Comments on: I Feel the Need For Speed

By: slipperytoad

slipperytoad — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:13:50 +0000

Cheers Rebel, I am reviewing my filters as we speak..

By: Ken

Ken — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:42:45 +0000

I wouldn’t worry too much about the strike rate ST, profit on turnover is what counts and most of the tipsters you list will be in the red not the black.

If you’re happy at 15% and can cope with the losing runs then keep doing it. Otherwise have a look at your bets and see if there are losers you can eliminate.

Try crossing out fillies in open company, horses aged over 8, horses without a run in the last six weeks etc. and see if that bumps up your strike rate without affecting the profits.

Cheers

By: George

George — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:26:14 +0000

Nice post ST. This is something I looked at a while back but didn’t really get into. The way you describe it makes a lot of sense – might give it another look.

By: slipperytoad

slipperytoad — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:29:12 +0000

Thanks. Understand your comment in respect to putting too much faith in Speed Ratings over other handicapping factors i.e. pace in the race. Just found when reviewing my records that I was overlooking some contenders when their Speed Ratings indicated otherwise. Would love to exchange tactics.. Just email me with your thoughts.

By: Dave McAuley

Dave McAuley — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:36:54 +0000

Nice post Toady. I implemented my own speed figures back in December but the key to them is to only use them as an additional tool as on their own it’s not enough. I look at a number of form factors (up to 20) and then consider the ‘speed’ selected runners to arrive at a shortlist at all times considering ‘value’. I would be more than interested in discussing strategies/tactics/theories as I’m fairly new to the ‘speed’ side of things. Today I managed to back Cat Junior at 50′s+ at Meydan largely because of a combination of it’s BHA ratings and recent figures which put it in my top-2 for the race…it’s all about the value :-)