Grand National

Hi Pamdish, I agree with you wholeheartedly. It is a lottery...

It helps to know what teams/horses are generally decent performers, therefore they have a realistic chance of winning... But good performers get beaten regularly!...Soooo...

But anyway: betting can be a lot of fun, if one doesn't play continuously, and bet an amount that he/she feels ok losing, on the day.

It can actually teach you the very important lesson that losing everything and put your hands on a bunch of money, stand at the same distance.

 

I put a bet on One For Arthur, my late grandfather was called Arthur. Whoo hoo £40 quid up

 

Sorry @ARMANDII there are very narrow margins in bookmaking, nothing comes free, slips and pens 2 tangible items I will mention, the first abandoned National cost my business approx £300, extra staff still to be paid, and special items/events.
I placed some bets for neighbours, I have an online account, one of my widowed neighbours husband was an Arthur, she is £80 better off now.

 

Small margins indeed.
I backed my horse at 50-1 EW...........it came seventh........they payed out on first six.
Hard luck stories.

 

I tipped the winner, One For Arthur, to my wife and also 2 of my daughters, who phoned me for a tip for the National. I recommended Arthur to them, went to Glasgow that day,got a wee bit tipsy,to say the least, and forgot all about Arthur, I didn't have a penny on it..

 

I had the money on DUSTY CARPET so I didn't win anything

 

Your bookie paid out on 15% of the field, at 1/5th odds, had your horse come 6th you would have received for £1 e.w. £11, £9 profit, none of the first 6 even at s.p. would have returned a negative for the punter.