Originally Posted by aussielongboat

yes i know what you mean.

my method is to test for a particular horse statistic first.
for example last week I was looking at how the top 4 in average prize money fared:
the results were Strike Rate: 21%,15,12,10.
the top ranked having a -14% POT on TATTSBET odds.

place % 1..4 was 20%,15,12,10: rank 1 -15% POT.
I had broken the DB into 2 and it was consistent over both data bases
whereas another ranking 1..4 was : 16,13,12,11 but POT -7%.

that last one would be where i start:


Thus my data base is set up so that it captures information for a particular starter and it at the same time collects information for the races that it is in.

as per the above I then look across the filters and see if there is anything that sticks out as bad or good - that can be a horse statistic such as place % or it can be a race characteristic such as average race prize money , average race rating etc, number of last start winners etc.


and so on it goes.

cheers
aussie