<div dir="ltr">I'll keep an eye out for that lighter Tony. <br><br><br><br><div class="mt-signature"><a href="https://mailtrack.io/" class="mt-signature-logo" style="text-decoration:none"><img src="https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mailtrack-crx/icon-signature.png" width="16" height="14"> </a><font color="#999999" class="mt-signature-text">Sent with <a href="https://mailtrack.io/install?source=signature&lang=en&referral=norsaintpublishing@gmail.com&idSignature=22" class="mt-install">Mailtrack</a></font></div><img width="0" height="0" class="mailtrack-img" src="https://mailtrack.io/trace/mail/e38ee9e6bd5a677f86ba384a686c56f34a318b62.png?u=1035275"></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 11:24 PM, Tony Moffat <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tonymoffat@bigpond.com" target="_blank">tonymoffat@bigpond.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
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From: Tony Moffat [mailto:<a href="mailto:tonymoffat@bigpond.com">tonymoffat@bigpond.com</a><wbr>]<br>
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2017 7:51 PM<br>
To: '<a href="mailto:ausrace@listserver.com.au">ausrace@listserver.com.au</a>' <<a href="mailto:ausrace@listserver.com.au">ausrace@listserver.com.au</a>><br>
Subject: Barrett's System - Using Stop Lock for Profit - a system as<br>
used by the Beeac Flyer<br>
<br>
Mr Barrett sold his system in Melbourne newspapers in the 60's and<br>
70s. It cost $4 and there was $2 P&H.<br>
It was centred on picking a runner in each race using different<br>
criteria for each selection, and thus each race.<br>
<br>
The Beeac Flyer(BF) was an avid race goer in the 70s, when I was<br>
working on course. I never knew his name but his nickname came from<br>
his occupation, he delivered the first edition next morning papers<br>
overnight from Melbourne to the western districts of Victoria with<br>
the run terminating in Beeac. He said he carted items back to<br>
Melbourne from Beeac so he got paid each way. His long term and full<br>
time employee was Healesville Harry (or Henry) and these two and HH<br>
grand daughters were often in the ring or tote queue on course.<br>
BF drove the paper truck then slept in the back while HH drove<br>
sedately to Melbourne. The truck was then used to bring hire furniture<br>
to some of the courses, and they got entry for free as a result.<br>
After the last they collected their furniture, loaded and left. BF and<br>
HH slept in the truck during racing if they had no other interest in<br>
betting in later races. They often did though.<br>
Then home for a sleep for a few hours then off down the highway again,<br>
at speed I was told.<br>
<br>
BF often had a bet in the first race and it was his success there that<br>
made him a watched man.<br>
Often he had his $50 on the favourite in the first. He chose this<br>
runner if it was the most popular pick by the selectors in 'The Age' -<br>
if the selectors had picked this to run a place most often. It had to<br>
be priced at 5/2 or more at the time of selection. It appears, and he<br>
said, that he was unfazed about the price at race time, if it was a<br>
selection he backed it. He used the Tote also but did not have the<br>
assistance of a dividend display back then. He knew his return on his<br>
ticket from us though.<br>
<br>
BF used Barrett as the basis of his selections and backed them. He was<br>
a character and inveterate tea drinker on course, as was I, and he<br>
borrowed my Zippo lighter one afternoon and never returned it.<br>
Its silver and has my initials engraved on it.<br>
<br>
In race 1 only - choose the horse with the most mentions in the<br>
selection panel, if it is priced at 5/2 Or greater it is a bet.<br>
Otherwise disregard this race. Stop betting at a win.<br>
<br>
Interestingly he folded up his form guide and filed this inside his<br>
race book, neatly always, and secured it with a wooden clothes peg. If<br>
he won the first race he often had bets in subsequent races, always<br>
the quad which was on split races then, like the 4th and 5th then race<br>
7 and race 8 and there were only 9 spots to cover, runner numbers past<br>
9 were co-joined with other runners, you thought you were getting<br>
coverage for nothing in those situations.<br>
<br>
<br>
In race 2 only - choose the runner with a pre post price of 3/1 or<br>
greater. So the First horse you encounter priced at 3/1 or more is the<br>
selection. The system does not provide a method of choosing your<br>
runner if it is bracketed at that price with other(s) .<br>
Stop betting at a win. So you only bet here if Race 1 failed to cough<br>
up a system runner and if your selection here wins, stop, put the cue<br>
in the rack. It says to do that in a reworked version of the system .<br>
<br>
Remainders Rules: - there are several-read on. In races other than 1<br>
and 2 Choose the 2nd poll favourite, only if it has more win tips that<br>
the 1st poll favourite.<br>
This rule applies to the remainder of the racing remember. So your<br>
choice would be the 2nd poll horse if it has more win tips from the<br>
selectors but due to otherwise disinterest it does not have a greater<br>
poll score or points. Equal 2nds may both qualify, they may both have<br>
more win tips than the Fav.<br>
<br>
Remainder Rules A - Clear 2nd poll favourite with more win tips than<br>
the clear poll favourite.<br>
<br>
Barrett's System requires you to continue with selecting and looking<br>
for that elusive winner.<br>
<br>
Remainder Rules B - in any race except 1 and 2 and in any race (other)<br>
than where there is a selection<br>
from a previous rule, continue as follows. In eligible races, the poll<br>
favourite is a selection if it is 1/1 or better.<br>
<br>
Supplementary Rule - in any race except 1 or 2 and in any race (other)<br>
than where there is a selection from the Previous rules, continue as<br>
follows. In eligible races where there are equal poll favourites,<br>
runners have the same point score from their tipster support, then<br>
choose the runner with pre post odds of 3/1 or better, your choice<br>
will be the 3/1 horse, Or the next poll favourite at say 7/2. You will<br>
select the first nominated horse at 3/1 or better(written as it is in<br>
the system papers)<br>
<br>
Last race - if this race has not been a contender to provide a bet<br>
previously, using the system rules to this point, then the selection<br>
is the favourite in the last.<br>
<br>
Some runners he chose and some reasons<br>
Aug 5 1972 Caulfield Race 1 Steeple - Yawander won. It was 5/2 pre<br>
post (although 7/4 in The Australian) and had 42 points A win for the<br>
system - stop betting. It was 10/9 Tote and started at 11/8 - he got<br>
7/4 with us and doubled his stake bet as a result.<br>
He mentioned that the next system bet, in Race 2 was Morgiana (3/1 pre<br>
post) it won however he went for Analie at $7 place under the auspices<br>
of another, separate, system. Barrett did not require a bet here.<br>
In the remainder of the races, the system selected Faux Pas in the<br>
Hurdle (win 2/1) in race 3 and Grey Abbey won 4/1 in race 4 and there<br>
were no other choices except last race , the favourite Special Boy,<br>
2nd 9/2.<br>
<br>
Aug 12 1972 Sandown Race 1 -No selection. Selection excluded because<br>
of price requirement. Winner 100/1 Race 2 - Gala Supreme won, it was a<br>
system selection, 11/2, paid $9.30 tote. A win for the system - stop<br>
betting No other selections capable except Dear Girl won 3/1 in race 5<br>
Favourite last race - fail<br>
<br>
Aug 19 1972 Moonee Valley Race 1 Steeple - Chango 11/8 won. It was 5/2<br>
pre post, longer in The Australian and had 37 points A win for the<br>
system - stop betting.<br>
In Race 2 Analie won and was a system selection however Barrett did<br>
not require a bet here.<br>
There were other qualifiers during the day The last race favourite<br>
failed.<br>
<br>
Aug 26 Sandown R1 Steeple - Whitby won at 9/2 it was 7/2 pre post and<br>
had 36 points A win for the system - stop betting In R2 Analie won<br>
(again) it was 13/4 and a system selection but not required.<br>
There were other qualifiers during the day The last race favourite<br>
lost.<br>
<br>
On Sep 2 1972 the first race system selection Analie won at 11/8 A win<br>
for the system - stop betting<br>
<br>
On Sept 9 1972 the first race system selection failed<br>
InR2 the qualifier won paying $2.90 - a win for the system - stop<br>
betting<br>
<br>
So you got system selections at 11/8, 11/2,11/8,9/2, 11/8, -1,15/8 Or<br>
in layman's terms 2.37+6.50+2.37+5.50+2.37+-1+2.<wbr>87= 20.98.<br>
<br>
Turf Monthly are sadly missed. They have an extensive system back<br>
catalogue TM have The Merit Method with all the rules and results in<br>
MAXIMUM 4. This method Is starkly similar to Barrett's although it has<br>
additional rules and exclusion clauses. The system Authors are<br>
thorough in providing you with decisions about selections that clash<br>
or co-incide.<br>
While I won't go into all the rules, I won't spoil it for them, I can<br>
say they require the system selection to be a fit within their<br>
parameters, unlike Barratt's which appeared to grab the first<br>
qualifier and stop looking after you do. TM have rules that eliminate<br>
clashes or promote selections because of their attributes.<br>
>From their rules:- "Start from the 3rd poll favourite, which could<br>
include equal second poll favourites or Equal third poll favourites.<br>
Choose the first one mentioned from the 3rd up to and including the<br>
poll favourite which is mentioned Right across the poll. This means it<br>
must receive a vote for first selection, second selection and a third<br>
selection vote by tipsters.<br>
It could receive more than one mention for any placing. The horse must<br>
be 5/2 or longer in prepost If it is less, move up to second poll<br>
favourite and if right across the selection sphere and 5/2 or better<br>
it is a selection.<br>
Still no selection, examine the attributes of the poll favourite. If<br>
mentioned right across the selection sphere and 5/2 or better it is a<br>
selection Assuming we have no eligible right across selection up to<br>
this stage, we simply choose the second poll runner provided it is 5/2<br>
or longer If still no selection then choose the poll favourite and if<br>
it is 5/2 or better it is the selection.<br>
After all this there might not be a selection listed to start at 5/2<br>
so the final selection is the third poll favourite.<br>
In any of the above trials where there are equal candidates<br>
qualifying, such as equal points and both right across, preference<br>
goes to the The shortest price at 5/2 or better in prepost pricing.<br>
Still equal, preference to higher weight, then highest last start form<br>
figure, then most recent starter, and finally to break the tie, the<br>
lowest barrier.<br>
Thorough or what. The highest last start form figure is quoted as best<br>
last start form figure in other rule tests, which I won't mention here<br>
TM ask you to use the rules to finalise 4 runners for the meeting for<br>
the day, then stop at a winner, locking in profit.<br>
<br>
Mechanical betting systems seek to use race results as if they are<br>
causes.<br>
Systems operate generally on the premise that yesterday's results will<br>
cause todays results in terms of yesterday's conditions.<br>
<br>
There are limits to how systems can work. Some cleverly researched and<br>
designed systems do succeed, but most fail.<br>
<br>
Systems must fail because they are pale and inferior examples of<br>
rating methods, which generally fail also.<br>
<br>
However, there are amusing and instructive anecdotes in the racing<br>
literature on the claims and methods of systems.<br>
The patois utilised is that of positivity of purpose with your<br>
method.<br>
If it succeeds it is expected.<br>
If it does not succeed there is a reason in the rules.<br>
<br>
Cheers<br>
<br>
Tony<br>
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