P57, all I was trying to say is that you have an edge on the punt you can make more with a minimal outlay.

If you have $10,000 to spare you can make more on the punt than with shares because it is possible to turnover so much more money.

Personally I started with $2,000 and in 2 months have turned over $150,000.
That means over a year I would turnover about $1 million. If I can return a 1% POT then that would be a hell of a lot better than a 10% profit on $2000 invested in stocks...
Yes you would be much better off just investing that million dollars on the stock market, but........

I am in no way making any claims about making any money or having an edge, just providing a point. I do realise the difference in comparison to shares and horses, and apples and oranges and all that.

And yes, I agree the more profit the better, but my initial aim is just to make a profit.