[AusRace] Barrett's System - Using Stop Lock for Profit - a system as used by the Beeac Flyer

[Tony Moffat]

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From: Tony Moffat [mailto:tonymoffat at bigpond.com] 
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Subject: Barrett's System - Using Stop Lock for Profit - a system as
used by the Beeac Flyer

Mr Barrett sold his system in Melbourne newspapers in the 60's and
70s. It cost $4 and there was $2 P&H.
It was centred on picking a runner in each race using different
criteria for each selection, and thus each race.

The Beeac Flyer(BF) was an avid race goer in the 70s, when I was
working on course. I never knew his name but his nickname came from
his occupation, he delivered the first edition next morning papers
overnight  from Melbourne to the western districts of Victoria with
the run terminating in Beeac. He said he carted items back to
Melbourne from Beeac so he got paid each way. His long term and full
time employee was Healesville Harry (or Henry) and these two and HH
grand daughters were often in the ring or tote queue on course.
BF drove the paper truck then slept in the back while HH drove
sedately to Melbourne. The truck was then used to bring hire furniture
to some of the courses, and they got entry for free as a result. 
After the last they collected their furniture, loaded and left. BF and
HH slept in the truck during racing if they had no other interest in
betting in later races. They often did though.
Then home for a sleep for a few hours then off down the highway again,
at speed I was told.

BF often had a bet in the first race and it was his success there that
made him a watched man.
Often he had his $50 on the favourite in the first. He chose this
runner if it was the most popular pick by the selectors in 'The Age' -
if the selectors had picked this to run a place most often. It had to
be priced at 5/2 or more at the time of selection. It appears, and he
said, that he was unfazed about the price at race time, if it was a
selection he backed it. He used the Tote also but did not have the
assistance of a dividend display back then. He knew his return on his
ticket from us though.

BF used Barrett as the basis of his selections and backed them. He was
a character and inveterate tea drinker on course, as was I, and he
borrowed my Zippo lighter one afternoon and never returned it.
Its silver and has my initials engraved on it.

In race 1 only - choose the horse with the most mentions in the
selection panel, if it is priced at 5/2 Or greater it is a bet.
Otherwise disregard this race. Stop betting at a win.

Interestingly he folded up his form guide and filed this inside his
race book, neatly always, and secured it with a wooden clothes peg. If
he won the first race he often had bets in subsequent races, always
the quad which was on split races then, like the 4th and 5th then race
7 and race 8 and there were only 9 spots to cover, runner numbers past
9 were co-joined with other runners, you thought you were getting
coverage for nothing in those situations.


In race 2 only  - choose the runner  with a pre post price of 3/1 or
greater. So the First horse you encounter priced at 3/1 or more is the
selection. The system does not provide a method of choosing your
runner if it is bracketed at that price with other(s) .
Stop betting at a win. So you only bet here if Race 1 failed to cough
up a system runner and if your selection here wins, stop, put the cue
in the rack. It says to do that in a reworked version of the system . 

Remainders Rules: - there are several-read on. In races other than 1
and 2 Choose the 2nd poll favourite, only if it has more win tips that
the 1st poll favourite.
This rule applies to the remainder of the racing remember. So your
choice would be the 2nd poll horse if it has more win tips from the
selectors but due to otherwise disinterest it does not have a greater
poll score or points. Equal 2nds may both qualify, they may both have
more win tips than the Fav.

Remainder Rules A - Clear 2nd poll favourite with more win tips than
the clear poll favourite.     

Barrett's System requires you to continue with selecting and looking
for that elusive winner.

Remainder Rules B - in any race except 1 and 2 and in any race (other)
than   where there is a selection
from a previous rule, continue as follows. In eligible races, the poll
favourite is a selection if it is 1/1 or better.

Supplementary Rule - in any race except 1 or 2 and in any race (other)
than where there is a selection from the Previous rules, continue as
follows. In eligible races where there are equal poll favourites,
runners have the same point score from their tipster support, then
choose the runner with pre post odds of 3/1 or better, your choice
will be the 3/1 horse, Or the next poll favourite at say 7/2. You will
select the first nominated horse at 3/1 or better(written as it is in
the system papers)

Last race - if this race has not been a contender to provide a bet
previously, using the system rules to this point, then the selection
is the favourite in the last.

Some runners he chose and some reasons
Aug 5 1972 Caulfield Race 1 Steeple - Yawander won. It was 5/2 pre
post (although 7/4 in The Australian) and had 42 points A win for the
system - stop betting. It was 10/9 Tote and started at 11/8 - he got
7/4 with us and doubled his stake bet as a result.
He mentioned that the next system bet, in Race 2 was Morgiana (3/1 pre
post) it won however he went for Analie at $7 place under the auspices
of another, separate,  system. Barrett did not require a bet here.
In the remainder of the races, the system selected Faux Pas in the
Hurdle (win 2/1) in race 3  and Grey Abbey won 4/1 in race 4 and there
were no other choices except last race , the favourite Special Boy,
2nd 9/2.

Aug 12 1972 Sandown Race 1 -No selection. Selection excluded because
of price requirement. Winner 100/1 Race 2 - Gala Supreme won, it was a
system selection, 11/2, paid $9.30 tote. A win for the system - stop
betting No other selections capable except Dear Girl won 3/1 in race 5
Favourite last race - fail

Aug 19 1972 Moonee Valley Race 1 Steeple - Chango 11/8 won. It was 5/2
pre post, longer in The Australian and had 37 points A win for the
system - stop betting.
In Race 2 Analie won and was a system selection however Barrett did
not require a bet here.
There were other qualifiers during the day The last race favourite
failed.

Aug 26 Sandown R1 Steeple - Whitby won at 9/2 it was 7/2 pre post and
had 36 points A win for the system - stop betting In R2 Analie won
(again) it was 13/4 and a system selection but not required.
There were other qualifiers during the day The last race favourite
lost.

On Sep 2 1972 the first race system selection Analie won at 11/8 A win
for the system - stop betting

On Sept 9 1972 the first race system selection failed
InR2 the qualifier won paying $2.90 - a win for the system - stop
betting

So you got system selections at 11/8, 11/2,11/8,9/2, 11/8, -1,15/8 Or
in layman's terms 2.37+6.50+2.37+5.50+2.37+-1+2.87= 20.98.

Turf Monthly are sadly missed. They have an extensive system back
catalogue TM have The Merit Method with all the rules and results in
MAXIMUM 4. This method Is starkly similar to Barrett's although it has
additional rules and exclusion clauses. The system Authors are
thorough in providing you with decisions about selections that clash
or co-incide.
While I won't go into all the rules, I won't spoil it for them, I can
say they require the system selection to be a fit within their
parameters, unlike Barratt's which appeared to grab the first
qualifier and stop looking after you do. TM have rules that eliminate
clashes or promote selections because of their attributes.
>From their rules:- "Start from the 3rd poll favourite, which could
include equal second poll favourites or Equal third poll favourites.
Choose the first one mentioned from the 3rd up to and including the
poll favourite which is mentioned Right across the poll. This means it
must receive a vote for first selection, second selection and a third
selection vote  by tipsters.
It could receive more than one mention for any placing. The horse must
be 5/2 or longer in prepost If it is less, move up to second poll
favourite and if right across the selection sphere and 5/2 or better
it is a selection.
Still no selection, examine the attributes of the poll favourite. If
mentioned right across the selection sphere and 5/2 or better it is a
selection Assuming we have no eligible right across selection up to
this stage, we simply choose the second poll runner provided it is 5/2
or longer If still no selection then choose the poll favourite and if
it is 5/2 or better it is the selection.
After all this there might not be a selection listed to start at 5/2
so the final selection is the third poll favourite.
In any of the above trials where there are equal candidates
qualifying, such as equal points and both right across, preference
goes to the The shortest price at 5/2 or better in prepost pricing.
Still equal, preference to higher weight, then highest last start form
figure, then most recent starter, and finally to break the tie, the
lowest barrier.
Thorough or what. The highest last start form figure is quoted as best
last start form figure in other rule tests, which I won't mention here
TM ask you to use the rules to finalise 4 runners for the meeting for
the day, then stop at a winner, locking in profit.

Mechanical betting systems seek to use race results as if they are
causes.
Systems operate generally on the premise that yesterday's results will
cause todays results in terms of yesterday's conditions.

There are limits to how systems can work. Some cleverly researched and
designed systems do succeed, but most fail. 

Systems must fail because they are pale and inferior examples of
rating methods, which generally fail also.

However, there are amusing and instructive anecdotes in the racing
literature on the claims and methods of systems.
 The patois utilised is that of positivity of purpose with your
method.
If it succeeds it is expected.
If it does not succeed there is a reason in the rules.

Cheers

Tony









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