| Betting on horse racing is enjoyed by countless | | | | 3) Learn to specialise in a niche, such as either 8 |
| thousands of people around the world. However, an | | | | runner chases or 16 runner sprints. |
| estimated 98% over time do not make any money! | | | | 4) Listen to racing on the radio and keep a note of |
| What can you do in order to separate yourself from | | | | improving horses and yards. |
| the majority and start winning more like the minority? | | | | 5) Set up accounts on-line to help flag up this |
| One of the biggest common faults that so many | | | | information on specific race days. |
| losing amateur punters have, is the lack of attention | | | | 6) Keep reading the Racing Post and saturate |
| to detail and further education. If you consider that | | | | yourself with racing knowledge. |
| whichever facet of your life you want to improve or | | | | 7) Make the study of pedigree analysis your lifetimes |
| understand at a higher level. You must do this | | | | homework! |
| through education of some description. | | | | 8) Avoid listening to others, learn to create your own |
| So many punters betting on horse racing, get stuck | | | | opinions ALWAYS. |
| in their ways and get to a point where they just do | | | | 9) Create your own list of do's and don'ts that you |
| not take their learning to that higher level. Personally I | | | | learn from past experience. |
| have made betting on horse racing a niche that I | | | | 10) Enjoy watching racing without betting to |
| intend to work on and study for the rest of my life! | | | | understand as much as possible. |
| Those who really succeed in anything are those that | | | | 11) Keep notes on bookmakers prices and the |
| ask the right questions to find the right answers. If | | | | correlation to certain yards and runners. |
| you are surrounded by individuals in your betting shop | | | | You can now easily see why most amateurs lose! |
| that profess to 'know it all' and give away their | | | | This simple and not necessarily exhaustive list would |
| advice to anyone that will listen. Ask yourself, if this | | | | be enough to scare off most punters. Purely and |
| person was really that good then why are they still | | | | simply, without this kind of effort it is almost |
| spending time in the bookmakers when they could be | | | | impossible to win consistently when betting on horse |
| running their own racing advisory service!! | | | | racing. |
| Take your learning from today and add it to | | | | If you want more success you must learn to learn |
| yesterdays and keep repeating that behaviour and | | | | more!! If you were to take the attitude that this is |
| you are going to find success. This extra level of | | | | too much effort then you absolutely must use a |
| commitment is too much for most punters. Even | | | | horse racing tipster when betting on horse racing. All |
| though they would desperately want to win more | | | | of the above and more will be combined on the day |
| and join the 2% of winners. They purely cannot face | | | | to take the emotion from your betting to land more |
| up to the task ahead, like the so many that never | | | | winners. |
| bother to use the gym they joined in January! | | | | If you want to do the hard work, then hats off to |
| It takes commitment, but here are some keys to | | | | you, because so so many, in fact the massive |
| the education level required to take this game | | | | majority do not. These losing punters do not really |
| seriously: | | | | even know year in year out, if indeed they are losing. |
| 1) Every single bet you place must be recorded on a | | | | Many are prepared to keep burying their heads in the |
| computer spreadsheet, WIN OR LOSE! | | | | sand an painting the picture of success. Good luck |
| 2) Be sure to use a great staking plan and test | | | | with your education as your betting future will be |
| others with computer software to validate. | | | | brighter than most betting on horse racing. |