thats my opinion after going racing on tuesday , i admit lingfield on the all weather with a poor card is not a true representation of the strength of the on course market , but on tuesday there was a fair crowd but no proper punters from my observations ok mr curley was there but his business was conducted much earlier no tic tacs , tissues or twist cards the betting ring even with barry dennis in attendance lacked any colour or vibrancy , where have all the characters gone ? the oncourse prices were purely n simply a reflection minus abit of the prices on betfair ,prices were adjusted (lowered) when a price on the exchange came under pressure so a regular sight was prices scrubbed without a bet being struck , i appreciate that if they didnt follow the exchange moves then the arbers would appear but the betting ring is a sad reflection of the place i once worked and learnt so much as a teenager in the early 80,s and the evolution of exchanges now threatens the on course market , why should serious punters go to the track especially for the lesser meetings where the market is so weak and liquidity a major problem ? but i enjoyed my day out with good company and for once the weather was kind but my days out to the races i believe will be confined to "social days out" in the future .
tuesday
OPTIMUM SPORT
h ackerman £75 @ 7/2 top leices bat £75 @ 7/2 lost -£75
j langer £100 @ 4/1 top somerset bat lost -£100
£50 double the above two lost -£50
wednesday
PERSONAL TRADING
i had told all who asked that i really fancied my girlfriends bitch gregorys girl to run well at romford this evening , with greyhounds in a straight graded race you cant say THIS WILL DEFINATELY WIN especially with young pups but as long as she broke from the traps on level terms with her rivals she would win , she is a decent prospect as she demonstrated last night with an all the way 3length success in the second best time of the night and she is just 18 months old , fingers crossed that she stays sound . i left for the track and had £200 @ sp i was expecting her to be a 2/1 or thereabouts as she was unlucky in defeat last time out , traffic delayed me and we made the race with minutes to spare and the bookies had her @ 3/1 so i had a £100 @ the price , which gave a nice return of £900 profit and a girlfriend excited and in tears !!!!
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I think the trouble today is that there are too many racecourses and often the same old nags are trundled out to run against each other. The all-weather tracks being the main "offenders".
Glad your greyhound sluiced home by 3 lengths! My first bookie boss, Arthur Horton, had a go as a greyhound owner and bought Kilbogan Daisy. Won one race only and Arthur decided it was not the game for him. I used to go to Catford quite a lot when I lived in Norbury and enjoyed it a lot but decided it was too much like a 6-number roulette game after a few years and retired hurt!
Finally, I have always followed the motto: Never back anything on two legs!
Cheers, ExSettler
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