Wish Galway was on every day.....

Finding Galway pretty good for the in-running trades with the huge fields and multiple little gambles going on per race. Upped the bank again yesterday quite easily, in fact and coupled with some decent returns from Goodwood, it was a hugely successfull day for me.
The two I had targeted at Goodwood drifted well out prior to the off which would normally be an opportune time to green up for me but I was on such a roll, I thought nothing of leaving everything to go in play. Rebel Soldier was easily available at 5's and 6's through the 2.45 at Goodwood before going on to lead and win by a head eventually. I traded out for a small profit having layed at 3.25 initially... lucky with that one!
Big Issue in the 5.05 maiden, I had layed at 3.00 early on and seeing the sheer size of the animal going to post, I traded out pre race at 5's. The horse lost but is one to note for the future as it came home like a train once it got the hang of this racing lark!
Haven't had a look at todays cards yet but it certainly looks a decent day for us... let's see how we go.

Good luck.

Glorious Galway!

After looking at the fields for yesterdays afternoon racing I decided to hit the sack early and get up in time for the Galway meeting. Traditionally, Galway is a real punters haven where it pays to follow the money and take serious note of any bit of a gamble going on so I was all eyes to how the markets were behaving. I wasn't particularly looking to become part of any gamble.. just looking to avoid anything that might have alot of money riding on it thus becoming a decent lay option. Surprisingly the whole card was relatively straightforward in Galway terms and outside of the obvious Weld factor, there weren't many movers at all. What about that man Weld.. He never fails to come up with something at Galway.
I did manage to trade in and out of quite a few of the market leaders with multiple lays per race to post a decent profit for the day and indeed I actually managed to pass my months target with a little bit to spare. Hopefully more of the same later today!

I've found a couple to oppose today at Goodwood in the shapes of Rebel Soldier in the 2.45 and Big Issue in the 5.05.
Rebel Soldier is well fancied but getting the distance is an issue in my mind and this is a big step up for the animal too. Worth taking on at 3/1.
Big Issue might just find a couple with experience too good here and being unraced and set to go off at about 2/1, its one I'll be taking on... I fancy Straight Line to win this one.


Good luck today!

Anyone want to swop houses??

This is getting seriously frustrating. I don't know how any of you work around problems like these but if a solution is out there.. I want to hear it.

Here's the problem... it's where we live... we keep on getting bloody visitors!

Of coure, because of the time difference, the socialising and beer drinking and bbq time are always in full swing just when I should be settling down for a few hours of racing. Come 11pm, I should have all the form done, all the races assessed and all my strategies worked out for the night but in the last few weeks, from friday to sunday, I just can't get the work done because of those bloody visitors... HELP!

I can only imagine this is going to get worse as the weather warms up and being on the doorstep of Australias equivalent to disneyland doesn't help matters... the stones throw from the beach adds to the confusion. So there it is.. if anyone has a house in the middle of a toxic waste dump that they want to swop... please let me know... maybe then I can get some serious work done!

As things stand, I've added to the months profit to the tune of $215 over a very few races through the past four or five days sort of sneaking on and off of Betfair when the opportunity presents itself. Figures updated accordingly.

Back later with a look at tonights races.

Good luck!