Mr Magic
A bit touchy aren't we, jealous of my success perhaps?
How far back would you like me to go?
How about 78 of the last 100 race meetings that I've been to?
Re The Sportsman, I've probably thrown out more Sportman's than you've ever bought.
Re Don Scott, I have his books, I used them for many years with some succes, but nothing like what I am now enjoying. Started off in 1980 with a complex card system which I regularly updated, and used for around 15 years. Whilst I did have some great results, the hours of work I put in were not worth the returns.
Go back over the results of Sydney & Melbourne races with up to 12 runners, collate how many favourites have been beaten, how many winners thet have been 6/1 or better & then add up the place % of these races, especially Sydney.
So long as you show a profit over a period of time, who cares how you get there. If you do the form & win, then that's great, I couldn't do it, BUT don't run down what I do just because I don't spend hours studying. Look at who wins in the long run, it's generally the bookies, and a great percentage of the ones that stop fielding (like myself!) do so because of the expenses involved & not because they are losing. I say good luck to anyone who can win long term, no matter how they do it.
ps I did have to put in many weeks of studying past results to come up with what had been staring me and all punters in the face.