Big Mike Betting encourages the portfolio approach to betting and trading, which is like choosing from a ‘menu’ of bets.

Betting being what it is, it is dangerous to rely on just one betting method, as even the best strategies will go through both winning and losing streaks over the course of time. This means that if you are too reliant on one strategy you will almost certainly go through phases where you are not earning any profits.

Poor fayre to start the week with 2 x AW and the tricky Wetherby course. Remember these fences are the toughest in Racing in my opinion so its important to have your ‘mines’ in place on anything you have selected there today.

Talking of mines for stake retrieval I hope you all obtained stake retrieval at least on both my bets yesterday. The concept is great and although I cant make it compulsory for you I do believe you are losing money by NOT playing the lays in run especially on the place site.

Yesterday BOTH our unplaced horses were laid to daft figures in running especially Coolbeg at 1.10. Please use the asset which is betfair – we are so fortunate to have this facility I can tell you.

Did you enjoy the Ebook? Hope so and I trust the contents may help your betting in the future.

If you missed it, you can download your free copy here; http://www.bigmikebetting.co.uk/strategic-betting-ebook/

Big Mikes Thursday Column

My free eBook on Strategic Betting has now been published and hopefully you will have seen the email that we sent to you earlier today. Thanks to Neil for his efforts. If you missed it, then you can download a copy from this page on the website :-

http://www.bigmikebetting.co.uk/strategic-betting-ebook

I would like feedback if possible – Good, Bad or Ugly but I do hope that the strategies contained will help you in your betting. Please email me at any time.

The key of course is the bet selection and I suppose I couldnt have timed it better than yesterday with 3 out of 3 and a return of £581.97p. Nearly enough for an Annual Sub!

More and more members are tuning in on the Chatroom which is gratifying – some good extra bets on there – including a 10/1 winner at Kempton in the first Maiden. Its all part of the Service so if you are not using it then I think you are missing out.

Ken will post his Footie Acca (via vcbet.com) and Liam has a good thread on other horse bets. They are a friendly lot down there ( & Aaron too) so do take advantage.

My Blog Bet Today;

DOUBLE DIAMOND

2 x £25 win singles & £30 ew double

Silver Gypsy 1250 Exeter 9/4
Crystal Gale 1700 Kempton 13/8

Double Diamond Rules
a) All Double Diamonds are placed HALF equally divided and HALF straight.
b) The second single of any DD is NOT played if there is a return from the first horse.
c) Often Mike will place WIN lays & sometimes PLACE lays in running on the first horse and these will be given in the column. Mike will stipulate as and when to play the bet this way.
d) The Double Diamond should ALWAYS be placed using Best Odds Guaranteed prices (we use b365).
e) Use BETFAIR whenever less than 8 run, for instance if there are withdrawals/NR’s and the traditional bookmakers only have to pay out on 2 places. (In such instances, Betfair will still pay out on three places).

As always to access my full daily column of bets and trades please visit the main site at www.bigmikebetting.co.uk where you can join up as a full member or sign up as a free member enabling you to receive the occasional complimentary daily column from me, you can also contact Luan at membership@bigmikebetting.co.uk who will set this up for you.

All the best.

Mike

Another shortish column today and an explanation of what I always do to try and obtain stake recovery. It worked yesterday for instance and it is well worth using this strategy especially after seeing horses ‘just’ finish out of the frame.