- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Highdown; 1st edition (19 Oct 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1905156359
- ISBN-13: 978-1905156351
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 13.8 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
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Dave Nevison is doing, every day, what thousands of punters dream of doing - living the dream of life as a professional gambler. Since taking the plunge in 1993, Nevison has made his living, a very good living, from backing racehorses. He has taken on the best bookmakers in the world, and won. It has not been easy, or a smooth journey, but a roller-coaster ride full of spectacular highs and testing lows. Nevison's frank account is full of entertaining stories of his rumbustious life, and reveals how he has succeeded while most punters fail. Heed what Nevison has to say and you will become a better bettor; ignore it, and you will still have been richly entertained, for his is a life out of the ordinary.
About the Author
DAVE NEVISON is a professional punter who is well known through his popular weekly diary in the Racing & Football Outlook newspaper and regular appearances on the Racing UK television channel. DAVID ASHFORTH is a senior reporter and columnist with the Racing Post, and a former Horserace Writer of the Year.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
An interesting look at the work of a modern day punter .
Who makes a good living from his not the norm methods of multiple betting .
The book made the modern day world of Internet betting , Spread betting etc. an area that is worth consideration for those of the old school .
No road to riches for the novice punter to be found amongst these pages as Dave's actual methods receive scant coverage .However what is more than useful is an indication of the attitude of mind that is required to make your betting pay .That alone may be worth the books cost providing you get it at a value price.
jje
Who makes a good living from his not the norm methods of multiple betting .
The book made the modern day world of Internet betting , Spread betting etc. an area that is worth consideration for those of the old school .
No road to riches for the novice punter to be found amongst these pages as Dave's actual methods receive scant coverage .However what is more than useful is an indication of the attitude of mind that is required to make your betting pay .That alone may be worth the books cost providing you get it at a value price.
jje
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book to get inside the mindset of a professional punter, and wasn't disappointed.
If you're looking for a book spelling out how to draw up a winning tissue for a race, you won't find it here, though there are some tips. What you will find is a cogent account of the need to find value (where the true probability of a horse winning is higher than the quoted odds), and of how to exploit it. And the bad news for those who just want a turnkey get-rich-quick scheme is that even if you do have a good tissue, exploiting it is highly dependent on psychology. Nevison makes clear that unless you're prepared to back relative long-shots, you can't get past the profit margins incorporated into the odds by the bookies. This is where one's own psychology becomes crucial: with long-shots, you just have to be able to take the pain of seeing _an_average_ of (say) 5 out of 6 of your money on (say) 8-1 horses vanish, in order to get that single winner which financially more than compensates for all the losses. Worse still, even if your system works, you can and will have appallingly long runs of losses - and Nevison does a grand job of explaining what that feels like too.
In short, this is a hugely valuable book for anyone who fancies taking gambling on races seriously (it is more useful than Enemy Number One, by the rather more tight-lipped Patrick Veitch). And some of Nevison's adventures and anecdotes are very funny indeed.
If you're looking for a book spelling out how to draw up a winning tissue for a race, you won't find it here, though there are some tips. What you will find is a cogent account of the need to find value (where the true probability of a horse winning is higher than the quoted odds), and of how to exploit it. And the bad news for those who just want a turnkey get-rich-quick scheme is that even if you do have a good tissue, exploiting it is highly dependent on psychology. Nevison makes clear that unless you're prepared to back relative long-shots, you can't get past the profit margins incorporated into the odds by the bookies. This is where one's own psychology becomes crucial: with long-shots, you just have to be able to take the pain of seeing _an_average_ of (say) 5 out of 6 of your money on (say) 8-1 horses vanish, in order to get that single winner which financially more than compensates for all the losses. Worse still, even if your system works, you can and will have appallingly long runs of losses - and Nevison does a grand job of explaining what that feels like too.
In short, this is a hugely valuable book for anyone who fancies taking gambling on races seriously (it is more useful than Enemy Number One, by the rather more tight-lipped Patrick Veitch). And some of Nevison's adventures and anecdotes are very funny indeed.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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The merit of this book for me was that it does make the point that, if you are going to be a fulltime gambler, you are in it for the big bucks, not the small cheeses, unlke (as Nevison points out) some other professional backers, who are content to make something like £20K a year, albeit taxfree. Nevison wants more like £200K+ if not far more! And, if he is to be believed, he gets it! That alone, if so, makes his book worth reading. The downside is the abrasive Yorkshire knowall element, which slightly (more than slightly) put my teeth on edge. And his lifestyle around and off the course, seems to be the polar opposite of mine, but then I am not an ex-City of London trader turned honest gambler!
A good read on the whole, but not a lot of use for tips on betting for those of us for whom the normal punt is £100 or less (and I have never put on more than £3K and that money was the result of a run of three winners, ie profit monies). Nevison is --or more or less says he is-- Big Time, but therein lies a lot of the interest, of course.
A good read on the whole, but not a lot of use for tips on betting for those of us for whom the normal punt is £100 or less (and I have never put on more than £3K and that money was the result of a run of three winners, ie profit monies). Nevison is --or more or less says he is-- Big Time, but therein lies a lot of the interest, of course.
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More than meets the eye
Despite reviews to the contrary in here, the author reveals more than the obvious if you read between the lines (and so it must be if he is not to damage his means of making a... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Dave Williams
IF YOU LIKE A BET THEN BUY THIS BOOK
This book has everything big bets,big wins,highs and lows and a great sense of humour to boot.
From the first page you will be drawn in like a moth to a flame !!!! Enjoy !!!!
From the first page you will be drawn in like a moth to a flame !!!! Enjoy !!!!
Published 9 months ago by John Stoneley
Very Entertaining
A good read - if not exactly elegant prose. I particularly like the chapter 'an alternative Britain' - worth getting the book just for that.
Published 14 months ago by Chappy996
A BLOODY GOOD WINNER REVIEW
Bought this book to read whilst on holiday in Turkey in mid July. I like the horses myself and I just couldn't put this book down, Don't think I'd have the bollxxxxxxs to put... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Mr. G. Torrance
A bloody good read
I bought this book for my husband.
He read it in record time even at the dinner table,bursting out laughing at times, he didn't want to stop but didn't want to finish. Read more
He read it in record time even at the dinner table,bursting out laughing at times, he didn't want to stop but didn't want to finish. Read more
Published on 9 Jun 2009 by W. Claridge
Dave Nevison :A Bllody Good Winner
A very good read, but many people will be surprised how complicated his overall system of betting is. It is no longer, single bets, double or trebles.
Published on 8 April 2009 by Mr. R. Mallory
Classic material
I have always been fascinated by gambling and horse-racing so this book was eagerly awaited.
Many punters look up to Nevison as somebody who, if not quite living the dream,... Read more
Many punters look up to Nevison as somebody who, if not quite living the dream,... Read more
Published on 18 Dec 2008 by Mr. K. Rance
A couple of lenghts behind
For what had the ingredients to become a bloody good book, it doesn't deliver. Dave Nevison really could have made this book a lot better than it is. Read more
Published on 1 July 2008 by John McBride
A Bloody Good Read
I read Daves weekly column, its never too serious, and is an entertaining account of his ups and downs as a professional punter. Read more
Published on 28 Jan 2008 by A. Turner
The Perfect Book For The Horse Racing Enthusiast
If you already have a reasonable knowledge of horse racing, then this book will definitely steer you in the direction needed to become a profitable gambler. Read more
Published on 5 Dec 2007 by D. Stuart
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