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Posted by Keith Eckstein on Oct 4, 2021 in Blog | 0 comments

Good morning...

Although I had some server problems on Saturday morning...

I did manage to get more work done on the new Focus Ratings R9 Portfolio selections.

The beauty of a Portfolio system is that the selections seem to balance themselves out.

I will be publishing a new spreadsheet tomorrow.

The current spreadsheet may be found at R9-Portfolio-Special.xlsx

This shows the 7 mini systems based upon R9. These give about 25 races a week and are as follows...

1). 5 Runners or less: 2.36 races a week, 56.97% SR & 58.32% POI
2). 130% + Confidence: 2.77 races a week, 52.20% SR & 67.24% POI
3). Winner LTO: 5.41 races a week, 41.29% SR & 23.17% POI
4). Clear Favs: 5.05 races a week, 41.67% SR & 29.97% POI
5). High FC Prices: 2.75 races a week, 22.90% SR & 56.64% POI
6). Recent Returners: 4.81 races a week, 36.57% SR & 32.75% POI
7). Beaten Favs: 1.70 races a week, 44.02% SR & 72.16% POI

The new spreadsheet will show the actual selections that would have been produced over the last 5 years.

It will also show a chart so that a staking system can be worked out.

It will take me another few days until I can automatically produce these selections. Once that is done I shall show them on the R9 Portflio Selections daily email.

Until I commercialise the R9 Portfolio selections (possibly about a month away) they are free to Focus Ratings, EarlyBird Ratings, Place Profits and Intelligent Betting (free or paying) members – just email me and I’ll put you on the list.

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 30.77%.

Yesterday's Live Ratings, show a strike rate (for our top rated horse) of 32.14%.

Yesterday's - Link to Follow - results for All Races (including previously unrated races), show a strike rate (for our top rated horse) of 30% from all 30 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 41.93 units returned to 75 units staked. The Overall Profit Index was, thus, -44.09%

Top Rated Horse - There were 8 winners from the top rated horses from 26 Races. If you had blindly backed the top rated horse in all of the races you would have had 26.82 units returned to 26 units staked. The Top Rated Profit Index was, thus, 3.15%

2nd Rated Horse - There were 3 winners from the second rated horses from 27 Races. If you had blindly backed the 2nd rated horse in all of the races you would have had 11.61 units returned to 27 units staked. The 2nd Rated Profit Index was, thus, -57%

3rd Rated Horse - There were 1 winners from the third rated horses from 22 Races. If you had blindly backed the 3rd rated horse in all of the races you would have had 3.5 units returned to 22 units staked. The 3rd Rated Profit Index was, thus, -84.09%

Non Handicap Races - Top Rated Horse - There were 9 non-handicap races yesterday. From these races there were 4 Top Rated winners. Thus, the Strike Rate (for Top Rated Horses) was 44.44%

Top Rated Horse - If you had blindly backed the top rated horse in all of the races you would have had 11.07 units returned to 9 units staked. The Top Rated Non-Handicap Profit Index was, thus, 23%

Non Handicap Races - Top Three Rated Horses - There were 9 non-handicap races yesterday. From these races there were 6 Top Three Rated winners. Thus, the Strike Rate (for the Top Three Rated Horses) was 66.67%

A pen and a magnifying glass focusing on a chart.

Investment Betting

There were no Investment Betting selections (using the new R8 based system) yesterday...

EarlyBird Ratings

There were no Diamonds and Gold (Platinum) selections yesterday...

Focus Ratings and Place Profit 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.

The ratings for Wednesday's meeting at Sha will be sent out tomorrow morning.

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...

There were seven selections yesterday.

1.00 - Tipperary - Annie G - 4th
2.20 - Killarney - Digby - 1st @ 4.25 ISP (2.72 BSP)
3.00 - Kelso - Hello Judge - 4th
3.45 - Tipperary - Gin On Lime - 1st @ 2.75 ISP (2.78 BSP)
4.00 - Uttoxeter - Milkwood - 4th
4.50 - Kelso - Green Vault - 2nd
5.25 - Kelso - Calliope - 4th

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...

18th September 2021 – Ayr Gold Cup (+ 2 other races)

24th September 2021 – Joel Stakes (+ 1 other race)

24th September 2021 – Juddmonte Stakes (+ 5 other races)

26th September 2021 – Loughbrown Stakes

2nd October 2021 – Tattersalls October Auction Stakes

3rd October April 2021 – Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

8th October 2021 – bet365 Fillies Mile

9th October 2021 – Darley Dewhurst Stakes

16th October 2021 – Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (+ 4 other races)

23rd October 2021 – Vertem Futurity Trophy Stakes

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

There are no selections today.

Selections - Original System

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

There are no selections today.

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

There are no selections today.

Original System (200% Confidence.)

There are no selections today.

R9 Portfolio Place Selections

Place Bets - 10 points bet on top 5 place selections.

Race 1 - Uttoxeter - 14:47 - Orchard Grove (Place Bet) - 5 Points - 1st @ 1.89
Race 2 - Uttoxeter - 15:22 - Gaia Vallis (Place Bet) - 5 Points - 4th

Place Bet Of The Day - 1 point bet on top place selection.

Race 1 - Uttoxeter - 14:47 - Orchard Grove (Place Bet) - 1 Point - 1st @ 1.89

I have updated the results (13th September 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...

Heaven or Hell...

Three men, a philosopher, a mathematician and an idiot, were out riding in the car when it crashed into a tree.

Before anyone knows it, the three men found themselves standing before the pearly gates of Heaven, where St. Peter and the Devil were standing nearby.

"Gentlemen," the Devil started, "Due to the fact that Heaven is now overcrowded, St. Peter has agreed to limit the number of people entering Heaven. If anyone of you can ask me a question which I don't know or cannot answer, then you're worthy enough to go to Heaven; if not, then you'll come with me to Hell."

The philosopher then stepped up, "OK, give me the most comprehensive report on Socrates' teachings."

With a snap of his finger, a stack of paper appeared next to the Devil. The philosopher read it and concluded it was correct.

"Then, go to Hell!"

With another snap of his finger, the philosopher disappeared.

The mathematician then asked, "Give me the most complicated formula ever theorized!"

With a snap of his finger, another stack of paper appeared next to the Devil.

The mathematician read it and reluctantly agreed it was correct. "Then, go to Hell!"

With another snap of his finger, the mathematician disappeared too.

The idiot then stepped forward and said, "Bring me a chair!"

The Devil brought forward a chair. "Drill 7 holes on the seat."

The Devil did just that.

The idiot then sat on the chair and let out a very loud fart.

Standing up, he asked, "Which hole did my fart come out from?"

The Devil inspected the seat and said,"The third hole from the right."

"Wrong," said the idiot, "it's from my asshole."

And the idiot went to heaven.