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Gamble fail, trade win

Gamble fail, trade win

A quiet end to Ascot week, but I’m relieved that I can now return to more ‘normal’ trading patterns.

I did OK on the day, but one trade stood out. The 17:00 at Ascot.

‘Absolutely So’ was gambled massively, more than any horses I think I’ve seen at Ascot. Widely tipped, It had a terrible race and finished 15th in the end. But it highlighted the beauty of trading. You could quite easily see it was being heavily backed, so …

21/06/2014 | By | Reply More
The massive gamble that wasn’t

The massive gamble that wasn’t

Credit to BETDAQ tips that highlighted the rather unusual situation that developed at Wolverhampton this evening.

Irish trainer, William Murphy, sent four horses to Wolverhampton that hadn’t run for many ages, the least was 832 days ago. All four were backed very heavily causing the bookmakers to run for cover and offer SP only in the races.

Come the races however all four horses performed badly and all finished stone dead last, some by quite a margin. Anybody following the …

15/03/2013 | By | Reply More
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