I came up with this idea for a system which I call 'Strike Attack'

Rules for elimination.

1 Eliminate any horse with no wins from its last 4 starts unless it finished 2nd or 3rd at its last start.

2 Eliminate any horse that hasn't raced for 21 days including those first up from a spell unless it's won first up.

3 Eliminate any horse that finished 5th or worse in both its last 2 starts.

Now apply the following points to the remaining horses?

Winner last start 10
Raced in the last 7 days 8
Most wins 7
Win strike 20%+ 9
Placed 2 of last 4 starts 6
Drawn Barriers 1-5 5
Top 3 in the poll 5
Top 3 in the betting 4

Benny