[Mike]

Hi
We got turned over yesterday with all three bets going down and although a tad disappointed as blank days are a rare occurance for us it was in hindsight just one of those days. Jay Pee M we neded 4th and our runner was hampered at the last and finished 5th (by a neck). Mantee Du Brizais our 25-1 shot had been backed right down to as low as 5-1 before the off and was up with the leading two and looking good when unseating his rider. 🙁 Last but not least our 100-1 shot Fairytale New York that we had taken without the favourite’s at 25-1 needed 5th and came 7th.
We do not have anything for today but if you fancy a punt we have our old mate Mr Incredible running in the Scottish Grand National currently priced up at approx 10-1.
Also, although we got beaten up here a quick heads up to Suds who saved the day with all three Rugby bets coming in on Suds..goes under the posts 🙂

[Mike]

Hi Suds
Well that has been coming for a week or so now but well done both banker bets and the double in and that was only Fridays games. 🙂
Lets hope I have not just jinxed Saturdays fixtures. 🙂

[Mike]

Hi
We had three in last week which means we wiped our nose again and won the weekly competition
Edinburgh (lost)
Crawley v Colchester Won
Harrowgate v Sutton (lost)
MK Dons v Mansfield (lost)
Walsall v Notts County Won
Aintree 1.55 Brighterdaysahead Won
This week we have the following bunch of charmers which are as follows
Leinster +2.5 to beat The Lions @ 10-11
Scottish Grand National Mr Incredible for 4 places @ 9-4
NO Pelicans -1 to beat SAC Kings @ 10-11
Aston Villa to beat Bournemouth @ 5-6
Sutton v Crawley BTTS + Over 3 corners Crawley @ 23-20
Walsall v Bradford Over 0 Goals Walsall + Over 1 goal in the game Over 8 corners in the game @ 20-23
The lottery ticket numbers will be 4,7,16,23,31 and 50 as usual 🙂

[Mike]

Hi
We have finally had a reasonable each way extra price but the prices have come so late that it makes it impossible to get on the site in a reasonable time to put the price up so we will have to give the each way extra wagers such as Warrior Lion a miss. This will probably be the case now until we can come up with an option.

[Mike]

Hi Suds
You must have heard a whisper over Pheonix Bell as it is shortening up already. 🙂
I will bypass that one but as we are now singing from the same hymn sheet (or in this case data base) I will concur on the following selections plus a long shot.
Limerick 4.45 Warrior Lion 100-1
Limerick 5.20 Jay Pee M @ 13-2for 4 places
Limerick 5.50 Manatee Du Brizais @ 25-1
Ballinrobe 5.37 Fairytale New York 100-1 but @ 25-1 betting without both Doctor Glide and Napper Tandy.
If pushed I would have a shot at the rag Warrior Lion betting without both Palamon and Mordor at 25-1 but would prefer an each way extra for 8 places. This one was a decent sort on the flat and I am sure will come good at some point but whether it is today or not is another matter.
I am quite liking Manatee Du Brizais as he was a winning PTP horse and the step up in trip should suit him. But this is a tough race and he is weak in the markets.

[Mike]

Hi
They are now offering 9-1 for 9 places which is more like it and we will take that on both Darceys Friend and Springboard.

[Mike]

Hi
Lunchtime and with the first posts setting I have stopped to check the markets. If the posts stay where they are until I finish my cuppa this could be a cracking day.
Brennus Lescribaa 6-5 now 13-8
Whateys Quest 2-1 still 6-4
Splendid Choice 11-2 to 10-1
Midweek Voices 6-1 in to 7-2
I am really chuffed with that as I can trade those all off for a tidy profit and get back to my fence. I will only wipe my nose in the first two but with Splendid Choice more or less doubling in price and Midweek Voices dropping to nearly half the odds it will be the best trade so far. ☺️👍

[Mike]

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Having had a successful dabble last week into the idea of the forming markets and using the exchange markets (including Gabriel ranger Backed @ 10-1 Laid @ 7-1) something else occurred to me (that’s never a good sign). I have been willing giving money to a young lady for about 20 years now and have asked for nothing back in return. It has been a fun ride with it’s usual relationship ups and downs but only now have I realised that “Denise” is now a billionaire and I have just retired with a state pension and a few quid in the bank.
Now Denise runs bet365 and I drive on old Rio Clio with a dodgy clutch so maybe it’s time I tried being a bookmaker…lol. 🙂
We will be looking for a race that suits our database and will attempt to trade every horse in the race just to see how difficult it is. The only minor issue I can foresee is that Denise trained as an accountant and probably has vast array of stat busting computers and thousands of highly motivated employees which might just give her an edge. I think from memory I just about spelt my name right on the top of my maths GCSE exam form at school (that surely should have been worth an extra mark) :(.
Watch this space for our maiden voyage of the good ship “Bookie Buster” I will be watching out for icebergs. 🙁

[Mike]

Hi
So far so good with the exchange prices as they look like this this morning.
Brennus Lescribaa 6-5 out to 7-4
Whateys Quest 2-1 in to 6-4
Splendid Choice 11-2 out to 7-1
Midweek Voices 6-1 in to 4-1
I will be out putting fences up this morning (don’t ask) so will not be around much but as you can see the trade is on, its just a question of when we trade the four off. 🙂
As for the 5.10 we can get 13-2 for 9 places but the 31-4 for 8 places looks better value (unless the prices go out). We will take these if nothing else comes up.

[Mike]

Hi
We are going in over at Clonmel tomorrow but the majority of our wagers are dependent on the extra markets.
5.10 Darcy’s Friend 200-1
5.10 Springboard 100-1
5.45 Shean Glory @ 12-1 for 4 places.
We also will be having a look at the exchange markets in the 4.35 where we believe the top four in the market will change in price with Midweek Voices being the one to upset the apple cart pricewise.
Brennus Lescribaa 6-5
Whateys Quest 2-1
Splendid Choice 11-2
Midweek Voices 6-1
There are only 7 runners and this will be easier to keep an eye on as we dabble in what can be a dangerous game.
We believe Brennus Lescribaa and Splendid Choice will drift and Whateys Quest and Midweek Voices will shorten up.

[Mike]

Hi
Well it was a good run while it lasted but we are now back to square one as usual. 🙁 I have been asked again about why I use the “Rolling Maul” idea when placing my bets for the thread and the answer is simple we need to keep some interest in the threads. I may well personally use totally different amounts and wagers myself but for the thread we stick with the increasing stakes option (The Rolling Maul) as it attracts the most hits to the site.
This is just a fun site but with a serious side, but hopefully does give some insights into sports betting and also has had some notable touches (big priced winners) over the years. 🙂 I cannot believe we are already into our sixth year and the fact that I have made some good friends past and present through the site has been a bonus. 🙂

[Mike]

Hi G
True it was fun but…things do have a habit of changing. Thanks for joining in and try not to be a stranger. 🙂

[Mike]

Hi
Well it could have been worse Union Station finished second to Icare Desbois so meant we had a win bet on our hands. But Gabriel Ranger although finishing fifth behind the favourite Three In A Row lost as Reve Inoui finshed behind him. This means we lost 3 points on the day and leaves us with decent enough balance of +105.05 but means we have to step up to a 16 point wager next time.

[Mike]

Hi
That was a funny old day we started with Minella Buddy and Handysonofdan both placing in the 1.30 then Cheerful Chap won the 2.05 Ayiko placed in the 2.40 and we thought great day on the cards here. 🙂
Well you know the rest:( We then went from being +10.26 on the day down to +0.26 in the space of half an hour. 🙁 But it was still a profit rather than a loss so it could have been worse.
The exchange bet obviously could not lose as we had backed it at over 10-1 and layed it at 7-1 so squeezed a small profit there as well.

[Mike]

Hi Suds
Well technically you beat last years score you just did not quite get to 400 points. 🙂

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