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I really hate reviewing a new book in the month before I have a new product coming out. A good review always costs me sales. LOL
The bad news (for me) is that this book is pretty darn good, and worth the time it takes to read it.
In a nutshell, Pandy gives you some specific advice on longshot characteristics. Kind of like, "Here are some angles for finding good longshots," and then he proceeds to give you his precise rules. (My words, not his.)
The book is not a long read - just 45 8.5" x 11" pages, which is probably about 80 pages in a more "normal-sized" book. To reduce the size, Pandy chose to only show the horses used the the example as opposed to showing the entire field. Those extra graphics will not be missed at all. (My point here is that many books get inflated with lots of unnecessary graphics.)
After building his case for each angle in reasonable depth, Bob does a good job of summarizing the angles on a single page (pg. 26).
Of course, the real test will be the validity of his angles, a topic I am not prepared to discuss at this time.
As I understand, the angles are not meant as pure "systems." That is, the angles are pretty simple and designed to point to potential plays, rather than a system that says, "Play all the horses with these characteristics."
I would guess that some readers of this book will find the angles very enlightening, while another segment may say that they expect "finished and complete systems."
On page 27, is The Pace Shape Longshot Spot Play Method. This comes pretty close to a concrete, "Bet These Horses" kind of approach. In my opinion, it is based in reality and worthy of a look.
Personally, I cannot wait to throw some queries at these ideas and see where I am led. For me, that is the value of most books I purchase: "What starting points for research does the book provide?" All I can ask for is a book that provides a couple of good new concepts for me to follow through upon and this book does that surprisingly well considering its small size.
Review Ratings (out of 5 possible stars)
4.5 Beginning players looking for NEW longshot ideas.
4.0 Intermediate players looking for NEW longshot ideas.
3.0 Advanced players looking for NEW longshot ideas.
2.0 Players looking for a turnkey approach.
Regards,
Dave Schwartz
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