GETTINGITRIGHT

This is from an earlier post by me.

"I believe that only three things are important in betting.

1/ A solid selection method.

2/ An even more solid staking system.

3/ The ability to combine 1 and 2 into a profitable combination.

The rest will fall into place."

POT is a result of the above and without the three of them POT will be very low or more than likely in the red.
There are many of us who can sort out a winner, but struggle to maximise the profit from it.
How many times have you scored a winner, bagged the tri, exacta, quinella and an each way bet only to realise after that a single win bet would have increased the POT by 100% or more and decreased the risk of the bet.

SOLID SELECTION METHOD. This is the method that you use to select winners. It doesn't matter whether you select 1 winner in 10 or 10/10. As long as you know what your strike rate is then you can stake from there.

SOLID STAKING SYSTEM. This is how you bet. You have to decide what sort of better you are. Are you an e/w, win, place, quinella, trifecta etc person. You must know prior to the race what you are looking to do. If you are a quinella or trifecta person then you need other selections and don't want to be scrambling at the last minute looking for the combo's.

COMBINING THE TWO. This is the hardest stage and is the amount you bet. You must know prior to the bet how much you are willing to outlay (what you are comfortable with) What sort of return are you looking for. You're strike rate determines this, as there is no point in backing favourites if you can only hit 1 winner in 10.

YOU'RE POT IS A RESULT OF THIS. Sure you can predict what POT you want or need but you're actual POT is determined by strike rate combined with staking.