The Cambridge Target System

The Cambridge Target System arrived on the market this week with the grand claim of being “the most profitable system ever published” and boasting average monthly profits of £17,000, with £193,000 generated in the last 11 months alone using stakes of just £33, £50 and £100, which is amazing if it’s all true!

When the 50 page system guide landed on my doorstep yesterday morning I was instantly impressed with both the quality of the publication and also with the detailed research the author has put into it. Okay, so 30 pages of those 50 are made up of past results, but the other 20 do an excellent job of explaining the strategy and after reading it two or three times I was left with the feeling that the author really could be on to something here.

If you’ve ever purchased a system and skimmed past all bar one page because it’s a lot of baloney, thinking “oh well, as long as the system works I’ll be happy”, you’ll be in for a pleasant surprise with The Cambridge Target System. If I’d put this one together I’d be feeling rather pleased with myself right now, because the author has gone into great detail about the system and everything in the manual is relevant, interesting and should definitely be read.

It starts by describing the basic selection process. I’m saying “basic”, but in truth you should read this a few times and even paper-trade your first day, because if it’s a busy day’s racing you really need to stay on top of your game, so you should make an effort to fully understand it all before you put your money down. Within an hour or two it was second nature for me, but I’m used to operating quickly on live markets and if this is new to you it might take a couple of days to find your feet. I wouldn’t let that put you off - I’m just stressing the point that you need to be on the ball for this, so make sure you read it a few times to be sure you understand it properly.

The next section talks about setting yourself targets and maximizing your profits. The basic selection method alone generated 1200 points profit in the 11 month period, but the author has gone to great lengths to research the past results and come up with a strategy that cuts down on the amount of work involved and then improves the profits by a further 700 points. This isn’t some weird or wacky staking system - it’s more of a commonsense approach to betting that could easily be applied to anything else you do. I liked the logic behind this too.

The next few sections provide you with an odds comparison table, which when you understand the system properly is probably all you’ll need open to operate it, a “course information” section that will help you when you’re working to the targets he recommends, a race card template that will be a big help to you if you’re new to operating on live markets, and finally a “race sheet” that enables you to track your day’s betting in the same way the author does.

As you’ve probably gathered by now, this isn’t a system that would allow you to pick your horses the night before and leave them to run. You do need to be at your PC and watching what’s going on in the market before the off, but here’s where it gets interesting….

The author has gone to great pains to explain that you DON’T need to be at your PC all day, or even every day, if you don’t have the time (and let’s face it, most of us don’t). The selection process works just as well in the evening as it does in the afternoon, it works every day of the week, and even if you only had an hour or two to dip in one day you could still use it and profit. Obviously the more time you have to dedicate to it, the more money you’ll make, but with so much racing on these days, even those of us with hectic lives should be able to use it okay.

With that in mind, I need to explain that I don’t have time to follow it for 8 hours a day at the moment, so for the purposes of the system test I’m going to dedicate as much time as possible, but some days I’ll be able to do more than others. I won’t be able to do Sundays at all and I’m going on holiday for a week on the 7th of June, so it’s going to be a shorter test than normal.

The author doesn’t mention a recommended bank in the manual, but I’ve set aside £1000 and I’m planning to split it into £25 units and see where it takes us. Whether 40 points is large enough I honestly don’t know, but from what I’ve seen I think that’s reasonable enough.

So, will The Cambridge Target System really turn out to be “the most profitable system ever published”? I guess it’s time to suck it and see….

As always, updates will be posted in the system testing section of the site each day.