I'm back after a longer than normal rest due to 2 heart attacks.

Now. my question is I'm about to conduct 6 months research on past results in the hope of finding a profitable system. What sort of questions should i be asking myself. Where should i be looking?

Any advice is most welcome.

benny

Sorry to hear you've been ill Benny, hope all is well now.

Your question has many many answers. Get as much data as you can, I would suggest that six months won't be enough to draw any accurate conclusions.

Glad to have you back here.

Cheers.

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What sort of data?

benny

It reminds me of a story I read about the late , great punter Perce Galea in the 50's.
He was instructed by his Doctor ,because of his heart problems , to avoid getting over excited at the races ,to lower his bets down to say only $5000 a race.
The great Perce Galea was most offended , who chibed....
"I would'nt even bother wiping my butt with that amount."

Cheers & Good Health.

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Cheers.

Hi Benny,

When I did research for my current method I went back 2 years. Whatever you come up with, always remember the Pareto Principle (or law of the vital few).

The value of the Pareto Principle for a punter is that it reminds you to focus on the 20 percent of the statistics that REALLY matter. I posted more on this here a long time ago but it still may be accessible.

All the best and stay healthy.

Privateer