Many will tell you that betting on the horses is a mugs game, but I'm here to tell you otherwise.
There's a risk to betting on horses - or on anything - but then there's no gain without risk.
There is a secret you should know, however, and it's the secret that keeps the bookmaker in business - if you're interested, then read on.
Betting is all about statistics, and the bookmaker uses the same calculations as you do.
That's why you have an advantage - the work has already been done for you when you read the prices on a given race.
The bookmaker has taken into account all the relevant factors - the horses past record, the weight, the handicap, the ground, the jockey, the trainer - and he has arrived at a list of figures - the starting prices - that ranks each horse un that race against the race.
Now, in terms of statistics, we all know that the less possible outcomes to an event, the better chance we have of predicting that outcome.
The bookmaker knows this too.
That's why you can use the bookmakers' knowledge, and be in with a very good chance of a lucrative win.
This is what you look for - a race with six, or less, runners, and one in which one horse is given much lower odds than the rest of the field.
Statistics have proved that races carrying these features favour the favourite very greatly indeed.
Don't dismiss horses with odds on prices - those where the payout is less than the initial wager - as these are practically deadly certain winners - or 'dead certs'.
Plan you betting well, and you'll find it really is the quickest way to make money.