- Hardcover: 350 pages
- Publisher: Aesculus Press Limited; 7th Reprinted edition edition (16 Nov 1992)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1871093120
- ISBN-13: 978-1871093124
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14.5 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 323,182 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From an author who devises and tests his own systems, this book describes how, during the winter of 1991/2, he applied his ideas at the racetrack and took over #1000 per month from bookmakers. It details the exact methods he used and explains the precise reasons behind every bet made.
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
'Betting for a Living' is a must read for anybody who wishes to make a profit at horseracing. After reading this I realised many major mistakes I make in studying form and betting on horses. This book does not give you any quick solutions or systems, it actually encourages much more hard work on your part. However from the information in this book you can be sure that you will be concerntrating on the right aspects of form and eliminating many elimentary mistakes that I used to make. 'Betting for a Living' has made my betting more profitable and I would reccomend it to anybody who regularly backs horses. Also I would reccomend 'Betting on flat handicaps' by John Gibby, a book which builds on many of the concepts in 'Betting for a Living'.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Like many people at or near the top of their chosen field, Nick Mordin is plainly obsessed. Thank God he is! For this obsession has led Mordin to write books which lay it on the line about racing and betting thereon.
One of the points he makes which made me laugh is how very very poor the TV "experts" are. I recall a year or so ago Julian whatsisname --Wilson--, one of the rather Establishment TV commentators of yesteryear, solemnly plugging the horse he owned, odds-on or very short odds anyway for a major race...NOWHERE! And it still happens daily. Look at the main racing channel on satellite. Of the three usual commentators, none usually gets a hit, but, Oh! how knowledgeable they are BEFORE the race (and indeed, all-wise, AFTER it, shameless people)!
For me, the statistics-led approach he favours is not easy to adopt; neither is the observant approach of seeing which horse is, e.g. frightened, angry etc in the paddock (and Mordin does insist you SEE the horses before backing). But this is a very useful book indeed for the backer who attends the course to bet.
15 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Back in the early 90's, Nick Morden, a well known and respected racing journalist set out to discover whether making a living from betting was possible. This is not a "How to" type of book, but a day to day account of his experiment over six months. Above all, he gives the reader a clear picture of the reality of gambling for a living, documenting the ups and downs, and the traps that one can fall into. Another lesser known aspect of the professional gambler is shown, that is the loneliness of this chosen profession where very often your only friend ,and your worst enemy is your own judgement.
Making money from backing horses is no easy ride, but Nick emerges triumphant. This is a delightful book, written well enough for the reader to feel as though he is standing alongside Nick to share the hope, the pain, and the glory. A fascinating insight into the emotive issues of becoming a professional player.
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Book that needs a better title
When a book it titled "Betting for a Living" then it sets itself up for derisive comment. The book is fairly well written and has some good lessons in it for both budding and... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Wayward Lad
Betting For a Living
I only bothered to read the first chapter in which he sets out the extremely complicated form study methods requiring access to numerous expensive form manuals. Read more
Published 22 months ago by M. Waldock
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With a fast moving betting scene and technology evolving to facilitate new strategies, books can become outdated relatively quickly. Read more
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Published on 31 May 2009 by Robert Farrell
Misleading Title....
Mordin has emerged as one of the more intelligent racing pundits in recent years so this book is worth getting. Read more
Published on 15 Jan 2009 by lsur
excellent all rounder
Mordin is the master of systems and speed ratings this side of the pond. Here he enlightens us with some of the techniques he has learnt in the States and South Africa. Read more
Published on 13 May 2001
A must for any serious gambler
Nick Mordin outlines the stragegy and pitfalls that must be negotiated by anyone who seriously wants to become a professional gambler
Published on 9 Oct 2000 by keithbond@delphi2000.freeserve.co.uk
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