Saturday was a bloody nightmare. Don’t ask, but far too many steps trudging to and from the nearest train station to not catch a train I needed to catch… My mood wasn’t the best, shall we say. When I was a kid, there were endless jokes made about British Rail, all around the fact that unlike the Italians under Mussolini, no bloomin’ train ran on time. Then we had privatisation. Now I’m thinking the rail system should be re-nationalised because the service couldn’t get any more expensive or unreliable. I got the money back on my tickets, but I missed out on being where I wanted to be. I bear a grudge.
After what has been a poor start to 2025, a lovely golfing winner in the US last night was very welcome. It got rid of the losses in one fell swoop, and pushed my nose just above the waterline. An ROI of 0.87% is nothing to write home about, but it is something I’ll take quite happily after being a fair way down.
Sepp Straka – 55/1 – and taken from the Bookie Bashing Golf Tracker last week. He wasn’t on the Weekly Golf Value list, so this is one where it’s paid off to use the Tracker myself and it’s always gratifying when that is the case. Straka was never really in any danger, starting the final round four clear and finishing it two clear but not at any point did he look as if he was going to give up the lead. All very nice, and with the DPWT Tour also seeing three golfers place and providing a decent enough return on its own right, it was a darned fine golfing week.
It was a good week for new service eSoccer Edge too, with some steady gains and a decent ROC figure for the week. However, that is really only half the story, and I’ll go into more detail in the post later this week. Fascinating stuff, and I’ve enjoyed following thus far.
The Value Bets taken from the various Bookie Bashing Trackers and Tools are ticking along nicely. The weekend was a bit win one/lose one, but overall an ROI of 11.22% is excellent. A couple of very big value bets have been landed which at the risk of stating the obvious, have provided a real boost.
Ticking along is how I’d describe WinnerOdds Football’s week too, with losses on Saturday being grabbed back by profits on Sunday. I kinda mentally compartmentalise this service as a steady earner. High enough turnover, and an ROI of 5% or thereabouts consistently dripping profit into the bank. And that’s exactly what it’s done so far.
Still waiting for “the heater” to arrive for The Value Machine (although a better day today, Monday) and a bit of a nondescript week for Sys Analyst.
So, I find myself in a much better position this Monday than I was last, or even through most of last week. It would be fantastic if now I’ve been able to clamber out of the red, the rest of the month could add some real profit. Let’s see if that happens.
2025 figures to date (stakes normalised):
Bookie Bashing Tools: Staked 848.54pts, +95.24pts, ROI 11.22%, ROC 6.34%, Drawdown 0pts, Max DD -43.66pts
Bookie Bashing Golf Tracker/WGV: Staked 367pts, +263.26pts, ROI 71.73%, ROC 13.16%, Drawdown 0pts, Max DD -150.25pts
eSoccer Edge: Staked 2,515pts, +89.28pts, ROI 3.54%, ROC 8.92%, Drawdown -40.75pts, Max DD -40.75pts
Sys Analyst: Staked 282pts, -50pts, ROI -17.73%, ROC -3.33%, Drawdown -137pts, Max DD -137pts
The Value Machine: Staked 1,240pts, -489.7pts, ROI -39.49%, ROC -16.32%, Drawdown -503.76pts, Max DD -507.67pts
WinnerOdds Football: Staked 4,306pts, +162.35pts, ROI 3.77%, ROC 5.41%, Drawdown -19.43pts, Max DD -212.71pts
TOTAL: Staked 9,633.54pts, +84.4pts, ROI 0.87%, ROC 0.93%, Drawdown -68.22pts, Max DD -596.58pts
