Macca,
While you may be a successful punter as you say, there are certain things that I would like to point out.I bet most of your winners aren't coming from 4, 6 or 5 to lessor extent.
What I was trying to say to the original post, is that if you can eave those boxes alone you are better off.
I am connected to one of the best greyhound training kennels is Qld at present and I know from fact with our own dogs who are currently racing, we have cringed lately with getting boxes 4 or 6 at Albion Pk and Gold Coast.
The trouble from these boxes to the first turn often puts you out of action as far as winning. We run places but $400 place against $3300 win makes a big difference.
One of the main reasons that there are so few bookies is the advent of Sky Channel and the Internet availability of Darwin Bet shops.
If people can stay in homes, clubs and pubs and get often as good as or better price ( betting best of 3 states) by being able to use phone or internet where you cant on course, why would they have to waste their time travelling to tracks like they used to and punt with only the on course bookies or the local tote. Aslo race clubs dont help by over pricing everything for sale to eat or drink or charge silly fees for 1 or 2 decent days racing all year.
As I haven't bet on Lismore or Casino for a while I will take note for next few weeks and see what boxes win and the general value there. $50,000 pools per race at these venues I do find hard to believe.
If you are winning Macca doing it your way , all the best and keep going. mate. Please feel free to contact me any time for private chat re Greyhounds
as might be able to help you
jsf_39@yahoo.com or
jsf_39@hotmail.com
Cheers Jaffa