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[Ice]

I know we generally hear about the good punting but I've genuinely not had a worse days punting for as long as I can remember

It was one of them days that I question everything about how I approach horse racing and if I should even bother!

I might sign off until Cheltenham and then just after time the s**t out of it, thats how bitter I'm feeling about the day

Anyway, I hope you all had better days than me, it wouldn't be hard to

On to Naas tomorrow

I've been the same since the December Cheltenham meeting, most horses I've backed haven't run any sort of race at all and usually the first beaten, Arctic brasil today and envoi allen in the king george being two such examples. Thinking of taking a break til the festival now myself.

[Lobos]

I know we generally hear about the good punting but I've genuinely not had a worse days punting for as long as I can remember

It was one of them days that I question everything about how I approach horse racing and if I should even bother!

I might sign off until Cheltenham and then just after time the s**t out of it, thats how bitter I'm feeling about the day

Anyway, I hope you all had better days than me, it wouldn't be hard to

On to Naas tomorrow

Complete opposite for me COD ! Don't bet daily but both Love Envoi and Tahmuras were very impressive and could turn out nice AP 'winners' come March. That's how it goes. One man's Trash is another man's Treasure.

[Lobos]

First of the English Novice form v Irish today. English 1-0.

[darlojim]

First of the English Novice form v Irish today. English 1-0.

Remember what the score was after day 1 this year Lobos

[Lobos]

Remember what the score was after day 1 this year Lobos

Yep..... should have abandoned the meeting after the Tuesday

[OffTheBridle]

Remember what the score was after day 1 this year Lobos

Could well be the same score after day 1 this year.
Ultima and Constitution Hill are looking likely
jonbon in the arkle
Marie's rock, love envoi, epatante in the mares

[robith]

I know we generally hear about the good punting but I've genuinely not had a worse days punting for as long as I can remember

It was one of them days that I question everything about how I approach horse racing and if I should even bother!

I might sign off until Cheltenham and then just after time the s**t out of it, thats how bitter I'm feeling about the day

Anyway, I hope you all had better days than me, it wouldn't be hard to

On to Naas tomorrow

Total blank today and only had two winning racing bets since like mid December.

I dont care about the money cos what i bet is what I set aside for this hobby.

But the unrelenting nature of feeling of like you don't know anything is pretty grating.

Also makes me doubt if I should be putting Cheltenham bets down when my radar is so off!

[Lobos]

Total blank today and only had two winning racing bets since like mid December.

I dont care about the money cos what i bet is what I set aside for this hobby.

But the unrelenting nature of feeling of like you don't know anything is pretty grating.

Also makes me doubt if I should be putting Cheltenham bets down when my radar is so off!

Take a break until after the DRF . Just watch it all unfold . Targets will be so much clearer then. Yes prices will clearly drop but at least you'll be much more likely to get a run for your money. Sometimes chasing the big odds is not the answer and FOMO definitely isn't.

[Dilinja]

Been on a similar bad run. Hard to get winners, lots of seconds and the ones I back e/w are being just run out of places. Worse again, I had a banging hangover New Year’s Day after a wedding NYE, kids were with their granny, sat on the couch watching the racing. Lovely. Had Marie’s rock and first street backed in the reelkeel. Delighted with Maries rock run, forgetting the fear and hangover for a bit. go to check the account and the winnings, nothing there. Check history nothing there. Wtf. Not backed it, still not sure how that happened. specifically remember hitting the place bet button. Went on a similar bad run last year, ended with me screaming a 10/1 shot on at gowran convinced the bad run had ended. Hadn’t backed that one either.



think the big freeze has really f*cked things up, usually do ok with the December Cheltenham meeting and The long walk meeting at Ascot. Lots of earlier season form lines come together and usually get a bit of a buffer going into the mad Christmas period. Not happened, so scrambling a bit.

[Kevloaf]

I know we generally hear about the good punting but I've genuinely not had a worse days punting for as long as I can remember

It was one of them days that I question everything about how I approach horse racing and if I should even bother!

I might sign off until Cheltenham and then just after time the s**t out of it, thats how bitter I'm feeling about the day

Anyway, I hope you all had better days than me, it wouldn't be hard to

On to Naas tomorrow

My day to day punting (or weekends) has pretty much ceased now, but did get involved yesterday and askari had a losing day ... -13 pts ... if that makes you feel any better

[Craigy14]

I know we generally hear about the good punting but I've genuinely not had a worse days punting for as long as I can remember

It was one of them days that I question everything about how I approach horse racing and if I should even bother!

I might sign off until Cheltenham and then just after time the s**t out of it, thats how bitter I'm feeling about the day

Anyway, I hope you all had better days than me, it wouldn't be hard to

On to Naas tomorrow

Think we all have runs like that COD.

Yesterday placed my first football acca in god knows how long, Newport ended up letting me down it just confirmed why I stopped them in the first place

My Cheltenham fund this year is a lot lower than the previous 2/3 years with having the wee man. Family comes first and it’s just how we adjust to keep the hobby ticking along. Will still be going the first 2 days in March for the buzz!

[opatcho]

Had my weird better spell last year from mid Jan leading right into Cheltenham week. Spoilt Cheltenham really as I questioned everything decision and my approach

decided to stick to the big events (Boxing Day, NY day at Cheltenham, DRF) and pretty much ignore everything else.

some racing weekends are more difficult than others, it pays sometimes just to step back on those weekends and attack the ones where you naturally feels more confident

Definitely worth taking a break through, found it helps a lot

[Lobos]

Took a look last night on what I had placed in total on the Fez AP betting last season. Surprised that it was over double to what I've placed currently for this season. Not planned it that way. Just think that maybe it's just been that much harder to predict where these Novices are going to end up and I've obviously held back a fair bit. Not that it's a bad thing. Will hold on mainly now until after the DRF. I'll take a look then and see where I'm at and if I can plug a few holes if the prices are right.

[Carnage at Taunton]

Luck on Sunday….Mattie Batchelor, brilliant!!
One of the best interviews I’ve ever seen.

[Lobos]

Luck on Sunday….Mattie Batchelor, brilliant!!
One of the best interviews I’ve ever seen.

Spill the beans then....