Records are there to be broken

I don't know what came over me on Sunday. There was plenty of racing on and without more than a cursory study of the form, I started backing the favourites heavily, without laying them off. The problem was that the torrential rain had resulted in heavy going at all the courses - and that is notorious for turning the form book on its head. So off the 26 races I had a bet on, only four were won by favourites - an incredibly low percentage. But in every race, I blindly backed the short-priced horses, increasing my stake till I found a winner. And I found only a couple all afternoon. I ended the day with £20 on Rafael Nadal to beat Andy Murray in the semi-final of the US Open. Murray beat the world number one, and Wimbledon and Olympic champion, comfortably. I said last Tuesday had been my worst-ever day's gambling. The record had lasted only five days. Running total: about £340 (I'm too sick to work it out)