Here we go, it's not as hectic as it sounds it's all pretty laid back.

Uni - Monday through Thursday 9 - 4 give or take (all study inclusive on campus)

Work - (Altona RSL) Monday, Wednesday, Thursday night from 6 till around 11, Work Friday day from 9 till 6, By the time i get home from work i usually spend 1 - 1.5 hours on here looking at fields, form, you guys etc. Bed by 1, up @ 8ish.

Basketball + Beer Tuesday nights.

Giving me, Friday night and the weekend free. I find alot of people waste so much time at Uni lazing around waiting for classes to start, i only have 12 contact hours a week, and generally study whilst on the internet keeping an eye on results etc the rest of the day. I find about 10-15 hours of Uni study a week a copious amount and there is no need to burden yourself with it on weekends, until a month or so b4 exams then can jack it up a little.

Back to the horses i really like Perusen today R5 No. 1 at Werribee, drawn perfectly, his last few have been excellent, should go close.

Thanks Kenchar I will try that one friday night ;)

Thanks a lot for taking the time out to have a say in here, I really appreciate it...just a few more things (sorry im hungry for knowledge)

Are trifectas...quinellas and exactas worth it? And what exactly are they...

And I have been told to take Sky Ratings not too seriously...is this correct?

Thanks!!

trifecta: pick the first three placegetters (not necessarily in order depending on how much you want to spend)

quinella: pick the first two placegetters, doesn't have to be in order

exacta: pick the first two placegetters in order

i don't particularly think quinellas are great value, i'd much prefer look at tris and exactas

Beg to differ on that one, Chuck. I find that quinellas, especially including the shorter-priced horses, are consistently returning great value (compared to theoretical dividends based on starting prices). Could well be the same with trifectas, but I gave them the flick because the losing runs are too long. In smaller pools I divert some of my quinella bets to all-ways exactas to try to preserve the dividends, but the exactas seem to regularly under-pay.

Depends what horses you pick, I guess.

Cheers,

H.

yeah, thats always been my problem!