Hi Umrum,

As I think I have posted before, I have no fixed rules about what areas, track, track conditions, class of race etc. to bet or not in...why? because there is no racing or economic reason to have such rules. (Rules for personal comfort zone reasons are an entirely different (positive) thing).

The only condition I have is that there has to be a profitable opportunity in the race.

I have about 1,400 bets per year across Metro, Provincial and to a lesser extent Country tracks, across all states except WA (time difference), in all track conditions and in all classes. On Saturdays, I average 16.3 bets across all the racing venues.

This works very well for me, primarily due to the approach I have with my own betting. That doesn't mean it's right for anyone else though. I know another very successful punter who only bets Saturday and would only have 3 bets per week.

It really does depend on the approach you have to making your selections. It should also be dictated by the time and means you have available to study the form.

Many punters I talk to have asked similar questions...my usual advice is to specialise. The first option is to specialise at the Metro racing in your home state. Get to intimately know the horses, track, jockeys, trainers etc. Study the form dilligently, make horse profiles, review races run, make notes about what you learnt, study jockey performances, trainer strategies etc. Go all out, become an expert at NSW metro racing, QLD metro racing or whatever.

My view is that if you can't profit specialising like this then it's unlikely you could profit through a broader approach.

Another option is to specialise in group and listed races....get to know the best horses in the same way as racing in your home state. There are hundreds of black type races around the country each year.

The worse thing a punter can do is spread themselves too thin by attempting to have the level of knowledge needed to win across a broad spectrum of racing. Most don't have the time or means (i.e. technology systems and form study capabilities) to do this well enough so they can profit

I hope this helps.