Hi, L.G.

The way the W.I. have been playing I give them little chance of beating the Poms, but I can't lay them. It seems the older Chanderpaul gets the better he becomes. I heard last night he is currently the world's top batsman in test cricket.

I didn't win last night in the U.K because the prices changed too dramatically so I'll give it a rest. However, I recouped the loss in a couple of U.S. races. Later this a.m. I'll list today's selections because the prices I estimate don't seem to change too much.

As to your query about the number of runners in a field for the "weight" system, I include the "odd" number.

And if an extra number is added, for example in a field of 12, we include the seventh number, then yesterday the system would have had a 100% Win strike rate. The exotics also would've won, the trifecta of Scone R8 would've been snared - it paid $5,000 on Unitab.