The essence of making a profit from betting on horses is largely tied in with spotting improvement in horses before the bookmakers, the pundits and the general public.
If this was easy to do then obviously you would already be doing it and you would all be in profit. Life isn’t that easy.
As you will have discovered once a horse wins a race or 2 this is reflected in its odds for the next race and beyond.
The secret is to identify horses who perform well against the odds.
They may not have won a particular previous race due to:
- Draw bias.
- Poor jockeying.
- Inconsistent pace.
- Incorrect race distance.
- Unsuitable going.
Similarly certain horses do really well in terms of the final result.
For example they may end up placed despite:
- Being held back leaving the stalls.
- Clattering a series of fences.
- Bad positioning on the rails or running too wide.
All such horses should be logged for future reference.
You will all be aware that many trainers run their horses over incorrect distance or incorrect going in order to qualify their horses for important handicaps while still carrying lower weights.
Other factors might include:
- Does a horse finish strongly? Maybe it could use a few more furlongs in its next race.
- Does it go off at a sprint only to fade towards the end of the race? Maybe it has run a few furlongs too far.
Either way make the notes. Excel is a great tool for logging and manipulating this data. Carefully analyze the distance of the horses next race.
Another option is to look for horses that have been obviously “slowed up”.
Sometimes referred to as “non triers” in the press.
RacingPost race reviews are extremely beneficial in this respect as is watching as much racing as possible.
Horses can be restrained in a race, they can be held back so as to lose ground at the start or by racing wide. Alternatively a horse can be forced to run at the front knowing that it is a fast finisher rather than a natural front runner.
Improvement and Class
Horses that run well above their usual class are also worth following, particularly when moved back to their usual class in the next race.
Often high quality horses can be “trained” at the less popular tracks in an attempt to disguise their true ability.
If the results they produce are genuine then this will be reflected in their RacingPost ratings.
If they are suddenly moved up to the class tracks at Cheltenham and Ascot then in all likelihood there is a reason for it that only the trainers and owner will know about.
If the odds given look generous then they must be taken.
When assessing 2 year old and other young horses, fitness in the paddock can be essential. Young horses have little genuine racing form that can be used to accurately judge potential.
Making a profit from racing investments.
Successful betting is not necessarily about finding more winners than losers.
Successful betting is about consistently taking bets where the odds on offer are higher than the horses true probability of winning.
The odds are subjective and the opinions are subjective.
Part of the RacingPost’s objective is to highlight horses which consistently promise but fail to deliver.
Some horses consistently place in races and are hyped before every subsequent race, but just cannot cross the line first.
Instinctively horses are pack animals. It is not necessarily in their instincts to win horse races for your punting pleasure.
You must be selective, you must avoid consistent losers, you must avoid horses that are consistently “over hyped” by the daily rags and you must do your own research and identify potential improvers.
Again, the RacingPost analyses will help you in this respect
There is an old adage that is so relevant to modern betting…
“Isn’t it strange how the harder i work the luckier i get.”
In Part 3 we look at pedigree, potential and breeding. I also outline the statistical indexes that you can use to measure speed and stamina.
In Part 4 we look at the benefits of paddock watching and how to visually examine a racehorse to spot a potential winner in advance of the media and the crowds.
Bet Fair and Bet Well.
Mike J Davies is a Horse Racing Expert, LSE Day trader, and a Betfair Trader and Advisor. Revealed! Guaranteed Profitable Betfair Horse Racing Secrets and Strategies at http://www.Betfair-Trade.com/
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6:34 am on October 8th, 2009
i wish they would stop talking about design, and flow and design language and just flog it around a track!
6:34 am on October 8th, 2009
This would probably be a legend like the Mclaren F1 if it was ever produced.. but you have to remember… this is a project. This is a result of trying to make a fantastically focused blend of shape and function in a race car setting. To a normal customer… no matter how rich he would have to be to afford it, would have trouble living with and handling this kind of beast. Hundreds of millions would go into research and testing to make it a comfortable and viable road car for customers.
6:34 am on October 8th, 2009
OR BILLY MAYS
but he’s dead
6:34 am on October 8th, 2009
Actually for the cc size it has it would win hands down. Anyway, to put a more powerful engine is not a big technical prblem.
6:34 am on October 8th, 2009
if SOME people could buy it… furai would be a HIT and LEGEND!!
6:34 am on October 8th, 2009
any version should be street legal. they allow vipers and ferraris. there isa 2000 hp legal car for god sakes.
6:34 am on October 8th, 2009
they do have one for the streets at the moment, it has hydraulics 2 elevate the car and get over speed bumps
6:34 am on October 8th, 2009
true, not some, i want most of the features… to be on the Rx-9
6:34 am on October 8th, 2009
You never know. They might move some features over to the RX-9.
6:34 am on October 8th, 2009
FUCK! why does it have to be for purposely only for racing, why can’t they make another version for the streets?. e___e
6:34 am on October 8th, 2009
That’s in it’s class, that’s why Rotarys are banned!
Look it up? There is also talk of taking some of these concepts into production and larger more powerful engine! 
6:34 am on October 8th, 2009
with 450hp it won`t be killing many race cars today. It may actually not beat any race car at all.
6:34 am on October 8th, 2009
@rey0176
Hey dumpshit! ….do you know who this guy is? duh…. NO!
After completing work designing this Ultra-FAST car, he resigned as Lead Designer on the Furai Concept.
He’s now working on designing the next “Tesla”! ….and is one of the top automotive designers in the World! lol
This Car would KILL any car on the track today w/ it’s Triple Rotor Rotary (banned from racing)….. and it doesn’t take more than a jackass to understand what he’s saying!
6:34 am on October 8th, 2009
F that crap! I don’t want a watered down sportscar that was inspired by this car. I WANT THIS CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT A SICK RIDE.
6:34 am on October 8th, 2009
they should use the sham wow guy…he can sell anything
6:34 am on October 8th, 2009
this guy cant sell me shit, he sounds like he studied very hardto say what he said… its annoying.
6:34 am on October 8th, 2009
450 hp on E-100 ?
wankel engine ?
mazda spirit ?
what else could I wish?
6:34 am on October 8th, 2009
they should race it! Its built on ALMS chassis.
6:34 am on October 8th, 2009
Awesome car!!!
6:34 am on October 8th, 2009
The book is Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner.
6:34 am on October 8th, 2009
oh gosh that sounds familiar, i probably read it in like, elementary school, and can't remember the name. King of the Wind maybe? or..one of the many Black Stallion books? i dunno this is gonna drive me nuts it sounds so familiar
6:34 am on October 8th, 2009
I reported the first answerer.
Sorry though, I do not know, I just hate racists.
6:35 am on October 8th, 2009
Zemusobronu or Kroidusili
the emphasis on the start of each name with the Z and the K is powerful
Also they sound sort of evil, they have a lot of harsh sounds in the names, which makes them sound fairly good for bad guys
6:35 am on October 8th, 2009
Hitler said it in "Mein Kampf"
6:35 am on October 8th, 2009
There were several matches but I think that in the end the Flash won. Of course he must've. Barry Allen ran faster than death and came back from the Speed Force over 20 years later!
6:35 am on October 8th, 2009
Depending on the Sports Book you go to, you will have all that information.
I suggest the Palace Station or Hilton for betting horses if your looking for that exact info, as they do carry that.
6:35 am on October 8th, 2009
1. Yes. He is a Moor and Desdemona was Milky. There are always interracial hatreds and hardships and if Othello were dark from birth, He knew well the ugliness of the Demons that possessed him to go mad and kill his love.
2. Maybe, Who can really say?
3. Iago is a creep and a loner, That is different.
6:35 am on October 8th, 2009
HANDICAPPING THE INSIDERS WAY/ THE J.O.T. SYSTEM.
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