I take no notice of allowances and I do the list of possible selections before scratchings [the night before]. I just pick lowest weight runners at 2nd or 3rd. start. If the lowest weight selections are emergencies, I note the next lowest weight. If the selected emergency is scratched, I select the next lowest weight runner[s]. For everything else I just cross off scratchings, those selections that haven't run for more than 21 days and anything about to jump at 50/1 or more.

Rough and ready I guess, but I didn't mind as I wanted to keep it simple to do and the number of selections down. The system might be improved if the selections were done after scratchings. I was thinking of doing that, but it will increase the amount of selections, but maybe not winnings. Who knows?

Here is my initial list from last night:

DEVONPORT
6/7
DOOMBEN
5/7
6/13
7/12,13
KALGOORLIE
3/7,9
4/10
5/10
6/11 [if scr. pick 9,10]
7/12 [if 14e,15e,16e out]
RANDWICK-KENSING
4/13,14
6/10,11,16
7/ if 14e out select 12
SANDOWN-HILLSIDE
2/9 x
4/10
5/13
6/15,16
STRATHALBYN
7/6,7
8/8
9/7,8