Quite true Barny.
Most of my posts are to do with ratings and using commonsense with them.
And they are still my bread and butter .BUT as every top class professional (if their honest ) will tell you that the bulk of their profits yearly come from the occasional Longshot .
The silliest thing in this game is restricting yourself to a odds range.
i.e $3 - $10.

And this is touted over and over again.Its simply untrue and restricting the amount of profit one earns in a year.

If a horse is considered a good thing and the totes /bookies are offering a massive price I accept it greedily.

Cheers
darky