Foiled again

After weeks of heavy losses, just when my trading has taken a turn for the better, technology issues are now hampering me.

I made £50 laying horses in running (with a 100% success rate) on Friday night and was confident of a profitable afternoon on Saturday. Sure enough, I made about £30 in the first hour of racing. But then my laptop, which has been temperamental since the day I bought it eight months ago, crashed and refused to reboot.

Although I can access the internet with my old laptop, it is not quick enough for the split-second actions needed when trading.

So that was the end of my day. To make matters worse, Shrewsbury, who cost me £400 last weekend, returned to winning ways by beating Bournemouth 3-1.

Running total: fighting back