The Festival Method
 

Rule 1: Consider horses that have finished in the first three in each of their last three races.
Rule 2: Must be the top-rated horse.
Rule 3: Must be the pre-post favourite.
Rule 4: If you are left with one horse then this is the day's selection.
Rule 5: If more than one, then the selection should be the horse quoted at the shortest pre-post price.
Rule 6: If two horses or more are quoted at the same price then all horses are to be backed.
Rule 7: If, when you have eliminated all the horses that are not forecast favourite, you end up with no horses left, you move on to the next rule.
Rule 8: All the horses that qualified through topspped ratings will requalify.
Rule 9: Next eliminate all horses who are not quoted second favourite in the pre-post market.
Rule 10: If you are left with one horse then this is the selection.
Rule 11: If you are left with two or more selections then there is no bet for that day.
Rule 12: If no horse qualifies under both rules then there is no bet for that day.