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Morning News – 18/03/2021

6620418Good morning...

Once again, I'm not going to waffle on about Cheltenham...

As I've already done that on a review post which you may read here... http://focusratings.com/articles/cheltenham-2021-day-2/

I will be doing a round up post on Sunday to try to work out what we have learned.

I've published a page to handle all things R8 related.

It is visible on the site at... R8

And, in case you didn't get an email from Intelligent Betting yesterday,

I've also published an article about how I bet on horses in France. You can see it at... Bet The Race, Not The Horse

Spotlight Ratings

There are two Listed races at Chantilly today.

One is Flat Turf and the other Flat AW.

The prices look good.

I'll send out the ratings to the SpotLight Ratings members (free to Focus Ratings, Early Bird Ratings and Place Profits members - you just have to ask to be added to the list) as soon as they are finished. The first race starts at 13:05.

I have updated the format of the PDFs and now include the chart to show the shape of the race.

Although they are outside my comfort zone, I will be betting on both races.

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In the first race, it is obvious that the top rated horse is very much ahead of the pack and the next four highest rated horses are significantly ahead of the remaining six horses.

As it is an experiment, I shall be betting 1.50 euros on the top rated horse to win and 3.0 euros on the top rated horse to be placed.
I shall also be betting 1.50 euros on a Multi 5; this means that I need to get the top five in the first 5 places in any order.

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The second race is, in many respects, very similar and I shall be betting it in exactly the same way.

These are far simpler bets than I normally and, a bit of does say that I should also place bet the 2nd to 5th rated horses, certainly in the second race but...

I just don't feel comfortable with that.

Obviously I will check what would have happened if I had done that.


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 R8 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.

T05). Re-launch Intelligent-Betting.com - very good good things are happening there as we speak and it is becoming a vital (and also, very profitable) tool for those who like to think about their betting.

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

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Yesterday's Results

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 23.53%.

Yesterday's Live Ratings, show a strike rate (for our top rated horse) of 21.62%.

Yesterday's - Link to Follow - results for All Races (including previously unrated races), show a strike rate (for our top rated horse) of 22.22% from all 36 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 87.95 units returned to 103 units staked. The Overall Profit Index was, thus, -14.61%

Top Rated Horse - There were 8 winners from the top rated horses from 34 Races. If you had blindly backed the top rated horse in all of the races you would have had 23.05 units returned to 34 units staked. The Top Rated Profit Index was, thus, -32.21%

2nd Rated Horse - There were 7 winners from the second rated horses from 33 Races. If you had blindly backed the 2nd rated horse in all of the races you would have had 43.37 units returned to 33 units staked. The 2nd Rated Profit Index was, thus, 31.42%

3rd Rated Horse - There were 6 winners from the third rated horses from 36 Races. If you had blindly backed the 3rd rated horse in all of the races you would have had 21.53 units returned to 36 units staked. The 3rd Rated Profit Index was, thus, -40.19%

Non Handicap Races - Top Rated Horse - There were 19 non-handicap races yesterday. From these races there were 5 Top Rated winners. Thus, the Strike Rate (for Top Rated Horses) was 26.32%

Top Rated Horse - If you had blindly backed the top rated horse in all of the races you would have had 10.22 units returned to 19 units staked. The Top Rated Non-Handicap Profit Index was, thus, -46.21%

Non Handicap Races - Top Three Rated Horses - There were 19 non-handicap races yesterday. From these races there were 14 Top Three Rated winners. Thus, the Strike Rate (for the Top Three Rated Horses) was 73.68%


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Investment Betting

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

Huntingdon - 12:35 - Solwara One - 1st @ 1.14 ISP ( 1.18 BSP)

Huntingdon - 14:55 - High Change - 3rd

Lingfield - 15:50 - Unforgiving Minute - 1st @ 1.33 ISP (1.34 BSP)


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EarlyBird Ratings

There were two Diamonds and Gold (Platinum) selections yesterday...

Huntingdon - 14:55 - High Change - 3rd

Lingfield - 15:50 - Unforgiving Minute - 1st @ 1.33 ISP (1.34 BSP)

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


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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.

I will be sending out the ratings for that tomorrow.

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, the links to today's ratings are above, at the top of this page/email.

Just be aware that, even though it's an evening meeting, because Hong King is 8 hours ahead of us, the first race runs at 10:45am GB/IRE time.

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.


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Advance Ratings

Advance Ratings had a stonkingly brilliant great day yesterday...

12.35 - Huntingdon - Solwara One - 1st @ 1.14 ISP ( 1.18 BSP)

1.20 - Cheltenham - Gaillard Du Mesnil - 2nd

1.55 - Cheltenham - Monkfish - 1st @ 1.25 ISP - (1.25 BSP)

2.10 - Down Royal - Shanroe - 4th

2.45 - Down Royal - The Gunner Murphy - 2nd

4.00 - Huntingdon - Washington - 1st @ 4.33 ISP (5.0 BSP)

4.05 - Kempton - Thomas Cochrane - 1st @ 4.20 ISP (4.55 BSP)

4.30 - Down Royal - Presentingnewyork - 4th

4.40 - Kempton - Cristal Pallas Cat - 1st @ 4.0 ISP (4.46 BSP)

4.50 - Cheltenham - Kilcruit - 2nd

5.15 - Kempton - Air Of York - 7th


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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.


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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

Lingfield - 15:50 - Unforgiving Minute - 1st @ 1.11

Selections - Original System

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

Huntingdon - 14:55 - High Change - 3rd @ 2.16
Down Royal - 15:55 - Templebredin - 5th

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

There are no selections today.

Original System (200% Confidence.)

There are no selections today.

I have updated the results 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/


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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.

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Something to make you smile...

Skyscraper...

Two men were sitting at a bar at the top of a skyscraper.

Both were bending their elbows at a steady rate.

The first man said, "You know, there's such an updraft on the outside of this building, that if you jump off, you'll fall for a bit, but the updraft will catch you, and bring you right back up to this balcony.

The second guy said, "I don't believe it, you'll have to prove this to me."

So the first guy goes over the balcony and jumps off.

He falls and falls and falls, and then he slows in mid drop, and begins rising back up.

Finally, he lightly steps back onto the balcony.

"See, I told you," he says.

The second guy says, "I've got to try that."

So he jumps off the balcony, and falls and falls and falls and falls. Finally, splat on the ground.

The first guy returns to the bar and orders another drink.

As he serves the drink, the bartender says, "You're a mean drunk, Superman."


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Today

Whatever you are up to today...

Stay safe and healthy.

As always...

My kindest regards

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