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Posted by Keith Eckstein on Jul 17, 2021 in Articles | 0 comments

Good morning...

Well...

As far as the R9 Portfolio bets were concerned, we were let down by Flyin Solo (Place Bet) which came 3rd.

Still, had you bet to the advised stakes you would have made 0.572 points profit to the 10 points staked assuming that you had bet the Chancers Bets.

So, not a total washout and...

If we are to get the stupendous results that we witnessed on Thursday, we also need to expect the less good days to compensate.

Now, although there won't be a Morning News tomorrow, I shall be working all weekend to audit a new Win betting strategy for the R9 Portfolio selections; this will use the philosophy behind the Place betting strategies.

I will also start putting the historical selections and results online, working backwards from today.

In other news...

Just over a week a go I mentioned that, what used to be the Tourist Office next door to me, had moved across the market square to a more appropriate building. The vacant building next door to me was bought by a coupe who planned to turn it into a bar.

Well, the bar opened yesterday.

Now, on one hand, having a bar just 5 yards from your front door might seems like heaven; especially a bar that serves Pizza, Beer and Ice Cream.

On the other hand, it is surely going to be a temptation that might impinge on my workload.

We'll have to see how it works out.

R9 Portfolio Results.

A quiet day today with only 3 qualifying races from the 10 rated races.

Here are today's R9 Portfolio selections...

Race 1: Race Reward/Risk Ratio = 0.350

Newbury - 15:55 - Flyin Solo - Place Bet (0.350)

Race 2: Race Reward/Risk Ratio = 0.186

Hamilton - 17:50 - Kayfast Warrior - Win Bet (0.259)

Hamilton - 17:50 - Kayfast Warrior - Place Bet (0.114)

Race 3: Race Reward/Risk Ratio = 0.384

Newmarket - 18:45 - Zagato - Win Bet (0.384)

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Advised Bet - 5 points bet on one race.

Race 3 - Newmarket - 18:45 - Zagato (Place Bet) - 5 Points - NR

Bankers Bets - 10 points bet on 2 races.

Race 1 - Newbury - 15:55 - Flyin Solo (Place Bet) - 4.768 Points - 3rd
Race 3 - Newmarket - 18:45 - Zagato (Win Bet) - 5.231 Points - NR

Chancers Bets - 10 points bet on 3 races.

Race 1 - Newbury - 15:55 - Flyin Solo (Place Bet) - 3.131 Points - 3rd
Race 2 - Hamilton - 17:50 - Kayfast Warrior (Win Bet) - 2.339 Points - 1st @ 2.40
Race 2 - Hamilton - 17:50 - Kayfast Warrior (Place Bet) - 1.029 Points - 1st @ 1.49
Race 3 - Newmarket - 18:45 - Zagato (Win Bet) - 3.468 Points - NR

Place Bets - 10 Points bet on all Place selections.

Race 1 - Newbury - 15:55 - Flyin Solo (Place Bet) - 7.543 Points - 3rd
Race 2 - Hamilton - 17:50 - Kayfast Warrior (Place Bet) - 2.456 Points - 1st @ 1.49

Task List...

In order to be honest and truly transparent with you...

I will now be publishing my task list on the Morning News.

You will be able to see what I am working on and, more importantly, what progress I am making.

Here are the current tasks...

T01). Work out a number of strategies to utilise R9 and provide Focus Rating members free Portfolio Betting selections across a number of different betting strategies (win backing, place backing, dutching, laying and, the other thing that I described that I don't know what it is called) on a daily basis.

T02). For Compass Ratings, display, on screen and via a email PDF, the twice weekly updated trainer/jockey win/place strike rates.

T03). For Compass Ratings, complete the eBook that explains all the weird and wonderful things that I have learned about Hong Kong Horse racing.

T04). Complete PaperTradeIt.com - a free site where you can privately log your bets and get Strike Rate, POI (to ISP and BSP) data and losing run analysis on those bets.

I'm trying to knock off the easy/quick jobs first in order to reduce the size of the list; the size of the list scares me sometimes and, believe me, I have twice as many jobs on the Admin/BAU (Business As Usual - things like automated scripts, backups and server log file analysis - stuff that all website owners have to do) task list to get through as well.

Focus Ratings

Here are the results in the Traffic Light Results PDF format... Yesterday's Traffic Light Results

Yesterday's Results, show a strike rate (for our top rated horse) of 33.33%.

Yesterday's Live Ratings, show a strike rate (for our top rated horse) of 33.33%.

Yesterday's - Link to Follow - results for All Races (including previously unrated races), show a strike rate (for our top rated horse) of 3.77% from all 53 Races (including previously unrated races.)

The Overall Profit Index. If you had blindly backed every top three rated horse in all of the races you would have had 9.37 units returned to 17 units staked. The Overall Profit Index was, thus, -44.88%

Top Rated Horse - There were 2 winners from the top rated horses from 6 Races. If you had blindly backed the top rated horse in all of the races you would have had 4.87 units returned to 6 units staked. The Top Rated Profit Index was, thus, -18.83%

2nd Rated Horse - There were 0 winners from the second rated horses from 6 Races. If you had blindly backed the 2nd rated horse in all of the races you would have had 0 units returned to 6 units staked. The 2nd Rated Profit Index was, thus, -100%

3rd Rated Horse - There were 1 winners from the third rated horses from 5 Races. If you had blindly backed the 3rd rated horse in all of the races you would have had 4.5 units returned to 5 units staked. The 3rd Rated Profit Index was, thus, -10%

Non Handicap Races - Top Rated Horse - There were 2 non-handicap races yesterday. From these races there were 0 Top Rated winners. Thus, the Strike Rate (for Top Rated Horses) was 0%

Top Rated Horse - If you had blindly backed the top rated horse in all of the races you would have had 0 units returned to 2 units staked. The Top Rated Non-Handicap Profit Index was, thus, -100%

Non Handicap Races - Top Three Rated Horses - There were 2 non-handicap races yesterday. From these races there were 1 Top Three Rated winners. Thus, the Strike Rate (for the Top Three Rated Horses) was 50%

A pen and a magnifying glass focusing on a chart.

Investment Betting

There were two Investment Betting selections (using the new R8 based system) yesterday...

Newbury - 13:00 - Find - 2nd

Nottingham - 14:00 - Wings Of War - 1st @ 2.0 ISP (2.41 BSP)

This is what the recent proofed results look like...

Click on the image to see it full size.

EarlyBird Ratings

There was one Diamonds and Gold (Platinum) selection yesterday...

Hamilton - 18:20 - Madame Bonbon - 3rd

This is what the recent proofed results look like...

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Focus Ratings members can subscribe to these selections for free,

Just send me a mail and I'll set it up.

The selections normally come out about 5:30pm the evening before the day of the race.

PlaceProfits.com members - if you wish to receive the EarlyBird Ratings Diamond and Gold selections until the racing settles down and we start getting Place Profits selections again, just email me and I'll put you on the list.

You can see the independently proofed results for the EarlyBird Ratings Diamonds and Gold selections here... https://www.racing-index.com/tipsters/proofed/ebr-diamondsandgold.html

Compass Ratings

Compass Ratings supplies horse racing ratings for the two meetings a week at Happy Valley and Sha Tin.

There is a meeting at Sha Tin on Sunday.

The ratings for that meeting will be sent out today.

If you are not a Compass Ratings member (it's free to Focus Ratings, Early Bird Rating and Place Profits members - you just have to ask to be added to the list) but want to try it out, send me an email.

Focus Ratings, EarlyBird Ratings and Place Profits members can subscribe to Compass Ratings for free.

Just email me and I'll set up your account.

Advance Ratings

Advance Ratings...

5.10 - Killarney - Sempo - 5th

5.45 - Killarney - Never Feel Blue - PU

8.10 - Kilbeggan - I A Connect - 1st @ 3.25 ISP (3.45 BSP)

Spotlight Ratings

Spotlight Ratings are ratings for International Graded, Group and Listed races.

Focus Ratings, EarlyBird Ratings and Place Profits members can subscribe to Spotlight Ratings for free.

Just email me and I'll set up your account.

Please let me know which service you currently subscribe to.

Ante Post Ratings

Ante Post Ratings supplies advance ratings for top grade UK and Irish racing.

Currently Listed...

16th March 2021 – Cheltenham - Day 1 (5 races rated.)

17th March 2021 – Cheltenham - Day 2 (5 races rated.)

18th March 2021 – Cheltenham - Day 3 (4 races rated.)

19th March 2021 – Cheltenham - Day 4 (5 races rated.)

27th March 2021 – Doncaster – 15:10 – Unibet Lincoln – Class 2

New - 10th April – 2021 – Aintree – 17:15 – Randox Grand National Handicap Chase – Class 1

22nd May 2021 – Curragh (IRE) – 19:15 – Tattersalls 2,000 Guineas – Group 1

23nd May 2021 – Curragh (IRE) – 16:00 – Tattersalls 1,000 Guineas – Group 1

Focus Ratings, EarlyBird Ratings and Place Profits members can subscribe to Spotlight Ratings for free.

Just email me and I'll set up your account.

Please let me know which service you currently subscribe to.

Place Profits

Selections - New System

Nottingham - 14:00 - Wings Of War - 1 @ 1.22
Hamilton - 20:00 - Title - 2nd @ 1.70

Selections - Original System

Original System (without the recent refinement to improve Strike Rate.)

Nottingham - 14:00 - Wings Of War - 1 @ 1.22

Original System (with the recent refinement to improve Strike Rate.)

Nottingham - 14:00 - Wings Of War - 1 @ 1.22

Original System (200% Confidence.)

There are no selections today.

I have updated the results (20th June 2021) and, from now on, be updating them on a daily basis and, thus, be keeping it up to date.

The recent results be seen here... http://placeprofits.com/results/

Intelligent Betting

Intelligent Betting is a collection of tools designed to aid your horse racing betting process.

A number of systems are combined to create system selections.

Click on the image to see it full size.

Something to make you smile...

Anger Management...

Husband: "When I get mad at you, you never fight back. How do you control your anger?"

Wife: "I clean the toilet "

Husband: "How does that help?"

Wife: "I use your toothbrush."

One day God visits St. Peter at the pearly gates and tells him heaven is too crowded and to not let so many people in and gives St Peter a quota for each day.

Later that day 3 men approach looking for entrance into heaven. Peter turns to the men and tells them that only 1 of them is able to enter into heaven. To decide which one gets in he asks them how they died. He tells them that the man with the best death story will get into heaven.

The first man steps up and tells his story. "I'm something of a fitness buff so every morning I wake up and jog on my treadmill in my apartment. Today as I was jogging some of my sweat dripped down and caused me to slip and fall out the window on my apartment. As I was falling I reached out and grabbed the balcony rail for the apartment below mine. As I was hanging there someone started hitting my hands and was trying to make me let go. After being forced to let go I fall the rest of the way and luckily I hit a pretty big bush which broke my fall and I was a okay. As I lay there catching my breath from my near death experience I look up only to see a refrigerator come smashing down on top of me and next thing I know I'm here in front of you."

As the man finishes his story St Peter nods his head saying that he had a pretty good story. He then turns to the second man to share his story.

The second man takes a deep breath and then starts. "For a while now I've known, or suspected at least, that my wife was cheating on me. So today I decided to catch her in the act. In order to not let her suspect anything I kept everything normal. I woke up got ready for the day and left for work. I waited for a bit then rushed back home. When I got inside I found my wife wrapped up in a bedsheet and looking disheveled. As soon as I saw her I knew I was right so I started searching for the man she was sleeping with as he had no time to escape. As I'm searching I see a pair of hands gripping the balcony rail. At that point I see red and rush out to the balcony and start hitting the hands. After a few hits the hands lose grip and let go. I went to the edge to see what happened and to my surprise I see the man completely fine. So I run back inside and somehow push my fridge over the balcony and smash the man but due to the exertion and anger I have heart attack and die."

At this point St Peter looks between the two men with astonishment at how the two men died. He turns to the third man and tells him that he better have a really good story as it will be hard to beat either of the first two stories.

The third man steps up and says, "So I'm in a refrigerator..."