On Saturday Love Conquers All either choked down or had a form of heart failure when he finished last. As he metaphorically "died" a part of my wallet died as well and I started to wonder about the meaning of life. What should a punter do when he strikes a run of outs he would not even wish upon his worst enemy? Currently I am in the middle of a run where every so called good thing I tip goes down and along with it a sizeable chunk of my money. For someone who is supposed to know somet
On Saturday Love Conquers All either choked down or had a form of heart failure when he finished last. As he metaphorically "died" a part of my wallet died as well and I started to wonder about the meaning of life. What should a punter do when he strikes a run of outs he would not even wish upon his worst enemy? Currently I am in the middle of a run where every so called good thing I tip goes down and along with it a sizeable chunk of my money. For someone who is supposed to know something about form my performances have been embarrassing to say the least with the word "pathetic" hot on the heels of the word "embarrassment"
Naturally, after a few weeks of this sort of nonsense you question what you have done, talk it over with a few sympathetic punting friends who have experienced similar painful punting moments and you decide one of two things.
Firstly you can take a couple of weeks off the bigger bets until you back a couple of winners for lesser amounts that possibly signifies the punting drought is over or secondly you just give it all away. After forty odd years on the punt I am addicted to betting and giving it away totally is not really on the horizon as I am quite ok with putting on $1 bets as I am with larger bets. For me the punt is about the challenge and although losing money is not the desired option I am not about to lose a great amount of sleep over the losing run I am having. However I must admit I have had a few deep sighs just before my head has hit the pillow the last two nights!
The punt is an amazing phenomena and all facets of it must be watched. Over the next few weeks I will be watching, thinking and deciding. If you are struggling as well, and I know a couple of punting mates are too, the main priority above all is your family. There are very few punters who bet big enough for the money they might win to have that amount make a major difference to their lifestyle but losing regularly will if the amounts add up. It is important to keep this in mind and a drop back position is not a sign of defeat but a greater act of courage than ploughing on and risking your family's future. I am not in the situation of family worries any longer but many are.