Yes I did but I didn't actually attempt to import my selections, I just read you could but it turns out they can't be produced by a third party software.

It's all good, after using it for a few days IMO it's worth the money just for the simulation aspect.

I have a question about data. How much faith do you put in to past results, if it's happened in the past is it just as likely to happen in the future?

macs from my limited knowledge and in relation to sample size I keep asking myself that question everyday.

The facts however are the larger the sample, the more confidence one would have on the events continuing. How large sample, that is up to the individual.

Another factor is the dividend of winners.

If you have 500 bets and have a return of $600 you may think ok all aboard. But within the $600 turnover you might have 2 winners paying $80, another paying $60 etc..... the chances of the next 500 bets containing these winners may be slim. not impossible tho.

This is why I'm currently reducing in some cases the Profit on Turnover to generate a larger sample but also a larger dollar turnover.

To know the long-term strike rate of any system is one of the most difficult elements of a system to measure especially off a small sample regardless of the testing period.

Good luck.

This posting of some time ago may be of some use.

http://www.propun.com.au/racing_for...ad.php?p=162371

Normal disclaimer though, methods like these are tools not guarentees. There's no assurance that what has happened in the past will continue.

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"It's worth remembering that profit isn't profit until it's spent off the racecourse." -- Crash

Thanks for that Angry, a wee bit complex for my concentration levels but fascinating to say the least.

Nice one AP!

You will forever be known as 'Mr CHI' in my head, there being a specialist for everything on here it seems (a bit like 'The great Escape' movie eg the forger, the scrounger etc). Unless of course you might like to offer your own preference??

Cheers LG

PS you can call me 'Mr Mixer' = I can sometimes see the way different approaches might fit - come together to form an even better outcome.

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The trick isn't finding profitable angles, it's finding ones you will bet through the ups and downs - UB

You can call me 'The Trader', LG, as that's the only way I can seem to make any money at this game.

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Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.”

― Earl Nightingale

If you can trade your way thru barb wire or make your way up thru the border into shwitzerland, you are a winner my son.

LG

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The trick isn't finding profitable angles, it's finding ones you will bet through the ups and downs - UB

So Lesson 2 is - Don't become a smart ******** and think you're better than your system just because you've had 80 odd straight lays. 4 days profit gone in 4 manual bets ho hum.

Sorry to here that macs. Laying can be a cruel master.

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Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.”

― Earl Nightingale

It's a very enjoyable learning curve Ocho and I'm still in profit so tomorrow is another day.

We'll try and cut out the brain farts tomorrow.