Paddy Power weekend at Cheltenham was just too much for me.
It was just way intense with far too many bets, and the emotions of it all eventually took there toll with firstly a bad toothache and then I suffered the rest of the weekend with a bad headache. In fact I ended up having a couple of days off sick afterwards to fully recover.
As usual it was mixed results, the winner of the Paddy Power Gold Cup was a highlight, despite me having glimpsed the result in a pub during the early evening (I recorded the races for later drunken viewing). From the pub it looked like Johns Spirit had won, so I'd kind of written off the Saturday as a disaster. I wasn't feeling great on the Saturday night but when I saw Ben Linfoots Caid De Burlais get home in the shadows of the post for a massive win at 14/1. Other results were ok as well, and I ended the day in a great position.
I felt better on the Sunday and we made it out to Didsbury for some lunch and a few beers, perhaps too many. I possibly over staked on the Sunday, over excited by the previous days wins, and inevitably it was a poor day with some of the winnings given back. Very poor from myself, just repeating mistakes from the past.
Probably sick from the previous day I had Monday and Tuesday off sick from work, just didn't feel very well at all, and as usual frittered away some more money on very poor bets.
Therefore from today onwards, Tuesday at 4pm, I am taking time out from punting until 2015 except for a couple of antepost bets places, Volnay De Thiax for the Fixed Brush Hurdle at Haydock at 6/1, and Smad Place for the Hennessy at 10/1. I've also followed this weeks Sporting Lifes Golf Tips for the Australian Masters (Green and Appleby) and in the Euro Tour Championship (Ilonen, Schwartzel, and Oosthuizen).
Not sure when I'll resume to be honest, in fact I might just stick with the Paul Jones ante post bets until 2015. The main thing is to have a rest, and come up if possible with a way of punting without frittering money way, like I have done this week. Without sorting my head out, there is no prospect of profitable punting.
Tuesday 18 November 2014
Tuesday 11 November 2014
Tuesday 11th November 2014
Just a quick update tonight with hopefully more to come later in the week. The new job means that I come later and hence I've been struggling for time to write. That bus from Stockport to Gatley takes an eternity, although it has given me the opportunity to chance up on some National Hunt reading for the long season ahead.
Last weekend wasn't great, I'd bet in the golf, and sickeningly Kaymer from being a cast iron place bet with a chance to win if he birdied the last to a total loser, as he dumped the ball in the water to return zero monies from my bet. That was a kick in the guts and so early on a Sunday morning. The hangover felt so much worse.
In horse racing I had the winner of the November Handicap, but to only small stakes, and Ben Linfoot blobbed out with 3 losers, so at best it was small losses. I'd also made the cardinal sin of frittering money away on poor Sunday racing.
My darts bets have mixed outlooks after the first week of the Grand Slam, Bunting cruised through to the quarter finals, whilst Scotty Waites was dumped out after two losses in his first 2 matches.
Anyway, this week there's the golf, and of course the Paddy Power meeting, so I should be busy. I'll try to update daily from Friday onwards.
Last weekend wasn't great, I'd bet in the golf, and sickeningly Kaymer from being a cast iron place bet with a chance to win if he birdied the last to a total loser, as he dumped the ball in the water to return zero monies from my bet. That was a kick in the guts and so early on a Sunday morning. The hangover felt so much worse.
In horse racing I had the winner of the November Handicap, but to only small stakes, and Ben Linfoot blobbed out with 3 losers, so at best it was small losses. I'd also made the cardinal sin of frittering money away on poor Sunday racing.
My darts bets have mixed outlooks after the first week of the Grand Slam, Bunting cruised through to the quarter finals, whilst Scotty Waites was dumped out after two losses in his first 2 matches.
Anyway, this week there's the golf, and of course the Paddy Power meeting, so I should be busy. I'll try to update daily from Friday onwards.
Monday 3 November 2014
Monday November 4th
A bit of an excessive weekend on all fronts, too much alcohol, too much sport, and too much punting. Maybe it was the stress of changing jobs but it got a bit too much.
It was a heavy punting few days with some good and some poor results. The first day of the Breeders Cup was superb with the nap of the meeting for me Lady Eli cruising home at 5/2, when I'd backed it with the English bookies at 11/2. On the Saturday Ben Linfoot had 3 selections with Ulk Du Lin romping home at an early 8/1. That was as good as it got though with pretty mediocre results for the rest of the weekend. In hindsight I think I just had too many bets. Overall I probably made a small profit but it was nothing to shout out about.
This week I am starting my new job, so punting will take a bit of a back seat until I settle into the new regime. I'll be backing any Cheltenham ante post bets tonight, and I really fancy Admire Rakti for the Melbourne Cup early on Tuesday morning. The only other event I might look at would be the World Golf Championship, and perhaps the Grand Slam of Darts. I'll certainly be taking a break from horse racing until the Paddy Power at Cheltenham which starts the week after next.
It was a heavy punting few days with some good and some poor results. The first day of the Breeders Cup was superb with the nap of the meeting for me Lady Eli cruising home at 5/2, when I'd backed it with the English bookies at 11/2. On the Saturday Ben Linfoot had 3 selections with Ulk Du Lin romping home at an early 8/1. That was as good as it got though with pretty mediocre results for the rest of the weekend. In hindsight I think I just had too many bets. Overall I probably made a small profit but it was nothing to shout out about.
This week I am starting my new job, so punting will take a bit of a back seat until I settle into the new regime. I'll be backing any Cheltenham ante post bets tonight, and I really fancy Admire Rakti for the Melbourne Cup early on Tuesday morning. The only other event I might look at would be the World Golf Championship, and perhaps the Grand Slam of Darts. I'll certainly be taking a break from horse racing until the Paddy Power at Cheltenham which starts the week after next.
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