Yeah, no worries.

Now that I've explained in great detail what I've been doing so far to be on top of the comp, I expect I'll probably plummet down the leaderboard and end up at the bottom in a screaming heap. :D

Thats usually the way it goes. Murphys Law is always nearby.

Actually Sportz, I'd like to email you if possible, I think I've come up with something that looks o.k. at this point using the Unitab ratings as a base rating only.

Applying my own points additions and deductions, I have come up with some that rate 101.

There have been 10 of them over the last two Saturday's returning 21 units.

Now admittedly this is early days, but if anyone has a spreadsheet of past meetings with the unitab ratings, then I'd know a bit better.

Anyhow, if you're interested drop me a line:

racestats at hotmail dot com

Also when it's finalised, I owe Kenny Victor a good system, haven't forgotten you mate ;)

Oh what the hell, may as well post it here for everyone, otherwise my email will be full!

Take Unitab rating.
If horse is first starter deduct 1 point.
If horse is first up, and has not won first up before, deduct 1 point.
If horse is first up, but has won first up before, ADD 1 point.
If horse is racing within 7 days of last start, ADD 1 point.

Miss Dansk -
Chieftilla -
Vanquished -
Arctic Park $3.00
Hero Mak $9.50
On Target $4.70
Gottatellya -
Serpent -
Omnitrader -
Miss Gloryhunter $3.80

Chrome, can I ask where Miss Dansk, Chieftilla and Vanquished ran? I can't seem to find them.

Anyway, I don't mind backing 100 raters with form something like this:
Saturdays only
Last start exactly 7 days ago
At least 1200m
At least 2 starts from a spell
At least 3 career starts
Placed last start or have a c or a b in their form.

On Saturday, qualifiers were:
Doom R4-3 Omnitrader -
Doom R8-8 Miss Gloryhunter WON
Belm R3-8 Arctic Park WON
Belm R4-4 Hero Mak WON

And another one in relation to your first-up idea:
Saturdays only
First-up
At least 3 career starts
Won first-up before
Has a c or a d in it's form

Saturday's qualifiers:
Caul R7-15 Harley Ma -
Belm R7-8 On Target WON

Just on the question of Unitab ratings. Does anyone know how they compare with the Techform ratings available on the SuperTab site?

Oh, I just realised we probably should have put this stuff in the Betting Systems Forum. Sorry.

You could perhaps use those ideas on other days too, but maybe you'd have to change the 'exactly 7 days ago' to 'no more than 7 days ago'. I would have got one from one with the first-up idea today and I think you would have got 2 from 2 Chrome.

Oh, never mind. Worked it out now. They were from the previous week I assume?

Hi La Mer,

I was under the impression that they both use Techform ratings.

Of course, I could be wrong.