A best selling system just got better

I've just had an email from my good friends Dennis Coote and Hazel Reed who are currently holed-up in their luxury apartment in sunny Spain (I wish I was!).

They've just made their best selling FFF Racing Plan better. The original Plan came out three years ago and Dennis and Hazel have been testing and running the system for a year before that. So four years on they have been able to 'tweak' the staking plan to make even more profit.

Together with their own findings and that of feedback from many of their customers they have now developed and published a whole new book The FFF Plan Extra for new customers. This includes the special calculator.

For customers who already own the original FFF Plan, you won't have to pay again,
there is an Add-on section only.

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This is an easy-to-use, practical plan that has been used with massive success
for years.

I personally know that Dennis and Hazel actually use this system themselves on a daily basis and it’s been making them some very good money for the past four years. They do actually “walk the walk” – which is refreshing in an Internet world populated by dodgy and unworkable systems.

I can also testify to Dennis and Hazel's after sales service which is second to none. They are always just an email or phone call away.

If you haven't checked out the FFF plan yet, or don't have the add-on, now's your chance to grab a copy.


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The hidden Clickbank stats you should read

My friend Malcolm at UK Horse Racing Systems came up with some good advice in his daily email service this Monday. He uses John Morrison’s SportsChamp system (http://www.xbetz.co.uk) as an example. I can’t say I’ve tested this system but the advice itself provides solid benchmarking for analysing the likely quality of any product you may buy via Clickbank.

Over to Malcolm for his comments:

“This product is sold through "Clickbank" which have some statistics, that, if you know where to look, (I do after years in this business) can give you some very interesting information about the product.

Let me share some of this with you.

Gravity - this is how popular a product is and normal most sports products have a gravity of around 10. Now gravity is not an exact science but at over 80 for this product is does mean it is very popular and certainly probably one of the most popular in the sports section of "ClickBank".

SportsChamp (http://www.xbetz.co.uk) is still number 1 under Sports & Recreation - Sports picks as well.

Refunds - "ClickBank" operate quite a liberal refund policy and I can tell you that a lot of people who buy systems also ask for a lot of refunds and it is probably the highest category in ClickBank for them. It's to be expected because we all know that plenty of the systems available are not that good and quick read after purchase will tell you this.

Again with the correct information you can get an idea of the amount of refunds against a product (unofficially) and I can tell you that SportsChamp (http://www.xbetz.co.uk) appears to have very few refunds, in fact based on the information available it is less than 0.5% of people who purchase ask for refunds.

Although this information is not really relevant to the product I do think if you know that it is obviously a popular product, that people appear to like and are happy with then that is a good start.

I tell you the things that swing it for me, the testimonials. Now some people think these things are made up but from experience this is hardly ever the case and to actually get people to do you a video is almost impossible unless they really do believe in the product, but there are 20 alone on his home page and another 50 on his other pages.

You cannot imagine how anyone could get that many video's made up and I really don't believe for one minute they are, but if you look on his other testimonial pages you will see 100's of them.

In summing up I should reiterate that this is a "ClickBank" product and because of that you automatically get a "Refund Policy" but John offers you one anyway.

My "No Ifs, Ands, or Buts Personal Guarantee"

I honestly don't see how I can deserve to make a dime off of you if you don't profit under my system. If I cannot get you to become one of the most profitable bettors in the world, then I'm not worthy to make anything off of you. That's the standard I've always lived by. Read this: If you are to lose money in sports betting when applying my systems, then I insist that you contact me and I'll be glad to refund you back everything you've paid me in its entirety. No ifs. No ands. No buts. No questions asked. No hard feelings!

So with all the information you have at hand I cannot see the risk here and to be honest I have convinced myself that this is probably a worthwhile product to buy”.

For more information about SportsChamp, visit:

http://www.xbetz.co.uk

Mind The Gap

I've just been reading about a miraculous new discovery called "The Gap concept". Is this the next wonder since "The Secret"? Pray tell us, Jon, in your infinite wisdom, what is "The Gap"? In a word - Disparity. Say what? When I first wrote The Bank Vault Report it became clear to me that live odds disparity was a very good way of measuring relative risk in wagering on horse races. Now this is not an exact science, but clearly if we have a Favourite going off at Evens and the next best runs at 6/1 it's worth sitting up and taking a look. The problem is odds can steam or drift and late non-runners can really put a spanner in the works. Nevertheless live odds disparity can be a useful guide to the strength of any given wager (this applies to lay bets just as well as back bets). If that's now known as The Gap Concept, so be it.
Btw if you fancy backing Favourites you could do worse than check out Nova Publication's "FFF" plan. They have just brought out a new staking system for those who have purchased the original plan, and, in testing, it works very well indeed.

www.10MinuteSystem.com

As blogged yesterday, Clive now has his "10 Minute System" up and it's a corker. Let me stay straight off you won't get a bet every day but when you do you're in with a very good chance of a payoff. The logic is sound (and clever) the upside is good and the risks minimal. What more can you ask for? Take a look when you have a minute:
http://www.10MinuteSystem.com

The Ten Minute System

Wanted to let you know about this before the website is put up. My good friend Clive has been tweaking The 10 Minute System for some time and he's sent me a copy to look at today. The logic is very sound, so this looks like a good 'un. What impresses me most about Clive is that has has truly been "round the block" when it comes to Internet "business opportunities" and I know he doesn't pull any punches. I admire the way he flagrantly trashes Ebay, Amazon and affiliate schemes as purported ways to "make a quick buck". I can also testify that it was a big blow to him when he lost his newspaper job, so I'm glad he's making a real go of the Betfair game. Look out for this one. I'll post again once the website is up.

Summer's here and the systems are.... legion

Summer's been awash with racing systems, some good and some (ahem) not so good....
I've been asked about Racing4idiots from the Mohammed Ali stable (no, not the fighter) but regretfully I've been able to secure a copy for review. "Little Acorns" is a progressive laying system which has been working very well in testing. I gather it is being heavily promoted via direct mail and sells for about £80 (please correct me if I'm wrong) which, unusually, includes a free pair of binoculars!

I'm always keen to read Clive Keeling's comments in What Really Wins Money (though his Kelly Brook obsession is becoming a tad irksome). Since Malcolm Pett at UK Horseracing Systems (and Sporting Bots) has been in dialogues with him I expect we'll see some new systems coming up from this JV stable in the near future.....

I haven't been remotely able to keep track of all the systems flooding out of the Stephen Brooks camp. Whilst I know there is some criticism out there about the sheer volume of these productions there may well be some diamonds in the rough and if I find them I'll be sure to let you know.

Freelance projects have kept me away from blogging for awhile, but please don't take this as any indication that things aren't busy at Bismarx HQ. Although I may be singing my own praises "The Bank Vault Report" was the seminal laying system, published at a time when the Betting Exchanges were in their infancy and laying was a novel concept. That I and Raj Patel are still out there just shows these strategies have stood the test of time. Unlike some publisher's I will not put out any old system just to make a quick buck (which is why you may not hear from me for periods of time).

As ever, do drop me a line and let me know how you're getting on.

Been a long time

Well it's been a long time, been a long time, been a long.... You get the idea. Blogging days have been limited what with travel and development plans. In fact I may even pull this blog to concentrate on my core business. It'll be a shame but, hey, I can't keep dancing in the dark (how many more musical metaphors can I cram in here). Let me know if you want it to stay up.

Christmas is coming and I am getting fat. At least that's my excuse. It seems to happen every year and last about 12 months.....

So why so quiet of late? It's not my intention to post here unless there's something to say or something really worth looking at.

So, am I saying there have been no new racing systems on the market since October? Certainly not. In fact there's been a glut of them - many coming from the same stable. You'll probably know the one. A template driven sales pitch selling in essence the same system (involving Betfair) by a hundred different names - and most at £37. The problem with all this is that it simply discredits the industry and leads to more cynicism about racing systems. Although I hate to say it - like plot lines - there are probably only 7 or so original systems in existence, after all we can only back, lay, or trade any race. How many other permutations are there?

My dalliance in the world of poker and FX trading leads me to conclude that - whilst we are all seeking the "holy grail" of systems the fact of the matter is that as speculators (gamblers maybe?) all we can hope for is a way to maximise the upside and minimise the risk to capital. And that's the all of it in a nutshell.

All systems will have upswings and downturns - it's the nature of the best. What fascinates me is the point at which "luck" interfaces with probability. For instance, since trading profits and losses invariably run in cycles we should not forget the importance of retracement in our betting bank. What does this mean? Simply, that if we're in a down trend we should not necessarily automatically "jump ship". Often the tide will turn at precisely that very point. You see this all the time in poker and on the currency markets. I'm sure this happens trading the nags as well.

Is it luck, is it probability, is it random chaos? Who knows. But we should always endeavour to see the bigger picture and remember - the war's not over til the last battle is fought.

More from me later after I've scoffed a few more mince pies.....

I've gone "postal".....

Hey, I'm not a big fan of the postal strikes (my model helicopter took 5 days to arrive!). Flippancy aside, despite the irksome nature of the delays I appreciate just what our postal workers do for us every morning (and some pretty bluddy brass monkeys weather mornings coming up soon, I expect...).

Canonbury Pubications (of make a million on Ebay/selling used cars/ scoop your fortune cleaning wheely-bins fame) took a rather more agressive note today in their mass email campaign. And why not? Of course the folk (singular) running this visible enterprise don't actually run any of these dubious businesses - they just charge you to read about these money-spinners! What a deal!

You may read the hyperbolic emails from this crumbling publishing "empire", you may not. My right eyebrow tilted northwards during the reading of the last profane ramblings (a la Roger Moore) in which it was suggested that Disney Theme Park, Paris, had got it all wrong because they didn't sell I-pod's and yuppy merchandise at their outlets. Taking on Disney? Whoever wrote this dirge must have the ego the size of a zeppelin!.......

Just makes me glad to be a humble hoss trader, with no pretentions about the "big time".

Until next time, my message (as always) is always read between the lines.....

Question: how do you stop yourself being sued for libel? Answer: put "in my humble opinion" before your critique. I'm only half-joking here. When the consumer magazine "Which" launched many years ago, the (then) Prime Minister - Harold Wilson - famously declared it would surely fail as no company would stand to see any criticism of their products in print. What happened? Which has become an extremely successful magazine, even more remarkable for the fact they have no paid advertisers and are funded entirely by subscriptions only.

There is so much hype and spin in the racing industry (and in the so called "biz opp" community too, btw) people sometimes forget that opinions are just that: opinions. The Internet is great in that we can now trawl through legion blogs and forums to get a consensus view of any product or gambling system, but always remember what glistens is not always gold.

I write about products and services that I use myself. My income is derived from using these very products and services. So when some bright spark tells me I got a race result from 1989 wrong, or suggests that I've made a bunch of data conveniently "fit" a system I'm reviewing, I can only say this: "look, it works for me!". What possible gain is there in me spinning a line simply to sell some duff system? Does anyone ever stop to think how catastrophic that would be for business?

So, it used to really bother me when some twonk or other bad-mouthed me all over some bedroom-created bulletin board. Nowadays I am reminded of the homily (cleaned up here for good taste): "Opinions are like backsides. Every body's got one".

Well, I'm off for a few days (part business, part pleasure) which brings me nicely to this question: what racing systems can you still use (pardon the pun) "on the hoof"?

There are some that require sifting through an inordinate quantity of data, or require you to be glued to the PC all day (not really something you want to do if you're in a hotel, or, worse still, hooking up your laptop in a wi-fi hotspot). Others, like our own Bismarx Bot (www.bismarck.org.uk) require your own PC to be left on and running. And, you don't really want to be checking results all day either, wondering how multiple selections have performed.

So, I have to say Nova Publication's Fancy Fillies is really just the job for such a situation. Just one bet a day, no scary liability, takes just ten minutes in the morning - really a set it and forget it type system. Since I've been using it the longest losing run has been three races and the longest winning streak about fourteen. That's pretty impressive results. Visit www.betfayre.co.uk to learn more about a system I personally endorse.

See you when I get back.....

Aiming to get that all green feeling

The Philosopher Stone losing run sequence seems to be an issue with the number of runners, as I've previously suggested. When sticking to an ideal maximum of ten the system performs very well, although the bets are fewer. This is the final phase of testing and I'm pretty confident we've got something good here. Keep an eye out for more info soon.

The Racing Systems world can be a fickle place. There can be a drought of anything halfway decent then, like buses, two or three new systems emerge. Very often these are nothing more than vague copies of what has gone before.

When I'm asked why would one need more than one system the answer seems clear to me. Different tools provide different solutions and it is always good to keep updating knowledge and ideas.

Although I've only dabbled in "trading" on Betfair (in a nutshell buying one set of odds low and selling high, or vice-versa) I've always been intrigued by this pastime. Sporting Manuals have come out with something (which I haven't had time to test yet) but which you might want to have a look at. The testimonials certainly ring true. Let me know how you get on with it:

http://guyler.supreme21.hop.clickbank.net

I've been in the think tank for the last few days refining the core rules of the Philosopher Stone system. We hit a few losers on the trot (not that many at three) but this made me uneasy. The plain fact of the matter is based on simple stats: the more runners in a race the more chances a rogue horse could push our selection out of kilter. At a maximum of ten runners per race the system performs flawlessly, the only downside is you may have to wait a couple of days to find a decent bet. As ever, I err on the side of caution, and this will be reflected in the final product.

We've had seven more sign-ups for the Bismarx Bot lifetime license (www.bismarck.org.uk). The feedback has been great as more people are enjoying the benefits of letting "robo bot" hunt down the Betfair cash. I use it myself to great effect on the overnight races.

My blogging days have been restricted what with a raft of domestic crises to deal with. A lively wasps nest at Chateau Dee have been causing aerial mayhem but why do I feel curiously guilty now 4000 of the stripey blighters have been professionally zapped by an insect exterminator? Will this create bad karma in the Buddhist sense, or am I being overly sensitive to a breed of animal that does nothing but climb up the net curtains or swim around in your pub garden pint?

In the final testing phase it is becoming clear that The Philosopher Stone system does not throw up a bet every day, in fact I've hit three days with no bet at all. But this is all good news. The strike rate when it hits is an encouraging 70% + which is more than enough to keep any panic attacks at bay.

And with no discernable link at all that I can think of: the liquidity in racing markets. There's no hard-and-fast rule here but common sense will determine how much of your bet will get matched on overnight/overseas races. A simple glance at the money in the pot is an indicator of how much you can play around with. Clearly, a race running at 2 in the morning (UK time) in the US is not going to encourage the sort of wedge you'll see lumped on a Grade 1 contest on a Saturday afternoon. So, if you are using the Bismarx bot (www.bismarck.org.uk) you should adjust your targets accordingly.

With that thought in mind I'm grabbing my fly swatter. I think I've just seen another of those pesky stingers. Crush! Kill! Destroy!......

I've been away for a few days in leafy Warwickshire. The nice thing about severla racing systems (like Fancy Fillies) is that you can still place bets while you're travelling or on holiday (the FF system works particularly well in this regard as you can find/place your selections in about ten minutes in the morning).

The Bismarx Bot places are filling up fast. Some people don't realise you can use this nifty tool on the place market to. My advice is to set the odds parameters between 1.1 - 1.5 (no more). This allows for plenty of rungs in your lay ladder before you'll incur any scary liability. It's suprising how often Favourite's fail to place. Details are at: www.bismarck.org.uk.

I get as fed up of spam as the next man. Trawling through pages of porn, viagara and international lotteries every morning gets pretty tiresome. Usually I just hit "delete", but occasionally the spammers can fool you. This morning I got what appeared to be a serious question about the Equine Investment Plan (www.EquinePlan.com) although it was riddled with various errors (to set the record straight, Canonbury Publishing are not my "publisher" nor have they ever been. Last year we had a deal with Nick Laight who negotiated a very tasty 60% deal for himself as an affiliate for The Bank Vault Report. Beyond that one campaign I have nothing to do with Canonbury so I do not have to answer to them, or to anyone else for that matter....).

When I politely replied to this effect, this was the start of the reply:

"Here is something very profound and essential that you need to consider...What is the most important thing that we can secure in this short lifespan of ours?..... "OUR ETERNAL SALVATION"!I mean not to frighten or distress you in any way. But are you aware that if, right now, you are living your life without Christ, then you are presently on your way to "HELL"? Now, you can scoff at me if you like, but that won`t alter the scriptural fact one iota...for it is not just me who is saying this...it is the great Lord "JESUS CHRIST" Himself who is saying it.

blah, blah. blah, yours from the nuthouse, Gerald J Drainey, g.d@inbox.com"

Well, it's nice to know I'm going to hell in a handbag on a Tuesday morning but something tells me I'll meet Gerald and his pals down there too..... Their sin? SPAMMING !!

I've been getting quite a few emails about "The Philosopher's Stone". The reason I haven't put this out into the marketplace yet is that I want to be absolutely certain the system's performing as it should. As you know, I don't like to recommend any system that hasn't gone through a thorough baptism of fire. At the moment the selection part is working near perfectly, I just want to get the staking methodology right. Rest assured if you check back here frequently you'll be the first to hear more about it.

Stop Press! Bismarx Bot goes ballistic! You'll probably know I've been using the bot with overnight races to great effect. It's nice to wake up in the morning having made automated profits (or the bot has quit at a safe level when I told it to). We don't want to have too many people on Betfair using the bot because it could jeopardise the liquidity in the smaller races (like the overnights) so we've brought in a limited "lifetime license" which is - just that. If you get the bot now you'll have unlimited lifetime usage rather than paying a monthly rental (which we're suspending). To read more about this nifty piece of kit, visit http://www.bismarck.org.uk

It's been a quiet start to August with the world and his wife apparently all away on holiday. Now that the flow of support emails has slowed down I've had a bit more time to concentrate on writing and developing (which is not to say I'm not still punting - though I'm just following Nova's fillies system and my own "Philosopher Stone" right now). Bismarx bets take care of themselves thanks to the Bismarx bot, so you won't find much reference to them here.

Glorious Goodwood started with the usual fanfair and media hype, which only confirms my belief that racing opportunities are there to be found every day of the year (yes- even on the all-weather, or even in the bleak midwinter!). Sometimes you just have to hunt a little harder to find them....

I've been playing a fair few poker tournaments online and doing reasonably well. Sit and Goes and Heads Up contests appeal to me particularly since the odds of a win are that much more favourable when there are less players round the table. With 1st-3rd position paying out you start a 9/10 S&G tournament with a 3/1 shot of making it into the money be doing very little at all. I do know some chaps who make a living doing just this, and I'd be intrigued to hear of your experiences with these online tournies.

I've been sifting through the Clickbank marketplace always eager to investigate new racing systems only to find there's very little "new" out there and many reports are depressingly rehashes of strategies that have been out for awhile. Often it's simply the same old thing with a fresh lick of paint on the cover. Rest assured if anything halfway decent turns up I'll test it, review it, and stick it on here (unlike some that I could mention I don't have advertisers, home biz "gurus" or bolshy editors breathing down my neck.....).

Until next time.

Well, I've been so tied up with business I haven't had any time to blog (!) for the last few days.
Nova's "Fillies" system continues to go great guns (www.betfayre.co.uk) and is making a tidy profit ever since I started testing about four weeks ago. Most of my energies, however, have been devoted to the "Philosopher's Stone" system which I continue to tweak to profitable effect.
I have an idea to post the selections on the blog but if I get no takers I'll just keep it all under wraps until the "official" launch. Btw, Nova Publication's will be starting a subscription service for those of you who can't / don't have time to find your own lays (that sounds naughty, but it's really not). The price will be around the £20/month mark and more information will be available soon....

Here comes the weekend... But why do Saturday's traditionally offer such poor value for the punter? A few years ago I spawned a paranoid thought that it was set up this way as - no doubt - most of the betting on the horses goes on at the weekend. In any event both the Fancy Fillies (www.betfayre.co.uk) and - my own - Philosoper's stone system have thrown up two low-risk trades for this afternoon, one to lay and one to back. I like the automated nature of all of this.

Do you "bot"? There are a number of trading bots on the market at the moment (including of course our original Bismarx bot) and, if you do, do you find the bot helps your betting or hinders it? There's a lot a bot can do, but only if you tell it to. Come to that, how many traders/scalpers are there out there? My own view is that you need a pretty heftly bank to scap often miniscule margins off Betfair, but I know at least a handful of people who do this for a living.

When the racing stops, where do other fruitful betting opportunities lie?

I'll be looking at a number of products this weekend which have been developed to exploit opportunities in the new medium of Betfair games and "virtual" sports betting. One of these (following virtual soccer) looks particularly interesting and I will report back as soon as I've had a chance to test it out thoroughly.

On the other hand, most of the casino scalping system's I've looked at are none too clever. The idea of playing thousands of rounds of mind-numbingly tedious BlackJack or Roulette just to scoop some free casino chips does not personally appeal at all. And, knowing the random nature at least of the latter, I also suspect many of these systems could wipe you out as quickly as they could make any money. If I'm wrong, perhaps someone will let me know?

Conversely, playing sit-and-go tournaments on poker sites can yield profitable results. You don't need to be a wizard at odds either, since plenty of programs such as Texas Calculatem will do all the hard work for you. Programs such as this aren't joing to turn you into the next WSOP superstar but they can be very lucrative in low-limit S&G's. I seem to cash at least two thirds of the time, and I'm no poker expert believe me. Let me know if you use any poker programs and how you get on with them.