Monday, April 30, 2007

so thats goodbye to april 2007 ...............

nice to end the month with a decent profit , although on the whole a poor end to the month over the last week ,april has produced a profit of £4712.82 , so a third into the year and im slightly behind schedule but after the start i had , overall im satisfied . enjoyed my increased personal activity today and hope that it will become the norm from now on .
monday
ISIRIS
insider
HORSE Y £100 @ 10/1 unpld -£100


MARK HOLDER

2.40 tow MENELAUS £200 ew @ 4/1 WON +£960

OPTIMUM RACING

no bet advised

PERSONAL TRADING

I decided to concentrate on the card from towcester knowing that MH & OPTIMUM may provide some pointers for the card , the first race i played in was the 2.40 MH had given menelaus as a selection and i managed to back him for £180 ew @ 4/1 , i laid £205 @ 4.51 giving a liability of £720 cancelling out the £720 i would collect if he won and i layed £180 in the place market @ 1.58 , menelaus was successful producing a profit on this trade of £39 from the place trading , i added another £75 by laying stack the pack £45 @ 5.8 and grousemount £30 @ 8.0 making it approx 9/4 the pair so although individually i do not like to lay above 5/1 i will lay above that price if i couple them as i did in this instance so a profit personally of £114 on the race . The hcap chase at 3.40 was quite lively from a price perspective and i ended up with a brilliant book i traded £882.50 on betfair my losers both for £33.09 were metal detector and auditor due to commission and i had winners from £8.69 magic of sydney to £233 earcomesannie , missy moscow (+£63.80) outbattled cockspur (+£113.05) to post a small profit on the race . My only lose on the day was £22.59 in the 4.40 i had arbed neven and who dares , i could tell neven was not going to win after a £7000 lay was posted just before the tapes went up and he was duly never seriously put in the race , but no damage done and a profit of £155.21 on the day .

just one of those things that happens ..........

over the jumps or something more sinister ? well i think fridays bet stank but today i think it was just unlucky , perhaps i need to take my rose tinted contact lenses out but thats my view of todays main account bet , not too much damage done but my 8th losing day on the trot , something that needs reversing asap ...........


sunday
ISIRIS
main account
HORSE A £350 @ 8/11 unpld -£350
HORSE O £50 @ 16/1 unpld -£50
insider
HORSE B £200 @ 5/4 WON +£250

no other business to report .

Sunday, April 29, 2007

a bad week @ diggler hq ..............

but on the whole upbeat and looking fwd to the summer season and monday , as im going to trade a little more agressively , also im going to tweak the blog a tad , will now update the p/l on a weekly basis that will be sunday .

ISIRIS
insider
HORSE T £100 ew @ 10/1 unpld -£200
HORSE A £100 @ 2/1 unpld -£100
HORSE R £100 @ 5/1 unpld -£100
HORSE F £100 ew @ 9/1 2nd +£80
HORSE U £50 EW @ 12/1 UNPLD -£100
main account +£4433.35 insiders -£3230.60

MARK HOLDER

2.10 san penny pictures £200 ew @ 11/1 5th -£400
p/l +£8551.32

OPTIMUM RACING

3.20 san my will £100 ew @ 11/1 3rd +£120
p/l -£5385.60

PERSONAL TRADING

nothing doing
p/l +£4494.23

THE30KCHALLENGE .......................+£8862.70

Saturday, April 28, 2007

a few thoughts ..................

at the close of play friday evening - why do we join these advisory services , well it certainly is not to listen to the dulcet tones of the people who run them its to quite simply to make money , end of story , at the end of the day its that simple , so if in that quest evening call backs are required then so be it , it may be inconvenient and i feel you have to realise that you are not going to be able to make every call back or normal message . i talk on here from my personal experiences and i realise everyone may have different lifestyles but for me quite often evening call backs on a saturday night will be a problem as will call backs on a sunday afternoon , i try to make sunday our "family" or "social" day and quite often we are out or entertaining so i dont want to be on the pc . As for the volume of bets per message , anymore than three bets per call and i struggle to get the price on the last advised , ideally i would like a max of 2 bets per call but i realise this wont happen but i do feel where back up lines are in operation that these should be used on a more regular basis . Since i started this blog a recurring gripe has been cancelled account bets , a call back for 5.01 but then the message states it has been cancelled , yes i appreciate these cancellations are incovenient but personally i dont have a big problem , it is only a inconvenience , if the value has gone or a conflicting message has been received i would prefer to verge on the side of caution .

well if yesterday was frustrating ..............

what would you call today !!!! im a level headed guy take most things in my stride rough with the smooth etc etc but today tested me a little , a main account bet who had no chance after he was impeded as soon as the stalls opened , i was out and had only the one view of the incident from the sis pics in the betting shop but i dont think it was a case of being slowly out of the stalls he was cut up with the horse on his outside jinking violently to the left in front of our gamble and the jock was left with little other option and had to take a pull , but that being said the winner was very impressive and i personally doubt we would have won but then again i do feel we would have been placed . then onto the selection backed by ourselves at 6/4 .................. was it trying ? in the words of jim royle .............. MY AR$E it was !

ISIRIS
main account
HORSE B £200 ew @ 7/2 unpld -£400
HORSE M £150 @ 5/2 WON +£375
HORSE H £250 @ 9/2 unpld -£250
insiders
HORSE A £100 @ 10/3 3rd -£100
HORSE T £100 ew @ 9/1 unpld -£200
HORSE W £200 @ 6/4 unpld -£200
main account +£4433.25 insiders -£2810.60

MARK HOLDER

no bets advised +£8951.32

OPTIMUM RACING

6.30 chep sky warrior £200 @ 11/4 3rd -£200
p/l -£5505.60

PERSONAL TRADING

no bets advised +£4494.23

THE30KCHALLENGE .................. +£9562.70

Thursday, April 26, 2007

a frustrating day .................

when you consider no outright winners were backed , but 3 of the bets traded well odds on in running , but thats racing !! its swings and roundabouts though as seamus durack did well to pick HORSE O off the floor , the horse battled on for third but a day of near misses i would say .

ISIRIS

HORSE F £150 @ 11/4 2nd -£150
HORSE O £100 ew @ 7/1 3rd +£40
HORSE S £200 @ 7/4 2nd -£200
main account +£4708.35 insiders -£2310.60 +£2397.75

MARK HOLDER

4.25 font ingres £200 ew @ 11/2 2nd +£75
p/l +£8951.32

OPTIMUM RACING

4.15 perth kock de la vestre £100 ew @ 6/1 unpld -£200
p/l -£5305.60

PERSONAL TRADING

a quiet day but i was keen to oppose shingle street in the 4.25 font , mh gave this as a negative and my first port of call was the exchanges but @ 6.6/6.8 i resisted as i try to set a limit of 5/1 on anything i lay , i scanned the match bets on the spreads hoping for a ingres/shingle street match bet but these were not quoted so i went to the place market i layed £75 @ 2.42 , shingle street was bustled along early doors and never looked happy i believe he trailed in last so a small profit of £72.18 on the day .
p/l +£4494.23

THE30KCHALLENGE ................... +£10,537.70

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

a quiet day all round .................

with just one selection in total from the services i subscribe to , not a problem at all , but as it was so quiet i got involved with some arbing opportunities , the results of which due to a late non runner were unspectacular to say the least !!!

ISIRIS
insiders
HORSE A £200 @ 2/1 unpld -£200
main account +£4708.35 insiders -£2000.60 overall +£2707.75

MARK HOLDER

no bets advised +£8876.32

OPTIMUM RACING

no bets advised -£5105.60

PERSONAL TRADING

my first trade involved the isiris selection 2/1 was freely available and i had £500 at that price , i waited till the shows and laid £500 @ 2.68 giving me a profit of £160 against a loss of £18.75 due to commission effectively backing a 6/4 shot at over 8/1 i admit only for peanuts , yes i coud have layed £50 @ 2.68 to give me a all green book but i resisted and a loss of £18.75 on the race . onto my next trade in the 3.40 perth where i backed fast forward £250 ew @ 7/1 everything was going swimmingly i was laying in the win market @ 7.4 & 7.6 in the place market between 1.96/2.04 then echo point was announced a non runner throwing the place arb out of sync , i would only get paid out 1-2 with the bookmakers but my betfair place arb would pay out 1-2-3 , so if the horse finishes 3rd i lose the place part on my bet with the bookmaker but i also lose on my place lay with the exchanges , not an ideal scenario . so i decide to trade out of my place lay on betfair at no cost , fast forward travelled well enough but was weakening to my eye two out when making a awful mistake and thomas doing well to pick him off the floor , a loss of £259.37 on the race , a loss of £278.12 on the day .
p/l +£4422.05

THE30KCHALLENGE............................ +£10,900.52

after the stresses of monday ..............

with my 4 hour baby sitting stint (when i forgot a main acc callback) first time that has ever happened , tuesday did not inprove ................. a losing day , my mates dog got knocked out of the puppy comp at the stow and i got a poxy parking ticket !!! i can take the first two as part of my life but a parking ticket ............. my mates were in creases , we were at walthamstow overlooking the bookies and up i trumped lazza/bucko where do you park ? over the road in the main car park why ? well yes thats where i usually park but by the cheap side entrance there is a small car park i parked there its free you see . you tight git !!! get a round in with your saved quid and that was that , UNTIL we left we all strolled out stopped at my car as were chatting and up piped bucko whats that on your windscreen ............. it was bleedin obvious what it was and i noticed a yellow line on the side of the car park , now i know why it was so empty !!!
to say i was the butt of amusement for the next couple of mins is a slight understatement .........

ISIRIS
insiders
HORSE H £150 @ evens WON +£150
HORSE W £100 @ 9/4 WON +£225
HORSE U £100 @ 12/1 2nd -£100
HORSE A £150 @ 13/2 2ND -£150
main account +£4708.35 insiders -£1800.60 overall +£2907.75

MARK HOLDER

no bets advised +£8876.32

OPTIMUM RACING

6.20 tow glen tyne £400 @ 7/4 unpld -£400

p/l -£5105.60

PERSONAL TRADING

this week im taking a back seat on this side , hoping to come back refreshed all guns blazing , i have been pretty quiet via this avenue recently but that will change from monday , ISIRIS gave out two in the same race today the came 1-2 , MH has in the past given 2 in the race and has also hit the jackpot , so from now on im going to look at a £25 r/f when any of the lines give out two in the same race .
p/l +£4700.17

THE30KCHALLENGE ................................ +£11,378.64

Monday, April 23, 2007

it does not take a rocket scientist ...................

to work out that something has changed in my reporting ,thanks to everyone for their kind comments very much appreciated but i hope this draws a line under the episode , lets move on , lifes too short ..................

As explained in my last post from today i have started a p/l comparison betfair v traditional bookmakers , and my results will be published every sunday .

ISIRIS
insiders
HORSE A £150 @ 2/1 unpld -£150
HORSE B £50 ew @ 8/1 2nd +£30
HORSE C £20 ew @ 20/1 £30 ew @ 25/1 3rd +£180
main account +£4708.35 insiders -£1925.60 overall +£2782.75

MARK HOLDER

no bets advised +£8876.32

OPTIMUM RACING

23/4 4.20 win wages £200 @ 7.20 2nd -£200
24/4 2.30 hex jeringa £100 ew @ 10/1 unpld -£200

p/l -£4705.60

PERSONAL TRADING

well i was looking to get involved in a couple at plumpton but this afternoon i had to swap attheraces and racinguk for the delights of brum , the fimbles and fif the flowertot ............... as i had a 18 month boy to look after , my girlfriends daughter was called in urgently to work so yours truly was thrust into action as a baby sitter , well after my 4 hour stint i can tell you THE30KCHALLENGE is a doddle compared to my afternoon experience !!! i did switch over for a couple of races and there was no tears infact he seemed to like the horses , lets hope he doesn,t tell his mum ................
looking fwd to tomorrow , its been a strange couple of days !
p/l +£4700.17

THE30KCHALLENGE ....................... +£11,653.64

EXCHANGES v TRADITIONAL BOOKMAKERS ........

this morning i received an email from someone thinking of joining one of the services i subscribe to , he was asking my thoughts and wanted to know whether i used exchanges or traditional bookmakers to get my bets placed , i explained that due to the nature of the bets mostly each way i use bookmakers due to the place odds being significantly greater .
But the question got me thinking ,over a period of time taking into account the better win odds , p/l wise which betting medium would be most productive , i realise commission has to be taken into account but last week i had my bets restricted to pennies on another two bookies so i thought it was something worth looking into .
i will not be backing these selections straight away on the exchanges as quite often there is a over reaction , i will back the selections about a min before the off .
i will publish my findings p/l wise each week on a sunday .

Sunday, April 22, 2007

THE30KCHALLENGE ......................

was started on the 7th january 2007 after some banter on the betfair forum , the subject of tipsters came up , as per usual their services were shot down in flames ................. up popped me , hold on thats how i make my living following 3 services and obtaining my only income from them , liar & bullshit were two of the more polite responses to my relevation , im a proud and honest person and take exception to being called a liar so i decided to record my progress on a blog hence the inception of THE30KCHALLENGE this is not a proofing service if you want that go to the racing post and pay them for that service , this is my online diary of my pursuit of making a £30,000 profit over the course of 2007 nothing more nothing less . As stated before its my personal opinion that its impossible to back every selection every day , i received a email yday from a member of both MH and isiris , he was on holiday over easter missing the winners from MH and yesterday his wife went into hospital quite understandably gambling was the last thing on his mind and he missed the brilliant day from isiris , i hope his wife is well on the road to recovery .
i enjoy this blog and i hope it continues but lifes too short if the services i subscribe to have a problem with it , it has a limited shelf life, quite honestly i dont need the hassle , i have received many messages of support and congratulations not only this morning but since i started in early jan .

a couple of points .........................

if yesterday was a disappointing one for isiris members with 5/5 losers or a losing day on the whole would there have been a problem of MY reporting of MY day p/l wise ?

since i have started i know of at least 2 people who have joined isiris because of my blog and recommendation

so what happens when i go on holiday ? if isiris has a good time i have to report it but if it is a losing period forget that DD ??

i know MH and OPTIMUM are aware of my blog and now i realise kb reads it , firstly thanks for taking the time to read it i have a discussion page and a personal email link , any problems please contact me i have NOTHING to hide , im just trying to enjoy life making a living with something that i enjoy .

lastly please remember im a isiris friend and ally , a member for many years , if you get your detective to close me down , its simple to rejoin via an alias , inconvenient and expensive i grant you but i hope it does not come to that , im not a coward but i dont like confrontations as already stated lifes too short .................. but i wont be dictacted to , my previous wifes did that , never again !!

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ISIRIS FULL RESULTS SAT 21ST APRIL 2007
main account
3.55 new HORSE A £200 EW @ 7/2 won +£875
insiders
1.55 ayr HORSE B £150 @ 5/4 WON +£187.50
2.30 thi HORSE C £150 @ 11/4 WON +£412.50
3.35 ayr HORSE D £100 ew @ 16/1 WON +£2000
4.15 thi HORSE E £150 @ 15/8 unpld -£150
7.45 wol HORSE F £100 ew @ 8/1 unpld -£200

PROFIT ON THE DAY ................ +£3125

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SO THAT WAS THE DAY FROM ISIRIS , CONGRATULATIONS ARE VERY MUCH IN ORDER , long may it continue !!!

so my blog is being tolerated , well mr booth i hope you tolerate it till then end of 2007 BUT if you want your section of my betting portfolio removed please email me at raceto30k@hotmail.co.uk and it will be done immediately , keep up the good work DD .

Saturday, April 21, 2007

a profit of £1746.25 .......... happy or not ???

thats the question i ask myself as i type this , i knew it was going to be a risk going to spurs today any other match and i,ll would have given my ticket away as is normally the case but i have a life to live and i was not going to miss the match and i,ll suffer the consequences .......... boy did i suffer !!!!
half time 1-0 up i had layed arsenal for £100 @ 2.76 i went into the stair well to listen to the isiris message i got thru after a couple of calls heard it was gonna be a busy day then the tannoy above me blasts out ............ and i dont hear a dicky bird from there on !!!! brilliant ............ so my mate next to me walks out of the ground with 2mins to go , i decline to go , i hate leaving a match when there is a slight chance of a comeback , different if its 4-1 but 2-1 down im staying the fourth official raises the board 4 mins injury time ............ then BINGO the enigmatic jenas rifles one in from outside the box some poor sod gets a hug and cuddle from yours truly !!! then my mood changes im pissed off i have missed 2 winners @ 5/4 & 11/4 respectively 2 more insiders and a call back , i make a decision to pull stumps on the day insider wise and only back the main account selections . i have already backed the ferdy murphy nine de sivola and i cant see hot weld troubling the scorers so i drive home hoping to get back in time for the scottish national but i hit traffic on the north circular road and look likely to miss it , stuck in traffic i decide to play up my spurs winnings and have £50 ew on hot weld , if it wins and i have no money on it i,ll be suicidal .................
well i get home half way thru the race hot weld is in front but coming back to the field , a win looks unlikely !!!!!!! i,d make a great racereader now i know why i never play inrunning !!!
i backed the successful main account winner and left alone the 4th insider , but did not have enough lives left for the last call back i gather that it was another insider good luck to it my money will not be on it .

so to answer my initial question ................ happy or not ? yes im happy course id have made more staying at home but you have to be happy after a day of £1746.25 as ive said before its impossible to call every isiris call back , i have a life outside racing today it cost me but id prefer to have that life than stay glued to my phone/laptop .

well done to isiris and its members !!!

ISIRIS
main account
3.55 newb HORSE A £200 ew @ 7/2 WON +£875
insiders
3.35 ayr HORSE B £50 ew @ 14/1 WON +£875
main account +£4708.35 insiders -£1985.60 overall +£2722.75

MARK HOLDER

no bets advised +£8876.32

OPTIMUM RACING

2.25 ayr natal £200 @ 9/4 2nd -£200
3.35 ayr nine de sivola £100 ew @ 8/1 2nd +£100
p/l -£4305.60

PERSONAL TRADING

my only trade was £100 lay of arsenal @ 2.76 thanks to the strike from jenas it was successful , a profit of £96.25 on the day.
p/l +£4700.17

THE30KCHALLENGE ........................... +£11,993.64

Friday, April 20, 2007

the fun summer season starts today ............

i hope new isiris members have easy going partners !!!
there will be p/l swings from afternoon to evening at close of play in the afternoon i was £340 up for the day ............ after the last at hereford £560 down and that could easily have been £660 .
i must admit in years gone by i have got myself in a pickle with isiris evening call backs as without fail friday/saturday evenings i would be out for a meal , drink or both .......... some of the situations were quite comical looking back with me stuck in the toilet trying to get on or rushing out of a restaurant looking for a betting shop or better signal on my phone. i am more laid back, i now realise that how hard you try its nigh impossible to get on 100% of the time hopefully the winners/losers will even itself out but it does not seem that way !!! tomorrow is a case in point i have a season ticket @ spurs and tomorrow is derby day at the lane ko 12.45 if it had been 3.00 ko i would have given my ticket away but 12.45 the game should be over by 2.40 i will miss the first six races, if we are getting tonked i,ll be on my toes b4 the whistle , i can get 2 messages before the match my only concern is isiris but i will take the risk ..............


ISIRIS
insiders
4.35 ayr HORSE A £100 @ 5/2 unpld -£100
4.35 ayr HORSE B £100 @ 11/2 r4 20p WON +£440
7.30 here HORSE C£200 @ 5/1 2nd -£200
7.45 ling HORSE D £100 @ 4/1 -£100
re ;7.30 here advised bet was £300 @ 5/1 or 9/2 i was allowed £200 @ 5/1 , next price i could obtain was 7/2 this i declined and decided to leave the bet as above .

main account +£3833.35 insiders -£2860.60 p/l +£972.75

MARK HOLDER

8.00 here baileys best £200 ew @ 11/1 unpld -£400
8.00 here lagan legend £200 ew @ 12/1 3rd +£400
p/l +£8876.32

OPTIMUM RACING

6.30 here bollitree bob £600 @ 9/4 2nd -£600
p/l -£4205.6

PERSONAL TRADING

nothing caught my eye , trying to bit a little more selective so held fire for today .
p/l +£4603.92

THE30KCHALLENGE ....................... +£10247.39

a trip down memory lane .................

last night went to "the stow" my mates dogs were back in action for the ocean trailer puppy stakes , since my dad left the cheap side as a bookmaker some time in the late 80's i have been back a dozen or so times but last night it struck me .............. the dog game as i knew it has finished , the first clue was in the car parks they were not even half full , they used to be packed in like sardines then take the bookies for what i can remember there were 15 bookies when my dad stood there 9 on the cheap side and 6 in the main ring , well the cheap side only had 2 bookies standing and that looked 1 too many !!! the whole place lacked punters and atmosphere and i know there has been a cloud hanging over the stow for many a year but it can only be the saturday nights and 6 packers keeping the place alive . ok the fast food area was fairly busy but that was about it , the tote girls were doing crosswords ............ how dare you ask them to place a bet for you was the look my girlfriend got !!! i have always regarded walthamstow as the premier grehound track but after last nights visit i worry for its future , yes i realise this has all been said before but with land scarce in london , property prices only going one way and business at the stow to my eyes only going one way how long will the chandlers resist the temptation ? had a enjoyable night nonetheless one of our dogs got thru to next weeks semi final but the highlight of the evening was butterbridge ali it wasn,t just the time that was impressive but he seemed to visibly go into turbo when erinaceous rapid got to within a length of the dog and pulled away by 7l , well done to the hare driver aswell , i realise he was only doing his job but he prevented potential carnage after a dog got knocked over at the first bend got up and started running the wrong way towards the other 5 dogs .

ISIRIS
insiders
2.20 chelt HORSE A £150 @ 12/5 2nd -£150
3.30 chelt HORSE B £100 ew @ 9/1 r4 10p WON +£1012.50
3.45 new HORSE C £50 ew @ 14/1 unpld -£100
3.55 ripon HORSE D £100 ew @ 8/1 unpld -£200

main account +£3833.35 insiders -£2900.60 p/l +£932.75

MARK HOLDER

no bets advised +£8876.32

OPTIMUM RACING

no bets advised -£3605.60

PERSONAL TRADING

one small and unsuccessful trade wishing to oppose beau michel in the 4.40 chelt his last run was a fortunate win on heavy ground i was divided whether to lay him in the win market or back present glory in a match bet versus beau michel ............. unfortunately for me i took the match bet route backing present glory £150 @ 2.00 .............. i had the "value" but nothing ele other than a loss of £150 .
p/l +£4603.92

THE30KCHALLENGE .....................+£10807.39

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

6 insiders from isiris ..............

not something i agree with or like but after my last adventure i decided to back them all , if he is going to give so many i wish he would think of us and split them up , trying to get on 4 selections in one call at his advertised prices is nigh impossible . so another small loss on the day which is a little frustrating ....................


ISIRIS
insiders
2.00 new HORSE A £150 @ 11/2 3rd -£150
2.35 new HORSE B £150 @ 10/3 2nd -£150
3.10 new HORSE C £100 @ 7/1 unpld -£100
4.05 chel HORSE D £100 @ 11/2 r4 10p WON +£495
4.20 new HORSE E £50 ew @ 25/1 unpld -£100
4.20 new HORSE F £50 ew @ 11/1 -£100

main account +£3833.35 insiders -£3463.10

MARK HOLDER

no bets advised +£8876.32

OPTIMUM RACING

no bets advised -£3605.60

PERSONAL TRADING

just two lays today the first was french saulaire £80 @ 4.5 , the concern was his hard pulling running style over a longer distance , well although he didn,t settle i thought johnson rode a brilliant race keeping french saulaire at the rear of the field before producing him with a successful run , a loss of £280 on the race , my second lay was tysou again on stamina concerns i layed £60 @ 4.09 this was spot on as tysou weakened on the run up to the last a profit of £57.75 but a loss of £222.25 on the day .
p/l +£4753.92

THE30KCHALLENGE.......................... +£10,394.89

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

as predicted a quiet day ..............

but could without these insiders nibbling away at last weeks profits ! i decided to pop round a mates to watch the cricket im typing this @ 144/9 wish id stayed at home ..............

ISIRIS
insiders
2.20 nott A £100 @ 5/2 2nd -£100
4.40 exe B £100 @ 11/4 unpld -£100

p/l updated tomorrow

PERSONAL TRADING

nothing p/l wise but i had a look at the county championship div 2 betting , i want to take on essex , the team i have supported and been a member of since a kid ............. why because of the chelmsford wicket , its a featherbed so difficult to bowl a side out twice on , you rely on declarations to get results , ronnie has enough chirp for the whole team and tries to talk the opposing captains into a generous declaration , their fast bowling is a little weak and need the arrival of nel asap . i have invested £100 ew @ 13/2 on middlesex they have a great batting line up , decent spinners especially with the arrival of murali kartik , their one weakness may be pace bowling but the lords wickets will offer assistance to the likes of vaas , johnson ,silverwood and richardson unlike those of chelmsford .

Monday, April 16, 2007

A relatively quiet day ................

and with no message from MH tomorrow and a all hurdle card at exeter tomorrow so nothing from optimum , i fancied a days racing tomorrow but sadly no local sport around the m25 which is a shame , wednesday looks busier and i would love to go to newmarket or better still cheltenham but for various reasons i,ll be at home .


ISIRIS
insiders
5.35 weth A £100 @ 8/1 unpld -£100

main account +£3833.35 insiders -£3158.10

MARK HOLDER

no bets advised +£8876.32

OPTIMUM RACING

4.00 weth dolmur £200 @ 10/3 2nd -£200
p/l -£3605.60

PERSONAL TRADING

i played in two races both at wetherby firstly the 3.25 i arbed 4 horses backing scotmail boy £200 @ 6/l layed @ 6.6 , kidithou £200 @ 5/1 layed £200 @ 5.8 , greenfield £100 @ 14/1 layed £100 @ 14.25 and wot way chief £200 @ 10/1 & £50 ew @ 10/1 laying back @ 10.25/3.175 , well wot way chief could be called the winner a far way out and a profit of £204.75 was achieved , was i premature in laying the winner back @ 10.0 & 10.5 in hindsight probably so but with kidithou going off near to 10 and scotmail boy trading over 7 its swings and roundabouts and im happy with my bottle on the race . in the 4.00 i layed trading trouble £225 @ 6.3638 and backed him £100 @ 6/1 & 11/2 leaving me with a exposure of £56.25 for a profit of £25 i arbed three other runners ballynure , seymar lad and sound of cheers as dolmur drifted i backed him £50 @ 5.2 and hoping to lay off £100 @ under 2/1 i/r unfortunately although runner up he was always playing second fiddle to my only loser as such trading trouble and a loss of £106.87 on the race but a personal profit of £97.88 on the day .
p/l +£4976.17

THE30KCHALLENGE .................... +£10922.14

not much to report ...............

but that suited as i was visiting my dads for a nice lunch , only the one message to deal with from isiris , so back to reality after yesterdays excitement !

ISIRIS
insider
2.30 kelso A £150 ew @ 4/1 unpld -£300

p/l to be updated tomorrow .

Sunday, April 15, 2007

a national for the bookies ..............

and a brilliant day for MH subscribers , the unfortunate capsizing of special envoy was forgotten after the exploits of kings quay in the first today add a good day personally and my bottom line gets past the five figure mark for the year , lets hope it can stay there ................

ISIRIS
main account
5.25 chep A £200 ew @ 2/1 3rd - £120
insiders
4.15 aintree 4x£50 win B 12/1 , C 22/1 , D 25/1 , E 24/1
all unpld -£200
main account +£3833.35 insiders -£2758.10 overall +£1075.25

MARK HOLDER
1.45 aintree orcadian £200 ew @ 16/1 unpld -£400
1.45 aintree kings quay £200 ew @ 18/1 WON +£4500
2.50 aintree afsoun £200 ew @ 13/2 3rd +£250 bookie offering 1/4 odds + bog .
p/l +£8876.32

OPTIMUM RACING

4.15 aintree joes edge £100 ew @ 20/1 £100 @ 10/1 unpld -£300
p/l -£3405.60

PERSONAL TRADING

perhaps i should be more selection with my laying trades and wait for the short priced horses that MH or OPTIMUM feel should be opposed , a horse that came into thar criteria was deroit city in the 2.50 aintree MH was adament that he should be opposed and i layed £260 @ 2.84 . i personally has been impressed by albertas run and felt he still had improvement to come so i had £100 ew @ 5.83/2.36 this proved a success and a profit of £846.25 on the day
p/l +£4878.29

THE30KCHALLENGE ......................... +£11424.26

Friday, April 13, 2007

i must admit .................

that i was tempted to lay aces four coming to the last ............. a satisfying day and looking forward to tomorrow .............. my favourite day of the year in the racing calender , having been brought up to work in my dads betting shop on national day , my first national was 1975 l,escargot in the days of extel commentaries & boardmen when betting shops were just that not the amusement arcades they are today !

ISIRIS
insiders
2.00 aintree A £100 @ 7.6 2nd -£100
2.55 south B £50 ew @ 9/1 3rd +£40
4.55 aintree C £50 ew @ 25/1 unpld -£100
main account +£3953.35 insiders -£2558.10 +£1395.25

MARK HOLDER

no bets advised +£4526.32

OPTIMUM RACING

2.00 aintree aces four £400 @ 11/4 WON +£1100
premium bet
3.45 aintree briery fox £100 ew @ 14/1 unpld -£200
main account -£2811.06 premium -£294.54

PERSONAL TRADING

just the one bet for me in the 2.35 aintree where i backed monets garden £75 @ 6.4 producing a net profit of £389.81 .
p/l +£4032.04


THE30KCHALLENGE ................................. +£6848.01

puts everything into perspective ..............

got home last night just after 10.30 ................. i was grumpy , short with the mrs and feeling sorry for myself , i usually take everything thrown at me with dignity and a shrug of the shoulders but special envoys capsizing at the last had niggled me , perhaps this blog has something to do with it as im desperate to top the 30k this year and i realise i need a injection of profit to attain that level , then after 7 mins of non existent inept defending my beloved spurs are effectively out of europe ................ im not happy ............ unlike me im aggressive and f**ked off ..............................
and then i turned on the tv it was on itv and the news was on , the story was of 4 british troops who will not being coming home to spend time with their loved ones, instead there are the photos of the 4 young troops including 2 teenage girls and pictures of their coffins being lifted off the raf planes .................. i dont need to say anyone

Thursday, April 12, 2007

IF only ..................

special envoy jumped the last .................... cost me £5000 gutted but thats racing , gonna go for a walk then off to spurs , pi$$ed off !!!!

my stubborn streak nearly cost me ....................
on sunday isiris gave us 6 insiders , easter sunday i decided to let them run it saved me a few coppers ................. today 5 insiders after cursing i decided to do a multiple bet costing £125 after 3 losers i was neither happy or sad as i was doing my £125 but i suppose saving myself £400 on the insiders then BINGO 10/1 winner and 6/1 winner producing a profit of £1200 to advised stakes 10/1 ABC and 6/1 XYZ .....................

ISIRIS
insiders
2.00 aintree A 9/1
2.35 aintree B 4/1 these are the prices available that i took for
3.20 leices C 3/1 the multiple bet .
4.20 aintree D 10/1
4.30 leices E 6/1
10 x £5 doubles 10 x £2.50 ew trebles 5 x £2 ew fourfolds £2.50 ew accumulator

so after the 4.20 aintree i have £55 going onto XYZ BUT to the advised stakes i am really £600 adrift on the day ............. and pissed off ! if XYZ who was advised 1/2 pt (£100) @ 6/1 wins i should have won £1200 but i will only win £260 if XYZ loses i will lose £125 but should have collected £500 from the advice ............... im in a pickle to put it politely so i decide to have £150 @ 6/1 on XYZ , well i was fortunate XYZ held on by a fast diminishing neck to collect £900 and a profit of £1160 on the day .
i admit i got lucky , i used up the get out of jail card today ............... i have been at this game long enough having started in my dads betting shop at around 9 on grand national day !!! but i dont have all the answers if he gives out 4/5 insiders tomorrow i have not got a scooby what i,ll do !!

main account +£3953.35 insiders -£2398.10 overall +£1555.25

MARK HOLDER

a day when the bare figs do not tell the full story ....................
5.30 aintree burntoakboy £200 ew @ 8/1 unpld -£400
5.30 aintree special envoy £200 ew @ 20/1 -£400

p/l +£4526.32

OPTIMUM RACING

no bets advised p/l -£4005.60

PERSONAL TRADING

well it all centred on the last personally i liked the look of kicks for free and invested £100 ew @ 10/1 in the morning best the message of MH he was heavily backed and i could have arbed but i decided to stick to my guns and i laid laouen £50 @ 5.3 and acambo £20 @ 13.5 , a loss of £132.62 on a most eventful day ................
p/l +£3642.23

so a profit of £227.38 , it could have been over £5000+ or a loss of £1000+ ...............

THE30KCHALLENGE .................... +£5718.20

no complaints from me ............

on no words of wisdom from isiris , quite happy with a blank day as long as the p/l graph is on a upward curve , i just dont want a repeat of sundays message !!! i still reckon selectivity is the key, one weapon we have in our armoury in our battle with the bookies , they have to play in every race ............ we dont !

ISIRIS
no bets
main account +£3953.35 insiders -£3558.10

MARK HOLDER

no bets advised p/l +£5326.32

OPTIMUM RACING

4.40 here super judge £200 @ 3/1 WON +£600

p/l -£4005.60

PERSONAL TRADING

well i started the day £121.87 in credit after my two ante post bets for the peterborough puppy derby i suppose it was a bit of a ante climax with slug city not cracking out as we wanted finishing last and conker all scraping a 4th and collecting the place part of my £37.50 ew @ 33/1 but we had a enjoyable evening and to have two dogs in a "sky" final was brilliant , roll on walthamstow next thursday . i had a quiet day and just had the one trade laying lescars lad £80 @ 2.99 producing a profit of £77 and bringing a welcome end to a small losing run , a profit of £198.87 on the day.
p/l +£3774.85

THE30KCHALLENGE .......................+£5490.82

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

good luck to the pattinson duo tonight !!!!!!!

conker all and slug city in the peterboro puppy derby tonight owned and trained by some mates so up the a1 tonight to cheer them on , backed em ew @ 33/1 & 16/1 must admit they will have there work cut out to beat the fav westmead prince but as long as they have a decent safe run i,ll be happy .

ISIRIS
main account
2.20 pont A £300 ew @ 11/4 2nd ........... another "successful" main acc bet ! -£135
insiders
3.10 font B £150 @ 7/4 unpld -£150
3.35 chep C £150 @ 3/1 WON +£450
4.40 chep D £150 @ 7/2 unpld -£150

MARK HOLDER no bets advised

OPTIMUM RACING no bets advised

PERSONAL TRADING

second losing day on the trot , i started off with £50 ew on doveden lane in the 2.10 font , she was in the process of running a decent race and may of well been involved in the finish but all conjecture as she tipped up and my second bet was a lay of wise owl in the 4.10 chep £60 @ 4.30 but under a inspired tom scu ride he prevailed in a tightish finish . apart from being on the winner i really enjoyed the round of jumping especially the last of blue teen today , jumped brilliantly and travelled well throughout i look fwd to seeing him out again .
-£298 on the day but with ante post vouchers in hand i hope to turn that around tonight !!! so p/l will be updated tomorrow .

what a brilliant start to the day...................

with main account winner provost , sadly the went steadily downhill after that , tedsdale met more traffic inrunning than a m25 bank holiday motorist staying on to finish 4th , i had my first losing day for a while , and nice to return to normality with just one successful insider .

ISIRIS

main account
2.25 yarm A £200 ew @ 5/2 WON +£600
3.30 muss B £200 ew @ 4/1 unpld -£400
insiders
3.25 sed C 7/2 5.10 sed D 3/1 £100 ew double both placed +£72

main account +£4088.35 insiders -£3708.10

MARK HOLDER

no bets advised +£5326.32

OPTIMUM RACING

4.00 sedg mistral de la coeur £200 @ 5/1 unpld -£200
p/l -£4605.60

PERSONAL TRADING

just the one bet in the 5.25 plump southern classic MH was keen on this with the "dead eight" due to start but he was worried that there may be non runners due to the ground so he didn,t want to advise a bet only to see 6 or 7 go to post but with all 8 running i had £100 ew @ 5/1 after being up with the pace early on he soon dropped tamely away to produce a £200 loss on the day .
p/l +£3873.98

THE30KCHALLENGE .................... +£4974.95

Monday, April 09, 2007

lost for words .................

easter sunday and a gorgeous one at that , most people will have family engagements , the last thing i wanted today was to be in my office getting bets on ...................... so whats the isiris easter offering ............. 6 INSIDER BETS !!!! perhaps its me but i was staggered could not believe it , yes i heard the message regarding the insiders , kb seems to have this "more is better mentality" with regard to the insiders , i for one would prefer the scenario of 1 , 2 or zero insiders each day rather than the scattergun approach , i have stated my views on this previously and dont feel the need to repeat it , but easter sunday and he goes with 6 in his quest to improve the insiders p/l , well out of the 6 to his advertised prices 1 winner and 2 placed ew bets produced a small loss , to sp a small profit , on hearing the message i noted the bets down , turned the pc off and went back to the barbie !!! im not having 6 insider bets and if i miss a bumper week so be it , it goes against my philosophy having so many bets from one source and if this is continued this week i will be ony backing any main account bets . so p/l wise nothing for me from isiris , mh or personally and one bet from optimum .

OPTIMUM

4.30 plum back in business £200 @ 7/4 2nd -£200

p/l to be updated tomorrow .

Saturday, April 07, 2007

a small loss of the day .............

after a recovery of the isiris insiders this week , it was a poor end to the week for them , but small profits on my other accounts minimised the deficit ...............



ISIRIS
insiders
2.30 hay A £100 @ 4/1 2nd -£100
4.40 car B £50 ew @ 8/1 unpld -£100
4.55 kem C £150 ew @ 4/1 unpld -£300

main account +£3888.35 insiders -£3780.10 overall +£108.25

MARK HOLDER

3.00 hay festive chimes £200 ew @ 14/1 4th +£500
3.55 na find the king £200 ew @ 11/1 unpld -£400

p/l +£5326.32

OPTIMUM RACING

2.00 hay grenfell £200 ew @ 9/2 2nd +£25

p/l -£4205.60

PERSONAL TRADING

just traded the one race at carlisle laying three in the 3.30 namely magnificent seven £110 @ 4.5 , political cruise £50 @ 8.4 and fleetfoot mac £30 @ 14.5 on the message from optimum who looked to oppose these three , none where in the frame so a profit of £183 on the day .
p/l +£4073.98

THE30KCHALLENGE ....................... +£5302.95

Friday, April 06, 2007

cheers to minipuro , jeanius and drever .........

thanks for your comments vm appreciated ................ as a subscriber im on kbs side but at times i just feel he pushes his luck to the limits and way beyond !!!
anyway lets roll on .......... we have a day off tomorrow !!! although a losing day from my subscription services my interpretation of the messages and trading minimised the loss .

ISIRIS

insiders
3.00 lud A £100 @ 7/2 unpld -£100
3.50 win B £200 @ 5/2 unpld -£200
main account +£3888.35 insiders -£3280.10 overall +£608.25

MARK HOLDER

no bets advised +£5226.32

OPTIMUM RACING

4.00 lud tighe caster unpld £200 @ 4.40 -£200

p/l -£4230.60

PERSONAL TRADING

a successful day showing a profit of £480 .......... comprising of a £100 double on pearl king 3.10 lud and the n/r princelet 5.30 lud , andrew @ optimum was keen to oppose rehearsel and high calibre in the race of tighe caster so i layed both for £50 @ 4.00 and on the spreads i sold rehearsel/tighe caster £10 @ 0.00 make up -15 giving a profit of £150 , my last bet involved the hunter chase 5.00 ludlow where i was keen to back viscount bankes ew @ 9/2 or bigger ...... on the shows i believe 4/1 was the best available as that was coming under pressure i had £25 ew @ 4/1 giving me a profit of £120 .
p/l +£3890.98

THE30KCHALLENGE ........................ +£5494.95

Thursday, April 05, 2007

a good day for isiris ...................... BUT

personally it was tarnished leaving a sour taste in my mouth , why ? the subject of isiris and its ante post strategies, isiris comes in for a lot of criticism and ill feeling over its creative accounting policy of recording a 7/2 placed selection as being "successful" and i personally take exception at their ante post policy , kb freely admits that their ante post bets are not for everyone but i feel i have sufficent time and resources to play in these markets . isiris are freely criricised as well for the availability of prices , well i hope that i show that its possible to get MOST of the prices quoted this is thru multiple accounts and calling at as close as possible to the times required , i openely admit that i struggle to get on when he gives more than 2 selections on a message and his ante post advices , i cant get on via the phones and the bookies have limits in place controlling what you can get on via the internet these are pretty small for ante post races in 6 months time , lets take his 1000 guineas selection given on a sunday afternoon some time last year take the 40/1 and 33/1 main account win bet , that means to £400 win , well i more chance of elvis presley serving me at my local sainsburys than getting that on !!! i got £25 ew @ 33/1 i was told on the net that the selection was suspended on my first port of call the second offered me the bet quoted , yesterday he said well i think we have covered the bet in full @ 14/1 by laying it back on the exchanges giving us a no lose situation and possibly a huge bumper profit , but he said lay the bet back now if you have not already done so ................... THE HORSE WAS 18.5/21 £5 x £9 for christs sake !!!! i must admit as i only got the £25 ew on i have not paid much attention to his trading advice on this one as i have stuck the bet to the back burner hoping it gets to post and i have £25 ew @ 33/1 on a "live" runner but common kevin you are quoting potential profits to FULL stakes here ............... who actually got on to decent sums probably this bloke who bets to £300 per quarter point or the smart ar$e who made thousands backing sri lanka @ 1000 last week !!
so kb went onto the derby ante post position now here i was a little more successful achieving £200 @ 12/1 , yesterdays advice was lay back 1 pt @ 9.0 or below well i reckon i first there as i layed £100 @ 8.93 so i doubt any other members layed back the horse at below 8/1 yesterday the horse is now 9.2/10 £11 x £250 , he says there is no rush to lay it back ................. well what happens if the horse mets a set back over the next week what will be recorded in the figs ? i bet 1.01 it will be a loss of 1pt !!!
i have not touched on the large bank required to lay these positions back but as kb has stated the ante post bets will not be for everyone , kb you are correct but please dont treat the people who do trade your ante post advices as village idiots , we cant get paul daniels to magic up these prices or liquidity !!!

on a lighter note another successful day and successful trip up the a1 to peterboro for the puppy derby semis , great news both dogs owned by my mates slug city and conker all got thru to the final so the ante post vouchers look tasty , but i think on last nights display they will do well to get with a couple of lengths of westmead prince who looked awesome and is a worthy favourite .


ISIRIS

insiders
3.10 nott A £50 ew @ 8/1 WON +£480
3.10 nott B £100 @ 3.15 3rd -£100
4.20 catt C £50 ew @ 12/1 unpld -£100
4.50 catt D £150 @ 8/11 WON +£109.09

p/l to be updated after thursdays results .

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

running a skeleton service ............

at present ! i sound like british rail but helping a mate out and thankfully one of the quieter times of the year back home tomorrow then of to peterborough for their puppy derby , i have priced up the event on betfair and have a couple of nice ante post vouchers ............. how tasty will they be come 10pm tomorrow ????????
racingfirst +1.25 pts
4.30 south efforetta 3 pts @ 5/2 unpld
p/l -1.75 pts

i would like to bring to attention a relatively new website that may be of interest its www.bettingeye.co.uk containing a forum , variousblogs , betting advice / views and betting news , have a butchers and see what you think !!!!!


ISIRIS
insider
3.40 weth A £100 @ 10/3 £100 @ 2.14 place WON +£439.72

OPTIMUM RACING

premium bet
4.50 weth hill of slane £100 @ 11/2 £100 @ 2.24 place 3rd +£19.25


p/l to updated later this week

Monday, April 02, 2007

looks a quiet few days in store .............

no MH until thursday , friday off and just the flat on wednesday i believe . betting had to take a back seat today as i had to help someone out so was thankful of a quiet day and got myself in a bookies for a isiris hunter chase call back .

racingfirst +7.25 pts
sun 3.10 hex endless power 2pts @ 4/1 3rd
sun 3.20 na young owen 2pts @ 3/1 unpld
mon 4.40 ling moonbird 2 pts @ 9/2 unpld
p/l +1.25 pts

ISIRIS

main account
5.20 kelso A £300 @ 3/1 3rd -£300
5.20 kelso B £100 @ 7/2 WON +£350
insiders
2.10 ling C 10/3 3.20 kel D 9/2 £100 ew double -£200

a loss of £150 on the day overall

im away at present so p/l will be updated asap , ntg from optimum today & the next message from MH will be on thursday .

a humbling but brilliant night at the royal albert hall

......................... went to see the who in aid of the teenage cancer trust on saturday evening , to be honest i hold my hands up and state i didnt realise kids got cancer , met some wonderful and brave kids .............. and i worry about who won the 2.50 newton abbott !!! it put everything into perpective . today (sunday) was quiet as got up late as staying with frds then off to the lane to see spurs hopefully continue there decent recent form , only one unsuccessful bet on the day

ISIRIS
insider
2.50 newt abb A £100 ew @ 12/1 unpld -£200

p/l tomorrow

Sunday, April 01, 2007

a week to forget for isiris towers .................

disasterous is a polite way of describing their week but with the flat now off n running fingers crossed for a improvement in fortunes , its the insiders that needs to improve , during my membership which started nearly 10 years ago i have on a couple of periods just backed the main account bets and i know thats what a lot his members do to this day , yes its difficult to get ALL the prices on his insiders but over time as long as you can call on time and have access to the majority of bookies you will make money on them, but they do have bad runs as is the case at present , if pressed though i would prefer it if he just concentrated on the main account and we had only 2/3 bets a week , the insiders were on the endangered species list a couple of years back !!!!! the insiders were going thru a poor run from what i remember kb gave them a month to improve ................. will we be revisiting that scenario ????

racingfirst +16.25 pts
2.40 newc dichoh 2pts @ 10/3 unpld
3.55 newc rain stops play 1pt @ 25/1 unpld tanzanite 1pt @ 12/1 unpld
4.40 kemp lopinot 2pts @ 2/1
5.50 kemp salut saint cloud 1pt @ 9/2 2nd synonymy 2 pts @ 11/2 3rd
daily p/l -9pts cum p/l +7.25 pts

ISIRIS

main account
4.30 newc A £200 ew @ 4/1 2nd -£40
insiders
3.05 asct B £200 @ 11/2 unpld -£200
5.25 asct C £100 @ 15/2 2nd -£100

main account +£3838.35 insiders -£3408.91 overall +£429.44

MARK HOLDER

no bets advised +£5226.32

OPTIMUM RACING

4.15 asct tamarinbleu £400 @ 7/2 unpld -£400

p/l -£4049.85

PERSONAL TRADING

i have a couple of spread betting stategies that i use quite successfully when going descriptions change , one i used today at uttoxeter , the ground was quickening up and i was anticipating a host of non runners making the racing less competitive , this scenario of less runners and less competition makes the liklihood of races being won in larger margins than may of been the case , well thats my thinking it may be flawed but in my little world i use it !!! i can only see a very limited risk of buying distances so i bought £10 @ 37 and £5 @ 36.5 i wasnt quite expecting the start i received with a winning distance of 24l in the first , the final make up was a very healthy 71lengths and a profit of £512.50 to lighten the loss on the day .
i have been fortunate enough to be invited to see the who tonight @ the royal albert hall , so another musical extravaganza to look fwd to !!!

p/l +£3410.98

THE30KCHALLENGE ....................................... +£5016.89