garyf, I know you're dismissive of my posts and commentary and fair enough but we're not that far off from being on the same page. I have my own "ratings" (one filter) which has stood the test of time as a base filter (no different to your ratings) for a 100 years !! Your ratings change with the wind, my one filter stays the same, and obviously it's not the handicapper. Your ratings are at the whim of whatever is in favour at any particular time, and as we know, when you've found the secret ..... it's too late ..... or it's overbought, as in the case of the punt the odds are too short. We agree that the most important filter is the type of race.

One of your most recent comments is to ask those on here to believe who they want, that's either me or you I guess. Personally I don't mind if it's 100% in your favour, but if it is then the odds tip in my favour, don't they ??

cheers, barny