Sandgroper, thanks again for your very constructive comments, and yes I the point perfectly about midweek form. I will now look at that very closely, thanks again.

El Gordo. I obviously used the word "gut" very loosly, what I meant was that, AFTER I have rated a selection on top using all of the known criteria, and IF I believe that some value (V the chance that I give it) will be available it becomes an investment only after it has passed the final hurdle, that is if I really believe it CAN win, so really I am saying MY JUDGEMENT rather than gut.
Also I AM making a profit over an extended period, and have posted my selections here IN ADVANCE for the last 5 weeks. I appreciate your feedback though and if there is any snippet that you are prepared to post that may help it would be greatly appreciated.

CRASH, I happen to know that you could teach me a hell of a lot about the game. I concentrated on WA racing because I believe that it shows consistency, (don't want to get in an argument about that though) also I pick up snippets here and there I know several strappers, and leased a couple of paddocks to a trainer. As you can see by the last 5 weeks results I can turn a profit, although I would be the first to say that one "Swallow" does not make a "Spring", but I've steadily improved over the last 12 months especially. Your comments about the sprints are well founded and I'm looking into that closely, though a quick scan showed that POT would not have been improved over the last 12 months, but that could easily be co-incidence.

Keep it coming guys, I'm learning all the time. PP