Well I ended up toasted.

Couldn't get my wager on in Race 7 #5 due to poor and cheap and nasty Internet Equipment.
Not the First Time it has cost me , and won't be the last , unless I lash out and pay a little more for ADSL.
I'll be doing a bit of Web Surfing to find out how much more , and if it is my answer.

Missed the last Winner in a Photo as well , but can't use that as an excuse.
I have the Daily Double races to do for SALE and I'll be back later with My Markets should anyone be curious.

split your wagers moee, so you have money bet early.

Yes good advice.
But the thing is I don't choose to wager for win on an animal unless I am getting an Overlay.
And the Overlay was on the totalisator.
And I don't know that prior to 2 minutes or less before the Off.

And also , I am preparing to eventually base the size of my wagers on how much of an overlay is available.

thats why you need to know your past performance record, if you know your record for this type of dog is such an such % you know immediately the breakeven you can accept at time of wager or just compare to your own rating regardless of market.

Went a bit better today. Just trying to find what works for me.

I had these bets at Sandown

Gold Affair Two 1/2 (w/p)
Conciction 1/2
Dodge The Batton 1/2
Weetbix Kid 2/4
Fainting Fancies 1/2

Profit for the day on mid tote. Im mainly concentrating on the top 3 in Rave column & go from there. I need to work more on predicting early speed.

Sale
 

R5/5 1w/2p
R6/1 1/2
R7/4 1/2
R8/1 2/4
R11/8 1/2

What happened here?
You had the winner of this Race a clear top selection in your Market and a HUGE Overlay :(

SALE Race 6
 

1 PHILDAVIAN $2.2
2 RUWI'S REVENGE $5.3
8 GANGBUSTERS $12
7 OMEGA JOSHUA $12
6 ABRASIVE MANNER $12
5 LOOKING MAGICAL $12
4 IRON BRIAN $30

Hopefully I have the willpower to not take exotics here.
The Correct wager is to back the top selection if an Overlay.
If not , the Quinella the top 2 selections is also an excellent idea , but a poor dividend is the worry.

Yeah i know. I'll make mistakes this early, just learning how best to use it

If you can go to The Watchdog website , they have free formGuides you can download which include a graph of predicted early speed.
Perhaps they will be a massive help to you at this stage.