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Glancing back through the pages of P.P.M. since its inception in
April, 1985, I never cease to be surprised at the wealth of information
they have contained. It wasn't a hard task to find any number of
systems and betting ideas which are worth repeating; the problem was to
choose which ones to publish!
In the almost eight years of its life, P.P.M. has
brought its readers many system and staking ideas. A selection of them
was put together in The Cold Collection book and proved highly
successful. We still, though, receive letters from readers asking about
plans that were published years ago.
In this series, I have
combed through the early P.P.M's and found a number of betting ideas
that deserve fresh evaluation. Let's begin firstly with a look at
staking. As we have stated repeatedly in P.P.M., even the cleverest
punters will not win unless they manage their money properly. It is a
most difficult task, and seasoned punters are not immune from poor
staking habits.
We
hear a lot about various forms of multiple betting, and invariably when
this is discussed the topic of ‘Dutching’ comes up.
It was
devised by a man named Dutchy Schwarz back in 1902. He was, at one time,
a book-keeper for the gangster Al Capone.
On the surface,
Dutching is a pretty good way to bet. You are on maybe three horses in a
race (sometimes more) and no matter which of them wins, you’re a
winner. It’s comforting to think of such an approach but, like every
piece of paradise, a serpent lurks, and so it is with Dutching.
You would like to back a winner every two
selections? That’s a 50 per cent win strike. Some dream!
But
maybe it’s not so crazy. After all, picking two horses a race and making
a ‘book’ by saving on the dangers, is not a new idea and there are
punters who swear by it.
I’d like here to refer to the exploits
and staking ideas of the late Eric Connolly, a man who won and lost
fortunes during his heady betting years. Connolly knew what he was
talking about, even if he probably stopped listening to his wiser
beliefs in the latter years of his punting.
I’d like to address a couple of
key factors in this article. One relates to staking, the other to
selecting and staking, both vitally important issues for any punter!
Leafing
through my files the other night I came across an interesting angle
which first surfaced back in the 1970s. I thought it worth re-visiting.
It’s a plan for collecting in two out of every three races.
The
basis of the approach is very simple: When two horses go off at 3/1 or
less in the same race then one of them will win it 75 per cent of the
time.
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