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My selection process throws up anything from 2 to 8 possible bets per day. Very often I start with a winner and then it all disappears later. My bets are mostly less than 6/1 so a good strike rate is essential. I have recently started stopping as soon as I show a profit and I’m trying not to...

Our recently joined members laying thread has rekindled my interest in laying horse. I’m not as brave as him and laying anything bigger than 6.2 gives me a squeaky bum, mind you it could be chemo doing that. I will rarely post any suggestions before the race as I don’t often place the bet...

Yesterday I placed a bet with Matchbook on Napolean at lunchtime at 6.2. Just before the race I opened Betfair and saw the price was 4.2 which I did not consider value. I quickly checked Matchbook and saw that my bet was not matched. It did drift as they were going in the stalls to 5.6 but...

This is my list of trainers worth looking at for the next couple of days. Not all of them will have runners today and I don't bet indiscriminately. Maybe some will find it useful, be lucky whatever! Appleby, Charlie Burrows, Owen Donoghue, Ian Haggas, W J Morrison, H Owen, J P Tickle, J

The man from Del Monte says “oh shit, we’re skint”!

I know it’s an old chestnut, but does anyone know one that works? I’ve tried several over the years without any success.

In the modern era does anyone really make a living from gambling? I can just about break even over the long term but it’s hard work. I watch Channel 64 on Freeview quite often and they have documentaries that search for Bigfoot and other Cryptids. Do you think they should make a search for Pro...

My selection method is centred on trainers in form with various caveats. Normally I have a long list of 12 to 15 possible bets which usually ends up with 2 or 3 bets. Recently the long list has shortened considerably and I have been struggling to find any bets at all. I’m having trouble...

What exactly is an ‘Edge’? Is it an ability to read form better than other people? Is it a hot line to a stable? Is it being able to spot particular trainers habits? Is it the ability to regularly beat SP? Or is it something entirely ethereal that is just out of reach? Answers written on the...

It has taken me many years to discover something that may be common knowledge to many people. If you examine a jam doughnut carefully around it's circumference, you can find the entry wound where the jam has been inserted. If you place the doughnut into your mouth with this towards you, when...

I didn’t make it to the gym today, that’s fifty years in a row since I left school.

Just being nosey and wondering if anybody is like me and has a dabble every day. There are occasional days when the Weather means that I cannot see a bet but they are very rare. My bets are to modest stakes and I just about break even over time but with peaks and troughs. Strangely enough...

The front page of Private Eye sums up the situation. Under the title “Ukraine Peace Plan Latest” is a picture of Trump talking to Zelensky. Trump: Guess what the deal is? Zelensky: I give in. Trump: Correct.

How do others handle blatant non triers? I'm talking about the ones that your preferred selection method has thrown up as a good bet. Do you put it down to experience and move on, or make a note to keep an eye out for it's next race?

Is Willie Nelson a wrestling hold? Is Boxcar Willie a disease?

When I first discovered racing forums, everyone was posting systems every day and discussing ideas well into the early hours. I remember reading a post on the On Line Betting Guide (does that still exist?) where a chap said there were three kinds of betting people. Those that did not believe...

Back in the local hospital. Friday’s blood test showed a problem with my kidneys. Hoping to be ok to go home Tomorrow.

Do you believe in the theories about these mystical animals? Does the UK version of Bigfoot lurk in the undergrowth of you local park?

I have been experimenting with place only bets using the Exchanges, gave up with the Tote when it was bought by "slap head". Never quite sure when to place the bets though. I'm only betting with minimum stakes as a hobby rather than seriously trying to make money. I normally put a high offer...

I'm not involved in any way apart from being a subscriber but just wondered if anyone else uses it. I probably only use about 10% of it's content but do find it easy to use and it's the only place I have found where I can copy and paste the race cards directly into Excel.