Originally Posted by Glenno

The system, located at http://forums.ozmium.com.au/showthread.php?t=1009, was created by dolly007 on 20/6/2005. The systems is as follows:

Rule 1: If the horse is selected as the 1, 2 or 3 most favoured by the newspaper opinion pollsters, then give the horse one point.
Rule 2:If the horse's TAB number is between number one and up to and including number six , then give the horse one point.
Rule 3: If the horse is in the top four shortest price horses give it one point.
Rule 4: If the horse finished in the first four in its previous start, then give the horse one point.
Rule 5: If the horse's last start was no more than 21 days ago, then give the horse one point.
Rule 6: If the horse's barrier position is between 1 and 12, then give the horse one point.
Rule 7: If the horse has won at least one of its last three starts in the same city at a major metropoltian track, then give the horse one point.
Rule 8: If the horse has either one of the top three jockeys riding it or is trained by one of the top three trainers, then give the horse one point.
Rule 9: If the horse is 4kg or heaiver than the lowest weighted horse, then give the horse one point.
Rule 10: If the horse is aged between two years and five years (inclusive), then give the horse one point.

dolly007 comments: "If your selection receives seven or more points out of the ten, then statistically your selected horse has a much better chnace than average of winning and you can therefore back it whith added confidence."