Don't discard the stable system too readily.

It works terrific!

1. You are betting that a horse will win this campaign, not a particular race.

2. The odds are a lot more in your favour.

3. You can get juicy odds when a horse comes up with a surprise win.


Two important points though...

1/ The horses must be quality horses.

2/ You must set a limit on the number of starts you are prepared to "carry" any horse for.

Finally...pick up any formguide (for metro racing) and look at every runner. You will see many quality runners have won either 1 or more races out of their last five starts.
Some at decent odds.