A second wind needed!

You know I have read, across many sites and in many different forums, of the various attributes deemed necessary for one to be a good trader. Discipline, the ability to spot value, patience, etc., etc., blah-de-blah. I don't remember ever reading - although in my current addled state, I can't be entirely certain of this assertion - that the singularly most important ability a trader must possess is that to do without a good night's kip!

My current routine is this. Arrive home from work at 6.15. Dinner with the wife and kids, update the betting figures for the day, and go to bed between 8.00 and 8.30. Rise nice and bright at about 2.30 in the morning, have a go at the trading until about 6.30am before leaving for work at 7.00. There is the odd twist which involves waking at midnight, trading until about 2.30 - 3.00, and then trying to catch a couple of hours before the alarm goes at 6.15. Suffice to say, I feel more deprived of sleep than a British national abroad who is in the custody of the British Secret Services having been arrested under the suspicion of plotting a terrorist act! And that's after caving in and having a night off last night (from trading that is; not from plotting some terrorist atrocity or other).

Hence the lack of regular "proper" blog posts. Sorry and all.

What I am going to try to do though, is provide more updates on performance. To be quite honest, doing it every few days, I forget the winners and it's a right pain in the 'arris looking back through the records. Quicker just to type a short update.

And so, on that note....

Today's Betting

Pride of place today goes to The Market Examiner, which from one bet (Dirty Deal - Fontwell - 9/1) struck gold. The beast drifted from an earlier snapped up 5/1, so must confess to being a little surprised when that one went in.

A winner too for Chasemaster (Next To Nowhere - Catterick - 3/1) and to my eye, a rather fortunate winner it was too. Nowt wrong with that of course, and it's rather nice to see things fall the right way because let's face it, we quite frequently think (kid ourselves!) that fortune has been against us. This however was a belter; obviously held in second place when the horse looking like it was going to hose up fell three out, leaving ours about five lengths to the good. Our selection was however, joined two out by another that looked like it was going far the better before it fell at the last, leaving ours about ten lengths clear! An added brucie bonus was that in falling, the beast had badly hampered the only other opponent in sight, bringing it almost to a standstill. When you consider that ours held on by a rapidly diminishing neck, you can see just how lucky we were. I'll take them any day!

Chasemaster also found one to place from their three other selections (Massini Sunset - Fontwell - 8/1).

On The Nose, which continues to tread carefully this month, had one each way selection which finished second (Cool Mission - Catterick - 14/1), and the Winning Racing Tips sole bet finished third for the place money (King Of The Celts - Catterick - 7/2).

No luck today for Northern Monkey (0/2) or The Sportsman Racing (0/1).

Northern Monkey: Staked 1.5pts, -1.5pts.
The Market Examiner: Staked 1pt, +9pts.
On The Nose: Staked 1pt, +1.25pts.
The Sportsman Racing: Staked 0.5pts, -0.5pts.
Chasemaster: Staked 1pt, +0.375pts.
Winning Racing Tips: Staked 0.8pts, -0.12pts.

Thursday 12th January: Staked £253, +£42.80.
Month to date: Staked £2,359.50, +£368.39, roi 15.61%.


Right. It's past my bedtime. I'm off.