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I’m having a strong racing season — with profit margins higher than ever..

So understand this, because it’s what separates a professional gambler from the countless pretenders.

I don’t chase winners. I don’t follow narratives. I don’t guess. I re-price races.

My only concern is betting value — knowing when the market is wrong, and having the discipline to follow a process. If you read my previews properly, you’ll see a consistent theme: I mostly take on weak favourites. Relentlessly. That’s where long-term profit lives.

Since betting exchanges arrived, I’ve yet to see anyone on Betfair who matches my return from laying. That’s not bravado — it’s the natural outcome of thinking like a bookmaker, not a punter. At heart, that’s exactly what I am: a bookmaker who works the odds. If betting remotely wasn’t more profitable, I’d still be doing this on course today.

Which brings me to my early tips.

They are early value. Nothing more, nothing less. They reflect my initial market assessment — not the finished job. I regularly back or lay more than one runner in a race as prices evolve, and if you want to move from guessing to professional betting, understanding that process is non-negotiable.

This blog isn’t about following tips.It’s about learning how to think correctly.

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2:15 — BLADE RUNNER 7/1

AMI BONDHU may be sliding down the ratings, but his recent form is simply poor and there’s nothing here to tempt me.

MADAJOVY is lightly raced and comes here after an improved second at Warwick. That effort hasn’t gone unnoticed by the handicapper, who’s hit him with a 4lb rise, and he still has to prove himself on an undulating track. Not for me.

FERRET JEETER has won on a similar track and soft ground won’t inconvenience him, but he looks handicapped to the hilt now.

GODOT shaped well enough last time and is worth another go at this longer trip. Even so, he’s been nudged up a pound and I’d want much bigger odds to get involved.

PACHACUTI ran well last time and the 8lb claim makes him competitive on paper. The problem is obvious — he’s hard to win with and the market isn’t compensating for that risk.

At the time of writing, BLADE RUNNER was inexplicably the outsider of the field. Yes, the Chris Gordon-trained ten-year-old was disappointing last time and has done most of his winning over fences. But the upside is clear: he’s 10lb lower over hurdles, handles this type of track, and the ground holds no fears. Freddie Gordon rides a strong stayer and at nice odds he’s the bet. Simple.

2:45 — ANSWER THAT 7/1

TENNESSEE TANGO is top-rated and comes here off a career-best run. That’s exactly why he’s short — and exactly why I’m happy to oppose him. Backing this yard at cramped odds is a losing game.

RETETI would be better off in a handicap, and nothing I’ve seen suggests today is the day. Venetia Williams is still searching for a winner after 68 runners in the last 58 days. KING OF RECORDS has scope, but until the stable turns a corner, I’ll pass.

I’m sticking with the same stable and jockey as the previous race. Irish import ANSWER THAT makes his yard debut and showed enough in a couple of bumpers to suggest there’s ability to work with. The five-year-old looks the type to progress as a hurdler and conditions are in his favour. At the price, he makes far more appeal than those above him in the market.

3:45 — MACARI 7/2

OUR PAPA SMURF battled on to win over two miles here last time, but the step up in trip raises serious doubts. He’s never shaped like a horse crying out for further.

LUWDVIG handles soft ground and ran a career best last time, but the handicapper has had his say and he’s now giving weight all round. That makes life much tougher.

INFERNO SACREE and DIRTY DEN are regular place-fillers, nothing more. When it comes to winning, they’re easy to pass.

The bet is MACARI. The Sheena West-trained gelding is well treated back over hurdles and looks primed to strike. Since his last run in this sphere, the son of SIXTIES ICON has improved on the Flat, climbing to a rating of 83. That leaves him very well handicapped from 99 over hurdles. He likes cut in the ground, he’s a course-and-distance winner, and he’s the one I want on side.

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