Betting Matters....

[Mick Mac]

???? Wrote:

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> Do you mean 7/1 or 7 decimal? You can't guarantee

> a decent or indeed any profit (I think)...you've

> got ?350 to cover

>

> Arsenal have some easy games approaching...maybe

> leave it and then lay them if they get expected

> results. You could also bet Man U on individual

> games as they're your biggest problem...but you're

> going to be down if Chelsea win too! I'd just stay

> with what you've got to be honest.

Well I think I can guarantee a profit - ?446 on Arsenal or ?100 win on MU and Chelsea but it means another ?568 on MU and ?511 on Chelsea!!!!

Arsenal win:

Team bet odds Profit/(Loss) Win ("W")/Loss

Arsenal 250 6.5 1625 w

chelsea 50 2 -50

Liverpool 50 -50

MU 568 1.7 -568

chelsea 511 1.7 -511

Bet so far 350

Additional Risk 1079

Result 446

Chelsea:

Team bet odds Profit/(Loss) Win ("W")/Loss

Arsenal 250 6.5 -250

chelsea 50 2 100 w

Liverpool 50 -50

MU 568 1.7 -568

chelsea 511 1.7 868.7 w

Bet so far 350

Additional Risk 1079

Result 100.7

ManUnited:

Team bet odds Profit/(Loss) Win ("W")/Loss

Arsenal 250 6.5 -250

chelsea 50 2 -50

Liverpool 50 -50

MU 568 1.7 965.6 w

chelsea 511 1.7 -511

Bet so far 350

Additional Risk 1079

Result 104.6

So another > ?1k bet will guarantee me a profit overall - but I think I'll pass on that thanks and check it out again after a few Arsenal wins (hopefully).

I don't fancy putting down ?1k even if it guarantees me a win overall.

[Mick Mac]

Actually my Arsenal odds are better than I thought - so I can guarantee an approx ?300 profit on all teams as follows:

(Only problem is that I need to bet another ?1,650 - might have to raid the housekeeping)

Team bet odds Profit/(Loss) Win ("W")/Loss

Arsenal 250 8.22 -250

chelsea 50 2 -50

Liverpool 50 -50

MU 850 1.7 1445 w

chelsea 800 1.7 -800

Bet so far 350

Additional Risk 1650

Result 295

[????]

If you wait until the end of March Arsenal really should have picked up 9/9 points, Man U have Liverpool and Chelsea have an easier set but have Fulham. Either that or put ?1700 in.

[????]

700

[????]

...darn

[Ladymuck]

???? Wrote:

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> ...darn

ha ha ha ha ha ha...made my day!!!!:))

[Ladymuck]

Ladymuck Wrote:

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> ???? Wrote:

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> ha ha ha ha ha ha...made my day!!!!:))

Hang on...

I'm confused...

Should I be laughing? Actually I don't think I should. Darn indeed...what is going on here?...???? explain!(6)

[Mick Mac]

???? Wrote:

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> If you wait until the end of March Arsenal really

> should have picked up 9/9 points, Man U have

> Liverpool and Chelsea have an easier set but have

> Fulham. Either that or put ?1700 in.

Thought it was an interesting exercise - of course I'm not going to be parting with that sort of money, so hope Arsenal can go on a good run.

[Mick Mac]

Couple of small losing bets so far but have backed Pasco with Ruby Walsh, just started.

Which loses due to bad jump at the last. Boo.

And "Nearby" in the 3.45

Beaten in a photo - was caught on the line. Boo.

[Narnia]

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> You are now 78 behind so I'll move to 5/2 in old

> money Declan. Valid until Saturday...

Who is Declan, Mick?

[Mick Mac]

I think he has left the forum Narnia - which is good as I might have owed him money.

Anyway

I have invested ?19 in a 1 month full membership of Racing Post website - to give me the inside track for the festival !!!

The one they seem to be backing is Quantitativeeasing for the Coral Cup on St Patricks Day. I have backed it at 8s.

[????]

We have a Cheltenham thread MM, could have saved you ?19

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Qantitativeeasing is unfair to commentators.

[????]

if it's anything like the real world it's also throwing good money after bad

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Did you catch the piece on R4 this salvo? V. interesting debate on making racing more sexy for its own sake as opposed to making betting the be all and end all.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

PS - anyone fancy a day trip to a point-to-point?

[????]

agghhhhhhhhhhh...got given a tip foe Wolverhampton that was 27 on Betfiar and won....didn't do it :X

[Mick Mac]

agghhhhhhhhhhh

times 2

[????]

it was 8 when I first looked and then went right out so i thought "Naaah" (again)....bollox, bums, grrrrr

[ruffers]

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote:

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> Did you catch the piece on R4 this salvo? V.

> interesting debate on making racing more sexy for

> its own sake as opposed to making betting the be

> all and end all.

Interesting as I've never been in this thread before.

Mrs ruffers has, on occasion, had to suffer me going through the entire range of sports available on a full Sky package but has repeatedly heard me say that racing, almost uniquely amongst sports, hold no interest for me, and I comment that without the betting it just wouldn't exist which in some ways damns it as a genuinely uninteresting sport. Now I'm not sure why I have such apathy, if there was nothing else on I'd watch 3 Day eventing or at a real (ie telly broke) push showjumping as they have a however tiny interest to me as sport.

So back to the question - without the betting would anyone else watch it?

And the reason I came here. Khan to knock out Malignaggi. I've been in a bookies about three times in my life but think this is worth a go - how do I maximise my winnings on this?

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Fair enough. Though I come from the other angle - I'm slightly potty about horses so that's what drives my interest. I find the whole trainer/jockey stuff fascinating too (but that could be as a result of reading too much Dick Francis/John Francome/Jenny Pitman ouvre.)

Plus it's quite a lark to observe a horse in the paddock and pick it on looks/conformation alone rather than looking at form - that method has got most of my wins.

[Mick Mac]

ruffers Wrote:

never been in this thread

> before.

>

> Mrs ruffers has, on occasion, had to suffer me

> going through the entire range of sports available

> on a full Sky package but has repeatedly heard me

> say that racing, almost uniquely amongst sports,

> hold no interest for me, and I comment that

> without the betting it just wouldn't exist which

> in some ways damns it as a genuinely uninteresting

> sport. Now I'm not sure why I have such apathy,

There are many many people in horse racing who never bet. Owners and trainers mostly. They just love to race horses.

For the rest of us the betting might have given us out initial interest but who can deny that todays Kauto v Denman is a massive sporting occaision. I'd say it is of interest to a lot of people who do not normally follow racing and will be the headline sports new tonight.

[????]

Ruffers - you can get 3s (or 2/1) for that with Boylesports(?)

Odds available here

[Mick Mac]

Was sitting on a ?320 profit on France Slam so have backed the "no slam" at 5.7 so am now guaranteed a ?260 profit either way.

Seemed a small price to play for peace of mind and the right thing to do to compensate for Cheltenham losses. Could not leave it to chance. :-$ ashamed of hedging.

6.2/5.2 seems very good odds on the France Slam with hindsight.

[????]

Ashamed of hedging!!!! Madness.

Very sensible.