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The Thoughts and Secrets of Successful Punters [Paperback]

Mark Littlewood
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  • Paperback: 112 pages
  • Publisher: Raceform (30 Sep 2011)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1906820856
  • ISBN-13: 978-1906820855
  • Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 14.6 x 1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 37,047 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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They say that that if you average the wealth of your six closest friends you will know exactly how much you earn or more importantly how much you are likely to earn. The same can be said about betting. The company you keep will invariably dictate the profitability of your betting. This is particularly true when you set out on your punting life. The Newmarket Wizards contains a selection of interviews with successful and proven punters. Over the years they have demonstrated their ability to make consistent profits from backing horses, and by reading their views on betting you are opening up the possibility of replacing your six closest betting friends with a number of successful players, if only for a brief period. One thing for sure, there is a wide diversity of approaches amongst successful punters and amongst the players interviewed in this book.

About the Author

Mark Littlewood is a successful player and owns and runs the betting magazine and think tank SmarterSig.com. He has written numerous articles on betting strategies along with editing the book Improve Your Betting.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Could of been so good..., 14 Oct 2011
This review is from: The Thoughts and Secrets of Successful Punters (Paperback)
I implore you to think very carefully before acquiring this book.

I own somewhere in the region of 30-40 racing books from various racing jurisdictions - UK, US and Aus - and have read many more. This is by some distance (we're talking the National distance here and not the July Cup distance) the worst value racing book I've purchased to date. I don't want to sound too negative but this is a £3.99 book, in my very honest opinion. I was very disappointed with the content.

The annuals One Jump Ahead and Ahead on the Flat are exceptional value every year and if you're more interested in betting strategy then Well Handicapped Horses or the all-time classic Value Betting (Mark Coton) are the ones to be on.

A very good idea but equally poor execution, I'm sorry to say...
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, 12 Oct 2011
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This is a great little book for anyone who is interested in how a professional punter gets into horse racing and how they manage to make profits year after year. If your looking for a winning system your NOT going to find in this book but as someone who regularly bets on horses, it is good to read the thoughts and views on professional punters with regards to things such as Value, Statistics, Betting amounts and more importantly you realise that every punter has gone through the dreaded losing run at some point in there careers. Good read.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Help to make you a better bettor?, 9 Oct 2011
This review is from: The Thoughts and Secrets of Successful Punters (Paperback)
There are a large number of books available to punters which claim to offer secrets, reveal hidden codes and promise the world. Fortunately, Mark LIttlewood's collection of interviews make no grand promises. However, and perhaps this is no criticism of the author, the book's title is a little misleading. The Thoughts of Successful Punters would have been an accurate description, but I suspect the publishers wanted something a bit sexier?

Anyway, the book is a series of interviews with ten punters. Some of whom will be well-known to regular bettors. To some extent the author is at the mercy of his interviewees as some of the backers are more forthcoming, loquacious and affable than others. Without giving too much of the book away I think It is fair to say that Mr Segal must have had a particularly unpleasant time prior to his interview as I can think of no other reason for his rather terse and unhelpful responses to fairly unobtrusive questions.

Richard Hoiles continues to enhance his reputation as a thoroughly decent man and there are other enjoyable and informative interviews with Hugh Taylor, Allan Potts and Mark Layden. The latter named being especially notable for his comment about not having any interest in the going - a view which challenges one of the most strongly held beliefs about what makes a successful backer.

The book should give a number of people a few things to think about. Hopefully it will encourage you to look at races and racehorses in a slightly different way and perhaps it will motivate you to explore areas of the game which you previously had not considered.

One minor quibble: the book is very thin. It's barely a 100 pages of rather large print. You'll read it very easily in an hour or so.
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