Hi Butternut,
I have to agree with you in relation to inside info.
Many Many years ago I had an in with a major provincial stable and I used to drive all over NSW to have one bet.
The cost to me was x amount on the horse for my informant.
I have never made so much money in my life.
My best memory was a horse called Peaceful Joe ridden by the Mouse.
I drove from Sydney to Goulburn, when I got there I spoke to my informant, and He told me to put everything I had on it.
It was a distance race and he told me not to worry when the horse was last coming into the straight.
He was spot on, last on the turn hooked to the outside and won with a leg in the air.
I spread my bets with every bookie there and I have never had so much pleasure collecting.
That is one of the reasons I like to try to read a market as I reckon there is more info there than any formwork.

Cheers