With no decent lays around today it means we finish the first month of the blog with a cool £1,074.62 profit. Not bad for an amateur eh ? Obviously the proof of the pudding is whether or not I'm showing a profit by the Summer or indeed the end of 2008 but we are off to a cracking start.
The secret has been, a bt like today really, not to make a selection because you feel the pressure to do so. It can often be a few days between bets but better that than a weak selection, made for the sake of it, romping home by 20 lengths and knocking a blooming great hole in the bank. Ive had several other lays shortlisted but for various reasons, often the movement in their odds, I have let them go. Some have lost but a few have won so I'm happy with how I'm narrowing down the selections.
So the figures for February finish as:
18 losing lays from 19 selections
Strike Rate 94.73%
All lays to £100 level stakes
Running Profit £1,074.62
I hope March starts as February finished....
Friday 29 February 2008
Thursday 28 February 2008
Results - Wednesday 27th February 2008
720 Kemp Cayman Breeze £100@9.50 +£98.00
820 Kemp Chart Oak £100@7.60 +£98.00
850 Kemp Artzola £100@9.50 order +£98.00
920 Kemp Count Ceprano £100@6.00 / £65.00 BACK @9.50 Count Ceprano +£34.30
Profit on the day £328.30
Strike Rate 18/19 - 94.73%
Running Profit £1,074.62
820 Kemp Chart Oak £100@7.60 +£98.00
850 Kemp Artzola £100@9.50 order +£98.00
920 Kemp Count Ceprano £100@6.00 / £65.00 BACK @9.50 Count Ceprano +£34.30
Profit on the day £328.30
Strike Rate 18/19 - 94.73%
Running Profit £1,074.62
Wednesday 27 February 2008
Wednesday 27th February 2008 - update
After three successful lays, the last selection, Count Ceprano has drifted from 6.00 to 9.50 so I'll back back the lay and 'go all green' as the traders love to say.
So £65.00 BACK @9.50 Count Ceprano
So £65.00 BACK @9.50 Count Ceprano
Wednesday 27th February 2008
A few days of very average racing and small fields has limited opportunities but I have a few at Kempton tonight. It's not my favourite course but my stats suggest the following as decent lays...
720 Kemp Cayman Breeze £100@9.50
820 Kemp Chart Oak £100@7.60
850 Kemp Artzola £100@9.50 order not matched yet
920 Kemp Count Ceprano £100@6.00
720 Kemp Cayman Breeze £100@9.50
820 Kemp Chart Oak £100@7.60
850 Kemp Artzola £100@9.50 order not matched yet
920 Kemp Count Ceprano £100@6.00
Monday 25 February 2008
Mystery punter waits to collect £1million payout
http://www.sportinglife.com/racing/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=racing/08/02/24/RACING_Millionaire.html
Firstly I must refute all rumours that it was me. I don't do accumulators as you have a better chance of getting to the moon on the number 49 bus.
This story has been done to death the last few days. At first sight it is presented as, 'Those poor bookies' paying out £1million on an 8 horse accumulator bet' but Graham Sharpe of Hills is a shrewd cookie and is making the most of this opportunity to tempt fellow punters to try the same feat. He claims it will take 400,000 days to win their money money back from said punter.
Bookies love accumulators, ask any betting shop manager in an unguarded moment, so don't feel too sorry for them. They will get that back and more.
Nevertheless good luck to the fellow, hope he has the means to enjoy his winings and keeps his hands firmly in his posckets from now on.
Firstly I must refute all rumours that it was me. I don't do accumulators as you have a better chance of getting to the moon on the number 49 bus.
This story has been done to death the last few days. At first sight it is presented as, 'Those poor bookies' paying out £1million on an 8 horse accumulator bet' but Graham Sharpe of Hills is a shrewd cookie and is making the most of this opportunity to tempt fellow punters to try the same feat. He claims it will take 400,000 days to win their money money back from said punter.
Bookies love accumulators, ask any betting shop manager in an unguarded moment, so don't feel too sorry for them. They will get that back and more.
Nevertheless good luck to the fellow, hope he has the means to enjoy his winings and keeps his hands firmly in his posckets from now on.
Result - Friday 22nd February 2008
500 South - Babieca £100 @ 7.20
Finished unplaced at 8/1 so a nice loser laid at under SP to wrap the week up....
Profit on the day £98.00
Strike Rate 14/15 - 93.33%
Running Profit £746.32
Finished unplaced at 8/1 so a nice loser laid at under SP to wrap the week up....
Profit on the day £98.00
Strike Rate 14/15 - 93.33%
Running Profit £746.32
Friday 22 February 2008
Results - Thursday 21st February 2008
300 Ling - Coleorton Dancer £100 @ 8.10
Unplaced at 7/1 SP (7.0)
440 Ling - Imperial Sword £100 @ 10.00 unmatched as yet
Drifted way out of range, nothing matched
Profit on the day £98.00
Strike Rate 13/14 92.85%
Running Profit £648.32
Unfortunately I couldnt get online to post the other selections last night. Of 7 possibles, 3 were losers, the others drifted out of the odds but as I didnt psot them they count for nothing here...
Unplaced at 7/1 SP (7.0)
440 Ling - Imperial Sword £100 @ 10.00 unmatched as yet
Drifted way out of range, nothing matched
Profit on the day £98.00
Strike Rate 13/14 92.85%
Running Profit £648.32
Unfortunately I couldnt get online to post the other selections last night. Of 7 possibles, 3 were losers, the others drifted out of the odds but as I didnt psot them they count for nothing here...
Thursday 21 February 2008
Thursday 21st February 2008
300 Ling - Coleorton Dancer £100 @ 8.10
440 Ling - Imperial Sword £100 @ 10.00 unmatched as yet
Several to come for Woolies tonight but will post these later....
440 Ling - Imperial Sword £100 @ 10.00 unmatched as yet
Several to come for Woolies tonight but will post these later....
Wednesday 20 February 2008
Results - Wednesday 20th February 2008
300 Ling - Arkando £100 @ 7.80
Drifted like a barge in a hurricane and was 16/1 SP (16.0) and 26.0 on Betdaq at the off ! Nothing matched unfortunately....
300 Ling - Maggie Kate £100 @ 7.80
Second at 11-2 (5.50) so well backed in and a close escape thanks to a good ride by Seb Sanders on the favourite.
335 Ling - Masked £100@ 8.00
This drifted also but I got £49.31 matched at the asking price. Finished third at 8/1 SP (8.00), again behind Seb Sanders on the favourite.
Profit on the day £146.32
Strike Rate 12/13 92.30%
Running Profit £550.32
Drifted like a barge in a hurricane and was 16/1 SP (16.0) and 26.0 on Betdaq at the off ! Nothing matched unfortunately....
300 Ling - Maggie Kate £100 @ 7.80
Second at 11-2 (5.50) so well backed in and a close escape thanks to a good ride by Seb Sanders on the favourite.
335 Ling - Masked £100@ 8.00
This drifted also but I got £49.31 matched at the asking price. Finished third at 8/1 SP (8.00), again behind Seb Sanders on the favourite.
Profit on the day £146.32
Strike Rate 12/13 92.30%
Running Profit £550.32
Wednesday 20th February 2008
300 Ling - Arkando £100 @ 7.80
300 Ling - Maggie Kate £100 @ 7.80
335 Ling - Masked £100@ 8.00
Not all matched at the moment so I have left the bets up with Betdaq's re-price option active. Thus if there is a non-runner the best will hopefully be adjusted and get matched.
300 Ling - Maggie Kate £100 @ 7.80
335 Ling - Masked £100@ 8.00
Not all matched at the moment so I have left the bets up with Betdaq's re-price option active. Thus if there is a non-runner the best will hopefully be adjusted and get matched.
Sunday 17 February 2008
Make regular backups!!!
I've had serious computer problems. Trying to install XP on a dual processor Intel Mac. Read the instructions, look at the web, seems straightforward enough I thought.
2 days later and having to wipe my computer to reinstall my Mac operating system I have lost all of my files, emails, settings and I still don't have XP installed !!!
Luckily I have only lost a few records and stats and I will be up and running again by Monday.
2 days later and having to wipe my computer to reinstall my Mac operating system I have lost all of my files, emails, settings and I still don't have XP installed !!!
Luckily I have only lost a few records and stats and I will be up and running again by Monday.
Saturday 16 February 2008
Compulsive Gambler sues bookmaker
No it's not April 1st...
http://www.golfmagic.com/news/article/mps/uan/5512
Self-confessed compulsive gambler Graham Calvert claims William Hill allowed him to run up losses of £2.1m after allegedly punting £7.5m in only 18 months. It's a staggering amount of money by almost any standard. He is apparently a top class greyhound trainer but it seems he did not have the same level of skill when it game to gambling.
He once gained notoriety by staking a whopping £347k on the US to win the 2006 Ryder Cup. It was believed to be the buggest ever recorded bet on golf...Europe won emphatically.
William Hill have, needless to say, refuted the claims.
http://www.golfmagic.com/news/article/mps/uan/5512
Self-confessed compulsive gambler Graham Calvert claims William Hill allowed him to run up losses of £2.1m after allegedly punting £7.5m in only 18 months. It's a staggering amount of money by almost any standard. He is apparently a top class greyhound trainer but it seems he did not have the same level of skill when it game to gambling.
He once gained notoriety by staking a whopping £347k on the US to win the 2006 Ryder Cup. It was believed to be the buggest ever recorded bet on golf...Europe won emphatically.
William Hill have, needless to say, refuted the claims.
Friday 15 February 2008
Results - Friday 15th February 2008
3.55 Ling - Vettorenjoy £100@ 7.00
3.55 Ling - Oberlin £100 @ 5.80
Both selections finished as Rapidity defied a whopping 18lb penalty to win again.
Profit on the day £196
Strike Rate 10/11 90.9%
Running Profit £404.00
3.55 Ling - Oberlin £100 @ 5.80
Both selections finished as Rapidity defied a whopping 18lb penalty to win again.
Profit on the day £196
Strike Rate 10/11 90.9%
Running Profit £404.00
Tuesday 12 February 2008
Results - Monday 11th February
3.30 Wolves Ready to Crown £100 @ 3.40
backed in from 7/2 to 3/1 (3.00) but finished unplaced
4.35 Wolves Steig £100 @ 3.00
There was a lot of money for this one, backed in from 5/2 to 2/1 SP. Having been well clear at one point, it was reeled in in the final furlong and in a very tight end to the race, it finished third by a head and neck. A close shave this one!
2 well backed runners but two losers.
Profit on the day £196
Strike Rate 8/9 88.8%
Running Profit £208.00
backed in from 7/2 to 3/1 (3.00) but finished unplaced
4.35 Wolves Steig £100 @ 3.00
There was a lot of money for this one, backed in from 5/2 to 2/1 SP. Having been well clear at one point, it was reeled in in the final furlong and in a very tight end to the race, it finished third by a head and neck. A close shave this one!
2 well backed runners but two losers.
Profit on the day £196
Strike Rate 8/9 88.8%
Running Profit £208.00
Monday 11 February 2008
Monday 11th February 2008
Two lays for today..
3.30 Wolves Ready to Crown £100 @ 3.40
4.35 Wolves Steig £100 @ 3.00
3.30 Wolves Ready to Crown £100 @ 3.40
4.35 Wolves Steig £100 @ 3.00
Results - 1oth February 2008
A disappointing day with Chatshow winning by half a length. I wasnt around to see how events unfolded in any of these races but luckily the odds were not too high and this limits the damage. My first lays with Betfair SP went OK.
2.10 Kempton Portland £100 @ Betfair SP 10.0 SP 8.0 +£95
3.10 Kemp Mr Rev £100 @ BSP 5.18 SP 4.0 +£95
3.40 Chatshow £100 @BSP 5.70 SP 5.50 -£570
A loss of £380 on the day...
Strike Rate 6/7 85.71%
Running Profit £12.00
2.10 Kempton Portland £100 @ Betfair SP 10.0 SP 8.0 +£95
3.10 Kemp Mr Rev £100 @ BSP 5.18 SP 4.0 +£95
3.40 Chatshow £100 @BSP 5.70 SP 5.50 -£570
A loss of £380 on the day...
Strike Rate 6/7 85.71%
Running Profit £12.00
Sunday 10 February 2008
Sunday 10th February
A few lays to put up today. As the markets have not yet formed I have had to place the lays at Betfair SP for the first time rather than Betdaq. It will be interesting to see how these pan out odds wise....
I have put a limit on my liability to effectively cap the odds at 10.5 on Betfair (9.5/1) so I will deduct commission at 5% should the lays be successful.
2.10 Kempton Portland
3.10 Kemp Mr Rev
3.40 Chatshow
A couple of the odds are over the 10.5 at the moment but there is very little liquidity so we will see.
I have put a limit on my liability to effectively cap the odds at 10.5 on Betfair (9.5/1) so I will deduct commission at 5% should the lays be successful.
2.10 Kempton Portland
3.10 Kemp Mr Rev
3.40 Chatshow
A couple of the odds are over the 10.5 at the moment but there is very little liquidity so we will see.
Tuesday 5 February 2008
Tuesday 5th February
A quiet few days with few stand out lays. Rather than find a lay for the sake of it, I will keep a watching brief until a good bet comes along.
Saturday 2 February 2008
Result - 2nd February 2008
8.50 - At The Money £100 @ 5.80
Finished unplaced at SP 4.00 (4/1) so it was obviously backed in pre-race. A shame about the overlay but it's another loser and £98 banked !
Profit for the day £98
Strike Rate 4/4 100%
Running Profit £392
Finished unplaced at SP 4.00 (4/1) so it was obviously backed in pre-race. A shame about the overlay but it's another loser and £98 banked !
Profit for the day £98
Strike Rate 4/4 100%
Running Profit £392
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