Today's Racing Pointers

Any comments on today's racing. Please don't just put in selections ... please add some reason why you think a runner will win
racingdemon
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Re: Today's Racing Pointers

Postby racingdemon » Thu Mar 23, 2017 9:09 pm

Friday 24th March


Trainer/Jockey Combo
No Bet

Trend Horses
Newbury 4.45 Man Of Steel (11/8) LOST

Patternform Horses (Hcps/Class 1 races)
Under review (Should be back soon)

Long Shots (Double figures)
No Bet

Form Follow
No Bet

Five Star Form
Newbury 2.00 Coastal Tiep (11/10) LOST

Strong Selections
Newbury 2.00 Coastal Tiep (11/10) LOST
Lingfield 4.35 Ulysses (5/4) LOST
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twominutemonkey
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Re: Today's Racing Pointers

Postby twominutemonkey » Thu Mar 23, 2017 9:56 pm

So, Lord Cooper won the 16.00 race but of course I didn't have any money on. Probably the most frustrating thing I find about racing is getting on the right time. Bet on Potter's Story the previous day.... Suppose it is just persistence.

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Re: Today's Racing Pointers

Postby racingdemon » Fri Mar 24, 2017 11:57 am

twominutemonkey wrote:So, Lord Cooper won the 16.00 race but of course I didn't have any money on. Probably the most frustrating thing I find about racing is getting on the right time. Bet on Potter's Story the previous day.... Suppose it is just persistence.


I forgot about that race until I just read your post haha

When I first come on here I started off putting up a few winners then it quickly dried up but now they are flying again and i'm not doing anything different. Most people suffer when they lose is because they haven't got a betting strategy in place and stake wrong. I tend to use 5% of my betting bank based on whatever that may be on race day and this seems to work for me. It's best to record everything so you can see what your strike rate is in certain races and of course use a profit/loss so you know what price you can take.

Punters are always saying you need to beat the bookies by getting the best value for example betting on a 6/1 shot that you think should be 4/1. Most of these punters don't even know how to form a market for themselves so how do they really know they are getting value. I don't know how to make a book and to be honest I ain't interested. I know that based on my spreadsheet that I can't make money using my method backing an 8/11 selection in an 8 runner field because my spreadsheet say I will be at a loss. However if the price is 10/11 or bigger then my spreadsheet tells me I can make money from this price regardless if someone thinks it should be a 2/1 it doesn't really make any difference to me.

RD

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Re: Today's Racing Pointers

Postby twominutemonkey » Fri Mar 24, 2017 5:14 pm

Nice info.

I currently have a spreadsheet to record tips, profit/loss and also a bank with point system. But i am following a couple tipsters. This has worked out well as they are good tipsters with regular profit. But i am interested in whether it is possible/worthwhile me going the next step and trying to find some myself. In all honesty it is probably not as i don't have the time to invest in reviewing the horses, best race to bet on etc.
Ironically one of the tipsters bet on a horse in that 16.00 Wolves race and it wasn't Lord Cooper! That was one of the reasons why i didn't put money on it.
At the end of the day i will probably just keep following tipsters and not make my own system as i am a lazy sod! :P

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Re: Today's Racing Pointers

Postby racingdemon » Fri Mar 24, 2017 8:58 pm

Saturday 25th March


Trainer/Jockey Combo
Newbury 3.35 Don Bersy (100/30) LOST

Trend Horses
Wolverhampton 5.45 Athassel (4/1) LOST

Patternform Horses (Hcps/Class 1 races)
Under review (Should be back soon)

Long Shots (Double Figures)
No Bet

Form Follow
No Bet

Five Star Form
Kelso 2.05 Teo Vivo (7/4) LOST
Newbury 4.10 Sir Antony Browne (7/4) WON

Strong Selections
Kelso 2.05 Teo Vivo (7/4) LOST
Bangor 2.15 Walt (5/2) LOST

racingdemon
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Re: Today's Racing Pointers

Postby racingdemon » Sat Mar 25, 2017 10:58 pm

Frustrating couple of days but I think it might be expected as discussed earlier as form tends to not mean so much this time of year with the switch in code from Jumps to the turf flat. I think I counted 5 odds on horses being beaten today with only two winning.

I have dropped Pattern form selections as the amount of backdating that needs to be done it far too much for me to review and I don't want to put up selection that I have not reviewed in depth. I will replace it with something else soon !!!

Sunday 26th March


Trainer/Jockey Combo
Downpatrick 4.50 Sizingdowntherhine (4/1) NR

Trend Horses
No Bet

Long Shots (Double Figures)
No Bet

Form Follow
No Bet

Five Star Form
Wincanton 3.15 Captain Bucks (11/4) LOST

Strong Selections
Wincanton 2.15 Azzuri (5/4) LOST
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twominutemonkey
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Re: Today's Racing Pointers

Postby twominutemonkey » Sun Mar 26, 2017 1:00 pm

Why do trainers enter these horses if they know that their form is down? Walt was a prime example yesterday. Good horse, well tipped and lost people money by coming 2nd by some way.
Seems to me that this is the time of year that bookies stack the cash. :roll:

racingdemon
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Re: Today's Racing Pointers

Postby racingdemon » Sun Mar 26, 2017 8:02 pm

twominutemonkey wrote:Why do trainers enter these horses if they know that their form is down? Walt was a prime example yesterday. Good horse, well tipped and lost people money by coming 2nd by some way.
Seems to me that this is the time of year that bookies stack the cash. :roll:


Yep!! It's a nightmare betting this time of year :roll:

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Re: Today's Racing Pointers

Postby racingdemon » Sun Mar 26, 2017 8:11 pm

Monday 27th March


Trainer/Jockey Combo
Market Rasen 2.40 All My Love (15/8) LOST

Trend Horses
No Bet

Long Shots (Double Figures)
No Bet

Form Follow
Wolverhampton 3.20 Enfolding (7/2) WON

Five Star Form
No Bets

Strong Selections
No Bets
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Fidelcastro1
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Re: Today's Racing Pointers

Postby Fidelcastro1 » Mon Mar 27, 2017 7:14 pm

Nice win with enfolding. As you know 5 out of 6 horses
Were first last time out so to pick up that one from
The competition was excellent.


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