The Inside Track : The Professional Approach

by alan-potts

The Inside Track describes the methods Alan used to generate over $50,000 profit from his betting during 1997. The author has studied many American texts and explains how he has mixed their ideas with his own 30 years experience of British racing and betting. There are no systems, no rules and no guarantees in this book, yet anybody who likes to bet on horse racing is sure to find material here that will challenge accepted beliefs and persuade them to think in new ways about their betting. In his first book, Alan explained that to make a living it was necessary to bet Against The Crowd. This book expands on that and takes the reader inside the mind of one of the most successful professional punters operating in the country. There are separate sections covering Flat racing and Jumping, and also detailed discussions of All-weather racing and the growing world of spread betting.

255 pages, Paperback

First published May 4, 2002

Reviews

[Colin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Although this is one of the better books on gambling. My advice to anyone reviewing this page is don't do it. I've read loads of "How to" books on gambling and I still lose each year - not huge sums but a few hundred perhaps running a 25% strike rate. I would have been better saving that money. Although I like going to racing meetings and watching horses (when you can) I wish I didn't bet regularly. It is a waste of money and time too if you do it properly and study the form, so my advice, for what is worth, is don't do it. Don't get involved in as once started it is hard to stop.

[Mark · Rating 5 out of 5]

An analysis of the life of a professional horse race punter, the famous Alan "Golden Anorak" Potts, a man who turns over several mortgages-worth of bets every year without batting an eyelid.

Though dated - something the brilliant author admits himself - this is an essential addition to the horse race punter's bookshelf. Classically written, entertaining and absorbing, Alan Potts' book is possibly the best of the late nineties "Golden Era" of horse racing literature along with David Ashforth, Simon Barnes, Jamie Read, Nick Mordin and the mad genius himself, the much missed Mark Coton.

Its a nice edition too, a book which will grace any punter's bookshelf.