A very Happy New Year to you.

How was your betting world in 2016? Did you make any new discoveries, or new distinctions?

I am in the process of finishing January’s edition of What Really Wins Money, where I will round up the performance of my Betting Portfolio found at this website.

Which strategies were the stand-out performers? Which strategies under-performed?

The stand-out horse racing strategy this year was my 3-5-8 Strategy. It was by far and away the most profitable strategy in the portfolio.

By the same token, it was the most high-risk strategy in the portfolio and involved that contentious staking plan… loss-retrieval!

Yes those two words make some seasoned punters ‘tut-tut’ and shake their heads. But loss-retrieval, in a controlled environment, and with the correct selections, is the key to long-term gains.

Quite naturally I am exploring new avenues for the unique loss-retrieval strategy I use (i.e. target profit per race, and a maximum of three races to retrieve losses on only). Horse racing and football spring to mind.

Imagine if you could have three or four loss-retrieval strategies on the go at one time? This is something I am investigating.

There are so many other ideas I want to share with you this year.

As for January’s newsletter, well I share with you the 100% stats and how to find them for football matches. This new year is an ideal time to find out where football teams really excel and 100% stats are a great way for you to create profitable betting angles.

Here’s one 100% stat which springs to mind: Burnley have scored first in all home matches this season. Bet you didn’t know that did you? (Unless you are a Burnley fan!) I do these stats for my members at www.drt.club but you can read about how to find them, and how to profit from them, in the new newsletter.

Also in January’s WRWM, I show you how you can create your own betting systems. What better place to start than the beginning of a New Year?

I show you the methodology I use to create my long-term profitable horse racing strategies. And the best place to find ideas? T’internet! It’s not all about Kim Kardashian’s huge behind, this internet! There are some solid resources for the betting system creator.

My simple formula for successful betting strategies?

1) Keep records. A poor back strategy may be a killer lay strategy and vice versa.

2) Have access to multiple staking plans. Believe me it is narrow-minded to think that if a strategy does not profit to level stakes, it must be dismissed. I use, for instance, loss-retrieval, fixed-liability laying and many more.

3) Have an ability to back-test. Simple with a horse racing strategy. Create a strategy where you can find past results, i.e. create a strategy based around a particular race type (handicap/nursery) or a particular venue (All-Weather/Ireland) – www.racingpost.com or www.timeform.com provide superb results services.

In fact, if you have a betting strategy for horse racing and have been keeping results, get in touch with me. I will crunch the numbers for you, check the back and lay staking plans and the odds ranges (for instance, some of my lay strategies are instantly transformed by a focus on laying at odds of 4.5 or higher).

So, welcome to 2017. I’ll be keeping an eye out on things for you here at the eletter and in more depth at www.whatreallywinsmoney.co.uk.

No more turkey and no more turkey betting strategies either!