Adam,

The % of favorites winning is around the 30% mark and hasn't change since the year dot.

Computing power helps reduce the work load, but has not improved the fav. SR. one iota. Otherwise, every one with a puter would be rich and the fav. SR would have improved.
Ditto regarding systems [ yes, they can work for awhile but the fav., SR is still 30% so something is not working !!! ].

If time is an enemy, software has a definite place and will improve your handicapping efforts. What it won't do is make you rich. Beyond 30%, the variables get you and your puter.

Convincing you otherwise is the secret of selling 'race winning' software and tipping services that claim 'worked out by a computer' !!!

Software such a Cyberform and what is sold here are no more than great handicapping tools that do a lot of the legwork for you and even offer up suggested selections and other handy features [ If you have XL and know how to use it, Cyberform and Price predictor pro. are a great combo ].

After 30% though you are on your own and it is up to you to make the right 'guesses' based on your experience and good/bad abilities.

An individual punter can improve on 30% because there are others getting nowhere near that, but the wash comes out at 30% overall.

The air shared among consistent profit takers [ pro. punters ] is rarefied indeed.
Software and puters has made no difference to their number [ as a % of punters ] and I'm not one of them either.

Cheers.


[ This Message was edited by: crash on 2004-02-27 11:15 ]