Day 4 - 1

Morning All,

All good things have to come to an end eventually and so it was for my run on the sports betting - well done Wallabies, good win - it cost me but hey, at least I got stopped by a team beating the Poms :)

Here's today's racing bets

Bet 26 - Geelong Race 2 (1.35pm) - 2 High Intensity
Bet 27 - Penola Race 3 (2.50pm) - 1 Bokolo
Bet 28 - Geelong Race 6 (3.57pm) - 2 New Years Eve
Bet 29 - Newcastle Race 6 (4.08pm) - 2 Moonlight Music
Bet 30 - Donald Race 9 (5.27pm) - 5 Fall of Rome

I'm hoping to continue yesterday's form, Sundays are always a little tougher though.

Quaddies look tricky today but let's see how we go

Geelong - 1,2,5 / 2,8 / 4,5,7,9,10 / 1,6,9 - 5.56%

Newcastle - 2,6,8,9 / 2,5,6,7 / 3,4,6,7,8 / 5,9 - 3.13%

And finally the sports bets

Last nights results

Bet 5 - Soccer - Liverpool vs Bolton @ $1.70 - Won

Bet 6 - Rugby - England vs Australia @ $1.98 - Lost

1 / 2 (strike rate 50%) Overall 5 / 6 (strike rate 83%)

Loss $1.94 Overall Profit $14.34

Today's bets

Basketball - Celtics -9.5 vs Bucks @ $2.16

Basketball - Cavaliers -10.5 vs Jazz @ $1.99

Bets are $5.71

I was tempted to take the shorts but went with the value around the starts, I'll find out if that's a mistake or not in a few hours.

I promised to give a little more detail on how I make my picks - so here it is, but just a little - I'll throw more out there down the track if I'm still doing ok

Races - I look at the racing and sports website for the pre-post favourites. If there is a short one I'll look at the race further. The decision then becomes, back the favourite or find something to beat it. Once my bank starts getting a bit bigger I'll probably look at laying some of the favourites if I think they will get rolled. It's pretty annoying when you find a favourite that'll get beat, especially a really short one, but pick the wrong one to beat it.

Trots and Greys - I use Sky Ratings, they are free, a little patchy - but if you pick and choose they can find a winner or two. The worry is that when you do find one they can be pretty short, e.g. last night.

Sports - I'll check what's on, surf the net for a bit to find some more information and then go on gut feel. I'm really looking forward to the league and AFL next year, there's money to be made if I manage my bank properly.

So there it is, a little on how I pick them - I'll reveal a bit more in the coming months, if I'm still here!!!

Have a great day All,