Blog Introduction

Over the past few years, I have become increasingly interested in Sports, mainly Football, Horse Racing, Tennis and Cricket. The interest has stemmed not because I enjoy watching sports on TV or live, it’s because of gambling or betting on an outcome. I loved the thrill of cheering home a horse that had my £2 riding on it! I can’t really remember how much I have won or lost over this “thrill” but I’m sure overall I would be showing a loss. Over time, I started to read and visit more gambling and betting related sites, blogs, forums and articles. It was on this “journey” that I read about trading on Betfair. My interest really perked up when I discovered arbitrage or specifically, trading the price of a horse or team so that you would win whatever the outcome. I understood that it would be little profits and losses, but I had visions of these little titbits of money adding up and I could sail off in to the sunset!

Since then, I have watched countless markets on Betfair to see the money coming in, money being matched and prices changing all the time. I have googled all sorts of words and expressions in relation to trading on Betfair, just to see what people have written, experienced and seen. I feel that I have learnt a new topic, albeit I still have a long way to go before I can even confess to admitting I know something worthwhile!

A few weeks ago, I deposited a small sum of money into a Betfair account and have started to trade. At the moment, it is pre-race horse trading and this suits my lifestyle and I can fit it in between other commitments.

I’m not sure why I started a blog. I read a lot of blogs that I have come across and it appealed to me. It’s not to boast about my profits or to shout “look at me!” as most will probably spend more money on a night out than I will stake on my Betfair trades. If I make a few friends, get a helping hand, receive good solid advice, then I will be more than happy that I started this blog.