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More thoughts on betting from Mr Wood
BUILD STAKES FOR EXTRA PROFIT
In this, the final part of our series on the UK teacher and racing books publisher and author R.W. 'Georgie' Wood, we bring you more of his thoughts on staking and selection.
Georgie Wood was a great believer in backing favourites. His writings show that although he was creative in his plans for staking, he always kept within certain limits.
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The remarkable ‘Mr Wood and his racing bibles
7 STEPS TO BIG RETURNS (Part 3)
This month, lit our look at the writings of the late R.W ‘Georgie’ Wood, we examine his thoughts on staking and selection. Wood was a great believer in ‘perming’ and linking multiple selections in doubles and trebles.
His books and magazines on horseracing, mainly published in the 1940s, '50s and '60s, are now collectors’ items. The following article is an extract edited to bring some factors tip to date, from his book Systematic Professional Betting, first published in 1953.
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More "lessons" from Mr. Wood the teacher
THEORY TRAPS (Part 2)
Last month, I wrote about the life and career of R.W. 'Georgie' Wood, an English schoolteacher who created and published a string of top-selling books, booklets and systems in the 1940s through to the early 1960s.
In this second article in a series based on Mr Wood's beliefs, we take a look at his views on staking.
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Meet the old-world school teacher who gave betting lessons
MR WOOD, THE BETS MASTER (Part 1)
Some 50 years ago, the name 'R.W. Wood' could be found on numerous racing books and booklets in Britain. He was perhaps the nation's best-known systems seller.
Today, the publications that bore his name are eagerly sought after by those people, like myself, who collect any book on racing which concerns itself with selection strategies, staking plans and the general psychology of betting.
