Punting is a precarious business and one where we are constantly learning and adapting. Indeed, betting exchanges have made this even more important, but there are some basic fundamentals that remain constant, and they should be the base of most of our trades, if not all.

Let us examine the two markets I tipped on for the weekend.

Both won handsomely. That is good, but it is the thinking behind them that is important, so we can understand why we did what we did, and how it benefited us so well. Australia 25-17 South Africa, Tri-Nations

What we knew before the match:

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