New Posts For Thread: Bookshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30719737/booksWhat books have had the most influence on you as a punter? Back in 1988 I kept seing the advert on the back of the Sporting Life for Clive Holt's "Be a Successful Punter : with Fineform As Your Guide". The Fineform "formula" boasted amazing priced wiAfter 30 years at the game, would still say by far and away the best book is the most obvious one. Raceform paper form book. You'll find a LOT of winners in that f ckr !https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30719737/books?post_id=549559501#549559501After 30 years at the game, would still say by far and away the best book is the most obvious one. Raceform paper form book. You'll find a LOT of winners in that f ckr !Sat, 06 Aug 2016 06:37:06 -0500It`s a lovely book Blackbarn and to be signed by the great man is something special. I would have bought it right away 30 years ago but I`ve been down scaling recently. I`ve got a signed copy of Sir Gordon`s book My Story. I would think it could be whttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30719737/books?post_id=549523789#549523789It`s a lovely book Blackbarn and to be signed by the great man is something special. I would have bought it right away 30 years ago but I`ve been down scaling recently. I`ve got a signed copy of Sir Gordon`s book My Story. I would think it could be wTue, 02 Aug 2016 16:43:15 -0500Another pathetic Raceform publication is Secrets of Professional Punters. Very few secrets in it but an awful lot of pro punter smugness. Raceform's guide to betting on sprint handicaps is the most utterly tedious book I have ever held in my hands. Ihttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30719737/books?post_id=549522053#549522053Another pathetic Raceform publication is Secrets of Professional Punters. Very few secrets in it but an awful lot of pro punter smugness. Raceform's guide to betting on sprint handicaps is the most utterly tedious book I have ever held in my hands. ITue, 02 Aug 2016 14:31:42 -0500Nevison's best insight is that gambling is an emotional test, and one that too many of us fail to handle.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30719737/books?post_id=549521791#549521791Nevison's best insight is that gambling is an emotional test, and one that too many of us fail to handle.Tue, 02 Aug 2016 14:11:06 -0500ged - re the Glanely booK. Correct and it is easily available in book form too. Just that this one is signed by the man and has its original cover. I think he had the first hundred produced with a special cover and signed them for friends. Not surhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30719737/books?post_id=549521691#549521691ged - re the Glanely booK. Correct and it is easily available in book form too. Just that this one is signed by the man and has its original cover. I think he had the first hundred produced with a special cover and signed them for friends. Not surTue, 02 Aug 2016 14:01:47 -0500I agree with those seniments Cononelflay, damn hard work...https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30719737/books?post_id=549521277#549521277I agree with those seniments Cononelflay, damn hard work...Tue, 02 Aug 2016 13:22:28 -0500Well said Colonel.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30719737/books?post_id=549521239#549521239Well said Colonel.Tue, 02 Aug 2016 13:19:24 -0500I wouldn't say I was grumpy. I just take an unsparing view of the game. It isn't really a sport, it's a slightly unseemly industry formulated on the basis that almost every punter must lose almost all the time. Only insiders, bookmakers and a few harhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30719737/books?post_id=549521205#549521205I wouldn't say I was grumpy. I just take an unsparing view of the game. It isn't really a sport, it's a slightly unseemly industry formulated on the basis that almost every punter must lose almost all the time. Only insiders, bookmakers and a few harTue, 02 Aug 2016 13:17:39 -0500Cheers, Crepello.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30719737/books?post_id=549521087#549521087Cheers, Crepello.Tue, 02 Aug 2016 13:09:06 -0500I don't know if the book about Lord Glanely that you're talking about is the one by Alfred Watson, but if it is, you can read it online, here..https://archive.org/stream/greatyearlordgla00wats#page/n7/mode/2uphttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30719737/books?post_id=549520421#549520421I don't know if the book about Lord Glanely that you're talking about is the one by Alfred Watson, but if it is, you can read it online, here..https://archive.org/stream/greatyearlordgla00wats#page/n7/mode/2upTue, 02 Aug 2016 12:07:16 -0500