"I have never had so much success (or fun) with the punt. Thanx heaps and great
punting to all!”
"I am very appreciative of the efforts that go into producing this outstanding information."
In the past few issues, I've canvassed the various ways you can look at dog races, and properly analyse them, using various key factors.
For those of you interested in examining all this much further, I must refer you to my articles in P.P.M. issues of February, March and April (1990) and also a major article contained in the new 1991 P.P.M. Annual.
Let's start with what they call the "disclaimer". Most of my plunges have failed. If you're still reading, it means you are either an understanding type, or that you really do understand.
I've gone so close on so many occasions and sometimes watched my jockey murder my plans, or sometimes seen him ride the perfect race and be beaten by a better horse on the day. I've got more reasons for losing plunges than you have time to read about them.
Now, having got that out of the way and got rid of any illusions that this might be an easy game, what about the good ones?
In the sixth and final article of our special series, US expert Barry Meadow and PPM editor Brian Blackwell discuss various aspects of punting, including betting on trifectas and "value based" approaches.
BB: We ended last month's chat with you mentioning that handicappers, the rank and file punters, will probably never make a discovery that hasn't been noted and evaluated by one's competitors. What about the staking aspect of things? Trifectas for example?
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