I read an interesting article in the Racing Post Weekender yesterday which put me onto a blogger and through his blog onto a couple of others. Its nice to know there are like minded people out there trying there best at this game. For interest the blogs I am now following are: -
http://theexperiment-self-indulgentbullshit.blogspot.com/2008/09/not-my-month.html
http://spenner68.blogspot.com/2008/09/picking-up-threads.html
http://betyourlife.blogspot.com/2008/09/oxford-utd-v-cambridge-utd-in-running.html
I was interested in the second blog because he seems to follow tipsters, whic alot of people do but not many own upto, two of which I am also interested in.
The Mathematician, Guy Ward is very good. A really honest individual with a huge amount of experience in this ganme and who is well in touch with the markets, the game and himself. I really respect his ability to minimise losing runs and his understanding of statistical analysis (i.e. in applying it to winner finding) is second to none. You will go along way before finding a more decent, hard working and talented tipster than Maths. You can find him here: -
http://www.mathematician-racing.co.uk/
The other is ISIRIS or Kevin Booth. I have been with him on and off for longer than I have been married (and with as many ups and downs!) and I have enormous respect for his talents. He specialises in 8 runner affairs with a strong/odds-on "hyped" favourite each way particularly in Novice Chases and Maidens. He doesn't do failure and is great at marketing but his biggest problem is he is too successful and at SP you will struggle to make a profit. He is (as you will know from JP's blog) on a losing run since last March, so much so he has exhausted my bank amd "forced" me to look to my own strengths and crack this game once and for all! This, btw, is ISIRIS's last season and although I suspect the service will carry on in some form (e.g. the Mark Your Card service) it will not have Kevin at the helm. I remember writing to him when he was in prison and I don't know whether it had anything to do with me but I suggested he write a book while he had the time, and subsequently he did produce one. Unsurprisingly for Kevin it was expensive but well worth it!
My problem has always been DISCIPLINE! I wanted an easy way of finding winners. I love the "buzz" of winning and have not until now been prepared to put the hard work in necessary to win in the longer run and to stop losing in the short run. When I was working I could afford to be undisciplined and in fact it was part of my way of relaxing, but now I am getting a buzz out of doing it properly. It is early days yet and it struck me reading other peoples blogs, the true test of a good tipster is longevity. That is to say, it is easier to be around for 2, 3 or 6 months but to be around for 2,3 or 6 years (like Maths and ISIRIS), is another thing altogether.
Anyway back to my third love (after Elaine my wife and Tom my son)
www.cheltenhamchampions.com
Take Care and blog again soon.
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Hi Adrian,
I’m the Andrew who is guest tipping in this week’s Weekender !
Graeme Dand told me that that you were ‘following’ his blog – he checked yours out and then told me about it !!
Hope you liked the article in the paper – it was all done in a bit of a rush (I was only contacted last Saturday !) – but they reproduced almost exactly what I sent them, which I found a little surprising, but there you go !
Anyway, like it said in the article, and like yourself, I’m a massive Cheltenham fan. I used to get there for all the big meetings – but the recent additions to my family mean that I’ve not been for a couple of years… I yearn to return – but it will be a few more of years yet, if I’m honest…
I’m also a great fan of Irish NH racing. I made it to the Punchestown festival a few years back, but now have to settle for watching it on ATR ! I have found a number of profitable (if not scalable !) angles and Irish racing accounts for more than half my profits nowadays (I think I must be the only punter living in the UK for whom this is the case !)…
Anyway, I just thought I ‘d stop by and say ‘Hello’. I’m sure I'll be quite heavily involved with Graeme’s new venture – so if you fancy joining in, I’m sure you’ll find me in the chat room or on his forum (I will be the one starting all of the ante post threads on the Cheltenham festival, no doubt !).
Andrew.
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