Speedy, While i've been looking at a pace approach i've also started looking at doing ratings based on the fundamentals/form of the horse. The dataset i've got at the moment is small but Reparations was 3rd fave going by my Fundamentals/Form approach.

Unfortunately I had a crack at the first 4, had veewap been half a length slower I would've pocketed $2k, instead I managed to lose $25.

I've found that my ratings approach performs best on the races with no age and gender restrictions, which has been something garyf has pointed out for a long time.