Could you post the File again in Excel 2003 Format please Shaun?
I would love to see your stuff.
Your work is always an excellent guide.

I always for get about you,lol

Notice the size difference in the files, that's why 2011 is good for uploading.

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Book1.xls (47.0 KB, 361 views)

Thank you Shaun.

You must be the top person at giving away useful things for Free, as opposed to giving away useless things for Free as some members do - HELLO??? did someone mention my name?

It does not show my join date but i must be getting to almost 8 years on this forum and in that time i have learned a great many things from a few good people most of whom we don't see here any more.

I don't mind giving away sheets and stuff because it helps me with learning more of what i need to know and if i crack it big time with some of my ideas it won't be the only thing i give away.

Yes I see.

Shaun.
If I managed to get hold of excel2011 , would I be able still to download and run all the older excel programs like from even before 2000?

Yes i have no problems, i only have some issues when saving as 2003 i get a screen explaining all the errors and how to fix them lol as some thing are different but can open older workbooks.

the copy i have is a trial version with 6 months worth of extensions, by that time i have formatted the pc and reloaded it again, oops did i say that

Take a look at this, it is not illegal to do this as it is built in to the software.

http://devonenote.com/2010/05/excee...0-trial-period/

Didn't watch the race, don't follow horses, but the results suggest you were a bit stiff with a HUGE Overlay running second.
No Congratulations, but certainly a good effort and definitely an honourable mention.
Quinella wouldn't have been too hard to get as they were both in your top 5.

If you ain't a Winning Professional Gambler Shaun , you should be.
And deserve to be, if that is your wish.

I wish i was a Pro but my biggest downfall is sticking to something long term, the ratings i posted have there good and bad days but i no longer follow them.

The thing about ratings is knowing what to do with them as you can't back them all, some will say back the overs but when i have a runner rated at say $13 and the best i can get is $10 and it still wins that makes no sense to me, i would rather look at the percentages of each selection and if overall they are winning that's fine with me.

i don't know why i can't stick with one system, take my current method of the "Stable Runners" starts out good has a recent slump then pulls a winner at $34 even that i am starting to get bored with but will keep it going for now.

i have not made any changes to the ratings in a long time and are the same ones i used on another site to place 2nd in that comp for a $1500 prize, i have found they work best with higher class races, these are the races i would have chosen from today.

Nice Post Shaun.

I'll try to help you with some comments.
Please don't think that I am trying to belittle you.
It seems Michaelg did when I tried to help him , and now he ran away.
As did Lomaca , although I'm not sure , but we may have kissed and made up.If so , History says its only temporary.
And don't think that I am trying to promote myself as being GOD's Gift to Mankind.
I genuinely wish to help - Nothing else. (well , maybe a little bit ego)

Not sticking with something long term is not your biggest downfall.
The reason you drift away , is because it no longer satisfies your needs.
Even if the system is providing a Profit, it is quite easy to drift away , because I get the feeling, based on the amount of research and learning that you do Shaun, that the actual developing of the System is what actually floats your boat the most.
I'll bet you Tinker and Tweak your Systems forever.
I don't mean removing bugs, but trying to get a better bottom line.
And I figure that is when you become disenchanted with your system , when the end of the line has been reached.
When there is no further improvement you can provide.
I'm figuring that you are trying to come up with a System that works all the time.
You need to accept that some Races you just plain gonna get wrong , and no amount of tinkering is gonna find the Winner of those Races.

I do Greyhound Markets , and I also have trouble trying to decide on the correct way to Wager using them.
If Your Markets are worth their salt , then the Profits will come , as long as only the Overlays are bet.

No , I'm not able to make a Profit as yet , but I have been complemented by a number of Punters that being square and not actually losing after 2 or 3 years is quite an effort.