Result 1: 3/6 for +£5.84 Return (£6.39 Balance)

Well that wasn't a great start to the blog - 3 correct out of 6 with one void line. As I mentioned in a previous post we need 4 out of 6 to return a profit, and whilst only two lines lost that void line effectively gets discounted (well, sort of - more on that later).

So, what happened? These are the lines that let the bet down:

1. Hull v Chelsea - When I placed this line I did wonder if it was the right bet. The tip cited Chelsea's poor defending and the fact that, whilst their winning streak at the start of the season has clearly ended, they do seem capable of putting at least one in the back of the net against stronger teams - Arsenal and Liverpool being two recent examples of this. My gut didn't like it though - and old tubby is often quite perceptive, so I may listen to it more in future.
2. AFC Wimbledon v Gilingham - I know very little about either of these teams, so have nothing to say here. The logic behind the tip seemed sound, so wouldn't have done it differently.
3. Notts County v Morecambe - Abandoned

The Notts County match was abandoned after 10 minutes due to bad weather. In this scenario I would assume that all of the bets involving it would be made void - meaning that the singles, doubles, trebles, four-fold and five-fold bets including that line as well as the main acca would be refunded.

That's what I thought would happen...

I was wrong:

Looking at the settled bet in my account shows a refund of 15p - the same amount as the stake per line. After digging a little deeper it turns out that for full cover bets (such as a lucky 15/31/63) if one line is made void only the single is refunded, for all other lines the bet stands (that help page is from Coral and the bet was placed on Ladbrokes, but I'm assuming the policy is fairly standard among the bookies).

So I guess you learn something new every day.

What this basically means is that the void bet is discounted, effectively making the six-fold a five-fold, the five-folds turning into four-folds and so on, which makes sense and would have been a good thing had one of the other lines won. Which they didn't.

Result & Standing

So, the total return was £5.84 including the refunded 15p. This makes the challenge balance £6.39 (don't forget that the lucky 63 wasn't for the full tenner meaning there was 55p in the kitty before adding in the return from the bet).

Let's hope for a better result next week!