We're Getting There!

First thing to say is that we're not betting today. Racing takes place at Newmarket and the Curragh on the flat and conditions at the two venues could hardly be more different. A day to sit back, relax and enjoy the racing, F1, footie etc and / or to spend with the family.

For those interested we were attracted to the 7 furlong maiden at hq where the jolly looks set to go off at prohibitive odds. With three non-runners the "dead" eight are currently set to run. The interesting one could be Summers Target, whose form from last year arguably makes him the form pick. His third over c and d in a reasonable time has been franked numerous times as has the form of the race he ran in before that. If we knew for sure that he'd trained on, if we knew for sure that he'd learned to settle down and if he's improved for the change in stable then we might have got involved, but with too many unknown factors we prefer to sit out and take a watching brief. The next on the card also caught our eye and whilst we think Daddy's Gift could run a big race we couldn't rule enough of these out to warrant a bet.

Below are the weekly and year to date summaries for those of you who like to keep an eye on these things.


WEEKLY SUMMARY
7 BETS
1 WINNER (14.29%)
1 PLACED (14.29%)
PROFIT / LOSS +11.40 POINTS


YEAR TO DATE SUMMARY
95 BETS
17 WINNERS (17.89%)
34 PLACED (35.79%)
PROFIT / LOSS +60.76 POINTS
RETURN ON INVESTMENT 27.62%


YEAR TO DATE BLOG BETS (POSTED ON HERE IN ADVANCE OF RACING)
49 BETS
6 WINNERS (12.24%)
16 PLACED (32.65%)
PROFIT / LOSS +28.95 POINTS
RETURN ON INVESTMENT 24.12%


It's pleasing that we've now enjoyed a couple of weeks of moving the p and l in the right direction after enduring a tough spell and a poor run of results. Despite the fact that we back our own selections with our own hard-earned (to somewhere between £100 and £200 per point) we are still learning at this game and we do make mistakes. Just think where we might be able to take things once it all clicks in to place! As the headline suggests, we're getting there!

Good luck if you are betting today.