You blokes are amazing. The depth of your knowledge and the data base information really blows me away. If you ,as a group, can't find the answer to the so called "holy grail" then I reckon there is no answer. This forum is the first page I read when I turn the computer on each day so good luck to you all and keep on a dancing Maria.

Thank you Wesmip.
Just goes to show what seems to be happening is the average Punter doesn't really study the FormGuide properly and assumes that if it is TAB Number 1, then it must be good so they back it.

I'ld love to see similar rules run through a database of Greyhound results.

Hi Wesmip,

A couple of years ago on another forum (shock! horror!) you published a "Prize Money Favourite" thread. Basically it was using prize money of each starter and favouritism as filters.

Was wondering if you still use that system and if it has stood up?

Merryguy,

Sorry for the late reply.

I am not sure about the exact one you are talking about so if you refresh my memory I will let you know if I am still using it.

Good Luck.

Hi Wes,

Thanks for the response. As the post I was referring to was on a free forum I guess it will be o.k. to quote it here.

The name was as above in my previous post, and what you suggested was to check the prize money of every horse, and having dicovered the 'best' horse, back it for a place if its betting WIN odds were in the top half of all runners in that race.

You had had a few consistent returns doing that!

Merriguy,

Not my system but I found where you were looking. I have ran a test on it for you :

Selections : 24969
Win Strike Rate : 23%
Place Strike Rate : 53%
WIN ROT : 83% (loss of 17%)
PLACE ROT : 86% (loss of 14%)

I also tried the top third and it got similar results.

Hope that helps.

Good Luck

Thanks for that Wes. Didn't mean to send you off doing work on it --- but appreciated all the same. Doesn't seem to have legs :-(

Wesmip.

Here,s one for you.

WIN ONLY

WON LAST 4 STARTS and ODDS ON LAST START.

You might be very pleasantly surprised.

Cheers.
darky

Thanks Darky,

Very selective system .....

Good Luck.