Alan Potts Professional Punter - Revisited #BettingPeople

memory like an " old laptop, slow and unreliable"

Much appreciated Simon.

Enjoyed that.

Thanks for posting Simon , great clip   

I'd reckon Alan to be the most respected forumite since its inception   

I was over inIreland a ffew years ago and thought the TV coverage was good.

Jul 2, 2024 -- 1:13PM, Hayden wrote:

Thanks for posting Simon , great clip

Nice to see Alan...a loss to this forum.
What track is he at there?

Good stuff again from Alan and interesting to hear his views on AW racing.

"I'd reckon Alan to be the most respected forumite since its inception"      What a strong contest that is.

Fair point Howard , i'll rephrase   

Alan is without doubt the most respected forumite in betfair history by a country mile , that better   

after bigmart obv, especially after he lectured nick mordin on speed figures

I would make a case that Fatslogger was the most insightful poster on here, though cricket/general betting not on Horse Racing.

go on then

Tattcorner • July 2, 2024 1:26 PM BST
Nice to see Alan...a loss to this forum.
What track is he at there?

Mention early on in part 1 Salisbury.

Why didn't you ask him what it was like winning the Gold Cup with Sizing John.

Thanks 1830...me not paying attention again, like school

Under The Twilight mentioned in part two ran 6th yesterday in a Class 2 at Windsor...might get a price next time.

Dwelt start, midfield, not clear run when against near rail from under 2f out, soon outpaced, rallying when not clear run inside final furlong, not recover (tchd 12/1)

RP analysis :
Under The Twilight has never won above Class 4 level but was arguably unlucky not to do so here, getting no run along the stands' rail. She finished with plenty of running in her and there will be other days.

I agree with Haydens 15.20 comments.

I communicate with Alan often, very knowledgeable, helpful and i was always thankful for his posts on my lay thread.

screaming between the waves gets a mention in part 3 ,good guy pottsie  a loss to the forum !

Deaf Paul (62) is not anywhere near the same age as Eddie the Shoe (63), thank you very much.

eduardo aint in bad nick for that age . id have taken long odds-on he wasny near that. hope the same can be said for yourself

gonna  find the time to  go back  through these "betting people vids  watched em all  or most of them during lockdown and most were helpfull in one way or the other , with no racing or other distractions had plenty of time to absorb the thoughts of those with  greater knowledge of the game and picked up many good points from them , changed me from being a big mug to  hopefully a  smaller mug .

Foyleswar.
Watched many of them best 3 in my view.
Fletcher.
Dean Valentine
David  Brewer.
Ronnie.

Good afternoon Guys,

Most, if not all on here are aware that Alan can't post on the forum, but he can access it to read. Part of an email from him earlier this morning .............

Would you please put a brief comment thanking posters for their comments on my behalf.

I really enjoyed watching this interview and such a pity that Alan can no longer post on here.

I've listened to all 4 clips twice now and the thing that personally stood out for me was that for 70%-80% of the best practices conveyed by Alan i actually do virtually the opposite and i've been sole punting since 2007 , which is obviously a lot less than Alan.
All it proves to me though is the truth of the old adage that there's more than one way to skin a cat.   


Well done Alan , most enjoyable   

I thoroughly enjoyed the recent 4 episodes, Alan comes across as a really decent, humble guy. His honesty and straight talking is refreshing to hear.

why cant he post? not betting doesnt preclude it

In one of his books he describes his biggest ever bet which was Labour to win 1997 General Elections.  100k it might have been.

The other aspect of his book I remember was the importance he placed on front runners (or near the lead).  Not sure if that would still hold today.

why cant he post? not betting doesnt preclude it


Iam guessing his Forum account was withdrawn at the same time as his betting account. Seems petty to me.

very. this account hasnt been used for a long time and i only use it for posting on ere

Cardinal Scott

I think it was £24,000 @ 1/6

So this year, when was Labour 1/6 on here? 24k to win 4k less tax

Tattcorner

1997 General election

It was on-course (no tax).

Yes, I knew the 1997 bet but saw the similarities of this year's election.  Just couldn't remember how the markets went this year.

Don't think the racing review ( he said £900 a year I remember it as over £20 a week ) was a massive advantage.  All the races were shown in the shops and repeated the next morning . If it had been the case that the pics were just being sent abroad and not legal in the shops then yes a big advantage. But tv was allowed from 1984.

But he recorded them all, so he had his own visual form book to refer to.

well it didn't start him betting in five figures ged. I did the same thing but after watching the races in the bookies you knew the style of the winners and placed horses. I've always been dubious about looking for unlucky horses. Plenty of times there is nothing there anyway. Also with the recordings we had each horse on different vhs tapes. A real pain.I take it the likes of Timeform used different tech and were able to tell their subscribers cutting this so called edge.

The other aspect of his book I remember was the importance he placed on front runners (or near the lead).  Not sure if that would still hold today.

Id say this would still be an important factor. Rarely are races truly run events and because of that you definitely want to be in the front third I'd say. Horses out their ground and too far back when the pace quickens rarely run their race.

I digress....

Anyone enjoying this kinda stuff may want to try some other guys interviewed in the same format..

Here's Geoff Lester part 1 with parts 2,3 and 4 easily available if you fancy it....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6RqvlGka5w&list=RDCMUCcnwkty7L9ZdhzplD1cZMSA&index=8

Just watched all 3 episodes. Comes across as a really decent bloke. No inflated ego. Would love to have a pint with the man.

In his book he said no decent beer was brewed north of Brum.  Anyone from Burton or Yorkshire wouldn't think much of that.