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noble1

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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #360 on: May 06, 2011, 19:17:22 PM »
did u take 4.1 on guru leigh ?

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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #361 on: May 06, 2011, 19:20:44 PM »

did u take 4.1 on guru leigh ?


All the odds are those that I have taken.

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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #362 on: May 06, 2011, 19:31:45 PM »
just the one evening bet left to run HAMILTON 8:45 - Northern Bolt - in the win it once please... gl with Arch Walker..

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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #363 on: May 06, 2011, 19:39:55 PM »
It"s been an interesting afternoon   :D

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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #364 on: May 06, 2011, 19:45:27 PM »
I knew Gala Casino Star wouldn"t let me down   ;D

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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #365 on: May 06, 2011, 20:07:14 PM »

CourseStart Time   To Win                    Betfair   Each Way                    SkyBet   Result
Ascot19:35Advisor911/12
Hamilton19:40Gala Casino Star3.851/8
Punchestown (IRE)19:45Boxer Georg6.46/18
Ripon19:50Elusive Prince5.61/12
Aintree20:00Premier Grand Cru81/11


Better late than never.  Three out of the last four winners.

Five races left, don"t think I can get back to break even though, still down 14.76pts   :(
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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #366 on: May 06, 2011, 20:51:02 PM »
54 Races Complete


CourseStart Time   To Win                    Betfair   Each Way                    SkyBet   Result
Lingfield13:35Lucy Limelites3.055/5
Chester13:45Lucky Numbers9.45/14
Nottingham13:55Dozy3.51/7
Lingfield14:05Red Socks4.12/5
Chester14:20Maqaraat32/6
Nottingham14:30Laverre2.261/8
Lingfield14:40Ajjaadd6.84/10
Chester14:55St Nicholas Abbey2.761/5
Nottingham15:05Birdwatcher2.96PU/7
Lingfield15:15Joyful Sound12/17/9
Chester15:30Jamesway7.43/8
Nottingham15:40Serial Sinner16/17/11
Punchestown (IRE)  15:40Mr Goodenough5.72/18
Lingfield15:50Perfect Ch"I5.42/9
Chester16:05Winged Valkyrie12/18/12
Nottingham16:15The Winged Assasin12/13/7
Punchestown (IRE)16:15Another Palm112/25
Lingfield16:25Nahab2.561/9
Chester16:40Invincible Force1213/14
Nottingham16:50Exceedingly Good4.34/9
Punchestown (IRE)16:55Blazing Tempo7.42/17
Lingfield17:00Chief Exec5.19/9
Chester17:10Carter9.87/11
Aintree17:15Phoenix Flight2.262/7
Ascot17:20Buzz Law5.77/12
Punchestown (IRE)17:30Hurricane Fly1.611/6
Lingfield17:35Midnight Trader56/9
Ripon17:40Excelette4.74/6
Aintree17:45Ruthenoise1.862/5
Ascot17:50Vanguard Dream7.46/7
Hamilton18:00Ingleby Star7.68/13
Punchestown (IRE)18:05First Lieutenant3.053/6
Ripon18:10Song To The Moon1.482/3
Aintree18:15Silver Accord12/16/15
Ascot18:25Rainbow Springs2.342/9
Hamilton18:35Casino Night5.62/11
Punchestown (IRE)18:40Celtic Folklore92/15
Ripon18:45Red Cape10/110/14
Aintree18:50Miss Sarenne5.55/7
Ascot19:00Guru Girl4.11/10
Hamilton19:05Fine Style2.183/9
Punchestown (IRE)19:10Golden Firebird5.43/25
Ripon19:15Dolphin Rock4.74/8
Aintree19:25I Have Dreamed2.624/7
Ascot19:35Advisor911/12
Hamilton19:40Gala Casino Star3.851/8
Punchestown (IRE)19:45Boxer Georg6.46/18
Ripon19:50Elusive Prince5.61/12
Aintree20:00Premier Grand Cru81/11
Ascot20:10Noble Storm1.862/3
Hamilton20:15Royal Liaison1.983/9
Ripon20:25King In Waiting3.75/9
Aintree20:35Glorious Twelfth3.056/12
Hamilton20:45Arch Walker74/7



Finished 19.76pts down.

54 races

Winners = 9
2nd Places = 13
3rd Places = 5

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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #367 on: May 06, 2011, 21:21:58 PM »
I haven"t run the full numbers yet but it looks like I"m down $1 per race.

Variance...meh!

Fortunately, I took some fish to school at PLO8 tonight and made most of that back.
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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #368 on: May 07, 2011, 11:28:47 AM »
How to turn a half full glass, half empty

Actually, that title should maybe read "How to turn a nearly full glass into a not full one".  Only in the past two years have I found a beautiful balance in my life, yet the last six months has found me focusing on what I perceive to be missing elements of my life, and in turn that results in neglecting what you already have, enjoy and often, take for granted.

That"s bad, and is certainly not someone I would want to be, so time for a bit of a change.

I"m very lucky with my life, that"s not to say I haven"t worked hard to be in the position I am in.  I have a wonderful girlfriend, two very happy dogs, good health, a roof over my head (and a new one soon, although our house move saga is a seperate blog post in itself), I"m my own boss, and I"m able to incorporate my love of poker into work aswell.

As I write this, I really do wonder what more anyone could actually ask for.  And that"s the point.  When I used to work for companies, putting in crazy hours to work my way up the chain, looking to impress for promotion after promotion, if progress was blocked, I"d move on to other avenues, looking to continue striving for, errrrr, well that was the problem.  What the hell was I striving for ?

Then I got made redundant at the end of 2008.  I knew it was coming, it wasn"t an issue, and I was well looked after by the company I was with.  I"ll never forget the meeting with the Managing Director.  We got on really well, and I was the last of the meetings he had to do.  I"m not sure if he had left me last because he thought it would be the easiest or hardest conversation to have, but it was probably the most laid back redundancy meeting he will ever do.

So, going self employed, balancing home/work/poker life is the best thing that could have happened to me, and I only wish I had had the courage to do it sooner.  Two years on, and it"s still great, but I"ve lost a bit of focus on what"s important.

I think it"s important to to be able to self evaluate where you are in life and not get yourself into a rut.

Evaluation in progress, some changes ahead.   ;D

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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #369 on: May 07, 2011, 11:54:56 AM »
Nice post Leigh. I hope we"re talking tweaks rather than wholesale changes.



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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #370 on: May 07, 2011, 15:43:53 PM »
I think Leigh's gonna go for a haircut
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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #371 on: May 07, 2011, 16:37:10 PM »

I think Leigh's gonna go for a haircut


Was it that obvious ?

Going Monday morning  ;D

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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #372 on: May 07, 2011, 16:47:19 PM »


I think Leigh's gonna go for a haircut


Was it that obvious ?

Going Monday morning  ;D


Not too short now. You know how it gives you that "youngster" look.   ;D


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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #373 on: May 07, 2011, 19:18:57 PM »
In essence Leigh, if you can stand crouch in front of the mirror and like the person looking back you"re ok....and I think you do!

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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #374 on: May 07, 2011, 19:24:32 PM »

if you can stand crouch in front of the mirror and like the person looking back you"re ok


I like that.  Nicely put.