hey Duritz.

I only use the figures to pinpoint potential improvers. That is, mark down a horse that ran the last 600m say, 4 lengths faster than the race average. I certainly don't bet the figures blindly. I'm a ratings man, but i've never accepted any ratings figures as gospel.

I like to try to predict pace, potential leaders etc even before i look at the form and go from there.

I'll probably abandon the whole thing soon anyway as i'm sick and tired of the amount of time it takes to maintain the db in Access. Not my cup of tea

Your point about Lonhro is well taken; he was the perfect sit & sprint WFA horse but was vulnerable when pressure was applied.

btw, the Chief was my all-time favourite animal, won a stack of races with me on board, capped off with his 25/1 win in the Sandown Cup This game would be easy if they were all as genuine as he was.