Horse racing 'systems'

Are horse racing 'systems' for real? Do they really allow you to win more than chance? I knew someone once who was very good with horse could bet and win a few hundred then stop. I mean not keep going and lose it again. Then in a few weeks do it again. But I have lost touch with him so cannot ask him what system, if any , he used.i had no interest in racing then but am a little interested now

Any books recommended?

FiftyP

What do you mean by "systems?"

Is it possible to pick horses and win? Yes. Is it possible to write down your system into a complicated spreadsheet, feed it data, and have it spit out bets? Not to your or I.

bladespin

That really doesn't sound like a system, just someone who knows their stuff and is very prudent about their bets.

nuckeythompson

Sounds like his system was discipline which is probably the most important aspect of successful gambling

I do not believe in systems as such

FiftyP

You're dead right too

Triple up on the amount you staked? Time to start flinging out whiskeys and ordering Yellow Spots

The Hoarse Whisperer

Re. systems

A guy called Bill Benter, google him, claims to have made his fortune using compter generated models to bet on the horses in Hong Kong.

For what its worth while in college I played around with creating systems/models for betting on the horses using data science tools like neural nets but couldnt create one that could make a profit. Most of the better ones hovered around -10% to level stakes range. Think Paddy Power said himself regarding his companys business model that it is designed to take 10% of a punters money over time so that seems to add up! Data science/analytics wouldnt be my area though so Id imagine someone skilled in this area could do better.

It's all codology......once the tape drops/ gates open.....there ain't no system...... saddles slip,horses go lame, fall, jockeys pull up etc.

rolling boh

Plenty of systems peddled around for years the only way profitable is to sell them on to gullible punters . The only hope of making money requires very long hours concentrating on select races and having the discipline to wait for the right time .Bookies hold all the advantages these days you start winning money they limit your bets and so on .

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I read about bill Benter and read a couple of books about system s.

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On8 book claimed to take possibility of lame horses etc into account

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Paddy power is well set up to rip people off

BorneTobyWilde

I bet (lol) I could come up with a system on paper that would make profit every month of the year. A simple set of rules that would turn profit always.

del roy

An informed punter guessing system is as good as any system out there. 100%