Published on Monday, November 1, 2010 by carl There are simply far too many Horse Races in the racing calendar for any one person to be able to analyse them all properly. There are ways to do this and professional odds compilers do an excellent job but their methods are out of reach for your average racing punter. The best way to get ahead of the odds compilers and the bookmakers is to specialise in certain types...

Published on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 by carl In Horse race betting there are some professional punters who make a living by analysing horses in the parade ring before the start of the race. What they are searching for are horses and preferably short priced horses that are likely to run badly. I knew one punter who frequented meetings in the north of England who was an expert in equine psychology. He made money a...

Published on Sunday, July 25, 2010 by carl Many people have often said that bookmaking is a licence to print money. Well I do not agree with that statement for several reasons and the main one is that bookmaking is a business just like any other and that business depends on people placing bets in sufficient quantity for the bookmaker to meet their overheads and then have enough profit left over to make it a vi...

Published on Sunday, June 13, 2010 by malcolm Did you know that I used to work as a Deputy Manager at a high street bookmaker some five years ago? I suppose not, but I did and although it was not a career choice for me I certainly learned a lot about how Horse Racing works and how the mind of the average punter works. My job entailed taking and accounting for the money, paying out the money to customers (which wa...