{"id":4070,"date":"2011-06-23T14:24:42","date_gmt":"2011-06-23T13:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.betangel.com\/blog_wp\/?p=4070"},"modified":"2012-03-02T16:48:47","modified_gmt":"2012-03-02T16:48:47","slug":"back-to-earth-with-a-bump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betfairtradingblog.com\/blog_wp\/2011\/06\/23\/back-to-earth-with-a-bump\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to earth with a bump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In line with my objective to take more time off this year, I had a well timed break after after Royal Ascot to head off for a BIG wedding abroad. What a fantastic experience it was and how I wish I could have extended the trip to the post wedding bash on the edge of the mediterranean. Wimbledon was calling though, so I had to make do with what was a fantastic few days instead. We packed so much in and hardly slept each night, so it felt more like weeks than days.<\/p>\n<p>I arrived home to the rain and a rain delayed Wimbledon. I immediately felt like I could have got away with a few more days! I also kept pondering whether working in the UK is all it&#8217;s cracked up to be. With modern technology, it&#8217;s quite possible to work anywhere I want. I can&#8217;t help thinking I should do exactly that.<\/p>\n<p>Originally the wedding was last week but moved to this week. This was lucky, or else I would have missed Royal Ascot. As it was,\u00a0 Royal Ascot went very well in the end. I think I may have done a slightly better job over the week, but not that much better. I managed my best ever day at Ascot, my second best week on Betfair and if you include Betdaq, my best ever, ever, week. I say &#8220;if you include&#8221; as I am sure that while working on both exchanges was definitely complimentary overall, there were a few races where I just couldn&#8217;t focus on both intensely enough and had to sacrifice one or the other.<\/p>\n<p>I was nervous about Ascot having had such a rough time last year, but on just one day this year I beat my entire total for the same week last year. How? I dug down and learnt from last year and changed my approach. I&#8217;ve seen so many &#8216;experts&#8217; vanish without a trace I never taken anything for granted in whatever I do, especially in this market! If you ever want advice from somebody on anything, time in the job is a great qualifier.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4071\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4071\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4071\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betangel.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/venue-600x105.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.betfairtradingblog.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/venue-600x105.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.betfairtradingblog.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/venue-300x52.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.betfairtradingblog.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/venue.jpg 612w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4071\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some great memories<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_4070\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"4070\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betfairtradingblog.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=betangel\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In line with my objective to take more time off this year, I had a well timed break after after Royal Ascot to head off for a BIG wedding abroad. 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