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Posted by Keith Eckstein on Oct 18, 2021 in Blog | 0 comments

Good morning...

I shall be doing a reconciliation of the last week's results for Portfolio Betting today.

From a quick glance, I am sure that we are well in profit for the last week.

I shall also be finishing the code for the proposed monthly review.

This will review the month's performance and maybe swap in good performing systems and swap out lesser performing systems.

I will have to add a few more systems to allow this.

The aim is to straighten out the line, so to speak.

If you look at the chart below, you will see that, although the performance is impressive...

Betting to £10 stakes a £500 betting bank would have increased to £21,120 over a 5 year period,

The line isn't perfectly straight.

By constantly (at least on a monthly basis) tuning the usage of the systems, I anticipate straightening the line shown on the graph.

This will reduce the number of losing days.

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 40.74%.

Yesterday's Live Ratings, show a strike rate (for our top rated horse) of 42.86%.

Yesterday's - Link to Follow - results for All Races (including previously unrated races), show a strike rate (for our top rated horse) of 41.38% from all 29 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 59.2 units returned to 75 units staked. The Overall Profit Index was, thus, -21.07%

Top Rated Horse - There were 11 winners from the top rated horses from 27 Races. If you had blindly backed the top rated horse in all of the races you would have had 30.37 units returned to 27 units staked. The Top Rated Profit Index was, thus, 12.48%

2nd Rated Horse - There were 6 winners from the second rated horses from 26 Races. If you had blindly backed the 2nd rated horse in all of the races you would have had 28.83 units returned to 26 units staked. The 2nd Rated Profit Index was, thus, 10.88%

3rd Rated Horse - There were 0 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 0 units returned to 22 units staked. The 3rd Rated Profit Index was, thus, -100%

Non Handicap Races - Top Rated Horse - There were 15 non-handicap races yesterday. From these races there were 4 Top Rated winners. Thus, the Strike Rate (for Top Rated Horses) was 26.67%

Top Rated Horse - If you had blindly backed the top rated horse in all of the races you would have had 9.56 units returned to 15 units staked. The Top Rated Non-Handicap Profit Index was, thus, -36.27%

Non Handicap Races - Top Three Rated Horses - There were 15 non-handicap races yesterday. From these races there were 9 Top Three Rated winners. Thus, the Strike Rate (for the Top Three Rated Horses) was 60%

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...

Kempton - 16:25 - Zafar - 2nd

Sedgefield - 17:15 - A Different Kind - 1st @ 1.72 ISP (1.86 BSP)

EarlyBird Ratings

There 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 Happy Valley 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 four selections yesterday.

1.55 - Cork - The Dara Man - 5th
2.05 - Kempton - Cobblers Dream - 3rd
3.40 - Cork - Bleu Berry - NR
4.25 - Kempton - Zafar - 2nd
4.50 - Cork - Lahinch Three - 2nd
5.15 - Sedgefield - A Different Kind - 1st @ 1.72 ISP (1.86 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...

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

Sedgefield - 13:45 - Minella Trump - 1st @ 1.11
Kempton - 16:25 - Zafar - 2nd @ 2.10
Sedgefield - 17:15 - A Different Kind - 1st @ 1.33

Selections - Original System

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

Kempton - 16:25 - Zafar - 2nd @ 2.10

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 - Cork - 14:30 - Lord Gillygooley (Place Bet) - 10 Points - 2nd @ 1.36

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

Race 1 - Cork - 14:30 - Lord Gillygooley (Place Bet) - 1 Point - 2nd @ 1.36

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...

Little April...

Little April was not the best student in Sunday school.

Usually she slept through the class.

One day the teacher called on her while she was napping, "Tell me, April, who created the universe?"

When April didn't stir, little Johnny, a boy seated in the chair behind her, took a pin and jabbed her in the rear.

"GOD ALMIGHTY!" shouted April and the teacher said, "Very good" and April fell back asleep.

A while later the teacher asked April, "Who is our Lord and Saviour," But, April didn't even stir from her slumber.

Once again, Johnny came to the rescue and stuck her again.

'JESUS CHRIST!" shouted April and the teacher said, "very good," and April fell back to sleep.

Then the teacher asked April a third question. "What did Eve say to Adam after she had her twenty-third child?"

And again, Johnny jabbed her with the pin.

This time April jumped up and shouted, "IF YOU STICK THAT F*****G THING IN ME ONE MORE TIME, I'LL BREAK IT IN HALF AND STICK IT UP YOUR ****!"