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24/11/2006 by ramps.
Yesterday was a wake up call to remind not to get too cavalier. After a good profit in October and Novemver starting to finish strongly I went in yesterday’s racing full of confidence. I laid Blythe Knight in the first and backed Little Rocker. Made a lovely profit.
All was going well until 2.35 Uttoxeter. Now I had Heez a dreamer done as a lay between 6/4 to 2/1. When I checked the price just before the off it had drifted to 7/2. The correct cause of action would have been to leave the selection along as the price was more than double what I really wanted. Thinking I was clever this is what I did. I laid Heez a dreamer for 5 points at 7/2 and laid L’antartique for 2.5 points. Heez a dreamers beat L’antarique by a short head and I knew my money was done pretty early.
The options that I could have taken were:-
1) Leave the lay alone because the price was wrong.
2) Lay both horses in running at 2.00.
At the end of day I made a genuiene mistake and aviodable mistake. I even knew that I was taking a gamble when I did it. Was having a bad day at work so thought I it was worth it. Stupid stupid little idot that is what I was. I let emotion dictate what I did rather than do what I knew to be correct and that was to leave the lay alone. The price was wrong and McCoy was due a winner. Already lost on 2 fancies horses he was going to soggy Uttoxeter and not coming home without a winner.
The beautiful thing is it is another day today, the month has nearly ended and it soon be a new month and then a new year. I am confident I won’t make the same mistake again.
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