January 24th 2018

Following on from Christmas its been another series of mixed results, but alas with a downward trend. Positively I still retain the majority of my profits, and I have got a few Cheltenham ante post bets stuffed in my back pocket. However, a couple of grand has been lost from profits during the last 3 months, after a stellar period in Autumn.

January as well as being pretty quiet on the horse racing front, is a bit depressing all round, a full month of work, poor weather, and generally not too much to look forward to. Roll on March and the festival, the best week of the year. However, although only 6 weeks away, it seems like an age now.

On the punting front, my best tipster has been Matt Tombs, who has done great to turn around early season losses into a profitable situation. The rest have been mainly treading water, with golf a particularly disappointment.

The weekend holds the hope of some decent racing, with the Cheltenham trials day and the Sky Bet Chase from Doncaster, so fingers crossed that someone can tip me a juicy priced  winner.

I do think that its going to be quiet until that turbo charged week in March.

January 2018

A mixed set of results over the Christmas period, with some erratic horse racing results being offset by heavy darts winnings.

 

Firstly the darts, where once again I was lucky enough to have the winner of the PDC World Championships at juicy odds. I’d been backing Phil Taylor with all my free bets for months, and although a bit past his best and slightly fortunate with how the draw panned out, he reached the final. My other main outright bet was Rob Cross, each way at 16/1, who was tipped up by the Sporting Life. The key night was the semi final, and what a night it was, as Cross survived 5 match darts to beat MVG in one of the best matches I’ve ever seen. This left me with a no lose situation, and Rob Cross duly delivered the winnings in style. The darts was fantastic as usual, but too many stress filled alcohol fuelled nights has taken its toll, and in some ways it’s good to be back at work to bring some discipline and sanity back to my life.

 

The BDO darts starts this week(On Saturday), and although not as strong in quality as the PDC, it’s just as exciting, and usually profitable. Alas though, it will be watched in more sober circumstances.

 

In the racing, like I said, it’s been a mixed bag for my tipsters. My best performing tipster Northern Monkey gave some profits back, whilst Matt Tombs thanks to Sam Spinner and Road to Riches has managed to get into profit. I am also now holding a very tasty ante post position on Sam Spinner for Cheltenham(Stayers Hurdle), as Matt also suggested this as a bet at 16/1. Ben Linfoot didn’t have any winners over the festive period, it was modest from The Value Bettor, but I rejoined Roger Bush of West Country Racing, who made a steady start with some nice profits.

 

This week looks like being a busy one, if the weather relents and allows racing to take place, with a big Sandown card and also the Welsh Grand National on Saturday. Also as mentioned before, the BDO darts starts as well.    

 

All in all, it’s been a good year for me. I’ve been keeping records from October 2017 (Which is the longest period ever for me), and although now on a permanent and hence lower wage at work, I’ve managed this year, to pay quite a hefty tax bill, and also get some savings together. The one negative side however ,being, that I am starting to have my bets restricted by the bookies.

 

My hopes for the year, would be to keep the profits flowing, and also keep my records up to date.

 

Steve