"Not betting them Willy nilly, but finding a few a week that have good things going for them that will be [hopefully] missed by the public and entering the starting gate with far better odds available that it deserves. If it's not missed by the public it becomes a no bet."

Great point Crash. I am a 'value' punter myself. I'm not scared to take shorts on the right horse i.e paratroopers but generally look for the value and bet accordingly. Have to be very patient and sometimes a lot of faith in your method is required because if your backing horses @ $16 when you rate the $10, they are still only going to win approx one in ten races but because you are getting value it can be seen out and when you hit the rewards are there...

cheers
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