Losing but Winning

I keep a tally each week of Profit and Loss - these days this solely consists of three words and a number - Golf, Horses and Other and then hopefully a number with a + next to it. That's all I need really - how those figures are arrived at isn't totally relevant anymore, I pretty much know what I'm good and bad at. So if someone was to say I'll give you a four figure sum at the end of the week I would bite their hand off but it normally means 60 + hour weeks to get there!

Last week was hugely profitable but the tiny little nuances of profit (and a lot of loss!) made a huge difference. On the horses my picks continued to fill 2nd place, I think I've now had five in the past two weeks - all at big prices, including the Irish gamble one from 25/1 into 7/2. I must admit that one got me worried - my automatic thought was - what if it wins? How will the couple of accounts I still possess react to me backing that one? It shouldn't be in my mindset but it is - which is why I started the Paypal thing tipping me if you made a profit - I don't know how much longer my accounts will exist. https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/sportsbettingindex

Last weeks golf was probably even more up and down - Higgo I traded down to odds on on Betfair yet Fisk holed a 40 footer and then Higgo missed from three feet - tiny margins. The list was endless last week - there was the odd up - Olesen birdied the last two to tie for the lead top Continental Europe 40/1 and grab a shared place 150/1. I put up Sterne 80/1 ew in running for a full place but I had also backed him 60/1 ew without the Ryder Cuppers - the bogey at the last cost me a fair few quid as he tied in that market.

I have no idea what's to come this week or how the profit or loss will be arrived at but just a figure written down - hopefully again with a + next to it!

Cheers

Ian