Alan Potts Revisited 3/4

[@markchapman2933]

I first met Alan Potts paddock-side at Wincanton Races in the 90's. He was interested in how I bet. I said I looked at the Timeform race card and backed the one in the two top rated I thought was (what I called) "value". He explained why I might consider backing other horses - even a 33/1 shot if I believed it better than a 3% chance. I didn't know who he was at that time, but Alan changed my life. I bought the Timeform Perspective, studied each race, worked out a 100% book and backed anything I could get a higher price than in my book (with a small margin for error). Made a loss the first year, but once I understood things like pace in the race, trainers in and out of form etc... I soon made an overall profit and gave up work to bet "professionally" many years ago. tbh I am just a very small bettor compared to Alan and I don't make as much money as I did when "working": But it is a great life. Thanks Alan.

[@garanj868]

Fair play to man. Turning advice to really understanding what they mean I think Is a real skill. I haven’t got it that’s for sure. Fair play he seems like a straight up bloke.

[@studoyle8185]

To Alan's point about the shops in the 90s. I worked in some of Ladbroke best shops (West end of London) during the 90s as a student and I can only remember knocking back a bet once in that period. Nlow a bet of£50 can often get ring up

[@Whitelight77]

Ben is not going to like Alan saying dont back the favourite when Ben is all over X with his mate Blogger having his nuts on favourites with StarSports

[@Whitelight77]

Is it harder to select winners when you are under pressure / stress ?

[@shitstorm7428]

Pressure and stress makes you think differently and more carefully and can kill your confidence fast, if you are feeling stress from losing then you are simply staking too much

[@darrenpearson2407]

Great vid . And great to see he’s still at it

[@galdessa1]

He said it there, small profit, thank god he has a pension. there is only one way to win and it is not having win bets. you need the odds in your favour.

[@Whitelight77]

Like him or hate him this seasons flat season seems so much quieter without Dettori

[@galdessa1]

Who?

[@gurney2931]

Serial aftertiming trumpeter, needs reporting to Chris Poole.