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Long story short, I never went back to work! And, funnily enough, I now spend more time watching, rating and analysing races than I ever spent on my day job.

Above all I invest the time and energy required from anyone who is serious about achieving a significant edge.

Perhaps more importantly, I discovered that if the techniques and knowledge I use are my own personal property, then I can select the winning horse at a value price because I see things in a different way from the majority of the betting public.

Over the last three years, I have almost miraculously transformed myself from a despairing loser into a winning punter who has more fun doing his job than anyone else I know.

Actually, the hard graft isn t unique, as I believ....

My unique specialist knowledge is the key The reason for my success was the realisation that knowledge helps you select winning horses more often, but to benefit substantially you need to know more than most other backers do.

When push comes to shove, it s solid hard graft that keeps me nicely in front.

For the first time, I began to make a profit.

In fact, so much so that I decided I wanted to spend more time on my hobby , and postponed my return to work.

But what makes me different is that I produce my own handicap ratings.

I d always been interested in numbers, so I retrained as an accountant and dabbled with various project management and managerial courses whilst at the same time compiling my own handicap ratings.

I analyse each horse and each race individually.

This is essential to making profits in the long term.

To have this level of knowledge, even without a day job , I have to specialise, and so I now specialise in flat handicap races only.

And it was in these numbers and ratings that I had my second revelation.

Like many others, I take into account all the usual factors like pace and the draw.

And I use them in my own unique way.