Juve wrote:
Thanks all,
Is there any link how i can do my trials?
I think there are a few around. Personally I race everything that I think is within 2 or 3 furlongs of the distance against the horses that won in the league for me in the previous two seasons. Like this:
1. I race them in batches of 12 (2 or 3 past winners) in 5 races on Soft to Firm and anything that beats all the previous league winners goes through to the next round.
2. Split the qualifiers into equal divisions of between 8 and 12 and race them again on the 5 ground types. Winners and multiple placers in to final. Usually between 8 and 12 get through. Sometimes have to run a second round.
3. Race the final over the 5 types of going but at 4 different tracks plus 3 races on AW. Best performer over variable ground is Number 1 pick. Of course some horses qualify in more than one category so you can balance it out and sometimes the second or even third best horse can get in.
Main idea behind it is that as all have beaten last years best they should be quite good. Last years get thrown into the mix one year older and sometimes win out.
I have done 2yo at 5,6,7,8 & 10f. 3yo and 4yo+ at 5/6f combined, 8,10,12,14 and 16f. For 3yo I have done 8f and 12f colts and fillies separately.
This will give me 19 categories to select my 25 horses from.
Should be 19 category winners plus 6 wild card horses that I will pick taking into account:
category runners up/horses that have done well over multiple distances/horses that have done well over variable ground types/firm or soft ground specialists/horses with proven league form/distances which have most races in league.
I'm pretty sure PJR put something up somewhere about a points system he uses and I think Jim has given his methods in the posts at the top of the page.