Bagwhan, I have read many of your posts with great interest. Like, you I am a big fan of Mark Read..bookmaker, racehorse owner, punter and visionary. He has been the one man in the game that I've admired the most. he was an outstanding rails bookmaker, and when he returned to Melb ring from Sydney, he almost always offered better odds on longer priced horses than the clicky Melb bookmakers circle. Yes, he made his own book and stood by it. Gutsy!


It would seem that the unitabqld ratings are supplied by AAP. This brings me to ask what people think of the neural ratings on offer on the aap website (free)

I find the wet track , distance, course and days since last run helpful. I tweak those up to the maximum, and the wet track up or down depending on track condition. Ive been looking at those selections which are 100 points or more ahead of their closest rivals. However, the time ratings seem to be largely responsible for the much higher rating figures, and Im not a huge fan of times as a significant factor.

Lately ive noticed these "100 plus points ahead of their rivals" horses winning or lsoing by the barest of margins most of the time. Not good for the heart if one has backed them lol.. If a horse rates streets ahead like that, and if time was the significant factor, then surely these horses should be winning by bigger margins most of the time?

Now, has anyone monitored ozeform.com.au free "hot tips"? (mark read again). They seem to have a pretty good strike rate, but I havent monitored them for any length of time.

Also, how would one easily price those qtab ratings..ie convert from numbers to assesed odds price?
Any thoughts?

Cheers
Steve