Hi guys,

I know you are advertising RaceCensus and I have looked at the screen shots but what other databases have you guys used, using or had a crack at?

Also does anyone know if the TAB DFS is included in RaceCensus?

Any opinions from those who do use RaceCensus?

Does RaceCensus include 'most fancied' ?

Also does RaceCensus include the sex of the horse? F, M, G, ?????

Hi nikg,

I am the programmer of RaceCensus, so I cannot give other recommendations, but can assist with your questions.

The DFS is not included in the database as it is erased from their online website the same day.

RaceCensus does include the closing TAB price and closing price rank, so you can search by most fancied and give price parameters to those horses, there is also a "favourite premium" calculation which calculates the difference in price between the favourite and second favourite.

Sex is included in the database, and as far as I am aware it is the only database around that has sex as a filter.

You can filter by Colt / Filly / Horse (Entire) / Gelding / Mare / Rig (one jatz cracker)

If you have any further questions, feel free to ask.

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Thanks for your reply Chrome.

I have some more questions, as a serious buyer you would appreciate that I don't want to end up buying something that does not suit my needs.

Is the database local or remote? It looks like it's written in VB or something so I am assuming that it's a local copy that you access locally.

what range of filters does the database cover?

When you refer to most fancied are you referring to "most fancied" in tipsters columns, or most fancied as in "by price"?

Does the database include - pre-post favorite? this info usually comes from the paper but is also online at places like RacingandSports so I am guessing that it COULD be in your database also?

eg; can I do a search like this;

sex=F or M
No place in last 3 runs
is not a pre-post favorite
no dead tracks
female jockey's only or male jockey's only
range of weight - eg 55-57 or 55 only..
You get the idea..

Cheers,
Nick

Hi Nick,

The databse is local supplied to you on CD and updates are sent to you on CD as well.

Here are the database fileds which can be filtered:

DATE
DAY
TRACK
RACE
TAB
FORM
HORSE
BARRIER
WEIGHT
CAREER PRIZEMONEY
AGE
COLOUR
SEX
TRAINER
CAREER STARTS
CAREER WINS
CAREER 2NDS
CAREER 3RDS
DISTANCE STARTS
DISTANCE WINS
DISTANCE 2NDS
DISTANCE 3RDS
TRACK STARTS
TRACK WINS
TRACK 2NDS
TRACK 3RDS
FAST STARTS
FAST WINS
FAST 2NDS
FAST 3RDS
GOOD STARTS
GOOD WINS
GOOD 2NDS
GOOD 3RDS
DEAD STARTS
DEAD WINS
DEAD 2NDS
DEAD 3RDS
SLOW STARTS
SLOW WINS
SLOW 2NDS
SLOW 3RDS
HEAVY STARTS
HEAVY WINS
HEAVY 2NDS
HEAVY 3RDS
FIRST UP STARTS
FIRST UP WINS
FIRST UP 2NDS
FIRST UP 3RDS
DAYS BREAK
RUNS SINCE SPELL
DISTANCE VARIATION
WEIGHT VARIATION
API
API RANK
API RATIO
WEIGHT RATIO
CAREER PRIZEMONEY RANK
CAREER PRIZEMONEY RATIO
CAREER WIN PERCENTAGE
CAREER PLACE PERCENTAGE
DISTANCE WIN PERCENTAGE
DISTANCE PLACE PERCENTAGE
TRACK WIN PERCENTAGE
TRACK PLACE PERCENTAGE
FAST WIN PERCENTAGE
FAST PLACE PERCENTAGE
GOOD WIN PERCENTAGE
GOOD PLACE PERCENTAGE
DEAD WIN PERCENTAGE
DEAD PLACE PERCENTAGE
SLOW WIN PERCENTAGE
SLOW PLACE PERCENTAGE
HEAVY WIN PERCENTAGE
HEAVY PLACE PERCENTAGE
FIRST UP WIN PERCENTAGE
FIRST UP PLACE PERCENTAGE
PRIZEMONEY WON LAST THREE STARTS
PRIZEMONEY WON LAST THREE STARTS RANK
PRIZEMONEY WON LAST THREE STARTS RATIO
GOING
JOCKEY
CLOSING PRICE
WIN
PLACE
CLOSING PRICE RANK
RUNNERS
RACE NAME
RACE DISTANCE
RACE CLASS
RACE PRIZEMONEY
AGE RESTRICTION
SEX RESTRICTION
APPRENTICE CLAIM
HANDICAPPING
WEIGHT LIMIT
LAST RUN PLACING
LAST RUN STARTERS
LAST RUN MARGIN
LAST RUN DATE
LAST RUN VENUE
LAST RUN PRIZEMONEY
LAST RUN PRIZEMONEY WON
LAST RUN EVENT
LAST RUN CLASS
LAST RUN AGE
LAST RUN REST
LAST RUN GOING
LAST RUN DISTANCE
LAST RUN TIME
LAST RUN LAST 600m
SAME TRACK
STATE
LAST RUN SP
LAST RUN WGT
LAST RUN ALL
LAST RUN LIMIT
LAST RUN JOCKEY
LAST RUN BP
LAST RUN WINNER
2ND LAST RUN PLACING
2ND LAST RUN STARTERS
2ND LAST RUN MARGIN
2ND LAST RUN DATE
2ND LAST RUN VENUE
2ND LAST RUN PRIZEMONEY
2ND LAST RUN PRIZEMONEY WON
2ND LAST RUN EVENT
2ND LAST RUN CLASS
2ND LAST RUN AGE
2ND LAST RUN REST
2ND LAST RUN GOING
2ND LAST RUN DISTANCE
2ND LAST RUN TIME
2ND LAST RUN LAST 600m
2ND LAST RUN SP
2ND LAST RUN WGT
2ND LAST RUN ALL
2ND LAST RUN LIMIT
2ND LAST RUN JOCKEY
2ND LAST RUN BP
2ND LAST RUN WINNER
3RD LAST RUN PLACING
3RD LAST RUN STARTERS
3RD LAST RUN MARGIN
3RD LAST RUN DATE
3RD LAST RUN VENUE
3RD LAST RUN PRIZEMONEY
3RD LAST RUN PRIZEMONEY WON
3RD LAST RUN EVENT
3RD LAST RUN CLASS
3RD LAST RUN AGE
3RD LAST RUN REST
3RD LAST RUN GOING
3RD LAST RUN DISTANCE
3RD LAST RUN TIME
3RD LAST RUN LAST 600m
3RD LAST RUN SP
3RD LAST RUN WGT
3RD LAST RUN ALL
3RD LAST RUN LIMIT
3RD LAST RUN JOCKEY
3RD LAST RUN BP
3RD LAST RUN WINNER
4TH LAST RUN PLACING
4TH LAST RUN STARTERS
4TH LAST RUN MARGIN
4TH LAST RUN DATE
4TH LAST RUN VENUE
4TH LAST RUN PRIZEMONEY
4TH LAST RUN PRIZEMONEY WON
4TH LAST RUN EVENT
4TH LAST RUN CLASS
4TH LAST RUN WINNER
4TH LAST RUN JOCKEY
4TH LAST RUN BP
4TH LAST RUN LIMIT
4TH LAST RUN ALL
4TH LAST RUN WGT
4TH LAST RUN SP
4TH LAST RUN LAST 600m
4TH LAST RUN TIME
4TH LAST RUN DISTANCE
4TH LAST RUN GOING
4TH LAST RUN REST
4TH LAST RUN AGE
PRIZEMONEY VARIATION
DAYS2
DAYS3
DAYS4
LAST RUN METRO TRACK
PRIZEMONEY WON LAST START RANK
SETTLED
LAST RUN 800m POSITION
LAST RUN 400m POSITION
SETTLED
2ND LAST RUN 800m POSITION
2ND LAST RUN 400m POSITION
SETTLED
3RD LAST RUN 800m POSITION
3RD LAST RUN 400m POSITION
SETTLED
4TH LAST RUN 800m POSITION
4TH LAST RUN 400m POSITION
CAREER WIN PERCENTAGE RANK
CAREER PLACE PERCENTAGE RANK
DISTANCE WIN PERCENTAGE RANK
DISTANCE PLACE PERCENTAGE RANK
TRACK WIN PERCENTAGE RANK
TRACK PLACE PERCENTAGE RANK
FIRST UP WIN PERCENTAGE RANK
FIRST UP PLACE PERCENTAGE RANK
WEIGHT ADVANTAGE
FAVOURITE PREMIUM
APPRENTICE

Most fancied, refers to TAB price, tipsters poll is not included.

Prepost markets are also not included as there are quite a few prepost markets with diffreing favourites and prices which change.

You can do a search on all of your parameters except for male and female jockey, however you can filter by senior jockey or apprentice.

Hope this helps.

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RaceCensus - powerful system testing software.
Now with over 400,000 Metropolitan, Provincial and Country races!
http://www.propun.com.au/horse_raci...ng_systems.html
*RaceCensus now updated to 30/04/2024
Video overview of RaceCensus here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W821YP_b0Pg

Thanks again for your time Chrome.

If you cant filter by sex of Jockey...can you dump into excel and then auto filter the sex of the jockey? does the database have the sex of the jockey in it?

If it has their name I could auto filter out anything with Ms in the front of it??

Yes Nick it has for example Ms C Lindop.

There is also a tutorial on exporting here:

http://melbournecomputerclub.org/ra...autofilter.html

__________________
RaceCensus - powerful system testing software.
Now with over 400,000 Metropolitan, Provincial and Country races!
http://www.propun.com.au/horse_raci...ng_systems.html
*RaceCensus now updated to 30/04/2024
Video overview of RaceCensus here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W821YP_b0Pg

HI Chrome, I've never heard the term Rig before in horse racing, can you explain why they would only bother removing one and not both? sounds like their trying to have a bit each way :-)

It's actually a botched Gelding job sometimes attributed to one teste not descending properly and being left behind. It descends later and the horse is a Rig.

__________________
RaceCensus - powerful system testing software.
Now with over 400,000 Metropolitan, Provincial and Country races!
http://www.propun.com.au/horse_raci...ng_systems.html
*RaceCensus now updated to 30/04/2024
Video overview of RaceCensus here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W821YP_b0Pg

Thanks Chrome. Have there been any well known Rigs? :-) Apart from Bobby that is.