Royal Ascot

So my run of bad luck with the horses continues, our of six races I only got to make one smug trip back to the bookies to claim my winnings and that was for the 8/13 clear favourite Yeats in the Gold Cup.

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Betting profits realised

Now that the football season has come to an end I have decided to withdraw my profits from my Coral betting account. In total I have made over £50 but I’ll leave a few pounds in the account for next season and take £50 to the millionaire adventure bank. The money won’t be spending much time in the bank though as I am off to Royal Ascot in 3 weeks!

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FA Cup Final Bet

I placed another one of what I am calling ‘insurance bets’ where I bet against my team on the basis that my team either wins or I win money. Unfortunately Man Utd lost to Chelsea in the first Wembley cup final but I had bet £30 at odds of 5/6 that Chelsea would win making me a net profit of £25.02

My Grand National picks disappoint

Not knowing a thing about horse racing I decided to bet small stakes as I fully expected to lose what ever I bet. I spent a good hour studying the horse racing pages in the paper to select two horses that I thought stood a chance of winning.

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Grand National 2007 Betting

The 2007 Grand National is upon us and millions of pounds will be staked on the world’s most popular race. Nearly half the UK adult population will have a flutter on the Grand National, staking a staggering £1million a MINUTE today in the UK’s biggest gambling bonanza.

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