Cheltenham
Well it’s here again, but what does it hold in store?
To be honest I have no idea and I try my best not to set any expectations ahead of an event, I just try do my best. It’s nice to have a few clues as to how you are going to trade something, but these big events come around so infrequently you only really know how it ‘s going to behave when you are actually in the thick of it. I think you are much better off focusing on doing a good job at the time rather than trying to out think it.
Last years was blinding though and I smashed my best ever total for a week, something I haven’t seen since. I think I will dine out on the memory of last year for some time! If you remember my post from last year, I had a bit of a cock up on day one when I busted my exposure limit on the account I was using. No risk of that this year as I already phoned Betfair to whack it up to some ridiculous limit. After that stalled start last year, the rest of the week was a breeze.
In hindsight though, I think me and market just fell into the right place last year. I say that because I had some sticky points during the rest of the year. Royal Ascot was below expectations and it sort of showed me that I can’t going in all guns blazing unless the market is willing to respond. Prior years at Cheltenham have been up and down. 2008 was plagued with bad weather and that ruined things big time. 2007 was fairly comfortable but I wasn’t adventurous enough. This year I have a few new tricks up my sleeve, so it will be interesting to see if I can perform well. One thing I am not going to do is set myself a target of what I achieved last year. I need everything to fall into place for that to happen and I don’t think that’s a realistic expectation.
I’ve had a good preparation in the build up to this week. I was having a rough time at the start of the month but have settled down now and my strike rate has started to climb. I peaked at the end of last week when I managed to get a really nice run of 49 consecutives winners. I had a chilled weekend with a party on Saturday night and the kids staying with my brother in law overnight. We all went out for lunch at a posh restaurant on Sunday, were hopelessly pampered and then we all watched a film in the afternoon before pottering around the garden. I feel really chilled and in the perfect mindset for a good week. Let’s hope it delivers. Good luck whatever you are doing!!!
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