Betting all my adult life, firstly at the greyhound track where my dad was a trainer more recently horses.
A fan of systems based betting which I've been practicing and writing about since 2004 which was the last time I had a real job.
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Micro Systems
Micro systems can be a great thing to add to your portfolio and can be surprisingly profitable at times. While each one might have anywhere from just a few bets a month to even a few bets per year, if successful they can all mount up. The benefit of a portfolio of micro systems can…
A Deep Dive into Two year Olds
As we approach the middle of the summer, (why does that always seem to come round so quick??!), I want to look in detail at 2yo horses with the focus on their first four career starts. I am looking at UK Flat / All Weather race data covering 2017 to 2024 with profits and losses…
UK Racing – The Two year Olds
Hi All, for this piece we are going to delve into the equine world of the juveniles otherwise known as two-year-olds. Whilst the vast majority of the readers will be aware, there are a number of folk new to horse racing that may not be aware that all Northern Hemisphere horses have their birthday on…
Runners Up in Handicaps LTO
I have written a few articles in the past on last time out winners, so I thought it would be interesting to look at last time out runners up. The focus for this piece is flat races, both turf and the all weather, with an added stipulation that the race must be a handicap, and…
Trainers Who Excel with Unexposed Handicappers (July-August)
It’s a simple fact that some trainers are significantly more skilled at successfully placing their young un-exposed Handicappers than some of their counterparts. As always, these opportunities need to be exploited by us shrewd punters. If there is an edge available, then we need to be all over it and filling up our betting banks…
Those Draw Biases Again
It’s that time again The draw and potential draw biases is where my interest in horse racing began. It was around 1996 / 1997 when I remember reading some excellent draw articles by Russell Clarke in a magazine called Odds On. Within days of being inspired I was doing my own draw research using my…
