The system, located at
http://forums.ozmium.com.au/showthread.php?t=1424, was created by kiwigal on 19/8/2002. The rules are as follows:
Rule One
Ø Any horse that has won its last race and is running within ten days of its last race is given 40 points.
Ø Any horse that has placed second in its last race and is running within ten days of its last race is given 20 points.
Ø Any horse that has placed third in its last race and is running within ten days of its last race is given 10 points.
Rule Two
Ø Any horse that is running the exact same distance as its last start gets 10 points.
Ø Any horse that has won or placed in its last race running the exact same distance as this race gets 20 points.
Rule Three
Ø Any horse carrying the same weight as its last race gets 20 points.
Ø Any horse carrying less weight in this race compared to what it carried at its last start gets 30 points.
Rule Four
Ø Any horse with a dividend of $3 or less gets 40 points.
Ø Any horse with a dividend of $6 or less gets 20 points.
Ø Any horse with a dividend of $8 or more gets 5 points.
Rule Five
Ø Any horse that ran at a city race in its last start gets 50 points.
Ø Any horse that ran at a track other then a city race in its last start gets 20 points.
Points are awarded to horses using a selection criteria and the animal with the highest number of points qualifies as the best selection of the race.