I So Very Nearly Backed It.... Aaagh!
Well, dear reader, that is the frustration of having a price threshold...
TTS fans were watching the betting on the 2.30 at Sedgefield with eagerness this afternoon, as the potential selection Red Chairman contracted markedly in the market.
25/1 became 20/1, and then 16/1, back out to 18/1, in again to 16/1.... but despite the sustained support - significant sustained support - the blessed horse would not go to 14/1.
The record shows that he won by ten lengths hard held, and yet again demonstrated the power of TrainerTrackStats in picking out the little men (and women). R Johnson (I'm ashamed to say I don't even know his first name) banged that one in, and may have several more before the season is out.
We've got loads of unheralded trainers in amongst the big shots and the big guns, and they've already been peppering the target.
Incidentally, it was another Red who did the 16/1 trick on us last year, Red Scally, at Carlisle.
These things happen, but the threshold is there for a reason, and you can be sure that more than sixteen 16/1 shots will be beaten, meaning its the right approach overall.
My annoyance is that I was tempted to back it - as I often am with some TTS long shots - but didn't bother in the end. Bugger.
Some nice quotes from TTS followers over the weekend:
"Great result for the TTS on Saturday: I placed single £20 bets on the
4 shortest odds horses of the six identified and, becuase of the Paddy Power website telling me of price changes, I inardvertently put the same bets on twice.
I then placed small stakes on doubles, trebles and a fourfold and made my way to Fratton Park.
After witnessing an incredible 7 - 4 home win and a few pints, I was amazed to see that three out of four horses I'd backed had won and I'd made over £1,000 profit.
Thanks a million."
""lubbly jubbly" and also rowdy yeats put me right yesterday"
Click here if you're not already in on these.
On a slightly different note, I've had an email from the people at lay365, who were unhappy with the reports I published about them, which were based on some readers' experiences. In fairness to them, I'd like to print the following from an email they sent me:
"I assume you will be now updating your site to explain that we, in fact, do update our site regularly, but were unfortunately hit by a server problem which would not allow us to do so for just over two weeks."
So the results were not updated due to a server problem - fair enough, these things happen. They tell me the results have been a lot better in September too. I'll try to contain my natural cynicism, and merely flag things as they've been presented.
Alas, there is not - as far as I'm aware - an independent view of their performance. I'd be interested to hear from readers who are currently using this service.
Ciao pronto
Matt
TTS fans were watching the betting on the 2.30 at Sedgefield with eagerness this afternoon, as the potential selection Red Chairman contracted markedly in the market.
25/1 became 20/1, and then 16/1, back out to 18/1, in again to 16/1.... but despite the sustained support - significant sustained support - the blessed horse would not go to 14/1.
The record shows that he won by ten lengths hard held, and yet again demonstrated the power of TrainerTrackStats in picking out the little men (and women). R Johnson (I'm ashamed to say I don't even know his first name) banged that one in, and may have several more before the season is out.
We've got loads of unheralded trainers in amongst the big shots and the big guns, and they've already been peppering the target.
Incidentally, it was another Red who did the 16/1 trick on us last year, Red Scally, at Carlisle.
These things happen, but the threshold is there for a reason, and you can be sure that more than sixteen 16/1 shots will be beaten, meaning its the right approach overall.
My annoyance is that I was tempted to back it - as I often am with some TTS long shots - but didn't bother in the end. Bugger.
Some nice quotes from TTS followers over the weekend:
"Great result for the TTS on Saturday: I placed single £20 bets on the
4 shortest odds horses of the six identified and, becuase of the Paddy Power website telling me of price changes, I inardvertently put the same bets on twice.
I then placed small stakes on doubles, trebles and a fourfold and made my way to Fratton Park.
After witnessing an incredible 7 - 4 home win and a few pints, I was amazed to see that three out of four horses I'd backed had won and I'd made over £1,000 profit.
Thanks a million."
""lubbly jubbly" and also rowdy yeats put me right yesterday"
Click here if you're not already in on these.
On a slightly different note, I've had an email from the people at lay365, who were unhappy with the reports I published about them, which were based on some readers' experiences. In fairness to them, I'd like to print the following from an email they sent me:
"I assume you will be now updating your site to explain that we, in fact, do update our site regularly, but were unfortunately hit by a server problem which would not allow us to do so for just over two weeks."
So the results were not updated due to a server problem - fair enough, these things happen. They tell me the results have been a lot better in September too. I'll try to contain my natural cynicism, and merely flag things as they've been presented.
Alas, there is not - as far as I'm aware - an independent view of their performance. I'd be interested to hear from readers who are currently using this service.
Ciao pronto
Matt
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