It was the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe this weekend and the big Longchamp meeting. I don’t like it. Not because of the actual racing you understand, but more that it just feels that every single year, it’s bloomin’ cold and wet. The Longchamp meeting is the marker for the beginning of winter in my book. And until Racing Service 1 starts doing his thing, winter to me is like a bulb of garlic to a vampire. And yes, I know it’s not winter and we’re barely into mid-autumn, but I hate the cold and damp. It gets into the bones, and nobody wants that!
A good weekend for Bet Alchemist though who did its best to banish the autumn (winter really) blues. A couple of nice winners last week and a decent profit the result. Other than that, not too much to report. Northern Monkey has cut stakes again, recognizing that this isn’t traditionally the time of year he excels and with the weather changing (booo!) and ground conditions becoming increasingly unpredictable, it’s probably a wise move.
Happier times though – RS1 has started its pre-season reparations, building up for the explosion of National Hunt racing (ie. proper racing) goodness from the start of November.
Bet Alchemist (100pt bank): Staked 363pts, +50.917pts, roi 14.02%, roc 50.91%, High: 55.38pts, CDD: -4.463pts, Max DD: -25.65pts.
Northern Monkey Punter (100): Staked 485.7pts, +182.143pts, roi 37.5%, roc 182.14%, High: 200.604pts, CDD: -18.461pts, Max DD: -27.028pts
Precision Value (200): Staked 764pts, +19.94pts, roi 2.6%, roc 9.97%, High: 55.986pts, CDD: -36.046pts, Max DD: -41.296pts.
Racing Service 1 (50): Staked 29.5pts, +6.312pts, roi 21.39%, roc 12.62%, High: 12.312pts, CDD: -6pts, Max DD: -8pts.
Racing Totals: ROI 19.82%, ROC 63.91%.
*ROI – Return On investment, ROC – Return On Capital (ie. bank growth), CDD – Current Drawdown, Max DD – Maximum Drawdown
