Gday again Duritz,

I checked the results .. I am not arguing that you can't make a profit backing value runners, I make a fair income doing just that.. I was in no way bagging betting value betting.. what I am trying to establish ( and I am sure I wont be the only one) is how the top rater performs, that's all.. A lot of punters will ONLY look at the top rater (do some research on this very site and you will see that this argument has been had before)

You say there is nothing wrong with 50% profit.. I agree with you whole heartedly..

The reason I responded to this thread was that there was a claim (rightly) of backing the last 4 winners at Belmont Park yesterday, but there was no detail. You have provided the detail, the way I read it (the original post) was that the ratings you are talking about provided the last 4 winners as ON TOP selections.. Now that is my fault for reading it that way.. And I was very curious how anybody could come up with that given the prices of the winners.. you have put the record straight and thanx for that.. Having said that I do not bet all my on top horses, there has to be an "ontopper' in every race, some are stronger than others, but the ontopper is an indicator of how your ratings are going.. In the past I have had people say to me that my on toppers are lousy and are not winning.. sure that happens, but like you, have a look down the list a bit and you will see some winners at nice prices, quite often only 2nd or 3rd raters.. I dont go past the top 5

As I said earlier, I won't be be jumping in using them, but I will keep an eye on them... I wont be bagging them, I just don't see how I can use them when my own method provides plenty of nice priced winners..

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