No I didn't end up in Siberia.
They let me off after I pleaded insanity.

You guys amaze me. Winston underscore smith is the same as someone else, Zoe is someones wife. This person is that person. What happens? Do you guys meet down the pub after a session on the forum and know each other?
Guess I'm just niave (no that's not the name of another member).

KV

mr winston gone to gulag.
not here from him no more.
mr darky.

I'm surprised that no one has picked up on this farcical pool of $557.

Compare that with CALOUNDRA 1 (the equivalent race) last Sunday you'll find the pool was $18,499!

That $557 in November was clearly something abnormal, particularly when you note how later races that day picked up substantially.

Unless my mind is playing tricks on me, there was some sort of system problem early that day.

Clearly that $557 is an inappropriate instance on which to base an argument, but presumably taking the trouble to find meaningful data would have been too much of an imposition for my former correspondent.

i think you won jfc............but it was only a T.K.O.

Hi KV!
A couple of days ago I posted a message along those lines, but ten minutes later I thought better of it, and deleted the post. My suspicion was aroused by the correct spelling and the way the arguments were presented. The broken english reminded me of Paul Hogan's Luigi. Remember? Only a native english speaker would make those deliberate mistakes.
Cheers

La Mer,

I would have thought that "watch the pool size" (no matter who your service provider is) is so obvious to all that it's not worth mentioning.

And how realistic is your example of $200 on a 20-something? For a start the winnings exceed bookmakers' obligations so would any fixed-price operator accept that much exposure, unless the client was a known consistent loser?

The pool size is very prominently displayed so it's unlikely that any sane person would try plonking that much on a longshot.

If they did then they would get real-time feedback on much they had crushed the pool. That dramatic reality-check would probably leave them with a lesson they'd remember for the rest of their life.

I'd imagine that if Mr Big Enough was trying to put substantial bets like that on AusTote then he would merely put a number of smaller bets, monitoring the effect of the diminishing returns each time.

Once the premium got squeezed then maybe he'd try shopping around elsewhere, although I suspect that Triple-Tote limits of a $100 means he could only plonk on $4. I wouldn't know.

I remind all of my new table which combines my original data with KennyVictor's BestTote figures, and suggests that AusTote is still a clear winner.

That should be the important issue here, rather than speculation about Winston's alma mater.

Intriguing AusTote gambit on Sandown 4. Massive pool of $94,769.

Winner Perfect Feeling paid 5.30 versus 2.50 at Tab Limited.

http://www.nswtab.com.au/today/MR04DIVS.HTM

http://www.austote.com/results.asp

Whoever plonked the big bucks on AusTote must be licking his wounds, unless this was some form of new sting!

More weird (but nice) stuff at AusTOTE.

Pools significantly bigger today. The accompanying immense overs are a sublime sign.

Hawkesbury 1 = $37.65 versus $10.30 in NSW!

Obviously many of you still haven't dipped your toes there - otherwise you'd be unable to contain yourselves.

Stop Guessing.
Be more assertive.
You'll do much better.