couldnt of said it better myself Mr Ed,,

Im a a video watcher religously,,,also have sectional times ect..for the full race,, i think most form guides list the last 600m but that can be misleading..

I'm a black book punter..i like the runner to have shown something the previous race...i'll forgive them 1 run sometimes (eg Enthusiast) but most of the time they'll have to show me something...
i then analyse every runner in the race ..do a speed map ..likely tempo...track conditions..jockey..ect..and if it all favours my runner its go for launch..
depending on the ratings it has (my own ratings that is) i then work out how much i'll outlay...if theres no value IMO no bet..

I do the ratings for the whole race this helps with my trifectas ect..

this is a great thread...i'm copying all this down