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vderdak · 03-03-2013, 07:55 PM

Lone Speed

As much as I respect Jim Bradshaw and Richie and those which can follow the Hat's method of handicapping, you have my upmost admiration but seriously, how many can handicap that way, I would imagine only a handful consistently making money with his method. If it was so easy so many more would be winning and doing it this way, I'm speaking pure matchup.

For most it's a spot play method at best, be patient, hit when you have everything going your way. I've read every and I mean every single post in the Match Up. Three main methods were mentioned near the end to concentrate on, lone speed only, speed of the speed and there was one other method mentioned which I can't recall off hand now which most can use, in fact I use those first two all of the time but the Hat was a true wizard, a handicaping genuis, one of kind but for many of us with just average intelligence, that's me, it's a tough way to try to handicap, but I am smart enough to know I need all the help I can get with trainers telling me what they can and can't do successfully with their horses

Why not use trainer information to fortify your decision making process. I didn' say it stood alone. Again for me, my foundation is RDSS. Everyone handicaps differently but sorry I can't play a horse with the best numbers combined with a no win trainer, if his last race came close and the horse produced good numbers and he lost, to me that was his race to win and he blew it again, his chance has come and gone. For me and again I am speaking for me only, I win a whole lot more by throwing him out then playing him because he fits the numbers and model.

Part of it is intiuition too of course, doesn't the Hat and Ritchie speak of this all the time, the Mind's Eye, believe it not, it applies to trainers as well as horses.

I respect everyones opinions on here, the beauty of handicapping is there is no right or wrong, only what makes money for you personally.

I was again just remarking on an observation that no one ever mentions the trainer on here or the actual horse's heart in winning. That's it!

03-03-2013, 07:55 PM	#10
vderdak Grade 1 Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 130	Lone Speed As much as I respect Jim Bradshaw and Richie and those which can follow the Hat's method of handicapping, you have my upmost admiration but seriously, how many can handicap that way, I would imagine only a handful consistently making money with his method. If it was so easy so many more would be winning and doing it this way, I'm speaking pure matchup. For most it's a spot play method at best, be patient, hit when you have everything going your way. I've read every and I mean every single post in the Match Up. Three main methods were mentioned near the end to concentrate on, lone speed only, speed of the speed and there was one other method mentioned which I can't recall off hand now which most can use, in fact I use those first two all of the time but the Hat was a true wizard, a handicaping genuis, one of kind but for many of us with just average intelligence, that's me, it's a tough way to try to handicap, but I am smart enough to know I need all the help I can get with trainers telling me what they can and can't do successfully with their horses Why not use trainer information to fortify your decision making process. I didn' say it stood alone. Again for me, my foundation is RDSS. Everyone handicaps differently but sorry I can't play a horse with the best numbers combined with a no win trainer, if his last race came close and the horse produced good numbers and he lost, to me that was his race to win and he blew it again, his chance has come and gone. For me and again I am speaking for me only, I win a whole lot more by throwing him out then playing him because he fits the numbers and model. Part of it is intiuition too of course, doesn't the Hat and Ritchie speak of this all the time, the Mind's Eye, believe it not, it applies to trainers as well as horses. I respect everyones opinions on here, the beauty of handicapping is there is no right or wrong, only what makes money for you personally. I was again just remarking on an observation that no one ever mentions the trainer on here or the actual horse's heart in winning. That's it!