Chrome,

I thought I'd quote the other part of my post you partly quoted:



So I am agreeing 100% will your post.

I'm just not 'wired' for data bank use to be personally profitable and also I have never in my life paid for anything to do with improving my punting ability except a form guide, although I do subscribe to a very good one from a site that gives me live 3 tab totes. The cost of that service is no more than buying the sportsman and winning post every week [some weeks the wizard as well], which I used to do. I also have never paid to sleep with a woman but I can assure you I am no longer a virgin:-)

When I am totally fed-up with handicapping or I'm traveling a lot [something I used to do], I have subscribed in the past to a profitable tipping service, where someone else is putting in the hard yards. That is about the extent of my spending on the punt, apart from my actual bets. That's the way I'm wired.

If I wasn't into handicapping, a data bank would be the first thing I'd buy. I do mess with systems [obviously], but the enjoyment of working them out is an extension of handicapping. I don't want to, or need to know if they were profitable over the last 5 years. I just want to bet them for small amounts and have a bit of fun as an aside from my main betting efforts. Rarely do they incur serious % loss [or profit:-)].