{mosimage}Bert’s Horseracing Blog tipped Michel Ma Belle, commenting "I’ve been saying for a long time that Mon Michel is a decent result waiting to happen, and it’s gratifying to finally have a decent win to prove the case. I thought he ran an excellent race, finding just a little extra at the end when asked, which is something he hasn’t really done before".

The 30K Challenge posted 5 stories yesterday, saying "my only reservation today was the trip as i felt 2m may be on the sharp side but brennan made plenty of use of him , riding him agressively from the start and from a long way out he could be called the winner , although a couple of mistakes when looking tired at the last 2 flights gave backers a slight scare , £75 ew @ 11/2 made a nice profit of £495" in top dressing another winner, "today it was denmans day again , and what a joy to watch how easily did he travel , i will be praying for a wet early march as optimum advised denman for the gold cup @ 5/1 a month or so ago and i think on softish going he will have the beating of kauto star over a truly run gold cup trip" in wow that was breathtaking, "start supporting spurs as well .............not going to say anymore BUT there cannot be a more frustrating side in the land" in if you feel this game is frustrating, "so the week produced a small profit of £456.89 , decent profits from optimum and myself , a tiny loss from mh and isiris having a poor week that moves me a few quid shy of £26k" in weekending sat 1st dec and finally "our selection second but the clear cut winner blundering at the last and for a split second the possibility of unseating the jockey that would have been a huge slice of fortune" in nearly a huge slick of luck.

Two stories from Betting on Horses, admitting "Sometimes I find it easier if the racing is concentrated on one channel, it means I'm less likely to miss a race especially when I hit the mute button! Mind you, personally I prefer the coverage on RUK but I guess plenty would say the opposite" in ATR bonanza today, and showed a "Daily profit of 237.50" in Gamble landed.

Jimmakos is ready to compete with Daniel Negreanu, although "I'm running really bad in poker lately (lost about $2,500 in 4 days) and I'm not in the best mood, I'll try recording the whole tournament in real time and will publish it first thing in the morning of Wednesday".

Mark Iverson proceeds Step by Step, since "Rome wasn't built in a day and by the look of things neither will my trading bank! It's been another tough weekend but the positive thing to keep in mind is that I've still been able to turn a profit. As December is another relatively quiet month I'll be more than happy to make a 10% growth on my trading bank (around £640) so I'll continue to try and pick up the gains wherever I can".

Richard Wildman discussed the Anti-martingale system, quoting "In my last post I mention "Martingale" staking systems (dodgy, dodgy, dodgy!), well I found the definition for an anti-martingale staking system". He also hates spammers, saying "Well, I think, before engaging money, other than a trivial amount, into any system or idea, you need to do the research yourself and not just trust the sales pitch, no matter how great the promises".

Trader Pete posted his update of Monday December 3, saying "it is simply too awkward to green-up on a selection with betangel.I'm sure it's probably the best for pre-race but no good for in-running.I had backed a horse down the market during a race (only for 50) but at a fair price and the price came down very quickly.By thetime I had highlighted the horse name to set profit ther potential had gone down from 56 to 9.With my old STW I would have been able to green up with 1 click next to the horses name for a known amount of profit".

Talkbet published his December 3rd post, commenting "My in play football application had another good day pulling in £271 for the day, that account now looks a lot healthier, especially since I pulled the in play horse racing application from it!".

Wizardgold published 2 stories, Money Management for the Challenge saying "In terms of money management a good strategy would be to work to double my money first. So then I could take out the original amount and do whatever else with it and then I will be effectively totally risk free with the money that is still left in there. I might do that and I might not, still thinking about it" and Proper start to the Challenge sharing "One thing I like to do when I put in a trade on the back side if it is not matched straight away then I will set up a trigger to place an order on the lay side automatically. I do it a few ticks away and can lock in a bit more profit fairly easily".

Find Free Lay posted his Plans for Tomorrow: Test Matches, tipping "England v Sri Lanka 4th Day Plan: Sri Lanka 2.18! Another free lay? I think so,because Draw price will hold Lanka price tomorrow(bad weather prediction in evening) till lunch".

Trading Tennis is impressed since Au Open Prize money gets bigger, mentioning "When the world’s best players arrive in Melbourne in January for Australian Open 2008, they will be competing for the largest prizepool on offer in the tournament’s history – A$20.6 million", while showing "1700% net profit" in New England Patriots v Baltimore Ravens .

Hamish Writes comments on Google Adsense in Where the sun doesn't shine, noting "Frankly Adsense ads are a waste of time and Pete has done well to accumulate any commission at all. I haven't had one click, not one, nothing!". He is also warning Beware of the odds, concluding "This underlines how important it is to make sure you know where you are on the Betfair odds increment ladder and to totally familiarise yourself with it before you commit to any trades".

The Gambler posted his Monday 3rd December blog update, saying "Yesterday won about 600 on horse racing, soccer and US Football. Early night as was a bit fatigued. Today got more involved in cricket. Backed Sri Lamka". He also posted Later that night, reporting "All over Sri Lanka like a rash. Will get up early and see how they get on. Off to London at noon".

Slipperytoad focuses on return of investment in Warts and All - Virtual, commenting " It’s a virtual world. Decided to heed the advice given to me by an Australian punter (see post below) and I’ve decided to go with virtual bets until I can prove my methods are worth throwing real money at".

The Betfair Loser had a rather Slow Sunday, showing GBP44.42 profit and revealing "My profit came on the Colts victory over the Jaguars. I spent part of the game taking notes on price movements compared to on field events. I think there are many more opportunities for in-play trading that I have not yet explored". He is also Struggling, saying "Its a vicious cycle, the lower my daily profits, the lower my confidence gets...which in turn leads to poorer technique. The Holy Trinity of Trading - Money Management, Strategy and Confidence!!".

Trade on Sports has had some success jugding from Another Win on the NFL and Champions League Preview 04 Dec 2007, saying "I have recently been looking at the Basketball and it in no way compares to the NFL. I have been looking if it is possible to incorporate a trailing stop loss in these trades but I am a little concerned about the volatility of the price movement. [...] AC Milan v Celtic [...] AC Milan +0 goals @ 1.38/1.46 Shatkhtar v Benfica [...] Shatkhtar -0.5 goals @ 1.83/1.84".

That is all for December 3rd. If we missed a blog entry, feel free to leave your comment.