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Posted by Keith Eckstein on Oct 15, 2021 in Blog | 0 comments

Good morning...

Well...

I finally have my email server back up and running.

I still have a fair amount of work to do to ensure that I don't suffer from the same problem again but I should get that all done by the end of today.

Over at Portfolio Betting we had a losing day yesterday but that comes after a 20 point profit on Tuesday and, on Wednesday, our only selection won at 4.50 BSP.

There will be losing day and even losing weeks; in fact, over the last 5 years, there were 5 losing months so we should expect one of those every year.

However, because the risk is shared over 7 systems, the overall Reward/Risk Ratio means that long and medium term, it is consistently profitable.

Over the weekend I'll be working on a staking plan for Portfolio Betting so as to best profit from the income; from a quick look at the spreadsheet of historical data, it looks like I'll be suggesting that 90% of monthly profits gets taken out at the end of every profitable month and the remainder used to increase the stakes.

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 19.05%.

Yesterday's Live Ratings, show a strike rate (for our top rated horse) of 19.05%.

Yesterday's - Link to Follow - results for All Races (including previously unrated races), show a strike rate (for our top rated horse) of 18.18% from all 44 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 105.12 units returned to 119 units staked. The Overall Profit Index was, thus, -11.66%

Top Rated Horse - There were 8 winners from the top rated horses from 42 Races. If you had blindly backed the top rated horse in all of the races you would have had 23.22 units returned to 42 units staked. The Top Rated Profit Index was, thus, -44.71%

2nd Rated Horse - There were 9 winners from the second rated horses from 37 Races. If you had blindly backed the 2nd rated horse in all of the races you would have had 48.32 units returned to 37 units staked. The 2nd Rated Profit Index was, thus, 30.59%

3rd Rated Horse - There were 6 winners from the third rated horses from 40 Races. If you had blindly backed the 3rd rated horse in all of the races you would have had 33.58 units returned to 40 units staked. The 3rd Rated Profit Index was, thus, -16.05%

Non Handicap Races - Top Rated Horse - There were 18 non-handicap races yesterday. From these races there were 3 Top Rated winners. Thus, the Strike Rate (for Top Rated Horses) was 16.67%

Top Rated Horse - If you had blindly backed the top rated horse in all of the races you would have had 9.04 units returned to 18 units staked. The Top Rated Non-Handicap Profit Index was, thus, -49.78%

Non Handicap Races - Top Three Rated Horses - There were 18 non-handicap races yesterday. From these races there were 10 Top Three Rated winners. Thus, the Strike Rate (for the Top Three Rated Horses) was 55.56%

A pen and a magnifying glass focusing on a chart.

Investment Betting

There was one Investment Betting selection (using the new R8 based system) yesterday...

Wincanton - 13:45 - Island Nation - 3rd

EarlyBird Ratings

There no three 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 Sunday's meeting at Sha Tin will be sent out this afternoon.

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 four selections yesterday.

1.23 - Carlisle - Bavington Bob - 5th
1.45 - Wincanton - Island Nation - 3rd
2.30 - Carlisle - Glentruan - 3rd
3.12 - Tramore - Withallduerespect - NR
4.22 - Tramore - Tempo Chapter Two - 1st @ 1.28 ISP (1.35 BSP)
5.20 - Carlisle - Limerick Leader - 9th

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

Wincanton - 13:45 - Island Nation - 3rd
Carlisle - 14:30 - Glentruan - 3rd @ 1.39
Chelmsford - 18:00 - Tollard Royal - 5th
Chelmsford - 19:30 - Lord Lovelace - 2nd @ 1.09

Selections - Original System

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

Wincanton - 13:45 - Island Nation - 3rd
Carlisle - 14:30 - Glentruan - 3rd @ 1.39
Tramore - 16:22 - Tempo Chapter Two - 1st @ 1.05

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

Wincanton - 13:45 - Island Nation - 3rd
Carlisle - 14:30 - Glentruan - 3rd @ 1.39
Tramore - 16:22 - Tempo Chapter Two - 1st @ 1.05

Original System (200% Confidence.)

There are no selections today.

R9 Portfolio Place Selections

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

Race 3 - Carlisle - 15:40 - Strong Team (Place Bet) - 5.22 Points - 5th
Race 5 - Chelmsford - 19:00 - Eagle Creak (Place Bet) - 4.78 Points - 5th

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

Race 3 - Carlisle - 15:40 - Strong Team (Place Bet) - 1 Point - 5th

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...

Politics...

A small boy asks his Dad, "Daddy, what is politics?"

Dad says, "Well son, let me try to explain it this way: I'm the breadwinner of the family, so let's call me Capitalism. Your mom, she's the administrator of the money, so we'll call her the Government. We're here to take care of your needs, so we'll call you the People. The nanny, we'll consider her the Working Class. And your baby brother, we'll call him the Future. Now, think about that and see if that makes sense."

So the little boy goes off to bed thinking about what Dad has said.

Later that night, he hears his baby brother crying, so he gets up to check on him.

He finds that the baby has severely soiled his diaper.

The little boy goes to his parents' room and finds his mother sound asleep.

Not wanting to wake her, he goes to the nanny's room. Finding the door locked, he peeks in the keyhole and sees his father having sex with the nanny.

He gives up and goes back to bed.

The next morning, the little boy says to his father, "Dad, I think I understand the concept of politics now."

The father says, "Good, son, tell me in your own words what you think politics is all about."

The little boy replies, "Well, while Capitalism is screwing the Working Class, the Government is sound asleep, the People are being ignored and the Future is in Deep Shit.”