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Originally Posted by ultracapper
As a tote board technician, why would you need these statistics? I could see money being handled differently by the "who's who" in the classier races, but do you have to look for different money moves when the race is 6f rather than 1 mile? Are there different betting patterns in a MSW going a mile on the turf than a MSW going 6 on the dirt?
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Let’s be honest. No system, tote or otherwise is perfect. As I’ve previously mentioned the tote analysis I use provides me a with an overall specific and recorded hit frequency % for all types of races combined when playing a 3-entry Dutch Win bet. My preferred Profit margin of 50% or higher is the chosen platform for making a play or not. This Profit Margin percentage is lower than my actual hit frequency because I chose to create a positive cushion for playing.
So with a less than 100% hit frequency, the purpose of monitoring and recording the success and failure of the tote analysis when Dutching this way is really nothing more than creating a report card. The race conditions are itemized by the 2 tracks, Grass or Dirt racing Surfaces, 7 racing Classes and 9 racing Distances. I maintain this report card in order to evaluate the actual win frequency for each combination of these conditions.
Okay, so other than recognizing and accepting the other conditional wagering limitations (previously mentioned) this itemized report card just provides another means of suggesting a pre-race strategy and the validity for play.
Here’s a typical 10 race card example for Sha Tin:
R#1 – 1400M (7f) – Turf – Class 5 – Win Frequency 35%
R#2 – 1200M (6f) – Turf – Class 4 – Win Frequency 58%
R#3 – 1000M (5f) – Turf – Class 4 - Win Frequency 67%
R#4 - 1200M (6f) – Dirt – Class 5 – Win Frequency 32%
R#5 - 1600M (8f) – Turf – Class 3 – Win Frequency 72%
R#6 - 1800M (9f) – Turf – Class 4 – Win Frequency 48%
R#7 - 1200M (6f) – Turf – Class 3 – Win Frequency 60%
R#8 - 1400M (7f) – Turf – Class 2 – Win Frequency 42%
R#9 - 2000M (10f) – Turf – Class 1 – Win Frequency 80%
R#10 -1200M (6f) – Turf – Class 2 – Win Frequency 65%
So before the betting even begins I’ve got a pretty good idea of where I stand with any particular race card. As the play progresses from race to race and based on the success of the current hit frequency when compared to the recorded hit frequency % of a future race, this listing can very often suggest a positive betting strategy and possibly a good opportunity for success.