Against the Odds: A Comprehensive Guide to Betting on Horseracing - Softcover

Priest, David-Lee

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9781904317258: Against the Odds: A Comprehensive Guide to Betting on Horseracing

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1904317251 ISBN 13: 9781904317258

Publisher: Raceform Ltd, 2003

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This title represents the culminaton of an ambitious project aimed at researching the potential for profitable betting in British horse racing. Developments in computer technology have enabled the author to analyse the performances of over 1 million runners in 100,000 races. The findings are distilled in an accessible way that is anchored by an understanding of betting and horseracing. The author's scientific background is tempered with his experience of betting professionally. Readers are afforded an applied understanding of how to improve their chances of winning money. This title represents the culminaton of an ambitious project aimed at researching the potential for profitable betting in British horse racing. The findings are distilled in an accessible way and the author's scientific background is tempered with his experience of betting professionally.

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About the Author:

David-Lee Priest is a 28-year-old author and gambler living in Norwich and West London. He studied at Brunel University in West London, gaining a first-class honours degree in the Sport Sciences and a PhD in Psychology. In his spare time, David sings with a rock band and plays the guitar, piano, and saxophone. Having been involved in sport all his life, he competes in indoor athletics at the sprint distances of 60m and 200m. Aside from this he is an avid weight lifter, golfer, traveller, and reader who enjoys attending various sporting events around Europe. He is actively raising money for various charities by running the London marathon and undertaking a world record attempt that involves travelling the entire London Underground in the fastest possible time. Presently, he is writing a work of fiction.

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