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Cheers, GH. I don't think I've ever suggested the Longshot thread was for serious punters.

I suspect the majority of people on here love the sport and bet modestly within their means. I would be mortified if anyone put a heavy bet on anything I put up on that thread although obviously I feel more strongly about some of the selections than others.

I don't even consider myself a 'tipster' either. I actually don't particularly like when people offer thanks or congratulations after a winner with words along the lines of 'great tipping'. It's not tipping. I'm merely letting people know what I have backed and 99% of the time why. I don't want the responsibility of being a 'tipster'.

Anyone with the remotest grasp of probability will know that a thread based on 20+/1 shots will produce many very long losing runs. A long losing run of longshots doesn't bother me in the least.

That's not the point of the thread. The point is to find 20+/1 shots that should be much shorter than the odds on offer. I think the thread has been very successful in that regard for several of its regular contributors.

<blockquote data-quote="Desert Orchid" data-source="post: 2631921" data-attributes="member: 65242">Cheers, GH. I don&#039;t think I&#039;ve ever suggested the Longshot thread was for serious punters.I suspect the majority of people on here love the sport and bet modestly within their means. I would be mortified if anyone put a heavy bet on anything I put up on that thread although obviously I feel more strongly about some of the selections than others.I don&#039;t even consider myself a &#039;tipster&#039; either. I actually don&#039;t particularly like when people offer thanks or congratulations after a winner with words along the lines of &#039;great tipping&#039;. It&#039;s not tipping. I&#039;m merely letting people know what I have backed&nbsp; and 99% of the time why. I don&#039;t want the responsibility of being a &#039;tipster&#039;.Anyone with the remotest grasp of probability will know that a thread based on 20+/1 shots will produce many very long losing runs. A long losing run of longshots doesn&#039;t bother me in the least. That&#039;s not the point of the thread. The point is to find 20+/1 shots that should be much shorter than the odds on offer. I think the thread has been very successful in that regard for several of its regular contributors.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Desert Orchid, post: 2631921, member: 65242"] Cheers, GH. I don't think I've ever suggested the Longshot thread was for serious punters. I suspect the majority of people on here love the sport and bet modestly within their means. I would be mortified if anyone put a heavy bet on anything I put up on that thread although obviously I feel more strongly about some of the selections than others. I don't even consider myself a 'tipster' either. I actually don't particularly like when people offer thanks or congratulations after a winner with words along the lines of 'great tipping'. It's not tipping. I'm merely letting people know what I have backed and 99% of the time why. I don't want the responsibility of being a 'tipster'. Anyone with the remotest grasp of probability will know that a thread based on 20+/1 shots will produce many very long losing runs. A long losing run of longshots doesn't bother me in the least. That's not the point of the thread. The point is to find 20+/1 shots that should be much shorter than the odds on offer. I think the thread has been very successful in that regard for several of its regular contributors. [/QUOTE]

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