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.
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