Rick Spotting
Checking the runners and prices the evening before is really 'rick spotting'. William Hill tend to be the first to put the odds up, then Bet 365 and after that the rest follow (I'm never entirely sure how much the odds compilers from the rest simply copy those who go first). I cannot bet with Hills as they closed my account and will not let me open it again (humble brag time). Bet365 still give me best odds guaranteed though so it is with them I tend to back the night before. There's no snobbery towards the all-weather on this blog. Spotting a low grade handicapper ready to win again is a possible way to make small profits - and remember you do not have to bet on every race but the bookmakers do have to price them all up (and maybe sometimes using an algorithm it is rumoured). It is possible I spotted a minor rick in the 12.30 at Lingfield. Bet 365 had Percy Prosecco at 5/1 and Pledge of Peace at 8/1. Hollie Doyle normally rides for Percy's trainer Archie Watson but...