI.
Results for 20.12.09:
Equine Investments
1.5pts win Labissa @ 6/1 LOST -£113
HBI
2.45 Kempton AL KHIMIYA 2PT Win @ 12/1 WON £480
Football Elite
Wolves to beat Burnley @ 2.2 WON £240
Tenerife to beat Atletico Madrid @ 2.9 LOST -£200
Keith Elliott
Ross McGowan 2pts e/w @ 18/1 LOST -£80
Richard Sterne 2pts e/w @ 16/1 LOST -£80
Garth Mulroy 1pt e/w @ 33/1 LOST -£40
Shane Lowry 1pt e/w @ 66/1 LOST -£40
Birdie Golf
Anders Hansen 2pts win @ 14/1 LOST -£40
Shiv Kapur 0.5pts e/w @ 66/1 PLACE (2nd) £155
TOTAL FOR 20.12.09: £282
Back to losing ways
Well the winning streak was short and sweet, just a couple of days. Today was a little unfortunate as I missed quite a bit of value on the one winner of the day, Fromsong, which was given out at 10/1 by HBI but drifted in to an SP of 6/1.
Shame Frankfurt didnt manage to get the better of Wolfsburg, that would have been a nice winner for us, but it finished 2-2 in the end.
A losing day, but nothing catostrophic. JC was a bit miffed to see Haydock get called off at the last minute having done 3 hours of research!
Results for 19.12.09
Equine Investments
1.5pts win Evident Pride @ 6/1 LOST -£113
0.75pts win Mister New York @ 5/1 LOST -£56
Horse Betting Index
1.25 Lingfield FROMSONG 2PT Win @ 7.0 WON £230
2.0 Lingfield PEOPLETON BROOK 2PT WIN @ 10/1 LOST -£40
Football Elite
Frankfurt to beat Wolfsburg @ 3.2 LOST -£200
TOTAL FOR 19.12.09: -£179
Shame Frankfurt didnt manage to get the better of Wolfsburg, that would have been a nice winner for us, but it finished 2-2 in the end.
A losing day, but nothing catostrophic. JC was a bit miffed to see Haydock get called off at the last minute having done 3 hours of research!
Results for 19.12.09
Equine Investments
1.5pts win Evident Pride @ 6/1 LOST -£113
0.75pts win Mister New York @ 5/1 LOST -£56
Horse Betting Index
1.25 Lingfield FROMSONG 2PT Win @ 7.0 WON £230
2.0 Lingfield PEOPLETON BROOK 2PT WIN @ 10/1 LOST -£40
Football Elite
Frankfurt to beat Wolfsburg @ 3.2 LOST -£200
TOTAL FOR 19.12.09: -£179
Friday, 18 December 2009
Make that two
Yes, that's two profitable days in a row. Just the one bet for today, a winner from Equine Investments.
Very nearly missed it though. I saw the e-mail with the bet just before going off to xmas lunch. Rolled out of the pub a few hours later, feeling slightly laden with the excesses of the yuletide season, just in time to realise I had 10 minutes to get the bet on. Unfortunately its price was only just above 2/1 at that point from the 3/1 advised, but I had the trusty iphone with me and managed to get the money on. Happy to see it came home for us.
No bets from any other services, apart from maybe Pricewise Extra. Not sure what happened to it again though Im afraid.
Although the last two days' profits have been small, fingers crossed this is a sign of turning the corner.
Results for 18.12.09
Equine Investments
1.5pts win Desert Vision @ 3.1 WON £230
TOTAL FOR 18.12.09: £230
Very nearly missed it though. I saw the e-mail with the bet just before going off to xmas lunch. Rolled out of the pub a few hours later, feeling slightly laden with the excesses of the yuletide season, just in time to realise I had 10 minutes to get the bet on. Unfortunately its price was only just above 2/1 at that point from the 3/1 advised, but I had the trusty iphone with me and managed to get the money on. Happy to see it came home for us.
No bets from any other services, apart from maybe Pricewise Extra. Not sure what happened to it again though Im afraid.
Although the last two days' profits have been small, fingers crossed this is a sign of turning the corner.
Results for 18.12.09
Equine Investments
1.5pts win Desert Vision @ 3.1 WON £230
TOTAL FOR 18.12.09: £230
Thursday, 17 December 2009
Stone the crows
Shock horror. A winning day at last. Only a hundred and sixty quid profit, but I said yesterday I would take any sort of winning day, so Im not going to complain.
Well done to Tipping Legends, who have held firm during this period of woe. A rare four point win bet for them today, which rattled home nicely and another winner at 4/1.
I have my office xmas lunch tomorrow and a pub crawl on saturday, so not sure how many bets I will be able to put on over the next couple of days. With the weather forecast though, Im not sure how many bets there will be to put on anyway.
Results for 17.12.09
Tipping Legends:
1.40 Lud - Coach Lane - 1pt ew - 7/1 LOST -£50
1.50 Exe - Keki Buku - 2pts win - 5/1 LOST -£50
2.20 - Pavillion Bleu - 1pt ew @ 4/1 WON £125
3.30 - Topcroft - 4 pts win @ 2.9 WON £185
Pricewise Extra
Cabinet Minister @ 19 LOST -£50
TOTAL FOR 17.12.09: £160
Well done to Tipping Legends, who have held firm during this period of woe. A rare four point win bet for them today, which rattled home nicely and another winner at 4/1.
I have my office xmas lunch tomorrow and a pub crawl on saturday, so not sure how many bets I will be able to put on over the next couple of days. With the weather forecast though, Im not sure how many bets there will be to put on anyway.
Results for 17.12.09
Tipping Legends:
1.40 Lud - Coach Lane - 1pt ew - 7/1 LOST -£50
1.50 Exe - Keki Buku - 2pts win - 5/1 LOST -£50
2.20 - Pavillion Bleu - 1pt ew @ 4/1 WON £125
3.30 - Topcroft - 4 pts win @ 2.9 WON £185
Pricewise Extra
Cabinet Minister @ 19 LOST -£50
TOTAL FOR 17.12.09: £160
Wednesday, 16 December 2009
On the eleventh day of Christmas
my true love gave to me...
...yet more losses. That's 11 days in a row now and not a pretty picture. I would be grateful for any sort of winning day at the moment - just a day when I dont lose a shed load even!
Very few bets with the weather, and likely to be very few bets over the next few days with the forecast. That is probably a good thing - a break would probably benefit the tipsters at the mo. I had a brief e-mail chat with one of the tipsters today (not from this experiment) and he said the results are definitely skewif at the moment - horses with no form winning for no obvious reason, ones that probably wont win again for a long time. He said form is becoming very difficult to read and all are finding it tough.
A winner for JC today but two big losers for E.I., one of which was evens, perhaps the shortest price they've tipped at since I joined. I missed Pricewise's tip, not sure if it won or lost. It actually could have been a good day, but JC's other tip was beaten half a length. It was a 9/1 shot, so would have been a tasty winner, but as they say, when it rains, it pours.
Results for 16.12.09:
Tipping Legends:
12.10 Bangor - Zazamix - 2pts win @ 4.6 WON £172
2.35 New - Gentle Ranger - 2pts win @ 9/1 LOST (2nd) -£50
Equine Investments
Our Kes -1.5pts win @ 4/1 LOST -£113
Mr Plod - 1.5pts win @ 10/11 LOST -£113
TOTAL FOR 16.12.09: -£104
...yet more losses. That's 11 days in a row now and not a pretty picture. I would be grateful for any sort of winning day at the moment - just a day when I dont lose a shed load even!
Very few bets with the weather, and likely to be very few bets over the next few days with the forecast. That is probably a good thing - a break would probably benefit the tipsters at the mo. I had a brief e-mail chat with one of the tipsters today (not from this experiment) and he said the results are definitely skewif at the moment - horses with no form winning for no obvious reason, ones that probably wont win again for a long time. He said form is becoming very difficult to read and all are finding it tough.
A winner for JC today but two big losers for E.I., one of which was evens, perhaps the shortest price they've tipped at since I joined. I missed Pricewise's tip, not sure if it won or lost. It actually could have been a good day, but JC's other tip was beaten half a length. It was a 9/1 shot, so would have been a tasty winner, but as they say, when it rains, it pours.
Results for 16.12.09:
Tipping Legends:
12.10 Bangor - Zazamix - 2pts win @ 4.6 WON £172
2.35 New - Gentle Ranger - 2pts win @ 9/1 LOST (2nd) -£50
Equine Investments
Mr Plod - 1.5pts win @ 10/11 LOST -£113
TOTAL FOR 16.12.09: -£104
Tuesday, 15 December 2009
Taking it on the chin
Guess what? Yet more losses today, that makes 10 losing days in a row. All losers today, a sorry tale of woe. The only consolation, scant though it is, is that I missed Tipping Legends' and HBI's first bets of the day, which were both losers.
I am starting to wonder if those who have been involved in the game longer than me can remember such a poor run across the board from big-name tipsters. I am slightly in shock and am going to be cutting my stakes now for Tipping Legends along with the all the cuts made yesterday. I feel a little bit like a company in the throws of recession that has to lay off staff and reduce wages to enable it to stay afloat. Only with this its reducing stakes rather than wages, and cutting services rather than staff.
My plan is to reduce the stakes and ride out this storm as best I can, minimizing losses until things are back on track. Something strange is going on, whether its the freaky weather, tipsters having their minds on xmas and not the horses, or some other factor at work, I dont know. But whilst it is going on I dont want to be wiped out completely. Maybe a break over xmas and some time for reflection will lead to an improvement in form for the tipsters in the New Year. In the meantime I will be concentrating on my own betting for a while, particularly football trading which I have been getting into lately.
Results for 15.12.09:
Tipping Legends
1.40 Sou - Spiritofthewest - 1pt ew - 16/1 LOST - £60
2.10 Sou - Zuwaar - 2pts win - 4/1 LOST -£60
3.10 Sou - Gracies Gift - 1.5 pt ew - 15/2 LOST -£90
Pricewise Extra
Meridian City - 1pt win @ 2.52 LOST -£50
Horse Betting Index
2.10 Southwell LOST SOLDIER THREE 3PT WIN @ 7/2 LOST -£60
TOTAL FOR 15.12.09: -£320
I am starting to wonder if those who have been involved in the game longer than me can remember such a poor run across the board from big-name tipsters. I am slightly in shock and am going to be cutting my stakes now for Tipping Legends along with the all the cuts made yesterday. I feel a little bit like a company in the throws of recession that has to lay off staff and reduce wages to enable it to stay afloat. Only with this its reducing stakes rather than wages, and cutting services rather than staff.
My plan is to reduce the stakes and ride out this storm as best I can, minimizing losses until things are back on track. Something strange is going on, whether its the freaky weather, tipsters having their minds on xmas and not the horses, or some other factor at work, I dont know. But whilst it is going on I dont want to be wiped out completely. Maybe a break over xmas and some time for reflection will lead to an improvement in form for the tipsters in the New Year. In the meantime I will be concentrating on my own betting for a while, particularly football trading which I have been getting into lately.
Results for 15.12.09:
Tipping Legends
1.40 Sou - Spiritofthewest - 1pt ew - 16/1 LOST - £60
2.10 Sou - Zuwaar - 2pts win - 4/1 LOST -£60
3.10 Sou - Gracies Gift - 1.5 pt ew - 15/2 LOST -£90
Pricewise Extra
Meridian City - 1pt win @ 2.52 LOST -£50
Horse Betting Index
2.10 Southwell LOST SOLDIER THREE 3PT WIN @ 7/2 LOST -£60
TOTAL FOR 15.12.09: -£320
Monday, 14 December 2009
The woes continue
A quiet day today as usual on a Monday, with only two race meetings. Steve Lewis Hamilton tipped up yet more losers and his abysmal run goes on. Also losers for Pricewise Extra and Tipping Legends, but nothing for any of the others. Only consolation was a winner for another system I am trialling, cancelling out some of the day's losses.
Its been nine losing days in a row, and I am forced to reduce staking considerably after this dire run. I will be cutting down SLH's stakes to £40/point and reducing HBI to £20/point. Equine Investments have done well so will remain at £75/point, and Tipping Legends, despite a slight dip, are still up so will remain at £30/point. I am considering cutting some of the golf tipsters, just feels like I have too many at the moment. Undecided as yet what to do.
Its a bit of a sad day for me really, having to cut stakes at such an early stage. Its been an absolute horror run for the tipsters, not just those on this experiment but many others as well. Hopefully I will look back one day at this as such a temporary blip, a moment when I held my nerve and saw things through to reach better days on the other side. But then again, a month or two more of this and my banks will be empty and the experiment will have failed.
I said at the start that the one thing you need in an experiment like this is a good start, to build the banks to allow for a losing run. Although November was a good month, the dreaded horror run has ensued and has started to put things in jeopardy. I know it must be galling for someone like JP who has lost over 20k in the matter of a few weeks, but at least he was over 60k up before that happened, so can afford a few losses. Its tough when a disaster hits so early.
Results for 14.12.09
Tipping Legends
3.50 - Wol - Home - 2pts win @ 10/1 LOST -£60
0.5e/w dbl - Home & Iguacu LOST -£30
Pricewise Extra
1pt win Sir Bumble 7.2 LOST -£50
Steve Lewis Hamilton
Dawn Choir @ 11/2 LOST -£50
Oncle Kid @ 11/2 LOST -£50
e/w dbl above two LOST -£50
Its been nine losing days in a row, and I am forced to reduce staking considerably after this dire run. I will be cutting down SLH's stakes to £40/point and reducing HBI to £20/point. Equine Investments have done well so will remain at £75/point, and Tipping Legends, despite a slight dip, are still up so will remain at £30/point. I am considering cutting some of the golf tipsters, just feels like I have too many at the moment. Undecided as yet what to do.
Its a bit of a sad day for me really, having to cut stakes at such an early stage. Its been an absolute horror run for the tipsters, not just those on this experiment but many others as well. Hopefully I will look back one day at this as such a temporary blip, a moment when I held my nerve and saw things through to reach better days on the other side. But then again, a month or two more of this and my banks will be empty and the experiment will have failed.
I said at the start that the one thing you need in an experiment like this is a good start, to build the banks to allow for a losing run. Although November was a good month, the dreaded horror run has ensued and has started to put things in jeopardy. I know it must be galling for someone like JP who has lost over 20k in the matter of a few weeks, but at least he was over 60k up before that happened, so can afford a few losses. Its tough when a disaster hits so early.
Results for 14.12.09
Tipping Legends
3.50 - Wol - Home - 2pts win @ 10/1 LOST -£60
0.5e/w dbl - Home & Iguacu LOST -£30
Pricewise Extra
1pt win Sir Bumble 7.2 LOST -£50
Steve Lewis Hamilton
Dawn Choir @ 11/2 LOST -£50
Oncle Kid @ 11/2 LOST -£50
e/w dbl above two LOST -£50
TOTAL FOR 14.12.09: -£290
Sunday, 13 December 2009
Pablo Pay Day
Pablo Martin's win in South Africa was very welcome today, given that the tipsters poured in more losses. I backed him heavily in running, feeling that his price was artifically high due to the two market leaders being big names, but both of whom have trouble closing tournaments. Martin is a talented player and seems to have the focused mentality of other Spaniards like Seve and Olly. Once again it proves that to make money on golf in-running, you have to oppose big name players who are shakey under pressure. I have my list of "bottlers", and poor old Ernie is high on that list after some shocking last day (and last hole) collapses in recent years. The mugs will pile in to the big names but you can make a tidy sum by getting to know who is cool under pressure and who is not. How big a name they are is irrelevant.
A particularly poor weekend for Football Elite, with all four bets losing. I suppose it was to be expected after such a great season so far, but has come at just the wrong time for me. A winner for Equine Investments today, but only at 9/4 and they also had a loser. I didnt bother backing Tom Segal's tip, as after 5 minutes its price had halved. A victim of his own success I guess you could say, the curse of the best tipsters. It was a non-runner anyway.
I will wait for the tipsters to start turning things around. I believe they will in the end, but hopefully sooner rather than later. Its just a question of sitting tight for the moment.
Results for 13.12.09
Equine Investments
1.25pts win Seek the Fair Land @ 9/4 WON £254
1.5pts win Hector Spectre @ 7/4 LOST -£113
Tipping Legends
3.55 Kem - Fazbee - 1pt ew - 13/2 LOST -£60
Football Elite
Sampdoria to beat Roma @ 2.3 LOST -£200
Mainz to beat Stuttgart @ 3.1 LOST -£200
Gijon to beat Sevilla @ 3.7 LOST -£200
Keith Elliott
Anders Hansen 2pts e/w @ 25/1 PLACE £210
Louis Oousthuizen 2pts e/w @ 25/1 LOST -£80
Garth Mulroy 1pt e/w @ 40/1 LOST -£40
David Dixon 1pt e/w @ 80/1 LOST -£40
Birdie Golf
James Nitties 0.5pts e/w @ 25/1 LOST -£20
Kyle Stanley 0.5pts e/w @125/1 LOST -£20
James Kingston 1pt e/w @ 50/1 LOST -£40
Kuchar & Faxon 0.5pts e/w @ 28/1 LOST -£20
TOTAL FOR 13.12.09: -£569
A particularly poor weekend for Football Elite, with all four bets losing. I suppose it was to be expected after such a great season so far, but has come at just the wrong time for me. A winner for Equine Investments today, but only at 9/4 and they also had a loser. I didnt bother backing Tom Segal's tip, as after 5 minutes its price had halved. A victim of his own success I guess you could say, the curse of the best tipsters. It was a non-runner anyway.
I will wait for the tipsters to start turning things around. I believe they will in the end, but hopefully sooner rather than later. Its just a question of sitting tight for the moment.
Results for 13.12.09
Equine Investments
1.25pts win Seek the Fair Land @ 9/4 WON £254
1.5pts win Hector Spectre @ 7/4 LOST -£113
Tipping Legends
3.55 Kem - Fazbee - 1pt ew - 13/2 LOST -£60
Football Elite
Sampdoria to beat Roma @ 2.3 LOST -£200
Mainz to beat Stuttgart @ 3.1 LOST -£200
Gijon to beat Sevilla @ 3.7 LOST -£200
Keith Elliott
Anders Hansen 2pts e/w @ 25/1 PLACE £210
Louis Oousthuizen 2pts e/w @ 25/1 LOST -£80
Garth Mulroy 1pt e/w @ 40/1 LOST -£40
David Dixon 1pt e/w @ 80/1 LOST -£40
Birdie Golf
James Nitties 0.5pts e/w @ 25/1 LOST -£20
Kyle Stanley 0.5pts e/w @125/1 LOST -£20
James Kingston 1pt e/w @ 50/1 LOST -£40
Kuchar & Faxon 0.5pts e/w @ 28/1 LOST -£20
TOTAL FOR 13.12.09: -£569
A bit of a Headache
What did I say about things only getting better...
Another disappointing day. Equine Investments were a bit unlucky as their first tip, Headache, got clipped on the line for a dead-heat. Tipping Legends started the day well but tailed off. HBI had a complete and utter shocker again, with two 5 point win bets getting turned over. Two losers for Pricewise Extra and one for Football Elite and it all adds up to an appaling day again to follow Friday's calamity.
Well down now for December, things looking fairly bleak. How much more of this can I take? Dont know at the moment, but probably not that much more.
Results for 12.11.09
Tipping Legends
French Opera 2pts win @ 7/2 - WON £210
Cockney Trucker 2pts win @ 3/1 - LOST -£60
Chapoturgeon 2pts win @ 13/2 - LOST -£60
Medermit 1pt e/w @ 8/1 - LOST -£60
Auroras Encore 1pt e/w @ 16/1 - LOST -£60
Horse Betting Index
12.55 Lingfield MR PRICKLE 2PT WIN @ 9/2 LOST -£50
1.35 Doncaster DOESLESSTHANME 5PT WIN @ 13/8 LOST -£125
2.30 Lingfield PIPO DE RE 5PT WIN @ 9/4 LOST -£125
2.55 Southwell LOUISADE 2PT WIN @ 9/2 LOST -£50
Equine Investments
1.5pts win Onceuponatime @ 3/1 LOST -£113
0.75pts e/w Headache @ 9/4 WON £150
Pricewise Extra
1pt win Pop @ 5/1 LOST -£50
1pt win Tryptronic @ 6/1 LOST -£50
Football Elite
Stoke to beat Wigan @ 2.28 LOST -£200
TOTAL FOR 12.12.09: -£643
Another disappointing day. Equine Investments were a bit unlucky as their first tip, Headache, got clipped on the line for a dead-heat. Tipping Legends started the day well but tailed off. HBI had a complete and utter shocker again, with two 5 point win bets getting turned over. Two losers for Pricewise Extra and one for Football Elite and it all adds up to an appaling day again to follow Friday's calamity.
Well down now for December, things looking fairly bleak. How much more of this can I take? Dont know at the moment, but probably not that much more.
Results for 12.11.09
Tipping Legends
French Opera 2pts win @ 7/2 - WON £210
Cockney Trucker 2pts win @ 3/1 - LOST -£60
Chapoturgeon 2pts win @ 13/2 - LOST -£60
Medermit 1pt e/w @ 8/1 - LOST -£60
Auroras Encore 1pt e/w @ 16/1 - LOST -£60
Horse Betting Index
12.55 Lingfield MR PRICKLE 2PT WIN @ 9/2 LOST -£50
1.35 Doncaster DOESLESSTHANME 5PT WIN @ 13/8 LOST -£125
2.30 Lingfield PIPO DE RE 5PT WIN @ 9/4 LOST -£125
2.55 Southwell LOUISADE 2PT WIN @ 9/2 LOST -£50
Equine Investments
1.5pts win Onceuponatime @ 3/1 LOST -£113
0.75pts e/w Headache @ 9/4 WON £150
Pricewise Extra
1pt win Pop @ 5/1 LOST -£50
1pt win Tryptronic @ 6/1 LOST -£50
Football Elite
Stoke to beat Wigan @ 2.28 LOST -£200
TOTAL FOR 12.12.09: -£643
Friday, 11 December 2009
Black Friday
Ouch. The worst day's gambling I can remember for a long time. Pretty much all of November's hard-earned profits gone in one day. Its just misery upon more misery at the moment. Only two winners on the day, and a whole crapton of losers. The great irony of it all is that I very nearly didnt get my bets on today as I had to go to an office lunch so only had about 10 mins to place my bets. Shouldn't have bothered, would have saved myself about six hundred quid.
WTF is going on with the tipsters at the moment?!! I have had a bad week or two but I know some others who subscribe to some different tipsters who have had it even worse. Are we experiencing a freakish run of results or is it just coincidence that the tipsters have all hit trouble at the same time? Any opinions welcome because I am at a loss to explain it.
The theory behind this experiment, and potrfolio investing in general, is that you are spreading risk so not all the selections should do badly at the same time. But I guess in practice it's still gambling and as we all know, it can go horribly wrong at times.
Steve Lewis Hamilton has been simply woeful since I signed up to his service. Barely a winner over the whole period, a big negative ROI and his horses arent even getting close. I am reducing stakes on his selections with immediate effect. A bad day for Tipping Legends, I always worry on these "Specials" they do that they are recommending too many bets and would not tip so many horses if they didnt have this Special aspect to the service. Today was one of their worst days. They had an excellent November though so Im not knocking the service overall, just questionning the quantity of bets on their Specials.
A couple of small glimmers of hope for the weekend: Ogilvy and Appleby are both up there in the Aus PGA and I have a few e/w shouts in the SA golf.
Who was it who said "things can only get better?"...
Tipping Legends
Weird Al 2pts win @ 9/4 - WON £160
Clova Island 2pts win @ 9/2 - LOST -£60
Heads On The Ground 2pts e/w @ 11/2 - LOST -£120
According To Pete 1pt e/w @ 6/1 - LOST -£60
Gaora Lane 1pt e/w @ 12/1 - LOST -£60
Macaillou 1pt e/w @ 11/1 - LOST -£60
Admiral Bond 1pt e/w @ 7/1 - LOST -£60
Horse Betting Index
12.05 Cheltenham AWESOME GEORGE 3PT WIN @ 11/4 LOST -£75
1.05 Southwell ESUVIA 5PT WIN @ 13/8 WON £181
1.50 Cheltenham ACCORDING TO PETE 2PT WIN @ 6/1 LOST -£50
1.40 Southwell DESERT DUST 1PT E/W @ 11/1 LOST -£50
2.50 Southwell MOZAYADA 1PT WIN @ 10/1 LOST -£25
3.25 Southwell ASTROLIBRA 2PT WIN @ 7/1 LOST -£50
7.20 Wolverhampton STANLEY GODSPEED 2PT WIN @ 7/1 LOST -£50
Equine Investments
Desert Dust - 0.75pt win @ 7/1 LOST -£56
Steve Lewis Hamilton
Et Maintenant @ 14/1 LOST -£75
Solway Minstrel @ 6.6 LOST -£75
TOTAL FOR 11.12.09: -£585
WTF is going on with the tipsters at the moment?!! I have had a bad week or two but I know some others who subscribe to some different tipsters who have had it even worse. Are we experiencing a freakish run of results or is it just coincidence that the tipsters have all hit trouble at the same time? Any opinions welcome because I am at a loss to explain it.
The theory behind this experiment, and potrfolio investing in general, is that you are spreading risk so not all the selections should do badly at the same time. But I guess in practice it's still gambling and as we all know, it can go horribly wrong at times.
Steve Lewis Hamilton has been simply woeful since I signed up to his service. Barely a winner over the whole period, a big negative ROI and his horses arent even getting close. I am reducing stakes on his selections with immediate effect. A bad day for Tipping Legends, I always worry on these "Specials" they do that they are recommending too many bets and would not tip so many horses if they didnt have this Special aspect to the service. Today was one of their worst days. They had an excellent November though so Im not knocking the service overall, just questionning the quantity of bets on their Specials.
A couple of small glimmers of hope for the weekend: Ogilvy and Appleby are both up there in the Aus PGA and I have a few e/w shouts in the SA golf.
Who was it who said "things can only get better?"...
Tipping Legends
Weird Al 2pts win @ 9/4 - WON £160
Clova Island 2pts win @ 9/2 - LOST -£60
Heads On The Ground 2pts e/w @ 11/2 - LOST -£120
According To Pete 1pt e/w @ 6/1 - LOST -£60
Gaora Lane 1pt e/w @ 12/1 - LOST -£60
Macaillou 1pt e/w @ 11/1 - LOST -£60
Admiral Bond 1pt e/w @ 7/1 - LOST -£60
Horse Betting Index
12.05 Cheltenham AWESOME GEORGE 3PT WIN @ 11/4 LOST -£75
1.05 Southwell ESUVIA 5PT WIN @ 13/8 WON £181
1.50 Cheltenham ACCORDING TO PETE 2PT WIN @ 6/1 LOST -£50
1.40 Southwell DESERT DUST 1PT E/W @ 11/1 LOST -£50
2.50 Southwell MOZAYADA 1PT WIN @ 10/1 LOST -£25
3.25 Southwell ASTROLIBRA 2PT WIN @ 7/1 LOST -£50
7.20 Wolverhampton STANLEY GODSPEED 2PT WIN @ 7/1 LOST -£50
Equine Investments
Desert Dust - 0.75pt win @ 7/1 LOST -£56
Steve Lewis Hamilton
Et Maintenant @ 14/1 LOST -£75
Solway Minstrel @ 6.6 LOST -£75
TOTAL FOR 11.12.09: -£585
Thursday, 10 December 2009
More misery
Another poor day and the losing run continues. I think a lot of tipsters are having a bad time of it at the moment. I wonder if its the freakish weather, with all the rain it becomes a bit of a lottery. Having said that, why not just tip horses that love heavy going? Thats what Tom Segal does! I guess its worst for the systems, because they dont tend to take account of ground. Perhaps thats why Punter Profits is having such a dismal time (just as I start trialling it, typical!)
Results for 10.12.09
Tipping Legends
Picaroon 2pts win @ 5/1 - LOST -£60
Tartak 2pts win @ 10/1 - LOST -£60
Tidal Bay 1pt win @ 11/4 - LOST -£30
Fourty Acers 2pts win @ 11/2 - LOST -£60
Kerada 2pts win @ 3.9 - WON £167
Viper 2pts win @ 4/1 - LOST -£60
Pricewise Extra
Macidoni 1pt win @ 5.2 LOST -£50
Horse Betting Index
5.0 Kempton ST IGNATIUS 2PT WIN @ 6/1 -£50
TOTAL FOR 10.12.09: -£203
Results for 10.12.09
Tipping Legends
Picaroon 2pts win @ 5/1 - LOST -£60
Tartak 2pts win @ 10/1 - LOST -£60
Tidal Bay 1pt win @ 11/4 - LOST -£30
Fourty Acers 2pts win @ 11/2 - LOST -£60
Kerada 2pts win @ 3.9 - WON £167
Viper 2pts win @ 4/1 - LOST -£60
Pricewise Extra
Macidoni 1pt win @ 5.2 LOST -£50
Horse Betting Index
5.0 Kempton ST IGNATIUS 2PT WIN @ 6/1 -£50
TOTAL FOR 10.12.09: -£203
Wednesday, 9 December 2009
One trick pony
Just the one bet today amazingly. A loser from Pricewise Extra. That's what you call a quiet day! I wonder how many times in a season you will have only one bet (excluding Sundays of course).
These dark days of December are pretty depressing. Kind of hoping the betting would cheer me up but on a bit of a downer at the moment. The hazy days of Summer seem a distant dream at the moment. Ah well, enough of that, not long until the xmas break.
Results for 09.12.09
Pricewise Extra
Hurakan 1pt win @ 7.6 LOST -£50
TOTAL FOR 09.12.09: -£50
These dark days of December are pretty depressing. Kind of hoping the betting would cheer me up but on a bit of a downer at the moment. The hazy days of Summer seem a distant dream at the moment. Ah well, enough of that, not long until the xmas break.
Results for 09.12.09
Pricewise Extra
Hurakan 1pt win @ 7.6 LOST -£50
TOTAL FOR 09.12.09: -£50
Tuesday, 8 December 2009
Tuesday blues
Not a great day today. Some big bets from HBI which all lost, some big bets from TL which also all lost, (but the first two of which I missed thank goodness!) and a winner for Pricewise Extra's Andrew Barr. He advised it 2 points win but I only backed it 1 point win as that is my standard staking plan for the service. Hell, if Im going to back Tom Segal with only 1 point Im not going to go 2 points on any of the others!
After a good start to the month things have taken a bit of a downer, but plenty of time left to recover.
Roll on wednesday.
Results for 08.12.09
Tipping Legends
3.0 First Swallow 1 pt win at 9/2 and Brazillian Brush 1 pt win at 33/1 - LOST -£60
Horse Betting Index
2.40 Fontwell BALLYBACH 4PT WIN @ 15/8 LOST -£100
2.50 Sedgefield DEUTERONOMY 3PT WIN @ 9/4 LOST -£60
2.0 Southwell KHESKIANTO 1PT WIN @ 16/1 LOST -£25
3.30 Southwell NABEEDA 2PT WIN @ 8/1 - LOST -£50
Pricewise Extra
Isle de Maurice 1pt win @ 3/1 WON £150
TOTAL FOR 08.12.09: -£145
After a good start to the month things have taken a bit of a downer, but plenty of time left to recover.
Roll on wednesday.
Results for 08.12.09
Tipping Legends
3.0 First Swallow 1 pt win at 9/2 and Brazillian Brush 1 pt win at 33/1 - LOST -£60
Horse Betting Index
2.40 Fontwell BALLYBACH 4PT WIN @ 15/8 LOST -£100
2.50 Sedgefield DEUTERONOMY 3PT WIN @ 9/4 LOST -£60
2.0 Southwell KHESKIANTO 1PT WIN @ 16/1 LOST -£25
3.30 Southwell NABEEDA 2PT WIN @ 8/1 - LOST -£50
Pricewise Extra
Isle de Maurice 1pt win @ 3/1 WON £150
TOTAL FOR 08.12.09: -£145
Monday, 7 December 2009
Back on the wagon
Well had to get back on the wagon today and carry on with things, with banks somewhat depleted after yesterday's fun and games. I still have enough to sustain a bad run but it still hurts when you lose badly.
Not much to report today, a losing day but not a disaster. I missed Pricewise Extra's tip, which lost anyway.
Results for 07.12.09
Horse Betting Index
1.30 Lingfield SECRET WITNESS 2PT WIN @ 12/1 LOST -£50
2.30 Lingfield PRINCE OF THEBES 1PT E/W @ 12/1 PLACE £35
3.10 Wolverhampton ROYAL BOX 2PT WIN @ 4/1 LOST -£50
Tipping Legends
2.10 Wolv - Waheej - 1.5pts ew - 8/1 PLACE £18
5.10 Wolv - Restless genius - 2pts win - 5/1 LOST -£60
TOTAL FOR 07.12.09: -£107
Not much to report today, a losing day but not a disaster. I missed Pricewise Extra's tip, which lost anyway.
Results for 07.12.09
Horse Betting Index
1.30 Lingfield SECRET WITNESS 2PT WIN @ 12/1 LOST -£50
2.30 Lingfield PRINCE OF THEBES 1PT E/W @ 12/1 PLACE £35
3.10 Wolverhampton ROYAL BOX 2PT WIN @ 4/1 LOST -£50
Tipping Legends
2.10 Wolv - Waheej - 1.5pts ew - 8/1 PLACE £18
5.10 Wolv - Restless genius - 2pts win - 5/1 LOST -£60
TOTAL FOR 07.12.09: -£107
A Desperate Day
Oh dear. What a disaster Sunday was. Not a good day for the tipsters, but a complete calamity for my own bets. They just kept going wrong! It was one of those days when as soon as I placed a bet, it immediately went pear-shaped. A real shame because its eaten into a chunk of the profits I had built up over the last few weeks. I was hungover and not thinking straight, just betting randomly. Always a recipe for disaster. I will have to make sure I dont do that ever again and will have to plan my trades more strategically and not just bet whimsically.
It was one of those days where I went to bed feeling distraught, that this betting game is just too tough to win at, that I dont have the discipline for it. All the thoughts you get after a disasterous day. Its pretty tough to take sometimes.
The one thing I will say though is that I tend to think about things alot more and work much harder when things go wrong than when I'm winning, when the temptation is to just coast along and think you've figured everything out. So maybe some good will come out of yesterday's travails.
Oh yeah, nearly forgot, to top things off, I missed out on Roger's tip in the Oz Open, Adam Scott, who strolled to a five-shot win.
Results for 06.12.09
Birdie Golf
Shigo Katayama 1pt e/w @ 12/1 - LOST -£40
Nick Watney 1pt e/w @ 14/1 LOST -£40
Equine Investments
Monsieur Reynard - 1.5pts win 3/1 LOST -£113
Pricewise Extra
Two selections LOST -£100
Keith Elliott
Henrik Stenson - 3pts e/w @ 5/1 PLACE £15
Robert Karllson - 2pts e/w @ 11/1 LOST -£80
Dave Tindall
Justin Leonard -2pts e/w @25/1 LOST -£80
Tony Kim - 3pts win @ 12/1 LOST -£60
Football Elite
Fulham to beat Sunderland @ 2.24 WON £178
TOTAL FOR 06.12.09: -£320
It was one of those days where I went to bed feeling distraught, that this betting game is just too tough to win at, that I dont have the discipline for it. All the thoughts you get after a disasterous day. Its pretty tough to take sometimes.
The one thing I will say though is that I tend to think about things alot more and work much harder when things go wrong than when I'm winning, when the temptation is to just coast along and think you've figured everything out. So maybe some good will come out of yesterday's travails.
Oh yeah, nearly forgot, to top things off, I missed out on Roger's tip in the Oz Open, Adam Scott, who strolled to a five-shot win.
Results for 06.12.09
Birdie Golf
Shigo Katayama 1pt e/w @ 12/1 - LOST -£40
Nick Watney 1pt e/w @ 14/1 LOST -£40
Equine Investments
Monsieur Reynard - 1.5pts win 3/1 LOST -£113
Pricewise Extra
Two selections LOST -£100
Keith Elliott
Henrik Stenson - 3pts e/w @ 5/1 PLACE £15
Robert Karllson - 2pts e/w @ 11/1 LOST -£80
Dave Tindall
Justin Leonard -2pts e/w @25/1 LOST -£80
Tony Kim - 3pts win @ 12/1 LOST -£60
Football Elite
Fulham to beat Sunderland @ 2.24 WON £178
TOTAL FOR 06.12.09: -£320
Sunday, 6 December 2009
Super Segal Saves the Day
Tom Segal came to the rescue yesterday with a superb 14-1 winner at Chepstow. Even better was that I fancied the tip myself and had a hefty stake on. Other than that, a pretty poor day with Equine Investments picks both losing and Steve Lewis Hamilton misfiring again. HBI had a nice winner but Tipping Legends made a four point loss on the day and Football Elite's bet lost as well.
Saturday's results only serve to reinforce my feeling that Pricewise Extra's profits are down in the main to Segal and the other tipsters are unconvincing. In time I may end up just backing his tips and not bothering with the others. Will have to see how things go for a while though.
Results for 05.12.09
Tipping Legends
Tchico Polos 2pts win @ 5/1 - LOST -£60
Twist Magic 2pts win @ 5/2 - WON 150
Pepite de Soleil 2pts win @ 6/1 - LOST -£60
Sallumo 1pt e/w @ 7/2 - LOST -£60
Dazzling Begum 3pts win @ 11/2 - LOST -£90
Equine Investments
Benedict Spirit 1.5 pts win @ 5/2 - LOST -£113
Istiqdaam 1.5 pts win @ 2/1 - 9/4 - 2ND -£113
Horse Betting Index
11.50 Southwell JACKIE KIELY 2PT WIN @ 7/2 LOST -£50
12.20 Southwell POINT TOO PROVE 1PT WIN @ 8/1 WON £200
3.05 Chepstow MONEY ORDER 1PT WIN @ 10/1 WON -£25
Pricewise Extra
Our Eric 1pt win @ 6/1 LOST -£50
Le Beau Bai 1pt win @ 14/1 WON £700
Steve Lewis Hamilton
Alderluck - 1pt win @ 11/4 LOST -£75
Football Elite
Nice to to beat Marseille @ 3.8 LOST -£150
TOTAL FOR 05.12.09: £204
Saturday's results only serve to reinforce my feeling that Pricewise Extra's profits are down in the main to Segal and the other tipsters are unconvincing. In time I may end up just backing his tips and not bothering with the others. Will have to see how things go for a while though.
Results for 05.12.09
Tipping Legends
Tchico Polos 2pts win @ 5/1 - LOST -£60
Twist Magic 2pts win @ 5/2 - WON 150
Pepite de Soleil 2pts win @ 6/1 - LOST -£60
Sallumo 1pt e/w @ 7/2 - LOST -£60
Dazzling Begum 3pts win @ 11/2 - LOST -£90
Equine Investments
Benedict Spirit 1.5 pts win @ 5/2 - LOST -£113
Istiqdaam 1.5 pts win @ 2/1 - 9/4 - 2ND -£113
Horse Betting Index
11.50 Southwell JACKIE KIELY 2PT WIN @ 7/2 LOST -£50
12.20 Southwell POINT TOO PROVE 1PT WIN @ 8/1 WON £200
3.05 Chepstow MONEY ORDER 1PT WIN @ 10/1 WON -£25
Pricewise Extra
Our Eric 1pt win @ 6/1 LOST -£50
Le Beau Bai 1pt win @ 14/1 WON £700
Steve Lewis Hamilton
Alderluck - 1pt win @ 11/4 LOST -£75
Football Elite
Nice to to beat Marseille @ 3.8 LOST -£150
TOTAL FOR 05.12.09: £204
Friday, 4 December 2009
He's back
Well it didnt take long for Equine Investments to hit their stride. A winner today with only their second bet of their all-weather season. Unfortunately their other bet lost, as did Steve Lewis Hamilton's and both of Pricewise Extra's. Tipping Legends' runner grabbed a place and their other bet was a non-runner as the race was abandoned!
It has been a sorry time for Steve Lewis Hamilton lately compared to the rich harvest he has sowed over the last two years. All I can say is that I hope it's only a temporary thing and he finds his form again soon. From what I understand, he has tended over his career to go from amazing winning periods to long losing ones, unlike some other tipsters such as Equine Investments who steadily churn out the profits year after year. We will just have to wait and see what happens.
Results for 04.12.09
Equine Investments
Sabatini - 1.5pts win @ 3/1 WON £339
Across the Sands - 0.75pts win & 0.5pts e/w@ 7/2 LOST -£131
Tipping Legends
2.10 Exe - Newbay bob - 1.5 pts ew @ 11/2 PLACE £0
Pricewise Extra
Vino Griego - 1pt win @ 10.0 LOST -£30
Tamasou - 1pt win @ 11.0 LOST -£30
Steve Lewis Hamilton
Swincombe Rock @ 11/4 LOST -£75
TOTAL FOR 04.12.09: £73
It has been a sorry time for Steve Lewis Hamilton lately compared to the rich harvest he has sowed over the last two years. All I can say is that I hope it's only a temporary thing and he finds his form again soon. From what I understand, he has tended over his career to go from amazing winning periods to long losing ones, unlike some other tipsters such as Equine Investments who steadily churn out the profits year after year. We will just have to wait and see what happens.
Results for 04.12.09
Equine Investments
Sabatini - 1.5pts win @ 3/1 WON £339
Across the Sands - 0.75pts win & 0.5pts e/w@ 7/2 LOST -£131
Tipping Legends
2.10 Exe - Newbay bob - 1.5 pts ew @ 11/2 PLACE £0
Pricewise Extra
Vino Griego - 1pt win @ 10.0 LOST -£30
Tamasou - 1pt win @ 11.0 LOST -£30
Steve Lewis Hamilton
Swincombe Rock @ 11/4 LOST -£75
TOTAL FOR 04.12.09: £73
Thursday, 3 December 2009
Working troubles
A difficult day today as I wasnt able to get out at my normal time at lunchtime so missed out on a number of bets. Wasn't too much of a problem this time as they all lost (!), but on another day it could have been costly, if for example Pricewise Extra's tip had won at 8/1 rather than finishing second as it did.
Its a tricky one because at the moment I work a 9-5 day job and obviously the betting has to play second fiddle to it. But if things really took off, maybe I would have to consider changing my work patterns to ensure I didnt miss bets. Anyway, something for the future. As I say, at the moment its just something I'll have to put up with.
Only bets I managed to get on were HBI's who had one short-priced winner.
Results for 03.12.09:
Horse Betting Index
2.45 Wincanton VODKA BROOK 2PT WIN @ 9/4 LOST -£50
5.15 Wolverhampton WELLMARKED 3PT WIN @ 11/8 WON £103
TOTAL FOR 03.12.09: £53
Its a tricky one because at the moment I work a 9-5 day job and obviously the betting has to play second fiddle to it. But if things really took off, maybe I would have to consider changing my work patterns to ensure I didnt miss bets. Anyway, something for the future. As I say, at the moment its just something I'll have to put up with.
Only bets I managed to get on were HBI's who had one short-priced winner.
Results for 03.12.09:
Horse Betting Index
2.45 Wincanton VODKA BROOK 2PT WIN @ 9/4 LOST -£50
5.15 Wolverhampton WELLMARKED 3PT WIN @ 11/8 WON £103
TOTAL FOR 03.12.09: £53
Wednesday, 2 December 2009
An early Christmas Gift
Keeping up the Christmas theme, I was celebrating a nice winner today from Tipping Legends, Daddy's Gift in the 8.50 at Kempton. JC really is on fire at the moment, particularly on the all-weather.
I missed Pricewise Extra's tip, which lost anyway. Nothing from any of the other services.
Results for 02.12.09:
Tipping Legends:
2.45 Catt - Mirage Dore - 2pts win 9/2 LOST -£60
8.50 Kem - Daddys Gift - 1pt ew 15/2 WON £281
TOTAL FOR 02.12.09: £221
I missed Pricewise Extra's tip, which lost anyway. Nothing from any of the other services.
Results for 02.12.09:
Tipping Legends:
2.45 Catt - Mirage Dore - 2pts win 9/2 LOST -£60
8.50 Kem - Daddys Gift - 1pt ew 15/2 WON £281
TOTAL FOR 02.12.09: £221
Tuesday, 1 December 2009
Christmas Cracker
I suppose its appropriate that advent should start with a winner named New Christmas. It was a good 7/2 pick today by HBI.
Only three other bets, all of which lost, including the first bet of Equine Investments' AW season. Was expecting a winner in the race as Pricewise Extra tipped in the same race and both were short prices, but no cigar.
Lets hope for a few winners between now and xmas to help pay some bills.
Results for 01.12.09
Horse Betting Index
Grand Palace - 1pt e/w @ 20/1 LOST -£50
New Christmas - 2pt win @ 7/2 WON £175
Equine Investments
Can Can Star -1.5pts win @ 3.85 LOST -£112
Pricewise Extra
Hurakan - 1pt win @ 7/2 LOST -£50
TOTAL FOR 01.12.09: -£37
Only three other bets, all of which lost, including the first bet of Equine Investments' AW season. Was expecting a winner in the race as Pricewise Extra tipped in the same race and both were short prices, but no cigar.
Lets hope for a few winners between now and xmas to help pay some bills.
Results for 01.12.09
Horse Betting Index
Grand Palace - 1pt e/w @ 20/1 LOST -£50
New Christmas - 2pt win @ 7/2 WON £175
Equine Investments
Can Can Star -1.5pts win @ 3.85 LOST -£112
Pricewise Extra
Hurakan - 1pt win @ 7/2 LOST -£50
TOTAL FOR 01.12.09: -£37
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