{"id":7871,"date":"2013-03-23T17:00:48","date_gmt":"2013-03-23T17:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.betangel.com\/blog_wp\/?p=7871"},"modified":"2013-04-05T11:30:53","modified_gmt":"2013-04-05T10:30:53","slug":"flat-racing-falls-at-the-first-hurdle-but","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betfairtradingblog.com\/blog_wp\/2013\/03\/23\/flat-racing-falls-at-the-first-hurdle-but\/","title":{"rendered":"Flat racing falls at the first hurdle, but&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hopefully the start of the flat season isn&#8217;t a portent to the rest of the season!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I always enjoy the Lincoln handicap this Saturday as it can be a pretty useful day and a kick start to the season proper. But\u00a0not this year, yet. Hopefully things can return to normal and by next weekend we can really get moving.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While we are missing what would be a normal card, opportunity is always in the market if you look at it. I was suprised to see so much volume at Southwell when I glanced on the second race of the day. I had a quick look at the market, spotted a familiar trading pattern, traded it and pulled out a half decent result. Not bad for about ten minutes work.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I returned about an hour later and performed the same trick. That&#8217;s one of the things I like about sports markets; if you don&#8217;t like one market, there will be another along in ten minutes. Sometimes the art of making money, is not to lose it.\u00a0Picking your targets can work well.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.betangel.com\/blog_wp\/2013\/03\/23\/flat-racing-falls-at-the-first-hurdle-but\/23-03-2013-1400-copy\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7873\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7873\" alt=\"23-03-2013 - 1400 - Copy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betangel.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/23-03-2013-1400-Copy-600x213.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.betfairtradingblog.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/23-03-2013-1400-Copy-600x213.png 600w, https:\/\/www.betfairtradingblog.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/23-03-2013-1400-Copy-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/www.betfairtradingblog.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/23-03-2013-1400-Copy.png 669w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.betangel.com\/blog_wp\/2013\/03\/23\/flat-racing-falls-at-the-first-hurdle-but\/linroyale-boy_6129885\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7872\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7872\" alt=\"Linroyale Boy_6129885\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betangel.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Linroyale-Boy_6129885.png\" width=\"350\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.betfairtradingblog.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Linroyale-Boy_6129885.png 350w, https:\/\/www.betfairtradingblog.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Linroyale-Boy_6129885-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While we are in this barren period, don&#8217;t forget that there are other sports that you may try trading. If you predominately trade racing then use this period of disruption to have a look at other sports. Each year I trade a number of markets with little understanding of the underlying metrics and with no hint of what direction the odds will go in. So don&#8217;t be afriad to have a good look at new markets, even if you don&#8217;t initial understand a thing about them. Sometimes the least trodden path can be the most exciting and revealing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here&#8217;s to seeing some better weather on the horizon, soon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_7871\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"7871\" 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>Hopefully the start of the flat season isn&#8217;t a portent to the rest of the season! 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