oh ok mate np....was just going to compare to mine...made a few changes last night....i still have trouble including a class factor in mine but think i have it right this time....still tweaking

Yeah, I'm still experimenting with them, and while I'm doing that, I'm not really outlaying much money on these horses. Just having a few Any 2 bets and a dollar or two on the top selections when they are good value like Mer Bebe the other day.

One of the things I'm finding beneficial about doing ratings is sorting out the best races to bet on. Because I don't want to rate more than 2 or 3 races at any meeting, it means I have to decide which races are the best ones to rate. I'm finding that I'm doing pretty well in sorting out the good betting races from the bad ones.

Wow, I could have had the first 4 on R5 in Melbourne. This is how I worked out the ratings using the Tas Tab website ratings:

08 PHANTOM THIEF 61.5 $3.45
04 MY VISION SPLENDID 60.5 $4.90
11 ROY'S GIFT 59.5 $6.90
01 SIR CLIVE 59.0 $7.80
02 MYSTIC MORSE 58.5 $9.05
03 FEN PRINCE 57.5 $12.30

You using weight ratings sports....i had 1st/3rd/4th

Gday All

this is a very interesting thread.. I rate nearly every race evry day... I have had a play with the TAssie ratings and up to race 7 there have been a phenomenal (sic) 5 out of 7 horses rated on top as the winner .. The other 2 had the horses rated in the first 4.. Lately I havent been able to rate an on top winner in melbourne for love or money so maybe this is helpful tool

The last race at 5.15 goes something like this (Have I jinxxed it or what?)

8 SANDOWN HILLSIDE
3000 Good 1MW-LY HCP $22000
1 $2.7 DOMINEER PRINCE
2 $3.6 PHAYES TIP
9 $4.9 OUR DRAWN
4 $8.5 CARDASH
3 $11.4 GLEFTI
6 $15.1 MOLLO MOLLO

Now bound to faill :)

My normal ratings are as follows:

Race 8 5:15 PM Castletown Handicap Rst 1 Met Win-LY
2 $2.6 Phayes Tip
1 $4.7 Domineer Prince
3 $6.3 Glefti
6 $8.2 Mollo Mollo
4 $11.0 Cardash
8 $11.0 Spicy Red

Yeah, although those Tas Tab ratings are apparently based on lengths, not kilos, I've still found that using them as weight ratings works out okay. For example, a rating of 565 on that website I just convert to 56.5 kgs. They've gone okay so far but I still need to study them a bit more.

XPT, could you please possibly list the top 4 rated horses in each of the first 7 races as you've worked them out?

Gday Spotz,

below are the top 6 for Sandown today... I must say that the tassie ratings as a basae have worked a treat in Melbourne but not so good elsewhere:


1 SANDOWN HILLSIDE
1500 Good 3-Y-O FILLIES 1MW HCP $22000
3 $2.2 RAINBOW DANCER
2 $4.0 PUGNACIOUS
1 $5.3 SHE'S BONA FIDE
6 $9.2 FANNY
4 $12.3 BEACON HEIGHTS
5 $22.2 DISCRETIONARY

2 SANDOWN HILLSIDE
1400 Good 3-Y-O 1MW HCP $22000
3 $3.1 DANAMAN
1 $4.1 ITS BOPALOUIE TIME
5 $5.5 SECRET COURIER
7 $5.5 RANSOM CLAIM
2 $7.4 SYDNEY EXPRESS
6 $17.2 BRIEFING

3 SANDOWN HILLSIDE
1000 Good CLASS 6 HCP $22000
3 $2.5 RAID THE ROYALS
1 $3.3 DIFF
5 $5.8 SYSTEMATIC
2 $7.7 SLICK OPERATOR
6 $13.6 LACRYMA GOLD
7 $13.6 SPECIAL LEI

4 SANDOWN HILLSIDE
1000 Good MARES CLASS 6 HCP $22000
1 $1.9 BLUE ROYALTY
2 $4.6 MAGELA DREAM
8 $8.1 TRIFOLD
4 $10.8 BLOW
9 $15.0 ANNIE'S QUEST
3 $19.4 TAKOOK


5 SANDOWN HILLSIDE
1800 Good 1MW-LY HCP $22000
8 $3.7 PHANTOM THIEF
1 $5.0 SIR CLIVE
2 $5.0 MYSTIC MORSE
3 $6.6 FEN PRINCE
4 $8.9 MY VISION SPLENDID
11 $11.6 ROY'S GIFT

6 SANDOWN HILLSIDE
1500 Good CLASS 6 HCP $22000
2 $3.9 KANE SMYTZER
1 $3.9 CAUVERY
4 $5.2 VIC BY THE JUG
3 $9.3 PRINCE BAA BAA
5 $9.3 TIFF'S MATE
8 $12.3 REGAL SYSTEM

7 SANDOWN HILLSIDE
1800 Good MARES 1MW-LY HCP $22000
1 $2.9 JURLIQUE
6 $5.2 MARY'S FLAG
7 $7.0 TAG JEUR
4 $9.2 OUR DIXIE GIRL
5 $12.2 CHERIE BERRIE BEE
2 $12.2 DELICATA

Good old 'last race' Damien Oliver. :)