Betting & Horse Racing terms USA

£20,000 a year seems like such a large figure when you look at it first but really when you break it down it is not all that large.

I am going to show you how to use a two in one system to make this kind of money every year. Easy.

Look at it this way:

52 weeks in the year equate to £385 per week.
365 days in the year equates to £55 per day. That's with a 7-day week.

Your aim is to use a system that will regularly trot out winners or losers as the case may be in large enough quantities that you can make a min of £55 profit each day or at the very least make £385 per week.

So how do you go about doing this?

Well the only system that can give you a steady run of selections is a system that deals with favourites. But not just any kind of favourite, oh no you need a short priced favourite. This helps to keep your strike rate high, as short priced favourites are a 50/50 chance.

So now you have decided to use a short priced favourite system. The question now is how do you want to use it? Do you want to back favourites or do you want to lay them?

I suggest that you do both. Why? Because this way you have twice as many options and twice the opportunity to make money.

I call this the 9 Point Split System.

The Win System:

1. Only favourites that are less than 2/1.
2. Is the clear favourite in the Racing Post issue.
3. Remains the clear favourite in the live betting.
4. The horse has a top three racing post rating.
5. The horse has clocked a speed rating over 105.
6. The horse has been placed over similar course, distance and ground.
7. Must be more than 6 runners but less than 16
8. Suitable experienced jockey booked to ride.
9. Last two speed ratings show an upward trend.

By the last point I mean that the last two speed ratings clocked should show something like 89, 96, if the ratings run in the opposite direction then no bet.

There is one major exception to this rule and that is this. If the last time out speed rating was the highest ever achieved and is considerable higher than the preceding speed rating clocked then no bet. The chances are the horse has overexerted itself and unless it has had at least 30 days of rest is unlikely to perform to its very best.

This system gives a good 60 % + strike rate without any tweaking at all. If you back to £250 stakes you will in a good flat season make over £22,000 in clear profit. If you include the jumps season you can add a further £17,500 profit to the kitty.

But even if you don't have £250 to invest each time you can still make quite a bit of profit to much lower stakes. If you just backed £25 each bet you made you would make a neat £4,000 clear profit for a 12 month cycle.

Just remember that you should only back what you can afford to lose. Gambling money should come from your disposable income and nowhere else.

The Lay System:

1. Only favourites that are less than 2/1.
2. Is the favourite in the Racing Post Tissue.
3. Remains the clear favourite in the betting but is drifting slightly.
4. At least three strong competitors running against the favourite.
5. The favourites best speed rating is less than 100.
6. At least two other horses with better speed ratings.
7. Negatives regarding course, distance or ground.
8. Must be more than 6 but less than 16 runners.
9. Speed ratings should show a downward trend.

This system shows a 65 % strike rate over the last three years and I can see no reason why this should stop anytime soon.

The reason these two systems work in tandem so well is that most people overestimate the chances of a 2/1 or less favourite. My study has shown that only horses with a particular profile win races. The system above exploits a chink in the speed ratings backed up with solid form.

If you combine the two systems together as I do then you will easily clear over £20,000 a year to small stakes.

Test the 9 point split system out on paper first. When you see the cracking results then and only then start using the system for real. And remember the rules of any system are there for a reason. Don't break the rules unless it is to have no bet at all.

Have fun and the best of luck.

Source: Ed Gordon: Racing Enthusiast.