Was a nice surprise with the payout as I hadnt realise the bet worked with 1st and 2nd.
Told you I was a novice!
I think I meant to place a combination tricast and made a combination forecast instead. A case of making the wrong bet at the right time. I rely on that tactic alot in poker. :-)
Got wrapped up in the racing and golf and forgot to post.
I was on Dineur at 20/1 in the foxhunters so that was handy unfortunately didnt have it for tipster race. Theinval small return for the place. 2 misses in the foxhunters and 2 in other races but overall a good day.
I didn't put much more on at Aintree and all lost including my 5 for the National.
However thanks to Dineur I made a 7 unit profit on the meeting.
Overall 214 bets made in 2017 and +118 units
So now I am entering unchartered territory - flat racing on turf.
I have reduced bet sizes and gone for 3 in todays EPR the 17.00 at Windsor.
Shifting Star, Marcano and Here's Two.
Having to oppose Commodity the favourite whom alot of tipsters seem to agree on, but then that is the idea of these bets to get value for places when there is a short price favourite. If you are going to oppose favourites then handicaps with an extra place paid seem to be the place to do it imo.
Spotted the useful resource http://www.drawbias.com/ in StayorGo's jackpot thread. Very useful for a novice like me and apparently only a possible marginal edge for high numbers in mile races at Windsor. I have a high low and middle number anyway so all bases covered.
Decent start, 2nd and 3rd and Marcano gave Commodity a very close run.
Also had a 2nd by a short distance to a favourite with Safira Manini in the 3.30 with my free bet which I backed ew. Not sure whether going ew at 7/1 is the best use of a free bet but still returned £4.38 for nothing so not complaining.
Also realised that my Donny bets were of course on the turf in the flat season so not my debut.
3 withdrawals mean 4 places for 12 runners is the good news but it is not the best shape book, no short price favourite and no rank outsiders either and it seems a very competitve handicap.
EPR WARNING - Only 9 runners now so the extra place will not be in play so definitely swerving it!
There is an offer today, if you bet £5 you can get a £2.50 poker token.
I took Brian the Snail in the 3.10 Pontefract at an enhanced 13/8 and also had a free ew bet on Jule in the crown (which drifted to 25-1) for a nice result.
Lost on Chipping 10/1 ew in that race and another free bet on Shantou Rock 2.50 Exeter which was looking nailed on until the last hurdle.
Nice Place Jordz, I managed to draw a blank but it looked so open went with smaller bets and more horses, there was a good price to be had with the winner I just wasn't on it. Looks like I might have been wrong about the draw too.
Todays EPR is the 16.10 at Chelmsford and it has a good look to it, as long there are no more non-runners as we will lose the place.
As it stands 10 Runners, 4 places paid, 2 outsiders with not much to expect a turnaround (although one is with a new yard). There is a short price favourite who banked a treble over course and distance so has to be respected, but it is off a higher weight and no history to determine likelihood of whether it will run well fresh.
Therefore happy to oppose with some horses who have had recent results.
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