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Picking winners comes down to what has changed about a horse, and what everyone else has missed. Writing in Practical Punting in January 2004, US ...
Because of the grading system, every greyhound in a race has a chance of winning — so the hardest job in greyhound racing form study is deciding w...
Horse racing form is more than numbers — a trainer, a jockey and an owner are all telling you something, if you know where to look. Writing in Pra...
Horse racing handicapping does not reduce to a system — as US expert Barry Meadow puts it, most experienced players understand the game is far too...
What should a genuinely good horse racing form analyst actually expect to win in a year? In April 2009, in Brian Blackwell's Practical Punting ser...
A basic horse racing form study mistake, says American handicapping expert James Quinn: crossing off too many horses too early, because they haven...
A professional horse racing handicapper on why a betting plan that once paid can stop working, and why, after a frustrating two hours of placed win...
How much would you need to bet on every race to make a second income from horse racing? One punter hoped to win $40,000 a year to double his income...
Does a horse racing tipster actually bet his own picks? Joe Kristufek picks every race, every day, for a Chicago newspaper, and he answers that str...
Australian horse racing form study usually stops at picking the horse: you do the form, then walk up and take whatever price is showing on the boar...
áDoing the form on tough fields is always a daunting task but I have a method of attack which helps me find my A selection fairly quickly. What I d...
It always pays to have a look at the photo form prior to a race just to remind you of the strength of the form in the printed guides but it also he...
Are you the cautious type of punter? If you are, then PPM's expert Mick Collins has some sensible advice to help you cash in on your conservatism....
This selection technique is the result of an interest in horses and playing with squared paper. During my misspent student days I came across "min...
It staggers me to note it was nine years ago when I wrote my first article for Practical Punting Monthly and I must admit to having enjoyed the ex...
I know punters who are 'daily double' addicts. They can't help themselves. It doesn't matter on which races the TAB operates a double, these addic...
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Picking winners comes down to what has changed about a horse, and what everyone else has missed. Writing in Practical Punting in January 2004, US professional Barry Meadow and Practical Punting ed...
Because of the grading system, every greyhound in a race has a chance of winning — so the hardest job in greyhound racing form study is deciding which dogs to eliminate. Writing in Practical Punti...
Horse racing form is more than numbers — a trainer, a jockey and an owner are all telling you something, if you know where to look. Writing in Practical Punting in December 2003, US expert Barry M...
Horse racing handicapping does not reduce to a system — as US expert Barry Meadow puts it, most experienced players understand the game is far too complex for that. Writing in Practical Punting in...
What should a genuinely good horse racing form analyst actually expect to win in a year? In April 2009, in Brian Blackwell's Practical Punting series Attainable Targets, the American handicapper J...
A basic horse racing form study mistake, says American handicapping expert James Quinn: crossing off too many horses too early, because they haven't run within 30 to 45 days or their last race loo...
A professional horse racing handicapper on why a betting plan that once paid can stop working, and why, after a frustrating two hours of placed win bets, he still won't bet them to place. In Februa...
How much would you need to bet on every race to make a second income from horse racing? One punter hoped to win $40,000 a year to double his income, and when his betting plan was worked through rac...
Does a horse racing tipster actually bet his own picks? Joe Kristufek picks every race, every day, for a Chicago newspaper, and he answers that straight: his original selections are only a foundati...
Australian horse racing form study usually stops at picking the horse: you do the form, then walk up and take whatever price is showing on the board. In Practical Punting in October 2000, Richard H...
áDoing the form on tough fields is always a daunting task but I have a method of attack which helps me find my A selection fairly quickly. What I do is compare TAB 1 against TAB 2, TAB 3 against TA...
It always pays to have a look at the photo form prior to a race just to remind you of the strength of the form in the printed guides but it also helps to look after the races as well. The last race...
Are you the cautious type of punter? If you are, then PPM's expert Mick Collins has some sensible advice to help you cash in on your conservatism. Multiple betting in a single race. How many pun...
This selection technique is the result of an interest in horses and playing with squared paper. During my misspent student days I came across "minimal pairs" in Linguistics. There the device was u...
It staggers me to note it was nine years ago when I wrote my first article for Practical Punting Monthly and I must admit to having enjoyed the experience immensely. I have four children: Jenny,...
I know punters who are 'daily double' addicts. They can't help themselves. It doesn't matter on which races the TAB operates a double, these addicts will pour on the money. I said to one of them...
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