Fortune Favours the Bold
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March Review
What a cracking month! Mostly helped by Cheltenham.Race to £100 Challenge
Considering I was away for roughly 2 weeks and have been somewhat limited in availability I'm quite pleased. Bank went from £38 to £51. At this pace, I hope to reach my goal before the end of the year!My Trading Journey
If ever I needed proof of manual trading vs automated trading. This has been by far my best month! That is mostly down to Cheltenham and using opportunities to enhance performance. What a difference compared to this time last year! +83ptsGetting those orange and green belts this month!
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3/3 yesterday +£5 so the bank is £51.
I doubt I'd get on many today as I'd be at the football.
Today's trades
01/04/2023 14:25 Doncaster Tropez Power - Win £1
01/04/2023 14:25 Doncaster Roudemental - Win £0.50
01/04/2023 15:35 Doncaster Empirestateofmind - Win £1
01/04/2023 16:02 Stratford Propelled - Win £1.50
01/04/2023 17:50 Doncaster Das Kapital - Win £2 -
1/1 yesterday so we're back to £46. There's not much on today, but it'll be good to have a decent weekend and move on with these!
Today's Trades
31/03/2023 16:25 Wetherby Where's Hector - Win £3
31/03/2023 16:25 Wetherby Chris Cool - Win £1
31/03/2023 17:40 Wexford Low Mileage - Win £1 -
Yesterday was a strange one. Lisloran drifted out and was comfortably 3rd, but just before the race started something must have happened because the fav and 2nd fav shot right out and Lisloran came right in. It was too late to change anything as bots had fired, bets were placed and I had moved on.
2/3 -£11.50 to bring the bank back down to £45. Still stuck in the yo-yo box so will be glad to finally break free!
Today's Trades
30/03/2023 15:25 Limerick Wrecking Ball Paul - Win £1 -
Back to it today. It looks a bit tough so wouldn't be surprised if we get a losing trade today. Then again, if I could predict when a losing trade was coming I'd be retired and living on my own private island!
Today's trades
29/03/2023 14:25 Newcastle Lisloran - Win £3.50
29/03/2023 15:00 Newcastle It's Good To Laugh - Win £1.50
29/03/2023 15:25 Navan Paradise Lost - Win £2 -
7/7 +£15 so back up to £56.50.
I'm out on site today so no trades.
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I had a real rollercoaster yesterday, 8 straight wins and then the final 2 lost. Unfortunately that means a -£19 loss bringing the bank down to £41.50. I seem to be stuck in this £40-50 cycle! Oh well, keep on and we'll get there.
Today's trades
2023-03-26 14:42 Exeter Bring The Action - Win £1.50
2023-03-26 15:25 Limerick Life In The Park - Win £3.50
2023-03-26 15:52 Exeter Favori De Sivola - Win £1.50
2023-03-26 16:10 Carlisle Shantou Moon - Win £3
2023-03-26 16:45 Carlisle Onestepatatime - Win £2
2023-03-26 16:45 Carlisle Return Fire - Win £2
2023-03-26 16:45 Carlisle Creative Control - Win £1.50 -
Quite a lot happening today
Today's Trades
2023-03-25 13:23 Bangor-On-Dee State Of Fame - Win £1.50
2023-03-25 14:15 Curragh Earls - Win £1.50
2023-03-25 14:40 Newbury Fortuna Ligna - Win £1.50
2023-03-25 14:40 Newbury Royale Dance - Win £1
2023-03-25 14:40 Newbury Moviddy - Win £1
2023-03-25 14:50 Curragh Unless - Win £1.50
2023-03-25 15:00 Kelso Walk Of No Shame - Win £2
2023-03-25 15:57 Curragh Sunset Shiraz - Win £1
2023-03-25 16:32 Curragh Shadowed - Win £2
2023-03-25 16:45 Kelso Duty Calls - Win £2.50 -
6/6 yesterday +£9 to bring the bank to £60.50
I'm in the office today so no trades from me. See you tomorrow
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@dan-mackinnon well a 150% bank increase is huge well done!
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@martin said in Fortune Favours the Bold:
@dan-mackinnon on a £50 bank? bit risky!
Oh it's precarious! But this is "just for fun" and I wouldn't dare do anything that aggressive with my own bank. I wanted to bump it up because I started with £20 and if I hit a losing run and the bank drops back down to £20 I'll probably end this challenge. Thanks to the snow, holidays, etc., it's already gone on longer than I anticipated.
Don't worry, I'm not throwing all your bank management training to the wind.
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@dan-mackinnon on a £50 bank? bit risky!
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Today's trades
23/03/2023 15:35 Ludlow Prime Time Lady - Win £1.50
23/03/2023 16:00 Sedgefield Ailes D'Amour - Win £1.50
23/03/2023 16:10 Ludlow First Figaro - Win £1.50
23/03/2023 16:10 Ludlow Jobesgreen Lad - Win £1.50
23/03/2023 16:20 Chepstow William Philo - Win £3I'm going to be bold and up the staking to £15 liability
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3/3 +£4.50 to bring the bank up to £51.50
I'm in the office so nothing today.
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I've returned from my travels and all I can say is thank you automation! I'm terrible with jetlag so in the morning would spend 10-15 minutes setting up my trading for the following 2 days and leave it to it. I'm glad I did because I had one of the best trading weeks. If ever I needed any more proof that I was the problem!
I've noticed the bot results are much better than my attempt at set and forget. Therefore, I'll post my selections as usual, but when WFH I've set alarms to try to recreate as close to the bot as possible. However, if I start feeling twitchy and need to fight the urge to interfere I'll switch back to S&F trading.
Today's trades
20/03/2023 14:20 Navan Pont Audemer - Win £1.50
20/03/2023 14:35 Southwell The Grey Falco - 2nd fav AVOID
20/03/2023 15:35 Southwell Glencassley - Win £1
20/03/2023 15:55 Navan Galon De Vauzelle - outside of odds
20/03/2023 16:05 Southwell Paddy's Fancy - Win £2 -
2/2. Forgot to put the prices but ended up with another £1 to bring the bank up to £47.
I’m away for a couple of weeks so no trades for me. Have a good Cheltenham everyone!
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What a day yesterday! 5/5 +£6.50 bring the bank up to £46. Today is my last day before I go on holiday so hopefully we can finish strong and push back towards that £50 mark
Today's Trades
07/03/2023 16:10 Sandown Regarde
07/03/2023 16:10 Sandown Gwennie May Boy -
1/1 +£2 so bank back to £39.50. It'll be nice to get a bit of distance once we past £40 as it keeps dipping back down
Today's trades
06/03/2023 14:05 Wetherby Fever Roque - Win £1.50
06/03/2023 14:05 Wetherby Glebe Road - Win £1.50
06/03/2023 14:05 Wetherby Beat The Edge - Win £1.50
06/03/2023 15:50 Wetherby Shot Boii - Win £1.50
06/03/2023 15:50 Wetherby You Some Boy - Win £0.50 -
@ryan thanks for that. I really appreciate your kind words, especially as you've been a huge help with my long-term thinking.
By thinking long-term I've realised my risk tolerance differs from my day-to-day patience. Like everyone, I'll do my best not to have a losing day so considered myself very risk averse. However, over the long term I'm willing to be quite aggressive if I have confidence it can recover.
I'd happily take a couple of bad runs to catch that long winning streak! You'd never catch me saying that a year ago.
