I think that bettors can be split into two broad categories!

There are the value backers who have an idea of what the price should be for their selection and if they can get that price they have a bet.

To these bettors, if the horse is backed heavily and the price shortens before they get on then they may not have a bet. Because the value has gone.

The other type use market movements to make their selection.

If they see a horse being heavily backed then they want to get on board the sure thing.

I've been reading the latest What Really Wins Money and Clive Keeling suggests a different strategy to pick winners based only on market movements.

He suggests that you look for a W movement!

This would be a horse that shortens then drifts and then shortens and drifts again.

He calls them W moves because the pricing graph makes a W shape.

I have no idea whether this would work over the long term but Clive gives a number of examples of winners.

What do you think, is it a crazy idea or does it have potential?

If you've got any views or experience of this let me know in the comments.

You can read a more detailed description of the method in this months What Really Wins Money.

By the way Mark had a winner and a non runner yesterday so more profit for Trainer Trends.

Today's Selection

Market Rasen 1.55 High Ville – win bet – 4/1 Bet Victor