1MillionChallengeMan

Hi,
Well HOME ran no sort of race yesterday. Having previously won five out of six races at Southwell. In the RacingPost Results page it says "ran as though something was amiss this time". Small consolation for the seven punters who lumped on £600 each!

Well done to Tottenham last night winning 1-0 away from Home. A C Milan were warm favourites to win that match and it is a typical example of a 'shock' result.

A good strategy to avoid such 'shock' losses is to back both teams to win when the odds allow it. For example in the match ARSENAL v BARCELONA tonight I have staked 2% (£24 relative to my bank) on BARCELONA to win at 1.93 and then covered that stake with a stake of £7.50 on ARSENAL to win at 4.2 . So if BARCA win my net gain is +£14.82, if the 'shock' result happens and ARSENAL win I get the losing stake on BARCA back and the only way I can lose is if the match ends in a Draw, which could happen of course, but then my total exposure is only c.2.5% But at least I have covered two of the three possible outcomes and a 'shock' result won't hurt me!

Must dash, kettle's boiling.