Yeh, i did the same thing at mooney valley yesterday but i didnt back it at all. Tonkaa in race 6 or 7. Paid 28 bucks. Ended up backing Codify which got a whopping check and that was the end of that.

So why do we suffer this problem? I know my ratings are good and I put in a lot of work so how do I get over this hurdle?

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OzPunter

confidence.
the horse had gauci on it. it was a last start winner.
a second and 2 3rds over the distance.
had a few positives there.
but i guess a saver at least would be the go.

but we all do it dont we.
up against a short priced favorite.

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laurie

Lol my daughter is only one, she's yet to cost me too much.......

Think I'll teach her to trade on Betfair, pay her way.

Hey atleast you guys backed the horse I decided to not even back it would have fixed up what was a crap day for me. I have done that far to many times made my bet smaller when the odds are bigger mainly because when I usually do put the same sort of bet as normal on they usually give me nothing at all.

The best advice I can give if your daughter is only one... Not only give here a good education but teach her the value of a good education. That way she'll be able to buy you a nice retirement home.

Good Luck Ms Duritz

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OzPunter

Yes, that's what gives me the jitters...

An article I read once in a magarzine (might have been Turf Monthly) said theres value in setting a target and dividing that by the price you can get... i.e. for River To The Sea at $40 to win $100 you'd bet $2.50 (or $5.00) to round things up, similarly if you had Toulouse Latrec at $2.50 you'd bet $40.00 to get back $100 (your target)

The logic is that you bet small when the odds are long and you bet long when the odds are small.. Perhaps that might fix my jitters a bit...
I normally bet a fixed amount ($50) straight up and try to get the best price then I have savers to try to get my money back or soften the blow if it don't work the way I want.. The Trifecta incidently paid >$6000 wouln't that be nice.
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OzPunter