There is no short cut in Australian horse racing, and Don Scott is the proof: he worked 12 to 14 hours a day, seven days a week, at form study. Practical Punting's Brian Blackwell interviewed him in 1987, when his books were best-sellers, he had more or less given up going to the races, and his forte was multiple trifectas with every combination assessed for value. Then comes the turn nobody expects from a man explaining his own method — it is no use at all to the small punter, and he says so plainly.
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Our inside story of Australia’s best-known professional punter, in his own words.
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What you'll learn:
- The working day behind a professional's punting: 12 to 14 hours a day, seven days a week, immersed in form study, watching videos and examining race finish photos
- His trifecta rules, clearcut, simple and bold — starting with eliminating every race with fewer than 10 runners, and eliminating all bad value chances before anything is combined
- Why he said the trifecta business is closed to the small punter — the average punter with his $10 and $20 bets — however good his form study is
- What he told that punter to do instead: go to the track and bet the way he used to, to value prices — and the four reasons he gave for why almost nobody will