#BettingPeople: ALAN POTTS REVISITED

#BettingPeople: Veteran professional punter Alan Potts was one of our first #BettingPeople interviewees back in 2017. We caught up with him again to find out how the mop has flopped since that initial interview. Alan says ‘there’s lots of talk about winners but never forget there were also thousands of losing bets. But the losers don’t make such good stories!’

ALAN POTTS REVISITED Part 1 of 4

Alan talks about what has changed since 2017, why he’s stopped betting off course, why he’s dug his heels in regarding affordability, his favourite courses, his ability to get his bets on with the on-course bookies, his approach to finding winners and what sort of ‘non-winning’ form he’s looking for.

ALAN POTTS REVISITED Part 2 of 4

Alan talks about being a fan of all-weather racing but not betting on it, why his speed figures wouldn’t work on it, why most of his wins over £6000 come from top courses, his opinions on an antiquated handicap system, horses with penalties, giving his advice to owners and trainers.

ALAN POTTS REVISITED Part 3 of 4

Alan talks about why he worked full time for several years before taking the plunge to bet full time, can a young person be taught a lifetime’s worth of experience in order to fast track them to professional betting, can lumping on short ones be a profitable strategy long term and is there anyone he’d back a tip from?

ALAN POTTS REVISITED Part 4 of 4

Does Alan have any regrets spending his life backing horses for a living, how much the odds are stacked against punters, if there’s anything that worked in 2017 that doesn’t work now, is it easier to win now that he doesn’t have to, is coming racing an edge again and more.