Tarbs, I have been developing a rating system for my own use and have had the benefit of the wisdom of the forum members in working out possible criteria weightings and actual types of criterion should be included...to be honest my system relies on info from other sites still and is not as comprehensive or technically advance as the members (a template actually)...

My difficulty has been reducing the ratings to a small number of bets and then deciding what and how I use this information to maximise profits...in the end I realised- like others- that betting all around your one selection can be good if it wins but bring you down if it fails...having savers (as again suggested by forum contributors) on other runners (thats why a lot of pundits advise to keep watch on specific runners ...) can take away the pain of losing...but it came down to (for me) how serious I was about the whole idea of punting and making money because one can not be too emotional about it and what I could afford to lose...

I have gone from the extremes of covering a lot of races backing one runner to backing 2-3 runners (to win and in exotics) to just the one/two selections for the day in 1/5 ratio (and would only do exotics if I felt that an outsider might come in as placegetters)...takes a lot of discipline but having said that, Im not a big bettor and am not looking to be a full time professional (dont have the balls lol!) Love the contributions of all the members and the sort of learning you can gain from reading their posts...an example being the inclusion of analysing videos (WA- Belmont only) and seeing how that develops...

Thanks for your tips and good luck this weekend...will give you my thoughts after viewing vids at Belmont...