I have not seen this for 55 years (everything else but) - Each week my brother would get
" The Handicap Book " and it had a 'that era' kind of 'printed' Forum for
punters ideas - One day this 'System' was printed and as usual my brother and I checked it out because we also got a 'results' book every month
and so we could go backwards checking it - Each runner was given a
'SF' (speed figure) which you were informed how to go about obtaining -

Well it turned out to be the most brilliant 'System' that had ever been on the printed Forum but, but, it THEN went brilliantly for just another
6 weeks and hit the skids - We were already quite paranoid re. any good system on the Forum because the ones that looked good quickly SEEMED to have a happy knack
of going bad soon after appearing in the handicap book Forum - ( Like the racing authorities had some little boffin also checking the systems and if any looked good .... Bwahahaha .... oh we were paranoid about it believe me.)

It was all made worse by my dad (a bookie) continually reminding us both via,
"Just make sure you both only bet with me, because you don't have a hope in hell of beating the book, capiche ".

So I am hoping meggabit does as well via his work as that cove in the handicap book did way back then, and with a bit of luck has a bookie father -
just in case our paranoia was not totally unfounded.