Patience.
The mantra of the successful bettor. Let’s say it again…”Patience”.
How often do you read of the need for patience? The patience you need as your best tipster goes through a long losing run. Or the patience you must show when a 93rd minute equalizer against the team you’ve backed goes in as a result of a shocking penalty decision? Or perhaps how much patience you are told you must bear when the nag you’ve grabbed 20/1 about finds itself three lengths ahead halfway inside the final furlong, is trading at 1.01 in running on the Exchanges, but then runs out of puff and ends up second by a short head?
Yup. Patience is a big thing. But you know what? This week, I’ve run out of the stuff.
Nothing to do with losers or a poor run of form. Nothing to do with extra time penalties going against me or backing long-priced horses whose stamina stretches for 6.5 furlongs but not the 7 furlongs of the race it’s running in.
Nope. None of these things.
I shall tell you the source of my IMpatience, shall I? It’s summed up in one word. CHELTENHAM.
It’s next week you see, and not this week. And I can’t wait. I’m just finding it impossible to muster much enthusiasm for Fontwell or Lingfield – it’s all about next Tuesday for me. And yes, before you start, I know a 3/1 winner at Fontwell pays the same as a 3/1 winner at Cheltenham…but it’s not quite the same, is it? It’s just not.
I’m clutching a 16/1 antepost ticket on the strong favourite in the very first race, courtesy of Racing Service A. I’ve been clutching that ticket for what feels like an absolute age. What a start to the Festival that might be!
Four more sleeps. Just four…
Figures for March
Such a quiet start to the month.
AH Edge: Staked 12pts, +1.39pts, ROI 11.62%, ROC 2.32%.
Football Service 1: Staked 1pt, +1.68pts, ROI 168.32%, ROC 3.36%.
Jason James: Staked 4pts, -4pts, ROI -100%, ROC -2%.
MVS (Lite): Staked 4pts, -1pt, ROI -25%, ROC -1.11%.
MVS (Multiples): Staked 13pts, -2pts, ROI -15.38%, ROC -0.5%.
Northern Monkey: Staked 1.75pts, +1.43pts, ROI 82.14%, ROC 1.79%.
Pilelist Racing: n/a
Racing Service A: n/a
Racing Service B: Staked 6.25pts, +4.75pts, ROI 76%, ROC 2.37%.
Racing Service C: n/a
Total: ROI 9.95%, ROC 0.36%.
