Good to see such a huge response. I did some study of my own on this theory that perhaps the statistics men & system creators could possibly use. Of Sydney Saturday races for the last 12 weeks, 79 out of 97 winners have opened shorter that their newspaper price, 81%. Even better is when there are 5 or less selections, 32 out of 35 or 91%. The breakdown is 5 picks, 9 from 9, 4 picks 16/19, 3 picks 6/6, & 2 picks 2/2. 19 Quinellas, 54%, & 9 trifectas, 26%. Saturdays results were SR1 5 picks, 1,3,4,7 & 10, 7/1 winner, Q $28 & Tri $180. SR2 4,7,9, & 10 11/8 winner.
Maybe leaving out those that open longer than their paper price could be an added filter. I will certainly be using it as a guide in what I do.
Good punting.