Hi all,

I love reading all the ideas that get tossed about in this forum. It really gets your racing brain ticking over. But I think I might have said this once before in here, that the only way I can continually win is following sectional times.

Over nearly 3 years I've gradually improved the way I analyse them, with the help of a spreadsheet of course, with my last slight change of thought pattern being in mid december 2008. Since then I have had 216 bets in 172 races for a bet strike rate of 29.17% and a race strike rate of 36.63%. For an overall POT of 26.55%. Average divie being $4.34 (IAS Top Fluc).

I guess thats about an average of around 43 bets a month, basically saturday only, and of course pretty much only on sydney and melbourne as they are the only places sectional times are available for.

I spend about two hours on a sunday or monday going through these whilst watching the replays on tv, enter what I like into my BB and thats it. Along comes friday my BB arrives, I check to see if my horses contained in such have raced within 21 days and make sure they havent gone up in weight 3kgs or more, and then back them. At the same time I clean out my BB with horses that have gone over the 21 day period. If my selection wins or goes close or has excuses they stay, otherwise they are gone. I cant remember the last time I bought a newspaper, all done on the net.

Yesterday was a rather good day as I had only 3 bets and they all won. News Alert $4.60 (got diddled there a bit $6.10 on the nswtab), Driffield Gold $2.10 and Shocking $2.80. Previous saturday 12 bets in 10 races for 5 winners totalling $18.50. My BB should start to take a fresher look as horses head out for spells or head up north.

I've fiddled around with that many different plans and ideas but this is the only way I can make a continued profit.

Regards, Paul