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heinrich wrote: Oh,and Merit ratings is still very much BS to me:)

naresh wrote:

heinrich wrote: Oh,and Merit ratings is still very much BS to me:)

Unfortunately people like me who has a day job merit ratings and form studying is the only way I can come to my selection unless you watch every race. The merit ratings set by the handicappers might not always be right but goes along way in assisting in selections!!!!

heinrich wrote: Oh,and Merit ratings is still very much BS to me:)

pirates wrote:

heinrich wrote: Oh,and Merit ratings is still very much BS to me:)

spot on heinrich i agree they are absolute bullshit and mean nothing

heinrich wrote:

naresh wrote:

heinrich wrote: Oh,and Merit ratings is still very much BS to me:)

Unfortunately people like me who has a day job merit ratings and form studying is the only way I can come to my selection unless you watch every race. The merit ratings set by the handicappers might not always be right but goes along way in assisting in selections!!!!

You have a xplora? Than tape away...watching the actual races will assist you even more than and will 'improve' on the MRs and your overall selections. When I started out,I also based all my selection criteria solely on form and merit ratings,its not until recently that I discovered,what is to me,a much better way. To each his own thou. Very hard to find the outsiders using MR and form thou...so its hard tocatch exotics that way,hhence I went searching(and still am searching) for better waysto find wwinnersI might say that is BS and believe that mostly...I would be foolish to say that its totally useless,BT currently I don't use it...To rach His own Naresh. Maybe you form studiers and us dice throwers can combine someday and win that bigger rxotics:)

Frodo wrote:

pirates wrote:

heinrich wrote: Oh,and Merit ratings is still very much BS to me:)

spot on heinrich i agree they are absolute bullshit and mean nothing

:silly: :silly:


Only think I don't understand is how anyone can actually pay H for his tips - he should pay them

naresh wrote:

heinrich wrote:

naresh wrote:

heinrich wrote: Oh,and Merit ratings is still very much BS to me:)

Unfortunately people like me who has a day job merit ratings and form studying is the only way I can come to my selection unless you watch every race. The merit ratings set by the handicappers might not always be right but goes along way in assisting in selections!!!!

You have a xplora? Than tape away...watching the actual races will assist you even more than and will 'improve' on the MRs and your overall selections. When I started out,I also based all my selection criteria solely on form and merit ratings,its not until recently that I discovered,what is to me,a much better way. To each his own thou. Very hard to find the outsiders using MR and form thou...so its hard tocatch exotics that way,hhence I went searching(and still am searching) for better waysto find wwinnersI might say that is BS and believe that mostly...I would be foolish to say that its totally useless,BT currently I don't use it...To rach His own Naresh. Maybe you form studiers and us dice throwers can combine someday and win that bigger rxotics:)

You don't need to have an explora to tape every race. I can watch it for free even if I'm in bed or out and about. Honestly South African races is least of my wagers. UK and other foreign centres has most of my cash. I am not having ago at you and each one to themselves but if Let It Rain won today it would have been a miracle. Even if you advised your clients to have a small wager, it was going to be loss thus eating into your profit or loss of the day. Seem insignificant but over time it add up.

heinrich wrote: 4 March...

Kangaroo Jack was a 'shoe in' on ratings:)
Smiling Blue Eyes was waaayyyyy out at the MRs/weights...

And so I can go on and on and on...

And so can form studiers like Yourself and Frodo. But in truth,coz I'm sometimes pigheaded...I won't admit when I'm wrong,especially when it comes to racing. An example would be...If we have a race where let's say 3 runners all have good form...and all running over their best distance...and let's say the pace of the race suits all 3... The draws suits all 3... How do we get the winner than...I go watch past runs...than I'll check weights...and weights are allocated according to MRs... So yes,I do use it here and hrre.,but I'll still maintain its BS.

Remember...the MR of a horse is allocated by people like you and me and as history has shown,more often than not they gt it very wrong!!! VERY WRONG!!!! Now I think its time we find some winners ekse.