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There are two groups of punters who invariably go to the races, or their TAB agencies, with the percentages piled high against them. They are the backers of favourites and longshots. No matter wh...
Let me ask you a question. If you bet on a horse and you see its price rise or fall dramatically, how do you feel? If you feel sick when the horse's odds spiral upwards and smug when they fall, I'...
There are many problems associated with beating the trifecta. Punters probably don’t realise the task they are taking on when they tackle this bet. Question 1: Can you predict the 1-2-3 finishin...
I’ve spent years trying to beat the TAB and bookies and I’ve lost my bank more times than I can remember. There have been a few big wins; as many as a man with only three fingers could count on ...
They call it 'deep state' handicapping. It's the method used by shrewd computer geeks to make millions of dollars on Hong Kong racing. The average punter has no idea of the penetrating analys...
The shortest way home is always on or near the inside rail. Well, that's technically true, as we all know, but we also know that many times it doesn't find you the winner of a race. Especially whe...
Greyhound racing is probably the best system under which a punter in Australia can risk - or rather, invest - his hard earned dough. To my way of thinking there is nothing so good as a standout "...
PPM reader Kerrin Brown has been enjoying success as a “lay” operator on Betfair. In this article he relates his personal story, and how he makes money from his operation. The first time I w...
The impact of 'weight' on any horse is invariably a key talking point every raceday. When it's said that a horse is 'well-weighted' for a race it means that it's considered the horse is favourably...
The late Don Scott once wrote that the best form of exotic betting is the trifecta. I think he was right. Don said picking a trifecta winning bet was a test of skill rather than a game of chance. ...
I know that one of the biggest pleasures I get when handicapping is to take the coloured pens (coloured pens are an infallible sign of a good handicapper) and cross out certain horses – obliterate...
I know that one of the biggest pleasures I get when handicapping is to take the coloured pens (coloured pens are an infallible sign of a good handicapper) and cross out certain horses. Obliterate ...
For over a decade, I’ve sold and counselled in the use of record-keeping software for handicappers. Keeping and analysing betting records is both the thing that handicappers least like to do – m...
In all the year’s I’ve been betting I have never found two punters who think alike when it comes to analysing and dissecting form. Each person seems to have his or her own “starting point”, whet...
Gordon Pine, the noted US handicapper, wrote recently that if, as a punter, you are not “handicapping yourself” then you are actually handicapping yourself! What he meant, of course, was that if ...
Never stop looking for new ideas! This has always been my credo as far as racing is concerned, and it’s something I work at day and night. Many’s the evening I settle down with a set of results t...
The very best lessons in handicapping are given by the track for the price of a losing ticket - you just have to be willing to learn them. One of the best and quickest ways to improve your handica...
The most important factor in the average horse race is not Speed, pace, trainers, breeding, or jockeys. It is chance. This opinion seems to be a little controversial out there in the handicapping...
Answer the following question with 100 per cent honesty: Do you have an actual BANK for your betting? That is, a set parcel of money purely for betting. I know most punters will answer NO (if t...