Early Bird Ratings

Good morning...

I've been putting in some pretty long hours recently and...

Today it seems to have caught up with me as I seem to have slightly slept thorough my alarm clock.

It used to go off at 5am (4am UK time) but, in order to get more done...

I set it to 3am (2am UK time - yes, it does exist) about a week ago.

Today, it may have gone off but I have no recall.

Thus, I am running a bit behind today.

The ratings go out automatically (and, indeed, have already gone out) but the Spotlight Ratings are going to have to wait until about 9am.

The links for them are posted below but, they won't work until about that time.

I do apologise for this, today (being Sunday) is going to be a sort of day off for me - sleeping through the alarm suggest that I need a day off.

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Focus Ratings

I was watching the results coming in yesterday and I knew that it was going to be a pretty decent day.

It felt a bit more like the sort of Saturday that I would normally expect.

Which is pretty good bearing in mind that it's only been two weeks since UK racing came back.

And only one week for the Irish racing.

Here are some notes that I made...

In our first rated race of the day (the 12:15 at Newbury,) our top rated horse came second.

In the next race (the 12:30 at Doncaster) Our top rated horse won at 12.0 ISP (12.64 ISP)

In the third rated race of the day (Newbury - 12:45), Our top rated horse (Fortune and Glory) won at 4.6 ISP (5.30 BSP)

At Sandown (12:55) our top rated horse came second and our second rated horse won the race. Our third rated horse came third. The combination Trifecta paid £108.70 for a £6 stake.

Newbury - 13:15 - Our top rated horse came 6th but our 2nd rated horse won the race at 4.33 ISP ((4.59 BSP)

Then, at Sandown - 13:30 -

At Sandown - 14:05 - Our top rated horse (Well of Wisdom) won the race (of course) @ 5.5 ISP (5.83 BSP) but... our 2nd rated horse came 2nd and our 3rd rated horse came 3rd. The Trifecta paid £100.30

Newbury - 14:25 - Our top rated horse came second. Our second rated horse was a non-runner.

Sandown - 14:40 - Our top rated horse (Lazuli) won @ 2.875 ISP (3.30 BSP)

Newbury - 15:00 - Our top rated horse came third.

Sandown - 15:15 - Our top rated horse (Solid Stone) won @ 2.50 (2.67 BSP)

Doncaster - 15:25 - Our 3rd rated horse won.

Newbury 15:35 - Our top rated horse came second.

Sandown - 15:45 - Our top rated horse (Mambo Nights) won @ 3.75 ISP (3.39 BSP)

Curragh - 16:00 - Our top rated horse came second.

Newbury 16:10 - Our top rated horse came third.

Sandown - 16:20 - Our second rated horse won the race.

Newbury - 16:45 - Our top rated horse won @ 9.0 ISP (9.81 BSP) - our 2nd rated horse came second and our 3rd rated horse came third. The Trifecta paid £616.60

Leicester - 17:30 - Our top rated horse won @ 1.80 ISP (1.99 BSP)

Leicester - 19:30 - Our top rated horse won @ 4.0 ISP ( BSP)

Yesterday's Results

Here are the results in the Traffic Light Results PDF format... Yesterday's Traffic Light Results

Yesterday's Results, show a strike rate (for our top rated horse) of 34.29%.

Yesterday's Live Ratings, show a strike rate (for our top rated horse) of 33.78%.

Yesterday's - Link to Follow - results for All Races (including previously unrated races), show a strike rate (for our top rated horse) of 31.71% from all 41 Races (including previously unrated races.)

The Overall Profit Index. If you had blindly backed every top three rated horse in all of the races you would have had 128.49 units returned to 107 units staked. The Overall Profit Index was, thus, 20.08%

Top Rated Horse - There were 12 winners from the top rated horses from 35 Races. If you had blindly backed the top rated horse in all of the races you would have had 54.21 units returned to 35 units staked. The Top Rated Profit Index was, thus, 54.89%

2nd Rated Horse - There were 10 winners from the second rated horses from 36 Races. If you had blindly backed the 2nd rated horse in all of the races you would have had 33.95 units returned to 36 units staked. The 2nd Rated Profit Index was, thus, -5.69%

3rd Rated Horse - There were 3 winners from the third rated horses from 36 Races. If you had blindly backed the 3rd rated horse in all of the races you would have had 40.33 units returned to 36 units staked. The 3rd Rated Profit Index was, thus, 12.03%

Non Handicap Races - Top Rated Horse - There were 16 non-handicap races yesterday. From these races there were 4 Top Rated winners. Thus, the Strike Rate (for Top Rated Horses) was 25%

Top Rated Horse - If you had blindly backed the top rated horse in all of the races you would have had 9.61 units returned to 16 units staked. The Top Rated Non-Handicap Profit Index was, thus, -39.94%

Non Handicap Races - Top Three Rated Horses - There were 16 non-handicap races yesterday. From these races there were 10 Top Three Rated winners. Thus, the Strike Rate (for the Top Three Rated Horses) was 62.5%Investment Betting

There were five Investment Betting selections yesterday...

Newbury - 14:25 Miss Celestial - 2nd
Newbury - 15:00 - Cabaletta - 3rdfour
Curragh - 18:45 - Speak in Colours - 2nd
Curragh - 19:15 - Albigna - 6th
Curragh - 19:45 - Magic Wand - 1st @ 1.80 ISP (1.80 BSP)

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EarlyBird Ratings

There were no Diamonds and Gold selections yesterday...

Focus Ratings members can subscribe to these selections for free,

Just send me a mail and I'll set it up.

The selections normally come out about 5:30pm the evening before the day of the race.

PlaceProfits.com members - if you wish to receive the EarlyBird Ratings Diamond and Gold selections until the racing settles down and we start getting Place Profits selections again, just email me and I'll put you on the list.

You can see the independently proofed results for the EarlyBird Ratings Diamonds and Gold selections here... https://www.racing-index.com/tipsters/proofed/ebr-diamondsandgold.html

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Compass Ratings

There are 11 races at Sha Tin today.

Although the first race is a 5 runner race for 2 year olds and I'm not sure if I can decently rate that race.

The ratings for Sha Tin (top 3 rated) are here... http://compassratings.com/data/compassratings-2020-06-14.pdf

The ratings for Sha Tin (all horses) are here... http://compassratings.com/data/compassratings-full-2020-06-14.pdf

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Spotlight Ratings

There were three Spotlight Rated races yesterday.

In the 15:30 at Dresden (GER) our top rated horse won the race.

At Belmont Park (USA) out top rated horse came second, the race was won by our 3rd rated horse and out 2nd rated horse came 3rd.

The 12:38 at Santa Anita is still to run.

There are a whole bunch of International Graded.Group of Listed races today.

I am running slightly late but...

The ratings for those races will be done by 9am.

Today's Spotlight Ratings are here... http://spotlightratings.com/data/SpotlightRatings-2020-06-14.pdf

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Ante Post Ratings

Later this week I shall be rating (well in advance) any decent races that need to be rated as part of my Ante Post Ratings service.

Obviously, you as Focus Ratings members will get access to these ratings for free.

Now, I anticipate that I should be able to produce Ante Post Ratings for all big race entries about month before the race.

I'll be updating you early next week on how to access Ante Post Ratings.

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Place Profits

There was one Place Profits selection yesterday.

Sandown - 12:55 - Bungledupinblue - 2nd @ 1.12

Now...

For us, a 2nd is as good as a win.

The recent results be seen here... http://placeprofits.com/results/

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Something to make you smile...

Bear in the Woods

Two guys were walking in the woods one day, and they all of a sudden came across a bear. The bear noticed them, and started growling and generally getting really mean.

The bear started to chase one of the guys, who, as it turns out, was from Czechoslovakia. The bear soon caught up with him, and ate him alive. The other guy turned around and ran for his life.

A little while later, the second guy found a park ranger station and told his story. The ranger took his gun, and they both went out in search of the bear, in order to destroy it.

Soon, they came across two bears, one male, and one female. The ranger turned to the other guy and said: "Quick... tell me which bear ate your friend!" The ranger levelled his gun and got ready to shoot.

"I'm not really sure," said the other guy, "they both look similar."

"QUICK! Make up your mind!" said the ranger.

"O.K.," said the other, "it was the male."

The ranger promptly aimed and shot the female bear. The male ran off. Using his knife, the ranger cut open the belly of the female and found the body of the other man.

"But why didn't you shoot the male when I thought it was the male who ate my friend?" the other man asked.

"Well," said the ranger...

"I never trust anyone who says that the Czech's in the male!"

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Today

Whatever you are up to today...

Stay safe and healthy.

As always...

My kindest regards