[AusRace] Data Count - a system result service

[Tony Moffat]

The originator (owner?) of this service had worked for Aimer Weekly. Aimer
was  also a result, and rating service, centred on Sydney.

'Count' does not refer to numbers (1 count, two count, three count,4) but to
aristocracy -the rank of importance being Baron, Viscount, Earl, Marquess,
then Dook (don't say you're not learning stuff)

However, Count does not appear in royalty rankings now. May be it was in
there somewhere. Either way Data C rated themselves up there with the landed
gentry.

Data Count was a telex (and mailout) that showed the result and all the
runners for Sydney races from Saturday, Wednesday and the occasional week
day otherwise.

Over the last 100 races - after the horse name came the barrier position
then the statistics for that spot on that course at that distance - Randwick
shows 96 starts for 48 places at 'the mile'.
Then the handicap weight (no claims shown) with the same stats. The jockey
with their statistics, the settling place, the turn, and the finish
re-calculated and often more, or less, than the published margins from the
course.

This information was syrup for systemeers at a time when systems were rife.
There was mention of the colour of the beast, but no stats for that, its age
in months and days, trainer stats showing starters and wins and places.
Prices were shown, official sp only with a note that the others were
privately owned

Prize money statistics were a little different, and seem powerful even
today. The value obtained was the horse earnings this race divided by the
total prizemoney. Say 3rd $1250 divided by total prizemoney of $15000 =
8.33%

What I don't have is the explanation booklet for all of this. There are
columns of data against each horse that mean something, probably important,
but I am unsure of their derivation. It may be that a full price value for
the
horses endeavours are rated from the result then reduced by that 8.33%
calculation. In other words the rating is shown as 91.67%  of the full
rating. Nobody (I know of) has that booklet and if you do I'd like a copy.

It cost 5 pound a month which included a mail out on Monday. You could
collect the result sheets from 'the shop in Punchbowl, near the high school'
but exactly where that is I do not know. Perhaps, the full address is in
that missing booklet.

Another way - perhaps. It was only in the market for several weeks/months?
It would be pretty intensive, all those stats pre computer - it was late
60's

Cheers

Tony




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