Members following my betting strategy will be having a good time currently betting on horse racing as if ‘ours’ don’t place we are catching them with very low in running lays. It really is so important to take a defensive stance when betting on horses.

Always hedge for stake retrieval and stay in business. I have always said betting on sports is a business and gambling is for idiots and I see no reason to alter this long-term view.

Sports betting strategically IS the way forward without doubt.

So why am I reminding you that we are following the correct route?

Well, look at today’s Racing Post – ‘The Ultimate Guide for Betting’ - oveh – there is a newish writer – Graeme Rodway – Page 12 – today, offering 2 horses in an each way double.

Good grief I thought at last a bit of commercial common sense. I then looked at his selections foolishly thinking he was following a mathematical line like we do. He has 2 each way selections in 15 runner Handicaps!!!!!!.

15 runner Handicaps are mathematically the daftest races you should be betting in and to suggest an each way double in those races is begging for a P45. It is irrelevant whether the 2 horses he selected will win or not. They could well do but it’s the CONCEPT, which is wrong. Pass me the pills nurse.

Well it is Sunday and I suppose my sermon will be skipped by most of you but I can assure you all that strategic betting is the way forward. Patience comes second.

Denman provided the excitement on Saturday and my ethos of ‘expect the unexpected’ again came into play. No wonder I have decided to take a little profit on Dunguib at Cheltenham. Sure he’s a fine horse and maybe will become a ‘great’ one, but he’s now doing it with other peoples money. I’m always happy to take a little less profit in return for safety in this turbulent game. On that subject Paddy Power have a new bet where you can take out ‘insurance’ should your horse fall in some races. Excellent stuff.

Rugby Union.

Wonderful finish in Cardiff and the 1.01 available on Betfair again proved very lucrative for traders.

Warrington pulled off the win at Castleford and Richie Myler proved what a great finisher he is and I think we have a good bet there for top try scorer as he’s a ‘sniffer’ and always in the right place at the right time and his big provider of tries – Solomona – wasn’t even playing last night!

Citeh excited nobody again yesterday and they replay again on Tuesday.

Just one Live Blog Bet from me today a £12 Hughie (A bet on the horse to finish placed i.e. 1st, 2nd or 3rd and is played via Betfair’s place markets)

£12 place only on Rock Celtic 4.40 Exeter, I am following the proven hurdling experience here with this one. Pitching at 1.3

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Mike

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