Winning Without ThinkingHow to take advantage of recurring patterns in the results of horse-race Basic principles that govern racing results and the betting market Mistakes commonly made by the general betting public - and how to exploit them Full details of betting systems used by professional gamblers that have made them millions How to predict and profit from new trends How to use computers to increase your returns from betting |
Contents
Frontispiece | |
The Age of Exploration and Discovery 9 | |
St Helena and the East India Company 27 | |
Napoleons Captivity 45 | |
Crown Colony 59 | |
The Twentieth Century The Politics of Self Expression 77 | |
Very Important Visitors 95 | |
Plantation House in the history of St Helena 109 | |
contents | 9 |
chapter two do you really want to win? | 33 |
chapter four pedigrees | 53 |
chapter five havent i seen this film before? | 85 |
chapter seven now thats class | 107 |
chapter eight from occident to orient | 139 |
chapter ten trying to please your mother? | 159 |
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