Every Race? Sorree!Can't be done. When you listen to the tipsters, or watch them, remember they are PAID (and handsomely at that) to pick horses- up to four or more- in every race on their program. Maidens, two year olds, events full of first starters, races for grey horses, and so forth.Horses they would never (one hopes) support with real cash. Horses that even their own mothers could not back.After the race we have to listen to why the winner won, and why it was all so logical and could have
Every Race? Sorree!
Can't be done. When you listen to the tipsters, or watch them, remember they are PAID (and handsomely at that) to pick horses- up to four or more- in every race on their program. Maidens, two year olds, events full of first starters, races for grey horses, and so forth.
Horses they would never (one hopes) support with real cash. Horses that even their own mothers could not back.
After the race we have to listen to why the winner won, and why it was all so logical and could have been foreseen.
I believe that it helps the ordinary punter to realise that these selectors are compelled to go this line. They MUST name four chances (some name seven or eight!) and they MUST comment positively on the results. Some folk find it exasperating that all the losers named are rarely mentioned afterwards, but the odd winner is accompanied by so much congratulatory applause. Well, it's a game in which we all like to be proved right (even if we weren't).
SO... what to do?
Don't take it seriously. You'll get clues, and some good points. But winners will be hard to come by. Imagine for a moment. A panel of this lot pick for a race. They name four different winners. And amongst their four tips each, we have maybe ten horses.
What can a punter do?
As I say, we will hear things that matter and can be used. We have to get rid of all the "I think" , "As I said".and "I hope" comments (they are sometimes hard to identify but practice helps: you'll sense that the tipster is desperate to talk us into something because it's his personal crossed-fingers pick).
But by and large, why not just ignore the tips - all ten thousand of them - and listen for the possible insights?
Then analyse them, and dispense with the rest.