Catparrot,

Thanks for your constructive comments. I guess when I used the term "normal", it was a bit misleading. To clarify that, I'd like to add that it's usual to see 10-15/1 winners every 30 bets or so.

Value is a subjective concept. I believe that my perception of value is based on sound form analysis (although I'm always ready to be told otherwise), thus 2/1 or even money winners can be value sometimes. A weird pattern that I've noticed is that even though at times I've been ahead with a couple of long shots getting home, I always seemed to struggle with getting *consistent* wins paying 5-9/1. The longshots always went hand in hand with 2-3/1 winners. I haven't managed to explain this, as it seems to be associated with racing seasons. I get more 4-9/1 winners during winter, and more long shots + even money types during spring/autumn.

Here is a typical snapshot of my betting run - this one looks normal though, you probably don't want to see the losing runs.

The top fluctuation form of betting is, I admit, something I haven't got on to. I bet with DAS.

ODDS    RESULTS

3.8	loss

7.5	loss

6.5	loss

2.2	collect

10.5	collect

9.5	loss

3.0	loss

4.5	loss

17.0	loss

2.0	collect

3.0	collect

8.0	loss

7.0	loss

12.5	loss

6.5	loss

2.5	collect

7.5	loss

6.5	loss

14.0	loss

6.0	loss

12.0	loss