Alas
Mind you a profit on the race and thats the main thing.(just not the 1st 4)

I still reckon your thinking on the right track and you only need a couple of these a year to thoroughly enjoy the punting experience (its kind of like you never forget the big ones)..
You just work out whats right for your own punting.
For me when Michaelg posted R+S The "Ah Ha "experience imediately kicked in and I still expect him to win the award for "poster of the Year".
This bloke has improved my punting immensly as has the more intelligent low key punters who post here (generally the old timers who have been around a bit).

Cheers.
darky