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By Erwin Brecher

Long-time puzzle buffs have yearned for a one-volume number of the simplest brain-twisters ever devised. listed here are 360 conscientiously developed routines that use phrases, numbers, and diagrams to check common sense, numeracy geometry, physics, instinct, logic, and mind's eye

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2% three-race grid losses occur, followed by a subsequent single grid win. This will mean that the drain is over therefore, any grid bet from then until the end of the session will win. So now, you can place the next grid with 50% of your betting allocation. This 50% allocation is to ensure that if the next grid looses, you will not be wiped out. You will win about 20% or more of your betting stake back. This represents a 10% minimum win per day. (Winning 5 days, a week will equal a 50% per week win).

After each race, your tally of the top-winning trap may change. Therefore, you will need to decide on your bet stake size with each result. As soon as you win, reset the betting stake back to the lowest stake (in the examples above this would be £5 or £25). Continue until you only have five races or less left for the session (morning or afternoon) after a win, then stop for the session. You may start again in the next session, but treat each session individually. 30 Advanced Techniques Time 11:26 11:34 11:41 11:48 11:55 12:02 12:09 12:16 12:23 12:29 12:37 12:44 12:51 12:58 13:06 13:12 13:19 13:27 13:33 13:44 13:51 14:03 Venue Wimbledon Walthamstow Wimbledon Walthamstow Wimbledon Walthamstow Wimbledon Walthamstow Wimbledon Walthamstow Wimbledon Walthamstow Wimbledon Walthamstow Wimbledon Walthamstow Wimbledon Walthamstow Wimbledon Walthamstow Wimbledon Walthamstow 1st 1 1 3 5 3 6 3 3 1 4 5 3 1 3 6 1 1 2 6 6 1 1 2nd 4 2 1 2 1 4 4 1 2 2 6 5 4 2 5 2 5 1 5 1 2 2 3rd 3 4 4 4 4 5 6 2 4 3 3 1 2 1 4 4 4 3 4 5 3 6 Table 4-4: Race results of the morning session on the 8th of October 2004 From Table 4-4, you can see that the following trap winnings occurred: 1 2 3 4 5 6 13 9 10 14 8 6 Appearances in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd position 6 1 6 1 2 4 1st place appearances only Using this technique, you would have started by betting on trap 1 after you received the results of the 11:34 race.

If you are not keeping accurate result sheets for each betting session, you may not be able to argue with bookmakers over incorrectly placed bets or review your performance in order to improve. You have been shown techniques that, as a set, work under all market conditions. So if one particular technique is not working well on a particular day (remember the “drain”) switch to another. I like to use any of the trap systems and switch to an unnamed favourite system when the trap system experiences a “drain”.

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