Hey all i am new to this forum. Just wondering on what strategies some of you people take in tipping trifectas, wins and places. Or what ever you do. I was wondering weather you could help me out. Thanks.

Well as you may see in the long greyhound posts. I did a lot of trifectas.

Mainly I eliminate the ones that wont place. I choose the best two chances. Have them for first. THen choose three more than I reckon can run a place. eg: 1,2/1,2,3,4,5/1,2,3,4,5 and that will cost $24. It seems to work.... but i kept on missing 1 leg or the wrong winner popped up. But it did work twice.

Hey i'm also new to this forum bourny3
Looking forward to the feedback u get

I don't have a lot of money to play with so to try and get a good return,I play trifectas costing $2 for half a unit.
I take a banker for first into 2 runners for 2nd,with these 2 plus 1 more for third.
I usually have most luck when the banker is a favourite under $2.50

Another tip. Dont listen to Oaksnaf.:razz:

Do your your own ratings on every horse in the race. If you have a standout rater use it as a banker if you have a couple put them both on top and your other selections in the 2nd and 3rd leg. eg 2/7/7
When rating them make sure you take into consideration the jockey and Barrier. A good jockey can jump from anywhere and can get some longshots into placings and a good barrier can sometimes get a lesser class horse into a place if it has a good run. These give the trifectas great value.

I've been to busy lately so i've just been banking my selection with the field. It sometimes backfires when the favourites come in 1st,2nd and 3rd but i have a win bet that covers any loses i might get on the tri.
I usually take trifectas when there is value .eg atleast 8 horses in the field and my ratings dont have 3 or 4 horses which are all in the betting that are way ahead in ratings than the other horses in the race.

Good luck ..

My modus operandi when taking trifectas is to go with 2 selections to win.
Add 1 or 2 more to those for 2nd. with remaining selections added to 3rd position.
e.g. 2+4+8 computes to 2x3x6=$18-00 for a 50 cent unit.
I have ripped all my hair out for the times I have had the winner(at a good price) but 1 of my selections for 3rd gets into 2nd place.
the only way to overcome this problem is to put all place selections in for 2nd. and 3rd.
The computation for the above combination then becomes 2x7x6=$42-00 for a 50 cent unit.
The problem now is that you have in effect outlaid $21-00 on each of your win selections.
One of your win selections salutes at 20/1, you have the placings in order and the trifecta pays $200-00 for a 50 cent unit.
i.e. You are $200-00 worse off,(or thereabouts) than if you had backed your selections for a win.
Strangely, some of my best trifecta collects have come from small outlays in the manner of taking one horse to win,another for 2nd. and the field for 3rd.- 50c. unit, or alternatively 2 selections for 1st. and 2nd. and the field for 3rd.
One of the biggest conundrums I have faced with punting is the psychological barrier concerning the size of a bet.
I have no problem losing $100-00 in $10-00 lots over the course of the day but would not dream of investing $100-00 in one hit.
What is the best policy?
More on less or less on more.
The answer's a "pineapple".




[ This Message was edited by: Imagele on 2004-11-09 23:17 ]

Here's one for you, only any good on big races though.

Select 3 horses. Put on these 3 trifectas
1,2,3/1,2,3/Field
1,2,3/Field/1,2,3
Field/1,2,3/1,2,3

with this combination, you only need 2 of the 3 to place to get the trifecta. If all 3 run places then you get it 3 times.
Will cost $396 for full units or $198 half units (what I had in Melb Cup)

I got this years Melb Cup, paid $1256.55 for half unit. I had Makybe Diva, Vinnie Roe, Distinction. my friend who taught me this got last years Melb Cup ($11000 for half unit) and this years.

I use very similar Norton.
In the cc I had 2 x 3 x field
in the mc 2x2xfield. I love zazzman now. :smile:

The last three years I've had 5 of the first 6 horses past the post, but been knocked out of Trifectas and First 4s by one horse which I haven't even considered. I didn't think Zazzman had a hope, but I thought the other 2 were totally obvious. I really should have had Makybe Diva & Vinnie Roe for 1st and 2nd and the field for 3rd, but I didn't have the guts. I'm going to have to start doing something like that in the big races. There always seems to be one longshot that gets into the placings.


[ This Message was edited by: sportznut on 2004-11-10 13:38 ]