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 HR.ie 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.