OK Party, enough flattery:-)
I certainly never see myself as your 'better'. You and plenty of others here have skills and knowledge about racing that I know I don't have. I'm just and old fashioned form follower and race dissector. I have progressed through a bit from sitting in a quiet spot with the Sportsman and Winning Post, different colored pens and and a few writing pads at the ready.

I use the computer now to check horse history searching out the peaks and troughs etc. I'm looking for what the public have missed or hopefully will miss [which ain't a lot nowadays]. Brindabella's previous run to her win was a typical example, although it's not very often the public have missed enough to let a horse's odds blow out to fat overs of $13. Classic Kala was another, but a lot of punters were on to it over that track and distance. I also get it all dead wrong too and lead myself up the garden path more often than I like..

Like you, I also like stuffing around with systems but I don't hold my breath in that area or excel [accidental pun] in it like you and a few others here. I'm just not good enough shaking out the raw stats or innovative rules. I can't stick to them either. Just can't help peeking at the other runners form in the race and often as not ignore the system selection for something else entirely!

Cheers.