The Daily Bargain

A professional service provided by Steve Jones

I have a proven long-term record of uncovering value in the markets, and it is this value that produces the big profits. You will regularly be betting horses at bigger prices than they really should be.

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Recent Winners

Thursday 11 March: Orchard Supreme (nb) Won 7/1 to 5/2

Wednesday 10 March: Copperwood (nb) Won 7/1 to 9/2

Thursday 4 March: Titus Gent (nb) Won 8/1 to 6/1

Tuesday 2 March: Sign Of The Cross Won 10/1 to 9/1

Monday 1 March: Benedict Spirit Won 4/1 to 10/3

Investment Performance

 +72.4 points Level Stakes Profit since 1 Sept 09

to 1 point win singles on main selections

A Daily Bargain investment started 1 Jan 09 has now grown by: +141%

This has been achieved by staking just 2% of the opening balance on each bet.

To view full results/performance click here

How The Daily Bargain Operates

1. One race is targeted each day: Monday to Saturday inclusive.

You will receive a main bet and a next-best (nb) selection for the featured race. The advice is available the evening before racing.

2. Staking advice is described below.

3. In addition to the main bet a next-best (nb) selection is provided, highlighting additional value potential in the featured race. Although not included in the published profit figures, nb selections may be used to formulate other bets as required (eg. dutching, forecasts etc).

4. There are two subscription options:

Option 1: Private Email Service.

Option 2: Recorded Message.

Both options are described in full below.

5. In the current economic climate there are more and more reasons why betting, when conducted professionally, can provide a very attractive alternative to traditional forms of financial investment. Please read my article, 'An Introduction to Betting as an Investment', lower down this page.

Staking Advice for The Daily Bargain

1. Set aside a bank for your investment.

2. Divide your opening balance by 50 to obtain the value of 1 point.

3. Stake 1 point to win on each selection at the best early price you can find.

4. Try to obtain a price which is at least as big as the minimum advised.

5. Rule off your account after 100 bets and divide the closing balance

by 50 to obtain the new value of 1 point.

6. Use the new 1 point level stake for the next 100 bets.

7. Repeat the cycle for the duration of your investment.

8. Once the initial bank doubles in value, take out the original capital and start the investment plan again, with a new bank of the same initial value as the first, but which is made up purely from accrued profits. You need only do this once as all future investment from this point will be funded by accrued profits.

How To Subscribe to The Daily Bargain

Option 1: Private Email

• All major credit and debit cards accepted.

• Join and start your investment immediately: Subscriptions accepted further down the page.

• Main bet with price advice, together with the next-best (nb) selection, sent in one daily email.

• Betting days: Monday to Saturday inclusive.

• Advice available the evening before racing.

• Insurance clause: Should any calendar month produce a loss, all members whose subscriptions were active at the end of that calendar month will receive an extra 30 days subscription free of charge. This offer applies to the private email service only. A calendar month means one complete calendar month (eg. Jan, Feb etc) as opposed to two parts of consecutive months combined.

Option 2: Recorded Message

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• Calls cost 150p per minute at all times but calls will last no longer than 30 seconds.

• Main bet with price advice, together with the next-best (nb) selection, given within thirty seconds.

• Betting days: Monday to Saturday inclusive.

• Advice available the evening before racing.

• As soon as the recorded message is available, a notice is posted near the top right of every page on the site.

Daily Bargain Private Email Service: Subscribe Here

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Your private email service will automatically commence on the first available betting day. If you wish it to commence on a later date please request this here.

The email address you use for payment will be the one to which all your private emails are sent. If you wish to use a different email address for the private service, or if you wish to register a second address for added security, please request this here.

If your payment is for an extension to a current subscription, the new period purchased will automatically follow on from the current period.

Confirmation of your subscription details will be sent to you by email before your new service commences.

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Under no circumstances will email addresses ever be disclosed to third parties.

An Introduction to Betting As An Investment

In the current economic climate there are increasingly more reasons why betting, when conducted professionally, can provide a very attractive alternative to traditional forms of financial investment.

Basic investment philosophy

The setting up of a betting bank is crucial to the success of your investment. That bank is your investment, just as it would be if you had a portfolio of stocks and shares, and my job is to manage it and make it grow. Your investment is geared to the buying of racehorses' chances rather than gold or copper but it works in the same way.

My operation is geared to progressive growth rather than short-term jackpot-hunting. If, at the end of an investment period, the growth of your investment is greater than you could have achieved with a financial package from a high-street bank, building society or financial service, then the exercise will have been worthwhile. Historical performance has shown that far greater rewards than these traditional methods are possible on a consistent basis.

The main emphasis of my risk management strategy is to safeguard your investment. I will not allow it to be exposed to any greater risk than is necessary. I never ask for more than 2% of the current balance to be risked at any one time and I believe this safeguard to be essential.

Trading in the chances of racehorses can produce exciting results when handled correctly, as can be seen from the fact that I managed a betting fund which provided a growth of 1,183% over a seven year period.

Here are a few excerpts from the training manual of a top fund management company, clearly showing how the principles of traditional investment strategy can be successfully applied to betting:

"...if the risks are either too high or too low, then bet sizes and/or bankroll can be adjusted to produce the desired amount of risk."

"...profits and losses do not likely alternate with smooth regularity; they appear, typically, as winning and losing streaks. When the entire investor-manager team realizes this as natural, it is more likely to stay the course during drawdowns, and also to stay appropriately modest during winning streaks."

"...in actual practice, the most important psychological consideration is ability to stick to the system. To achieve this, it is important (1) to fully understand the system rules, (2) to know how the system behaves and (3) to have clear and supportive agreements between all parties that support sticking to the system."

By correctly following the simple rules of my investment plan you will give yourself every opportunity to reap the rewards it can provide.

Notes on sequences

Sequences are inevitable and can be both positive and negative. They happen whether we like it or not and are unavoidable no matter what we do. It would be nice if our winners could be spread evenly throughout the year but that will never happen. That's why I advise preparing an investment bank of 50 points before commencing, and, provided we hit a sufficient overall strike rate for the price range we are targeting, our investment will flourish. Equally important is the fact that you will never stake more than 2% of your current balance on any one bet.

Detailed discussion on the topic of sequences can be found in my article Don't Go Broke (opens in new window).

Notes on re-investment of profits

With any successful financial plan, re-investment of profits is an important factor in securing optimum long-term performance. With this in mind, my suggestions regarding future management of the initial investment are as follows:

Once the initial bank doubles in value, take out the original capital and start the investment plan again, with a new bank of the same initial value as the first, but which is made up purely from accrued profits. You need only do this once as all future investment from this point will be funded by accrued profits.

Having achieved that first step, review your investment balance on an annual basis, and, before commencing business for a new calendar year, reset the value of the 1 point stake to 2% of the previous year's closing balance. By doing this progressively your stakes will increase pro-rata to profit, thus securing optimum long-term benefits without increasing the relative risk factor attached to your investment. (Note: Your investment can start at any time but your annual adjustments should be made at the end of each calendar year).

Investors should take the time to read and absorb the following articles in order to gain a better understanding of how the investment plan operates (each link opens in new window):

Don't Go Broke

How Many Winners?

Getting Value

Psychology of Betting

Pearls of Wisdom