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Glasgow Brian Joined: 03 Feb 09
Replies: 1122 18 Oct 10 12:22   


How accurate is the money punted on here as to  where the money is going ?


60% of the time it works every tme

Amazing this post.
Really good content on first 4 pages then...........!!!

Hi,i'm willing to give people help as regards understanding form,and how to interpret it correctly.Ive been punting for 40 years and should have won a pile.Unfotunately as in the case of Abu Kadra [Nov Handicap 1988?]i was asked that as it was the outsider of 24,how could i be right and everybody else wrong?,exactly what i was thinking myself.The horse travelled in second place all the way down the straight travelling like a 5 to 1 on shot just waiting to go,and duly hosed up.So i reckon i know a bit,shame about the lack of confidence,[betting shop punters negativity?],anyway.
I will not discuss "systems".So to start,tell me all the things that you think you need to cover as regards what you think comes under the banner of "form",and marks out of ten as to how important you rate them.

It's not much to discuss. People have tried hard to find something to talk about, over the years that Betfair have existed. For example a trivial subject as "value" have been discussed to malediction, from every possible angle. Many members have also been old and tired over the years, and younger generations are quicker to learn. Anyway, I sincerely hope you can find someone who can at least fake some enthusiasm.

Good luck and good night!

pipedreamer, if you look at the dates, you will realise that this is a very old thread

Out of interest, which factors do you consider the most important re. form study? is there anything that others prob dont routinely use that you consider important? cheers

Duncan Id,i actually have no idea as to what other punters think as regards form,i was mailing a guy a few months ago re looking at form and the value of certain horses being held up in the rear and coming thru to win when it was a slow pace early, and the horse being the only one to come from the rear.Of course the placed horses in said race must have raced prominently,esp if the 2nd actually led and didnt get taken on.
He mailed me a few weeks later and told me that Nick Mordin had that week put it in his column in the weekender as a system to use.Iwas astounded,AS I THOUGHT THAT ALL PUNTERS USED IT WHEN WORKING OUT FORM!!!.
I have tried b4 to discuss such stuff on here and actually received no replies!!!!.As i say i have no idea how punters think.Well actually theres a lot of nonsense spoke as regards punters comparing Group form and handicap form,esp big field handicaps.
Theres a world of difference between a fast run cavalry charge up the straight,i.e. Lincoln,and a small field group/listed race where theres no pace,something that sinks St Nick Abbey etc.
only the other day at Chester,punters were supposedly surprised when Brown Bomber finished last.He had won a very fast run race when being held up at Royal Ascot.So small was the field at Chester and surprise surprise no pace on that Fallon at one point had to actually attempt to take the lead so that the crawl would sink him.He probably thought he'd get sunk anyway so slow was the pace!!.
Anyway thanks for the reply,I welcome any more discussion on the subject,perhaps we can open up a new discussion on another thread.p.s.i'mabroad for 8 days from the 22nd of this month.

Winners don't share. Discuss

I tried but you all thought I was bonkers. Well I aint and it works.

http://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29164201/on-the-chase?pg=1

Today will be a good day.

thanks for reply pipedreamer

certainly did!