Just recently I have been receiving a lot of similar questions on how my full service operates , so I thought I would write a blog post containing the answers to these FAQ’s about my service and stye of betting.
So here goes, I rarely bet in large number runner Handicaps. What’s the point of pitting your wits and putting up your hard earned cash to beat the professional Handicapper. His job is to attempt to arrange ALL the horses in the race finish in a tie for 1st place. There are obviously times when horses haven’t been penalized or have been raced over inadequate trips etc but in the main I’ll generally side step races like these.
Types of bets I use :- I bet Singles (many are each way value bets), Combination bets, Place Only bets (Hughies), Bets to oppose on the exchanges (Keelers) & Sports bets. Exchanges, I monitor certain trainers and connections and compile a ‘positive’ & ‘negative’ summary every day with the column. I also include ‘drifters’ which are not necessarily negatives as the price may be being professionally pushed out pre racing in the hope of a ‘touch’ come race time. Lets go through the bets:
BUSY MIKES BET Generally a single ew bet or sometimes an ew double. A bet the bookmaker likes to decline.
SINGLES More often than not each way – the strength of confidence behind the bet goes from £1 ew to £10 ew.
COMBINATION BETS Each Way Doubles – a mathematically attractive bet for punters – are often used. There have been super returns this summer from this type of bet. I also introduced the ‘Awesome Foursome’ in races where there is a value bet in betting 2 horses in each of two races in cross doubles. The frames of the races have to be right for this bet as in effect we are looking for value in opposing the ‘hotpot’ in the race. Forecasts are used in tight Handicaps but rarely. Placepots also when fields are big and payout high.
PLACE ONLY BETS Place only bets – The ‘Hughie’s’ safe place bets - I love these bets as the pressure for the horse to WIN is not paramount. I have developed several techniques to get the best possible return and I have more than doubled the betting bank over the past few years. Its a virtual stress free bet. Thanks to betfair we can play this bet most days. A GREAT BETTING BANK BUILDER.
LAYING I use 2 types of bet to lay on the exchanges. The win lay (Keeler) & the place lay (Cynthia) are both named after well known layers. Few & far between unless fields and frames are right.
SPORTS BETS I stick to Cricket, Golf, Rugby League & Soccer in the main and again the bets have proved very profitable over the year. When I formed the Job Seekers Club it was intended to use Test Cricket & Rugby League as THE best mediums for betting. Test Cricket provides a WONDERFUL exchange trading bet. You have 5 days also to trade out of any incorrect positions. I have recently produced a Double Result Rugby bet using different bookmakers handicaps to find a way of benefitting members by betting BOTH results mainly in televised games. An interesting bet indeed.
STAKES I bet all my suggestions myself and vary the strength according to my suggested stakes. Some members increase their stakes by a ratio of tenfold or more but until you have built a decent betting bank via the Hughies I would suggest you stick to the stakes I advise.
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