I like to look for horses.

I think I've got a really good mental constitution, forces that battled well and found quite a bit off the broiling, their previous races off being a time finger man, something that we run a fast time as well and that they've done that.

Children also think that's another thing to look for.

Well, Children is a unique challenge, and you do probably need a horse this being there before done it.

I think there's certainly a lot to be said for looking at tracks that you know there's been I've heard people talk this year about Huntingdon being a terrible place to go and run a trial.

But also, you know, people back horses that run in Doncaster Ah, Haydock or chemical, all flat tracks.

Uh, where is actually if you if you run up places like sand down or particularly punches down actually is a good place to run.

But we would come to Children, so I like to see horses that have run, perhaps where there are undulations, it depends on the conditions.

Does that mean we've discussed various stat angles that you get for at the festival for me?

it's all about Price.

I'd be quite wouldn't.

I'll take on board any any steps you like.

I'll take him board.

Any factors they already comes down to is the price.

If the price compensates for the doubts that I get stuck in Theo Gold Cup specifically, I think it's a danger to back horses that have run hard races in the Gold Cup previously, I'd probably say horses that have gone around the track before.

If they've run around Sheldon, it's got to be a massive advantage horse like 17 years favorite, for instance, He's won that round there twice.

In my shoes are a sign, of course, the cops well, Chase forces have run it.

Children got the experience of all.

You've got to be at a disadvantage.

You know, a real kind of lungs bursting run in the Gold Cup can really ruin a horse's career, so I tend to avoid ones that bean run big races in the right before.

I think elbow photo has got a very good profile for the race, even though you know he's backing up from last year.

I think the reappearance wins very, very good.

They give it a very sparse campaign of elbow photo.

You're gonna pray in the Gold Cup.

I think he's got the best.

Theo offers is obviously a good thing.

If you want a small punter and you just want a bit in, you know, kinda taters or whatever.

There's lots of opportunities for money back.

That sort of thing obviously always looked towards the bet fair on the exchange.

You get some inflated prices you back with.

Only don't be frightened to have one or two or even three each way bets in the race, in particular on the big handicapped.

In some firms offering 56 places, I tend to try and get the best place terms.

You can get that clearly obvious.

That's always not always so easy.

I like to be each way, not in every racer, in certain kinds of races, but in the big handicaps where there are extra places in our district is obviously perfect.

For that.

You can search around and see where the best terms are.

I'm not from to put up a place to three in some of those bigger handicaps, for example, you know online you might get five places, sometimes where it's only four in the shops.

So you need to look around and keep your wits about you taking advantage of the of the place terms.

It's pretty obvious stuff, But if I'm gonna have a bet, electorate win only and each weighing less well, I like to like to play both sides of the same.

I like mostly to bet Children in the handicaps.

I mean, I do, but every race, Children.

But they will be races where I just have a couple of small wind bits and don't really get too involved.

Wherever I can get the best price is about I don't have any set a gender as a punter.

I don't I won't go near a bumper.

I won't go near the cross country race.

I probably won't go to the Fox Hunters rose.

Anything else?

It's all about the price.

You know.

Some of the handicaps might have half of my turn over for the day in just one Andy, capital of the day, where they're offering good place terms.

I might often met for five horses in the race to see if I can get it.

I get a far bigger price, and I'm expecting then playing.

I haven't got any qualms about tipping tool free in the same race.

I haven't got any qualms about back in four or five in the same race.

I like to make a book, an electoral po sources that But you know, I just don't think the price, you know, it is particularly relevant for my betting purposes.

You know, if you're getting decent prices, Children's a place where you can bet 25 to 1 chances.

And Andy Caps are not feeling worried that they haven't got any charge.

Probably the Na'vi circles going.

The superb Novices Hurdle is a good race to bet on cost.

A lot of films will be dangling a carrot or form five places.

That's a good a triangle.

Also, the trying fellas.

Well, then, that's another racer I don't do particularly to get involved horses that room in fast times while coming into the tribe fertile before I've gotten advantages over the ones that have been dominating a small field tactical races Well, as a professional punter, the best thing about the Children Festival is that I can pretty much get on whatever I want without even having to think about it.

I always say, but I'd rather chipper whenever from back a winner on dhe I stand by that I mean, obviously everyone likes to win financially.

But when you when you do tip a winner and people go on Twitter and social media and praise you when people other than yourself win on the back your recommendations, it's a bigger Philip.

For May I get more out of tipping.

Just backing a winner there is just better than back in anyone else.

Everyone says, Well, there's a 5 to 2 winners, a factor to whenever it means more when it to the Children festival might be an ego thing.

I'm not sure, but you backed it yourself.

Yeah, I'll take.

I'll take both sides.

I mean, these days, my punting is concentrated hugely around Saturdays and big meetings.

The Saudis in the run up to the festival can be a bit quiet because, you know, there are smaller fields, less bit more low key racing on.

Suddenly I'm having Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and then Saturday.

Five.

Satur, these on the spin, obviously you know in years to come.

The Children festival eight days long, 10 days long, 12 days long.

Eventually, the Children festival will last the whole year, but for now, over four days, it is like Saturday or Christmas every day.

During the festival, I treated totally differently tell how would any normal day it has to be?

There's an edge on it.

You get more people looking at your column, the pressures they expected.

Expectancy for me to do well is ramped up that culmination of everything that we also gear up to study in the racing all the way through the year.

So, yeah, there was an added pressure.

There's no doubt about it.

So gentle festival is the place to hopefully not be a few minutes.