TheSchmile, your suggestion has merit but I put the bets on almost as soon as I identify them because I might not be at a computer at race time, so I do not know what will start as the fave nor its price.

I had thought of omitting the pre-post fave or reducing its exposure to the bets, but even the pre-post fave often does not end up as the fave.

I had an extensive look at trifectas, and to omit the fave from running first or second improved the results considerably. Running third had little effect on the results.


Using the default neurals to determine today's selections did not do too badly.

Quinellas
Outlay $84
Return $66

Trifectas
Outlay $840
Return $1110

First Fours
Outlay $3360
Return $3490


The race of 9 starters had a profit of $3 on the quinella, $5 onb the trifecta but a loss of $360 on the F. Four.