Sounds a bit like me Mav. Looking over my books for the last 3yrs. if I could have afforded to whack a zero on my bet sizes I would have been able to live off the punt. Personally though I would have needed a bit of capital on the side though to ride the occasional bumps that come along. I live a shared life and I just can't afford to risk the large betting capital I once did when single.

I've never found punting smooth sailing as there is often a bit of famine and feast, depending on the time of year. The odd but fairly regular big collects from outsiders is where the main profit is for me nowadays. I don't need that many to stay in the game.