Only 11 winning races amongst the 39 eligible races yesterday up to the end of the main Races . Well for the combined strategy that is. So how can that be good? We are using Money Factory or Powerplay for our staking and with both programs our last investment resulted in an $11 winner. It is what we are seeking , a long shot result to enhance our day. I was at the hospital all day with Ros as things generally went wrong with the doctor starting late and previous patients going through dramas. At the end of the day Ros started her day at 4 a.m. and didn’t get into theatre until after 1 p.m. That’s a long time without food or water but in the end it was nearly 4 p.m. by the time she came out of recovery and so nearly 6 pm by the time I had a chanced to look at anything. We assume that it all went okay but I feel sorry for the patients that were still in the queue. If successful, Ros will have had a problem solved that her three previous long term GPs were unable to find. I read a concocted story on another website that basically fitted the publics idea of a Professional Punter. Well my experience above is more in tune with the real professional punter. We fit our professional punting into our general lives, there is no glamour about it even though we can get excited with some of the great results we have had over the Spring. And I am writing this at 3.17 a.m. because I have a meeting in Sydney around 6.30 a.m. to discuss programming to get a better result for our clients, many of whom are also professionals and some have to deal with fitting their weekend punting around their childrens sport , their own medical and social priorities as well. Professional Punting is not what the “dreamers believe it is.” But I can tell you the one thing that makes it alright and that’s the reward when you get it right. P.S. After my meeting I have to bolt back to the hospital to pick up the love of my life and return her safely home to recuperate. Then it is into form analysis for Saturday.