Thankfully last weekend proved to be better than Arc weekend,
and although there were no winner from Ben Linfoot, he
did provided 3 lucrative placed horses out of 5. Although Value Bets recommends
win only, I always bet each way, and places for Cinnilla (25/1), Highland Acclaim(14/1), and a sneaky
6th place with Ladbrokes on Nearly Caught(14/1) in the Cesarewitch ensured a profitable day for myself. I’d also
followed the ante post advice of Paul Kealy of the
Weekender and backed Big Easy at 20/1. The overall weekends
profits came to just over £500, with £172.50 won on the Valuebet horses.
I showed restraint and didn’t back any one in the golf, and
this proved to be a good move, as none of the golfers from my usual tipsters
featured in the places, so it would have been a blow out. I’ll be giving the
golf a miss now until the quality events begin again.
This coming week, it will be the same again, I’ll back the
Valuebet’s from Linfoot, and
perhaps any ante posts from the Weekender. The other options I might consider
would be Nick Mordin’s tips, if he has anything for
the Champions weekend card on Friday and Saturday.
As I’ve stated many times before, my main aim is to avoid the
dumb lazy week day bets, and that will be my main target for the rest of the
year, as well as maintaining a record of my bets, which I can then use for
analysis. I am also monitoring a couple of services for possible inclusion in my
portfolio, Steve Jones’s Daily Bargain (A one horse a day service focussed on
early prices) and Betalchemist (Who provides picks for
horses at the big meetings). Not sure about the daily service, but the big race
service looks promising.
In combination with my betting changes, I am also cutting
down on alcohol, none at all during the working week, and from today onwards
will be looking to use the exercise bike, and do a few weights most days. This
can only help my state of mind and hence make me sharper and more alert in
punting terms.
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