Focus Ratings is a Uk and Irish Horse Racing ratings service designed to aid you and help you narrow the field so that you can concentrate on the real contenders. Our completely computerised analysis system selects the top three rated horses from each race and sends out the ratings every day at 10:00 a.m. Wonderful results and an excellent strike rate. Use Focus Ratings to win more money and make more profits from British and Irish Horse Racing. The only horse racing system you'll ever need.

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Posted by Keith Eckstein on Nov 26, 2021 in Blog | 0 comments

Good morning...

It's going to be a mad rush for me to complete my admin work today and tomorrow as...

Sunday is my day off and, more importantly, Sunday is when, over here in France, we put up our Christmas trees.

This is one of my happiest day's the year for me and I've been looking forward to it for weeks.

On to more important stuff...

Once the Focus Ratings price rise is complete, I shall be looking at creating a package so that Focus Ratings members can have a pick and mix selection of services.

They sort of get that at the moment but I want to show historical statistic for each service so that members can create their own portfolio of services that sort o balance each other.

Once again, I don't want to brag but...

5 of the top 15 services independently proofed to Racing-Index.com are based upon Focus Ratings.

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 15.63%.

Yesterday's Live Ratings, show a strike rate (for our top rated horse) of 17.65%.

Yesterday's - Link to Follow - results for All Races (including previously unrated races), show a strike rate (for our top rated horse) of 13.89% 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 49.8 units returned to 97 units staked. The Overall Profit Index was, thus, -48.66%

Top Rated Horse - There were 5 winners from the top rated horses from 32 Races. If you had blindly backed the top rated horse in all of the races you would have had 11.87 units returned to 32 units staked. The Top Rated Profit Index was, thus, -62.91%

2nd Rated Horse - There were 4 winners from the second rated horses from 34 Races. If you had blindly backed the 2nd rated horse in all of the races you would have had 6.7 units returned to 34 units staked. The 2nd Rated Profit Index was, thus, -80.29%

3rd Rated Horse - There were 6 winners from the third rated horses from 30 Races. If you had blindly backed the 3rd rated horse in all of the races you would have had 31.23 units returned to 30 units staked. The 3rd Rated Profit Index was, thus, 4.1%

Non Handicap Races - Top Rated Horse - There were 11 non-handicap races yesterday. From these races there were 3 Top Rated winners. Thus, the Strike Rate (for Top Rated Horses) was 27.27%

Top Rated Horse - If you had blindly backed the top rated horse in all of the races you would have had 8.05 units returned to 11 units staked. The Top Rated Non-Handicap Profit Index was, thus, -26.82%

Non Handicap Races - Top Three Rated Horses - There were 11 non-handicap races yesterday. From these races there were 5 Top Three Rated winners. Thus, the Strike Rate (for the Top Three Rated Horses) was 45.45%

A pen and a magnifying glass focusing on a chart.

Investment Betting

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

Lingfield - 13:15 - Celestial Force - 2nd

Taunton - 13:55 - Catch The Cuban - 4th

Over the last exact month...

Investment Betting has been running at a 55.6% strike rate and has returned a POI of 17.50%

It is currently the 4th highest performing backing service (for the last month) on Racing Index.

EarlyBird Ratings

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

The Platinum selections seem to be doing very well but...

The service is highly selective with only 26 selections in the last month.

However, the Strike Rate is 50.00% and the POI (to BSP) is 4.00%.

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

Portfolio Betting

A portfolio of micro systems that...

Work together to produce long term profits.

At the end of every month, the results are analysed and the systems are tweaked to maintain consistency.

Currently, Portfolio Betting is the 4th highest performing service independently proofed to Racing Index.

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 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...

There were yesterday selections yesterday.

12.15 - Lingfield - Imphal - 3rd
12.55 - Taunton - Jay Jay Reilly - 3rd
1.05 - Thurles - Cilaos Emery - 1st @ 1.33 ISP (1.37 BSP)
1.15 - Lingfield - Celestial Force - 2nd
1.25 - Taunton - Just A Whim - 6th
1.45 - Lingfield - Green Planet - 8th
2.05 - Wolverhampton - Queen Of Burgundy - 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

Lingfield - 13:15 - Celestial Force - 2nd @ 1.46
Taunton - 13:55 - Catch The Cuban - 4th
Chelmsford - 16:20 - Tippy Toes - 1st @ 1.24

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

Taunton - 15:25 - Norley - Place Bet (68.8% - 0.172) - 5th

I have updated the results (15th November 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.

The System Selections have been doing well recently, with 4 out of 4 on Saturday.

Click on the image to see it full size.

Something to make you smile...

Who wants to be a millionaire...

A contestant on Who Wants to be a Millionaire? had reached the final plateau. If she answered the next question correctly, she would win the million dollars. If she answered incorrectly, she would pocket only the $32,000 milestone money.

And as she suspected it would be, the million-dollar question was no pushover. It was, "Which of the following species of birds does not build its own nest, but instead lays its eggs in the nests of other birds? Is it A) the condor; B) the buzzard; C) the cuckoo; or D) the vulture?"

The woman was on the spot. She did not know the answer. And she was doubly on the spot because she had used up her 50/50 Lifeline and her Audience Poll Lifeline. All that remained was her Phone-a-Friend Lifeline, and the woman had hoped against hope that she would not have to use it. Mainly because the only friend that she knew would be home happened to be a blonde.

But the contestant had no alternative. She called her friend and gave her the question and the four choices. The blonde responded unhesitatingly: "That's easy. The answer is 'C' -- the cuckoo."

The contestant had to make a decision and make it fast. She considered employing a reverse strategy and giving Regis any answer except the one that her friend had given her. And considering that her friend was a blonde, that would seem to be the logical thing to do.

On the other hand, the blonde had responded with such confidence, such certitude, that the contestant could not help but be persuaded.

Time was up. "I need an answer," said Regis.

Crossing her fingers, the contestant said, "C) the cuckoo."

"Is that your final answer?" asked Regis.

"Yes, that is my final answer," she said, breaking into a sweat.

After the usual foot-dragging delay Regis said, "I regret to inform you that that answer is ... absolutely correct. You are now a millionaire!"

Three days later, the contestant hosted a party for her family and friends, including the blonde who had helped her win the million dollars.

"Jenny, I just do not know how to thank you," said the contestant. "Because of your knowing the answer to that final question, I am now a millionaire. And do you want to know something? It was the assuredness with which you answered the question that convinced me to go with your choice."

"You're welcome!" the blonde said.

"By the way," the winner said, not being able to contain the question anymore. "How did you happen to know the right answer?"

"Oh, come on," said the blonde. "Everybody knows that cuckoos don't build nests. They live in clocks.