My names Danny, I'm 26 and been gambling (properly) for about the same time as TheRat, I used to bet for fun with my old man on the big races and stuff and thats where the interest sprouted from.
I'm a computer programmer and data analyst by trade and so you can see that the horse racing, with all its form, facts and figures was like a candy store for me!
Still learning this game, and have yet to get beyond small interest stakes, but have build up alot of good info from this forum and these guys
Some of the big things I've learned are not to bet every day, ignore those short priced favs, the going is the most important thing in racing and pay attention to everything!
I went to my first race meeting only 2 weeks ago with the PL Uttoxeter meet up, really enjoyed it and it has encouraged me to go again! Being quite 'young' in the game this is pretty much the biggest gambling related memory I have (thanks guys for making it such a good one
), apart from beating my dad 2 consecutive years on the grand national with big priced selections (I was a kid, he used form, I used the names, lol).
As you can imagine, systems is where I'm at, while I'm still learning the form and trend game, but I am always looking for a way to 'computorise' what I learn and develop better systems for finding winners (or as this year has provven a few times, losers!)
I love watching the jumps (not as keen on the hurdles, prefer chases and NH) but prefer to bet on the flat, with the sprints being my fav betting arena really.