Some simple rules
1) Highest Average Prizemoney
2) Highest Win Strike
3) Highest Place Strike
4) Last start <183 days

Tested a system very similar to this before ...

It has a high strike rate but the odds are so low that it returns a 15% loss.

Good Luck.

That doesnt surprise me Wes,systems like these although sensible are missing two things.

The first is value and the second is an edge.

Would be interesting if you could get data using best fluctuation rather than a particular TAB--last week this system came up with All Silent--TAB paid about $10 while BF paid $14

Tested this and got the following:

WROT : 87% ( 13% loss)
PROT: 88% (12% Loss)

Strike rates were 31% and 61%.

You might just make a profit if you tried to take betfair odds or best flucuation. But it wouldn't be worth it.

The problem with this type of system is that 95% of people are looking at the same things which almost guarantees no value in the selections. Also I have found that the top place strike rate, top win strike rate and top API strike rate are not useful when analysing horses under $5 (which the majority of these horses will be).

Good luck.

Thanks for that Wes--don't suppose you would be able to give figures for SP of $5 or better?