System
 

1. DISTANCE
Only consider Sydney races of 1200 metres or less.

2. PREPOST MARKET
Only consider the first four runners in the prepost market.

3. Eliminate runners who do not satisfy the following conditions:

A. LAST START FINISH POSITION or BEATEN MARGIN
At most recent start finished no worse than 4th unless no more than 4 lengths from winner.

B. DAYS SINCE
Last start was no less than 10 days ago and no more than 24 days ago unless it is first up from a spell.

C. JOCKEY
Must be ridden by a top 10 rider (see published lists in your form guide).

D. WEIGHT
Either carrying the same weight or no more than 2.5Kg more than its last start.

E. AGE
It must be aged 3 years or more.

F. RUNS THIS PREPARATION
It must not have raced more than twice in the last month.

G TAB NUMBER
If there is one horse remaining it becomes the final selection. If there is more than one horse remaining the lowest TAB number becomes the final selection.

Only consider Sydney races of 1200 metres or less.....


....unfortunately it would seem we will have plenty of time to build up a bank

Yes this system will survive for a bit!!

I can't see why this system couldn't be used anywhere[?]

The only adjustments I'd make is 3yrs to 5yrs rather than just over 3yrs. Past 5yrs horses don't generally sprint as well as they did as 3 to 5yr olds [just like us].

"One of the top 5 jockies for the track" [see grandracing and sports], so the system could be used anywhere and I'd shorten the days since last start to 21 days.

Finish position is a hard one. I know punters point out lengths from the winner is more important that finish position, but there are so many slowly run races nowadays and they naturally produce a lot of blanket finishes. 4 lengths from the winner could easily be the last horse home.

No worse than 4th. in a similar prize-money [or more] race sounds like a more reliable rule overall.