Make hay
Never was a phrase so true as in the horse racing markets than, ‘Make hay while the sun shines’ literally. During the summer we have wall to wall racing and a lot of quality then as we transition through to late August into September that just falls away.
The evening racing grinds to a halt and a card that could provide a top up to a good day or a serve you a get out of jail card, suddenly isn’t there. For new traders it can be a tough adjustment, but for us old hats we come to accept the territory. Seasonality is inevitable and ends up as part of your performance.
The summer is the time to push the boat out and try and set some records but the nearer we get to deep winter my focus changes to try to squeeze what I can out of each market but it a safe manner. I don’t have many races to turn things around if I make a crass error. I also shift my focus to football where there are a number of opportunties available at times that are complementary to racing, they can also be very low risk.
While there is less on the table it also has an upside, you get your life back! Evenings are suddenly free and there is less pressure on to achieve what can be daunting figures. While the flat racing is winding down, there are still plenty of decent meetings left and it’s not impossible pull out decent results, even from intermittment days. So there is still plenty of hay to be harvested. Here is my best effort today, nothing special but one of a number of decent results to make for a moral boosting day.
Category: Horse Racing
