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(* ----------------------- NOTICE ---------------------- *)
AMIGAPUNT IS PUBLIC DOMAIN. PLEASE SHARE IT FREELY BUT WITHOUT GAINING
PROFIT. AND I INSIST THAT ALL DOCUMENTATION,CREDITS CLAIMERS & DISCLAIMERS
ARE DISTRIBUTED ALONG WITH THE SOFTWARE:
Pierre A du Parte
P.O. BOX 305
UNANDERRA, NEW SOUTH WALES
AUSTRALIA
2526
Tel 042 716355
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THE AMIGA PUNTER
Can your computer help you in picking winners at Randwick, Flemington,
wherever?
Well, yes! Perhaps. Maybe........ but then again, who knows?
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From the outset let me say that you should not take this program
seriously. Consequently, be aware that I make no claims about the
validity of the theories, equations and general guesswork used by the
AMIGAPUNT program to rate race-horses.
I DO NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOSSES, DAMAGES, INABILITY TO
TO PAY THE RENT, MARITAL BREAK UP, OR ANY OTHER CATASTROPHES THAT
MAY RESULT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM THE USE OF 'AMIGAPUNT'.
D I S T R I B U T I O N.
AMIGAPUNT IS PUBLIC DOMAIN AND MAY BE DISTRIBUTED FREELY PROVIDED NO
PROFIT IS GAINED FROM SUCH ACTIVITIES!
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INSTALLATION!
Minimal! If you want online help then you should copy the APUNT.HELP
file into your 'T:' directory which is where AMIGAPUNT will look for
it. If it can't find it then you're given the option to select the
APUNT.HELP file via a file requester.
Alternatively you may care to dump APUNT.HELP to your printer.
I have provided two batch files to install and/ or print 'APUNT.HELP'.
Note that you will need 'ICONX'(WB 1.3) in your C: directory for the
batch files to work properly.
I also suggest you create a directory to which you can save rated races
for future reference.
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THEORY & GUESSWORK.
The idea for 'AMIGAPUNT' came from an article published in a popular
punting magazine some years ago. The notion is that the factors
affecting a horse's performance and, ultimately, the result of the
race, can be given a value. The article argued that four factors were
at work:
FACTOR VALUE
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FITNESS.
The general condition of the horse. 30%
CONSISTENCY
The 'strike rate' of wins of the
horse. 30%
WEIGHT
If the horse carries less than the others
than that's a bonus 20%
QUALITY
Breeding and the types of races won
will determine the quality 10%
CHAOS FACTOR
Uncertainty 10%
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AMIGAPUNT takes these ideas considerably further. ELEVEN factors are
identified and are given a default value. The user may change these to
suit his evaluations.
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USING AMIGAPUNT
Ideally you should use a good form guide such as the 'SPORTSMAN'.
Failing that any form giving you last starts details will do. THE
AUSTRALIAN & the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD'S GOLDEN GUIDE will do nicely.
Evaluating race horses is a subjective business so I am not going to
bore you with my pet theories. However, rating systems such as
'AMIGAPUNT' will (probably, as likely as not, perhaps) show best
results if you follow a few rules:
1) SELECT QUALITY RACES WHICH HAVE BIG PRIZE MONEY.
2) AVOID RACES WHERE MORE THAN 30% OF THE STARTERS
HAVE NO RECENT FORM.
3) SELECT RACES WITH SMALL FIELDS. AVOID RACES WITH
MORE THAN 14 OR 15 STARTERS.
4) BE CONSISTENT IN YOUR APPROACH.
ENJOY!
Pierre du Parte
P.O. 305
Unanderra NSW
AUSTRALIA
2526
Tel 042 716355.