Well it was a bit of a non event for the Sports Trader today although I did trade all day long and finished up trading in 6 UK horse races, 2 football matches, 1 golf tournament and 1 USA horse race.
My first trade didn't happen until the 15:05 at Gowran Park, but this, and my next trade were both just small winning trades.
So my first significant trade was in the 16:20 at Newmarket where I backed Achilles Of Troy for £101 @ 1.90 to result in a profit of £91. I followed this with three more small but profitable trades.
That was the end of my UK horse racing for the day, I just could not get going today although I did end with a profit of £98.
Just after the last race I watched the final few minutes of the Arsenal v Chelsea football match and backed the draw in the final minute of injury time for £423 @ 1.05 to give me a profit of £17.
Later I watched the Espanyol v Atletico Madrid game and only started trading after the first 2 goals had been scored. I backed the under 2.5 goals for £57 @ 2.45 and a further £37 @ 2.41 and laid this all off @ 2.28 about 2 minutes later. I then greened up with a lay of the unders for "13 @ 1.16 to result in a profit of £12.
My only losing trade of the day happened next in the Real Madrid v Sevilla match and it wiped out all of my gains of the day. I backed the unders in the first half @ 1.60 for £250 which was well after the first goal had been scored as I had missed the first part of the match. I had laid off £50 @ 1.52 before the second goal was scored. I then backed the unders again for £80 @ 3.00 and started laying off at £2.22 for £20, 2.12 for £10, £2.60 for £25 and 2.00 for £25. I had my final lay up on the board for £200 @ 1.90 which would have been taken in the next minute or so but and leave me with a potential profit of £25 but along came the third goal and I had lost £200.
I then turned my attention to the Wachovia Golf Tournament and backed Tiger Woods for £1000 @ 1.11 whilst two shots ahead and with just two holes to go. I laid off during the 17th hole @ 1.04 and finished with a profit of £67.
Eager not to finish the day at a loss I watched a couple of USA horse races and just had 1 trade in the 23:19 at Turf Paradise where I Laid Medieval Spirit for £7 @ 2.75 to result in a £7 profit.
Finally my day had finished and I had won just short of £1:-).
That was also the end of another trading week where I have seemed to work hard and long hours but never really got going properly. I ended the week with a profit of £582. I hope for better next week.
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