So you’ve seen a story on T.V. about a pro gambler who bet thousands on a horse and made a packet, that seems easy enough and look at the clothes he/she is wearing(yes there are women pro gamblers they just don’t get as much press), look at the easy time their having(WRONG),to become a pro gambler is one of the hardest ways to earn that easy living in the first few years, you will work long hours, maybe even longer that a normal 9-5 job.

You will also need the following, Discipline, a Betting Bank, and either a good system(be it your own or a piece of software) or a very good tipping service and the latter can be fraught with doom, there are charlatans out their who will take your money(sometimes thousands a month) and laugh all the way to the bank with your money.

So how do you get your bets, you research, study and Analise the form of certain races, I personally never back in Maidens, apprentice events, amateur races, novice races or hunter chases, I tend to stick with handicap races either flat A.W. or jumps and never below D class races, I also bet in group 1,2,3 and listed and stakes races, you will need the discipline initially to spend 6-8 hour gathering and collating the various stats, rechecking the going and non-runners, then you may be able to get yourself one or two good races a day, there will be times when you will have a no bet day this is all part and parcel of building what is now becoming your business.

In my next article we will look at discipline and the betting bank, if your still with me after that then maybe you have some of what is required to be a pro gambler.

Remember it is only the top 2% who make money from horse racing, so stop being in the mug punter category and join me in the top 2%, its a great feeling.