Lifetimes Best Laying System
OK, so no prizes for guessing what this system is all about! Lifetimes Best is penned by the well known and respected Tony Gibson who also devised Money Talks. It comes in Word format and is 18 pages long, full of examples and explanations, to ensure the reader fully understands the selection method meaning there’s not much chance of going wrong.
Lifetimes Best concentrates on finding horses that are going to be needing a career’s best performance to pass the post ahead of the pack. The methodology is sound and I’ve little doubt we’ll find plenty profit during this test. We’ll be laying at odds as high as 10/1 in the win market which is always a little daunting, however, selections over 10/1 can be layed on the place market instead at a much more comfortable 5/2.
The selection method is a fairly comprehensive affair, and I’m reckoning on needing half an hour of a morn to find the selections, so nothing too intensive there 
The profit figures Tony shows for the past year are highly impressive with over £25000 profit from the win market lays and the same again in the place market (to £100 lays). If our results come anywhere near replicating that I’ll be a very happy man!
So, predictably, we’ll use a £2000 bank and split that into £20 units for the wagers. As always, updates for our test of the Lifetimes Best Laying System will come thick and fast and you’ll be able to monitor our daily progress by checking the system testing area of the site.
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Lifetimes Best - Final Review
So, it’s been a whole 31 days since the Lifetimes Best trial started, and we find ourselves with a large dent in our starting bank - not exactly what I’d been expecting!
When I read through the Lifetimes Best manual, I was quite excited by what I read. Although not exactly concisely written, it made complete sense and I was expecting good profits because, as the name suggests, we’re trying to dig out the horses who are going to have to run better than they ever have before to win. The problem is we found far too many who were up to just that and lost a shade under 20 points during the month.
As I’ve said, the idea behind Lifetimes Best is spot on, and while I see the idea the methodology, for me it leaves a little too much to the individuals interpretation. Part of the selection criteria is looking at the Racing Post’s comments regarding a potential selection and looking for a negative comment. While there are plenty of examples in the guide, they are a lot more clear cut than the comments often are which can lead to Punter A getting totally different selections from Punter B. Indeed, Tony Gibson posts his selections on a blog and I often found variances between my choices and his.
Another thing that worried me was that halfway through the month, Tony changed the selection criteria for the selections he was posting due to the poor results. For me, that’s not the actions of someone who’s banked over £50,000 in a year using the same selection method and it set some alarm bells ringing.
I’m reluctant to write off Lifetimes Best as I do like and understand the idea behind it. I’d be tempted to keep an eye on this one into the jumps season if it wasn’t a little too time consuming of a morn. It doesn’t take hours, but it does require trawling through the cards and on a busy Saturday that can be a major pain in the bahookie!
So, what can OBE say about Lifetimes Best…I guess it’s a system with plenty of promise but it failed to deliver the goods. A sorry thumbs down I’m afraid.
Lifetimes Best - Catch Up
Sorry for the lack of updates over the past couple of days, but better late than never…or perhaps better never in this case
29/08
14:45 Sand - Even Bolder - Won
17:20 Ham - Three Strings - Won
Day 20 P/L = -£232
Total P/L = -£448
Bank = £1552
30/08
14:20 Chest - Mandurah - LOST
15:15 Ripon - Black Dahlia - LOST
Day 21 P/L = £38
Total P/L = -£410
Bank = £1590
31/08
16:50 Muss - Calcutta Cup - LOST
17:10 Folkes - Candy Mountain (Place Lay) - LOST
Day 22 P/L = £38
Total P/L = -£372
Bank = £1628
All results are shown at Betfair’s enhanced prices with 5% commission included.
So, that concludes the Lifetimes Best trial for this month…I’ll write my thoughts on it tomorrow, so do check back.
Lifetimes Best 28/08/08
After a couple of very quiet days (no selections on Tuesday, and three yesterday but none qualified) we had three qualifiers today. All three wagers were successful, helping to reduce the deficit a bit, lets hope it continues.
15:30 Great Leighs - Candle - LOST
16:00 Great Leighs - Dingaan - LOST
17:20 Ling - Chjimes - LOST
Day 19 P/L = £57
Total P/L = -£216
Bank = £1784
All results are shown at Betfair’s enhanced prices with 5% commission included.
Lifetimes Best 25/08/08
As the name of this system suggests, Lifetimes Best means we’re looking for horses that will need to run a lifetimes best race to get in front at the line. It appears more are doing this than I’d expected! Another day with a decent amount of potentials eventually returned six bets and found two winners at too high odds.
I fear that any chance of ending the month in profit has gone 
14:55 Cart - Star Galaxy - LOST
15:05 Hunt - Chigorin & Charmahal - LOST
16:40 Cart - Queen Of Diamonds - Won
17:25 Hunt - Dark Energy - Won
17:55 Hunt - Monsieur Georges - LOST
Day 18 P/L = -£200
Total P/L = -£273
Bank = £1727
All results are shown at Betfair’s enhanced prices with 5% commission included.
Lifetimes Best 24/08/08
A good, if slightly frustrating day for Lifetimes Best. This morning found me seven potential selections, but a mixture of non runners and too high odds cut that to just three. Still, all three were beaten meaning three points profit for us
15:30 Yarm - Poppets Sweetlove - LOST
16:30 Good - Little White Lie - LOST
17:50 Yarm - Chiff Chaff - LOST
Day 17 P/L = £57
Total P/L = -£73
Bank = £1927
All results are shown at Betfair’s enhanced prices with 5% commission included.
Lifetimes Best 23/08/08
It was shaping up a superb day for Lifetimes Best right up until the final qualifying race when we was robbed! Hugely disappointing as time is really running out for a turn around.
14:45 Good - Petara Bay - LOST
14:55 Cart - Named At Dinner & Rexmehead - LOST
15:20 Bev - Hoh Mike - LOST
16:00 Cart - Fred Bojangles (LOST) & Alto Stratus (Place Lay) - Won
16:20 Good - Castano - LOST
17:15 Newm - Presvis - LOST
18:20 Wind - Book of Music (Place Lay - LOST) & Spanish Moon - Won
Day 16 P/L -£25
Total P/L = -£130
Bank = £1870
All results are shown at Betfair’s enhanced prices with 5% commission included.
Lifetimes Best 21/08/08
Not a bad wee day for Lifetimes Best on Thursday. I found four selections in all and managed to get all four beaten. Now, that’s a little more like it. Still doesn’t take us into profit but it moves the account in the right direction.
15:15 Gr Lei - Whiskey Junction - LOST
15:50 Gr Lei - Dear Maurice & Count Ceprano (Place Lay) - LOST
17:25 Font - Marigolds Way - LOST
Day 15 P/L = £76
Total P/L = -£105
Bank = £1895
All results are shown at Betfair’s enhanced prices with 5% commission included.
Lifetimes Best 19/08/08
Just the one selection for Lifetimes Best on Tuesday and I’m pleased to report it was soundly beaten, cutting down the losses slightly.
16:50 Bright - Magroom - LOST
Day 14 P/L = £19
Total P/L = -£181
Bank = £1819
All results are shown at Betfair’s enhanced prices with 5% commission included.
Not surprisingly, there wasn’t any selections today, fingers crossed for a little more action tomorrow!
Lifetimes Best 18/08/08
Simple and straight forward today was for Lifetimes Best. One bet, one loser, profit banked…could do with a little more though!
16:15 Wolves - Glenridding - LOST
Day 13 P/L = £19
Total P/L = -£200
Bank = £1800
All results are shown at Betfair’s enhanced prices with 5% commission included.
