Back in 2019

Good afternoon and welcome to the long awaited return of my betting blog, which hopefully I can maintain for a bit longer than usual this time.

It’s been a relatively poor period for my tipsters, but positively I’ve been disciplined with few instances of chasing losses, and I’ve tightened my belt with regard to staking.

Life in general is ok, but work is boring me senseless and I am ready for a change. Three years at the current job, and I am looking to move back into the more lucrative contracting sector.

I have reduced the number of tipsters I use, which now comprise of the following:

Ben Linfoot (Sporting Life) – Ben has been a regular tipster for me over the years and his tips have a proven record of making profit. The tips are value based, mostly 10/1+, and are exclusively on the bigger better quality races, usually although not always handicaps. Hence tips are either for Saturdays or big festivals. Tips are given out on the Sporting Life web site the night before racing, and prices are usually easily achieved to the stakes I bet at.

Stakes - £25 e/w

Handicap Snip by the Judge – The Judge is an internet tipster who in the past had a reputation for shrewdness on the Betfair forum. Again like Ben Linfoot. The Judge focusses on the better class racing, and hence it’s again its only beting on Saturdays or big festivals.

Stakes - £15 per point

Northern Monkey – Northern Monkey is also one of my long standing tipsters, who I have followed for over 3 years. Wayne Finter who runs the service, provides daily tips, although I will be mainly following the tips on the better races. He tips on all forms of racing, although his speciality is sprinters.

Stakes - £40 per point.

For the blog, the intention is to have a betting bank of £1,500, for all services combined, and start the project off on Thursday 11^th July when the Newmarket July meeting commences. This betting bank is really my last attempt to make the game pay and when it’s gone, it’s gone, and I’ll have to call it a day with my punting, so therefore I have reduced my stakes, which should at least cover me until Goodwood. Staking will only be increased if I am lucky enough to double the bank to £4k.

I’ll be back later in the week, for the first day of Newmarket.