For a few years now, I’ve been a follower of “The Punter”. It is an anonymous column that seems to appear randomly in the sport section of the Saturday Age. It appears most weeks during the big carnivals in Melbourne and then sporadically throughout the rest of the year - not even […]

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The Mug was keen on a couple of specials today, only to open up the early odds and find they’d gone from $11 to $2.50. Why can’t the early press get something like the odds right? Other than a couple of scratchings, which I can understand, the general level of accuracy is very […]

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Deane Lester is the World’s Greatest Tipster. On 33 $1 win bets, the WGT lost $7.30 while the Mug lost $7.90. The Noodle reigns with bank interest of 25c for the month.
That is a whopping 25% of turnover down the toilet. There’s no doubt that this might even out over the years […]

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The Mug has put in a big evening with the form tonight (and the Saints towelling up the Dees!!). There is some money to be made early tomorrow, methinks:
R1 #7 (I also like the trifecta in this race, with some value around 1, 4 & 12)
R3 #1 (Malvdivian looks tough to beat hear. […]

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A day that could seal the deal with a good winner. So breaking the rules by picking something first up from a spell
R5 #4
R7 #6
While the WGT chooses
Race: 5, Selection: 4
Race: 7, Selection: 1

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After 16 days of the WGT competition, it is going to come down to the last day. Neither the Mug of the WGT have a shadow on the Noodle, who’s 35c bank interest (a very generous calculation) make it unlikely to be overtaken.
The $3 bet on Saturday will be the tie breaker.

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After some cheek from the Noodle, an immediate bounce back from the Mug today, with a $5.30 winner at Sandown. The Mug breaks one of the cardinal rules though, this being a 2YO race!!
The WGT misses out today, so the score tilts again - could the Mug be on track for the title with […]

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The Mug and The WGT strike out today. The Noodle and his bank interest is streaking ahead. But the way of the punt is about streaks of long losses. Maybe today will change.
The Mug picks
R2 #7
R7 #4
The WGT picks
Race: 3, Selection: 3
Race: 7, Selection: 4

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The Mug slipping further behind. Tomorrow we’re aiming for some reprieve, with a friend of a friend having a horse running at Stony Creek
R4 #1
R8 #5
The WGT tips
Race: 3, Selection: 5
Race: 5, Selection: 1

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Well, the WGT has skipped away as the end of March approaches. Well, not so much skipped away, but not fallen as far as the Mug. The Mug has imposed a new rule for the comp, which is to morally judge tips toward the end of the month and not go trying to […]

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