Best advice

[mick56]

I would like to read about the best piece of betting advice members have received,what it was and who from.

My own choice is very simple but has stood me in good stead,and came from an interview with the sporting life's handicapper dick whitford

His advice was specialise,if you can only spare two hours a day on form study better to spend an hour each on two races,than trying to go through every race that day.

[mathare]

Don't bet what you can't afford to lose.

The number one golden rule that everyone should abide by

[Win2Win]

Don't mix trading, lay & win accounts.

[mick56]

Don't bet what you can't afford to lose.

The number one golden rule that everyone should abide by

i suspect that unfortunately there are many who wish with hindsight,that they had followed that one ,but do you no who the original saying is credited to[just before he jumped off the bridge].

[bigcumba]

Never use a loss chasing staking plan. It'll turn round and bite you on the

[lowe1]

Never follow Vegy's tips :D:D

[huckabuck]

Never and gamble

[mick56]

Never and gamble

hear hear i learnt an expensive lesson with that one!.

[Win2Win]

Never follow Vegy's tips :D:D

Unless you're laying them

[Street cry]

Use situational form over recent form

[tophatter]

Dont make emotional decisions

[Street cry]

Dont make emotional decisions

That's what i told keith when he lumped 400,000 on ipledgealliegance at 100/1

[Win2Win]

That's what i told keith when he lumped 400,000 on ipledgealliegance at 100/1

You told me it was a cert

[TheOldhamWhisper]

You don't HAVE to bet every day.

[mick56]

You don't HAVE to bet every day.

I certainly agree with this one,although its amazing how many still come out with "what you have spent all those hours studying form and you have not found something to back"

[wb]

Again, getting down to specialisation...

The bookmakers have to play in ever race - you don't. It the one rare advantage we have over them.

I'd also agree with not betting with drink - a recipe for disaster.

[Street cry]

I must agree with specialising. If i went back to betting on horse racing i would specialise in AW handicaps over no further than 10 f

[mick56]

Use situational form over recent form

steet cry, this is an interesting comment,how about starting a thread on this

[mick56]

Thought it might be worth collating what we have got so far

dont bet what you cant afford to lose

dont mix trading lay and win accounts

dont use a loss chasing staking plan

dont drink and gamble

dont make emotional descisions

you dont have to bet every day

do consider specialsing

do consider situational form

any futher contributions to the list most welcome

PS i left out dont back vegys tips and do lay vegys tips because i belive that anyone who leans towards the dark side of the force has got to be a good judge!

[John]

NEVER turn a system into a method.

[mick56]

NEVER turn a system into a method.

john that's a really interesting one,do you mean do not allow personal opinon to intervene with a system qualifier?

[vegyjones]

Yes Mick.

If you allow your own opinion to influence a system selection, it is no longer a system but a method.

[John]

Thanks Vegy.

john that's a really interesting one,do you mean do not allow personal opinon to intervene with a system qualifier?

That's correct Micky, one should never deviate from the selections output from a unique set of rules for a system. No matter if it means backing a 200/1 shot with 3% of the bank or whatever! If it's a qualifier, it's treated the same as any other bet. One should never give less/more weighting to a system selection [unless the system is designed to incorporate such] based on their opinion of the horse [or giraffe, rhino... there are some odd races these days].

The way I look at a system is that it is a computer program that does exactly as it has been designed/instructed to do so. It contains no "emotive ideas" and does know how to deviate from the rules set for it.

By all means if one is superstitious about a particular horse or has some sort of attachment towards it, perhaps stick a few extra quid on but if that's the case then that few additional pounds added on, must be OUTSIDE of the system stake.

[Win2Win]

....based on their opinion of the horse [or giraffe, rhino... there are some odd races these days]......

Are you indulging in illegal substances Mr John?

[John]

I do whatever my messenger tells me.

[mick56]

I do whatever my messenger tells me.

Is your messenger the Rhino,if so watch out some members will be after a bit of your horn.

[Godspot]

Use situational form over recent form

You mean like at Southwell? This came from Graham North:

"Form @ Southwell is largely irrelevant to form anywhere else."