As I won't continue with the Place method that is based on the ESP rankings I'll instead test a box quinella method. I'll post the selections here from tomorrow and see what happens.

1 ) Minimum of 9 runners.
2 ) No races where any horse is resuming.
3 ) No races over 1,800 metres.
4 ) No Maidens
5 ) All horses with at least two starts.
6 ) Box top half of ESP rankings.

I had a look at Sunday's races - there were 9 races, and the quinella was struck in all 9. The outlay was $126 and the return with Unitab divvies was $134. Today there were 2 races and the method struck both quinellas. The outlay was $30 for a return of $95.

Wesmip1, have you any figures for this method?

michaelg,

I don't keep quinella (or any other multiples) odds so am not able to help you with this one.

Good Luck

Thanks, Wesmip1.

I'll give it a go from today and see if it's worthwhile.

No selections today for the Don Scott Place method which isn't surprising. Since 20/12 there have only been 11 selections for 9 placegetters for a POT of 14.9%.

Box Quinella Method.

Today's selections:
Coffs R6 nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 13, 15
Coffs R8 nos. 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10
Rocky R7 nos. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6,
Rocky R8 nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10.

Total outlay of $81.

Four selections today for the Place system

Gosford R1 no.5 - Miss Funhro
Ipswich R5 no.8 - Tamilda
Ipswich R6 no.3 - Golden Flute
Port Lincoln R1 no.1 - Gormley Sea.


Quinellas.

A bad day yesterday, losing $36. As it is still in profit over the past three days I'll give it another go and see how it does today.

Gosford 5 nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, 10
Echuca R6 nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9
Ipswich R7 nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9
Nowra R4 nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
Mt Barker R7 nos. 1, 3, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12
Pt Lincoln R5 nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 8
Pt Lincoln R6 nos. 1, 4, 6, 8, 10

Outlay of $97

Hi Crash,

You're a man ahead of your time! You wrote on the 27th December

Paprika hasn't missed yet but might be around $2 the win and $1.10 the place. Phelan Ready [3rd. last start] in the same race might be a better place option. It could win too!

Hope you got some of the $90+ dividend.

Cheers

Try Try Again

Here's another Place system I've been testing (and fortunately betting) since last Saturday. It does not have much action as the method is very selective.

The results are quite impressive - there have been 13 selections for 13 successes giving a POT of 51.07%.

The rules are:
1) Must be at least 3 points in the EST ratings above the second selection.
2) Last two starts must be a max of 5 placed-points unbroken by a spell.

It would seem that this would select red hot faves but there have been a couple of successes that have paid $2 plus. Only one horse so far has paid $1.04 - yesterday at Ascot R1 no.1.

Wesmip1, if you read this would it be possible to test it with your records?

Today's selections are:
Cranbourne R4 no.7 - Mightyblitz
Mt Barker R7 no.1 - Keytomoney.

Hopefully the Forum Curse will not do its usual job.

I have been looking at a similar system where the EST gap is only 2.5 points. There has only been one selection to date (yesterday Queanbeyan R4 no.4) - it placed.

There's one selection today:
Cowra R4 no.1 - Keanu Cugie.

I have it showing a 5% loss on the place. ( a loss of 8% on the win).

Good Luck.

Add Rule : 3) Ran in last 14 days

and you get a 2% profit.

Thanks, Wesmip1. Not the best of results, I was expecting/hoping for better.

Yesterday's two selections - one ran fourth, its last start was 21 days prior but the success ($2.90 and $1.50) had its last run 14 days prior to yesterday's race.

I'll keep on listing the selections and see what happens. I'll also state when it had its last start.

One selection today:

Moruya R2 no.1 - Noble Price (Last start 19 days ago).