UK Horse Racing Tips

It’s now the start of the Flat turf season for the two year olds. It’s a time of excitement but also tinged with trepidation. Perhaps that is a little too strong a word.

I am ready for the journey ahead.

This year seems even more important than most, which is saying something after 30+ years of work. To be a professional gambler takes in-depth knowledge and a grounded person. I didn’t just wake up one morning with the skills to beat the layers. It has been a journey of self-learning, testing my mettle, and appreciating mistakes. It would be foolish to consider the layers are easy prey. Bookmakers don’t make millions a year from being second best. As the saying goes: ‘Vegas wasn’t built on winners.’

When it comes to skill, I am prepared to look the best in the eyes and smile.

However, I don’t want to realize this time next year that I was foolish in my endeavours.

As with all investments, there are no guarantees. We live in a very competitive world. Just because we can’t see the competition, it doesn’t mean it’s not there. As Dave Nevison once said: ‘Bet like a man.’

We all have dreams. At least, we should do. But, let’s face it, few are going to help them come true. We are either building our dream or someone else’s. That’s why I have worked hard to be my best. All I can be, which is everything, is as good as I can be. When gambling it isn’t all about winners. It is about finding value. Betting with skill so that long-term you win. I could bet £1000 over ten bets at 1/10 to win £1000. One loss, I would break even. So often people bet on favourites because they give false hope. They are an illusion. You see the winners but are they ever enough to discount the losers which bite into your profit?

People are surprised when I say: ‘I rarely bet on a horse that isn’t double-figure odds.’ I can see in their face that it puzzles them. They cannot grasp how that can be but also appreciate that when I say something it has worth. Without question, it intrigues them. They always want to know more and appreciate how this works.

Perhaps it sounds like alchemy.

‘So you can turn lead into gold. Is that what you’re telling me?’

They never ask that question, although I’m sure they are thinking it. I say they, as I have a mailing list of about 1000 subscribers. I rarely send out any mailings. The strange thing is that people are interested in less than more. I guess it makes sense. When you try too hard to sell people can see it a mile off. I have nothing to sell. That gets the interest to a new level. However, I am doing the horses for myself. I work with my brother and one other person in the group who we kind of mentor. They are there for the ride.

The Flat turf season starts on the 23rd March and finishes in early November. Out of season, I have been updating my horse trainer statistics. There are at least 200 horse trainers in the UK. It pays to have an appreciation of all. Every trainer has their day. If they train long enough they will get a good horse, eventually. They deserve one.

So I have been honing my skills to be up to the task.

You may be reading this and thinking: ‘What does he know?’

You’d be surprised. Each and every mistake has been assessed to make improvement. Each question answered. But within that understanding a knowledge there will be more questions to come. Additional answers found. It takes time to cut and polish a diamond. You don’t just give it to someone who fancies a go.

To be a good gambler, you need to keep calm. You need to be confident in your knowledge and ability. You need to enjoy what you are doing and make it work for you. Too many people are stuck on this eternal conveyor belt, and they cannot get off. Quite often, they have actually created it themselves.

The answer to the question of gambling is having the skills to make a healthy profit and bet enough money to outweigh the cost of living.

That is where the bar is set.

I don’t worry about the layers. It is very much like an elite athlete. They have to perform to their best. That’s how they get world records.

In truth, the season is short. The start of the season is slow to gather pace. And that’s why every opportunity must be taken. However, you cannot afford to push too hard. Never try too hard. Never look for the next winners as if it can be thought into being. Just put in the time, use your skills and bet accordingly.

Simply do what you should do all season.

Work with professionalism.

When the winners come, enjoy them. Go do something exciting. Re-enforce the act of success.

The money is there to be won.

You don’t even need to be the best in the world.

Just be a little better than most.

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