Published on Saturday, July 24, 2010 by carl There is usually an old adage in Horse Racing that goes like this “don’t expect a horse to do something that it has never done before”. What this statement actually means deserves some sort of explanation. Usually there are reasons behind why a horse is doing something for the first time. It could be facing a certain type of going for the first time or a certain...

Published on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 by carl The way that the betting exchanges tout their product is that it is matched betting and that you are pitting your opinion against that of someone else. So it is your knowledge of sport or a sporting event or person against that of someone else. In a sort of loose fitting way then this is true. However the vast amount of liquidity on the exchanges these days is stemmin...

Published on Sunday, June 27, 2010 by carl In all forms of gambling, the lure of winning immediate money is strong and in a roundabout way, this desire and fear of losing is what drives the betting industry to a large extent. People do not like losing money, they like winning money…..that much is obvious. But yet this desire of winning and fear of losing become so polarised that the punter ends up taking the...

Published on Saturday, June 26, 2010 by carl For the novice horse racing punter then it can be difficult to identify which horses belong in which class at first glance. In other sports like football then it is far easier to see the difference in class. Most professional teams play in leagues so in cup competitions where teams from different leagues compete against each other then the difference in class is obvio...

Published on Monday, May 17, 2010 by carl (continuing on from part two) “That and how hard you threw it” replied Duncan. “I know that buts let us just suppose that we could throw it evenly and at the same speed each time then the bounce would be identical for each surface would it not?” replied Matthew. Duncan nodded in silent agreement. “Well the ball on a roulette wheel falls from the tra...