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April Changeover and need to see a change in form.
I thought I’d posted last week but clearly forgot to do something. April started well enough with the first 2 days showing a profit. It...
Simon Rigby
Apr 13, 20251 min read
March Summary
A frustrating March with a poor start, picking up at the end only to have a double winner on the last day. A final loss of £212.96. There...
Simon Rigby
Apr 1, 20251 min read
Hitting the Post and Costing us Victory on the Day
A frustrating week of going well one minute and then finding an unsuccessful lay to ruin the day. I got sucked into Infantry Officer on...
Simon Rigby
Mar 23, 20251 min read
Cheltenham done and dusted so back to normality
Ended up taking on a few shorties over the last week which has ultimately cost us resulting in a loss on the week of £65.68. Dino Blue...
Simon Rigby
Mar 16, 20251 min read
Cheltenham Festival Looms but will there be much for the layers?
Well, we had some encouragement in February, but March hasn’t started that way with a loss in the first week of £176. There has been a...
Simon Rigby
Mar 9, 20251 min read
February was kinder to us with a Profit
Over the month there were a total of 176 selections. 38 of these went on to win but only 32 qualified under the price guidelines. 133...
Simon Rigby
Mar 1, 20251 min read
Turning the Corner Slowly..
A lot better this week with a profit of £236.62. There has been a lot of selections matching the criteria, so it has been a busy week. We...
Simon Rigby
Feb 23, 20251 min read
Still a struggle but performances are getting better..
A loss of £119.45 over the last week due to a poor start and a double hit in the middle. I say performances are getting better as out of...
Simon Rigby
Feb 16, 20251 min read
February rough start but signs of a change…..
It looked more of the same when February started but as the first week has progressed, we’ve moved in the right direction. Small profit...
Simon Rigby
Feb 9, 20251 min read
January…..Disastrous month and Glad to see back of it !!
A terrible month whereby we suffered an awful loss of £731. Some of it will be variance and some to bad luck. But, in general, the fault...
Simon Rigby
Feb 1, 20251 min read
Thursdays Sheet
Time Course Price Selection Pros Cons 1212 Southwell 3.6 Rosenspur Horse AW Course 5lbs Jockey C and CD Pace/Draw? Jockey 14 30 Trainer...
Simon Rigby
Jan 30, 20252 min read
Has the tide turned or is it still a case of King Canute?
A loss of £88 on the week which perversely is better than it has been! I’ve delved more into Sire stats and other Trainer areas in an...
Simon Rigby
Jan 26, 20251 min read
Tide has to turn…Doesn’t It ?
It continues to be very hard work to find successful losers in this month. A £300 loss on the week with the 16th being a particularly...
Simon Rigby
Jan 19, 20251 min read
Cold Weather, Frozen Tracks and Lukewarm Stats.
The week is at a loss of £15.89. At one point we were £160 down due to a very poor day but, over the last 3 days we’ve managed to claw...
Simon Rigby
Jan 12, 20251 min read
Out with the Old and in with the New….hard work
2025 hasn’t started to well with the last week running at a loss of £166.20. Lady Luck hasn’t been on our side on a couple of occasions...
Simon Rigby
Jan 5, 20251 min read
Desperate End to the Year
Not the end of the year I was hoping for, and it means a losing month. Having battled back from the loss position we were in mid-December...
Simon Rigby
Dec 31, 20241 min read
Boxing Day awaits…
Not the end of the week I was hoping for, and we are around £45 down. Two ends of the bookcase yesterday with Daaris being a researched...
Simon Rigby
Dec 22, 20241 min read
A bit like Spurs at the moment
Consistency is the issue at the moment firing very hot or very cold. Unlike Big Ange, I can’t change personnel so it’s the tactics that...
Simon Rigby
Dec 15, 20241 min read
No Place To Hide
There is a sense of déjà vu with the start of this month mirroring the last. We took hits then resulting in a loss of £350+ but managed...
Simon Rigby
Dec 8, 20241 min read
November Overview
I’ll start by expressing disappointment with the selection A Dream To Share at Fairyhouse yesterday. Solid in the market around the 3.5...
Simon Rigby
Dec 1, 20242 min read
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