October
October went very much to plan. No big upside or downside surprises and it followed the pattern in previous years of having been a strong month overall. Though it has to be said that the UK racing always takes a dip in this month as we transition to the jumps.
I managed to get a new record day in October and beat it twice again which was a surprise, I did have a few moments where I was really on form and some where the markets just didn’t play ball, but this balanced out overall during the month. Strike rate was down a bit on last year, but I have been less focused on this and more focused on picking up some quality positions. This has resulted in a few more losses than normal.
I passed another milestone last month and will pass a significant one in November so I am increasingly turning my attention to new challenges. When you push and push for years it becomes harder to reach new milestones and you inevitably have to start setting wider and bigger goals. The sort that you can’t reach in a day, month or even a year. So as we approach the end of the year I am starting to focus on the ‘what next’ question. You can work harder and harder but ultimately that will send you to an early grave, so I am starting to looking at things from both ends to understand exactly what I want to do over the next 5-10 years. Hopefully I can reach a conclusion by the end of the year.
I am not expecting any fireworks in November and have a few days booked off. The first week is always a cracking one but then it slides away from there. Time to celebrate and enjoy some of the hard work undertaken in the summer.
Category: General
