How To Pick a Winner!

[Sewinbasher]

I went to Chester Races yesterday as I do most years and I pursued my normal method of studying form (inexpertly) to pick sure fire winners. Result two winners at short prices in the first two races - not bad but not brilliant.

My wife on the other hand, picks horses with nice names, pretty colours and if possible with Frankie Dettori riding.

She'd already had a winner and a place using this sytem In the big race (3rd race) she settled on Admiral, a rank outsider, and placed an each way bet. The horse had a pretty pink colours but had eluded Mr Dettori's attention.

The race is quite long one and the horses pass the finishing post twice before the run in and we were standing a few yards short of the post. As they passed us for the first time her horse was leading, I said "don't get excited unless the horse is in the same position the 3rd time round, but don't worry it can't possibly win". As they passed the 2nd time unbelievably the horse was still leading and the 3rd time round it was still there and just hung on over the line.

The course odds were 28/1 but she picked up nearly £130 for a £5 bet on the Tote and I gave up betting for the day right there and then but she got one more winner and another place only failing with her last selection with a name like our daughter's but at 100/1 it actually didn't have a chance.

I must be doing something wrong!

[richardw]

The only thing wrong that I can detect is that, rather than waste valuable fishing time, you could send her to the races with a few hundred quid, whilst you get over to the Derbyshire Wye!
;D
richard

[ex lampeter exile]

Its a funny old game. When a horse called Norton's Coin won the Cheltenham Gold Cup a few years ago at 100/1 it cleaned the local bookie out. As a local horse everybody had money on it ;D ;D, except me

[Cranefly]

Nothing wrong at all, if your wife was not insufferable and you enjoyed yourself.

When (occasionally) I go racing I look at a £5 bet each race as part of the entry fee. If I win, great if I lose, never mind. If I am with somebody who keeps winning and rubs my face in it then, then, then, then............... I make them buy the drinks and, if it's the wife, who knows!

[Sewinbasher]

I'm your sort of better Cranefly - £5 a race is my allowance and Chester is my only day at the races most years but it still doesn't stop me trying to determine the winner by means somewhat more scientific than pretty colours and nice names.

After the big win and completely in line with your philosophy I sent her straight down to the bar for a jug of Pimms with the intention of leaving before the last race to beat the rush and letting her drive me home after having put a last bet on. However on the way out we bumped into some friends who were in one of the hospitality tents and the whole day went pear-shaped in the nicest possible way. When we finally came out almost everyone had gone!

[richardw]

Ah! SB you can pick winners. You clearly picked a winner when you married her...

Or did she simply pick another winner using her special techniques? Were you wearing pretty colours when you met each other?

richard