Hi again Xanadu.

Have just read your last three posts and much appreciate the wisdom contained in them. Will help me -- and plenty of others, I'm sure -- to become a better punter. I guess, as has often been said on this forum, it is up to the individual to work out for him/herself the way of betting he/she is most comfortable with. This 'vibes' (if there is such a word) with me anyway.

Couple of other things: many mention Dutch Betting on the forum. I'm not sure how many realise that there is a great little 'tool' available on the net that does all this for you --- allowing you to specify what you wish to outlay; have as a return; profit; or bet in units. It is shareware and free allowing you to test it for as long a you wish (calculating on up to three runners for a limited outlay); or, for $US19.95, have those restrictions completely lifted. Just go to http://www.codeexpress.com/sbcalc4/sbc_text.html

And, lastly on a longer than usual post for me, you mentioned seeking the best price by monitoring the various TABs. As you probably know, DAS does that for you for a win (not for the place), and it can be profitable to watch their early prices if you have your selections ready. I wanted to back three yesterday. Two of their opening prices were useless; the third was $15.00 for Gazania which I took and made a very tidy profit from (the other two didn't win anyway!). It started at $7.70 in NSW :grin:

[ This Message was edited by: Merriguy on 2003-01-28 11:04 ]