Capper's Lament

[SPEEDHORSE]

I guess this happen most of the time to middle aged horse players like me. They call it memory gap.

[andicap]

my biggest self-destruct pattern is to wait too long to form my exotic tickets and invariably, in my haste, leave out a logical combination that included my main contenders and paid well.

I hate boxing my contenders so cherrypicking combos has been hazardous to my wallet.

My second biggest issue, related to the first: In handicapping a race, in starting out I'll circle a horse or write its number on the side and circle it. When it comes time to make a decision, for some reason I'll leave that horse out of some combos after falling in love with another horse. Kind of like leaving the dance with the last girl you danced with instead of the one you came with. .

[cnollfan]

Originally Posted by andicap

my biggest self-destruct pattern is to wait too long to form my exotic tickets and invariably, in my haste, leave out a logical combination that included my main contenders and paid well.

Agree. Crist is always harping on bettors spending too much time handicapping relative to working on betting structure. It's a fine line because I don't see much point having a well-thought-out betting structure for a half-assed handicapping job either.