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Target on pace runners,

Last start, were 1st to 4th in the run, both at the 800m and 400m
Need suitable barrier to aid on pace run this start.....barriers 1 to 3
Fit horses.... 7 days or less since last start
Runners supported in the market....price less than $10

Selections...763
Winners...213
Places...434
% win...27.9%
% place...56.8%
Return win...$942.90
Return place...$781.80
POT win...23.6%
POT place...2.46%


A few more filters reduce bets and increase POT but can't give everything away

Has fallen away since 1/1/07 though..... I tend to ensure they are profitable for each year, then if you have a track record over 8 years.... you can be pretty confident

Although your other filters may have addressed this.

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Add two filters - one prize money, the other form

Selections...446
Winners...147
Places...278
% win...33.0%
% place...62.3%
Return win...$639.1
Return place...$490.9
POT win...43.3%
POT place...10.07%
Av Div win....$4.35
Av Div plc...$1.77

20 winners @ max price of 9.9 would make up the profit....not too bad at all !!

also profitable last two years

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Stix also look at raw rules and then either

restrict to 2400m or less

and/or for a bit of value eliminate top API

Stix

Finding it difficult to match your outcome with the filters you have suggested

Can you give a quiet hint ???

Prize money = similar class
Form = reasonable couple of runs before this start

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Hi there Stix and Jimmy.


This is my passion, backing on pace runners, but only in melbourne and sydney and mainly only saturdays. I was having a good success with it, although the last two saturdays have been very frustrating, with numerous seconds, some at good odds also, oh well. I dont actually use a mechanical type system like the ones your talking about here, I obtain all my bets from sectional times and follow the horses I like into their next run.

With a couple of small filters then tossed in, must have raced within 21 days and not going up 3kgs or more in weight.

Paul

For me it's half your weight criteria....

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Stix
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Hi Stix, any particular reason you cut off the weight increase at 1.5kgs. I checked all of my records after my initial couple of months of bets, but not having access to a database like yours, and I come up with 3kgs as a good cut off point (3kgs and over).

I didnt have a bad day today, 12 bets in 10 races for 5 winners for a return of $21 based on a $1 of course.

Paul