| Betting on horse racing worldwide is enjoyed by many, | | | | for either solid trainer form or potentially a trainer |
| however only a small percentage of punters actually | | | | coming back in to form, good profits can still be made |
| make a profit in the long run. There are many systems | | | | during the months of March and April at the end of the |
| and methods that work, all have winning and losing | | | | winter jumps season. |
| streaks but learning to specialise is a great way to | | | | Many favourites in some of these races, will have |
| beat the book! | | | | been over raced in the long hard winter months on |
| Towards the end of the jumps season from March | | | | bad ground. These horses can often be taken on |
| onwards many consider the chance to profit all but | | | | during the spring months, as they are over fancied and |
| finished. However compared with the flat season that | | | | under priced which means we look elsewhere for |
| is gathering pace, easy winners are relatively easy to | | | | these spring horses that have been laid out for their |
| find if you know what to look for. | | | | own peak time during the spring. |
| The quality of racing is deemed by many to be in short | | | | Look for selections that have only raced two or three |
| supply during the months of March and April as the | | | | times during the season and selections with improving |
| best horses in the world take the focus at Cheltenham | | | | form figures. It is common for horses to 'bounce' after |
| and Aintree. However, there are still many hundreds of | | | | their first run. Just as we might after a long lay off |
| horses that are of a lesser grade that will still be | | | | from the gym, their second outing finds them a little |
| running for the owners and trainers who are as | | | | stiff and under performing. |
| desperate to get a win out of their class four or five | | | | From this point on it is OK to expect a general |
| hurdler! | | | | increase in performance throughout the season. If |
| Many people go on about the prevailing ground | | | | these figures match up with the coming of spring and |
| conditions needed by any one horse. So many other | | | | the form from the previous year shows them coming |
| factors including the jockey booking, the trainers | | | | to fruition during these months do not hesitate to |
| statistics at a given track are all taken in to account by | | | | consider them. Especially if they are second or third |
| the small percentage of consistent winners betting on | | | | favourite against over raced 'hot pots', where you will |
| horse racing. | | | | be offered more value than you might otherwise |
| One area that so many people fail to recognise as | | | | expect. |
| important is the time of year for any given selection to | | | | Making money consistently betting on horse racing is |
| be running. It is a fact that certain horses peak at | | | | never easy, however with the right information and by |
| different times of the year, coming to their peak often | | | | specialising in the type of racing you get involved with |
| in the same months year in and year out. | | | | can help to increase the chances of success. |
| With this true, combined with the keeping an eye out | | | | |