76. the factor 8 system

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The Factor 8 System

Over the past months I have written more than once about the Racing Postbeing a great source of racing information of all kinds. And so it is. But theordinary daily national press is also a rich supplier of data and help for thepunter, and I thought that over the next month or two I would take a look at

the different approaches and material they provide; with, perhaps, someadditional personal stuff thrown in. For this month we'll start with the DailyExpress.

My very first recollection of any newspaper is of the Express, differentlyshaped then, being in broadsheet format back in those days. Looking backwith hindsight I can only assume that my father took it every day for somereason other than its blatant Conservative politics which would not havesuited him at all. It could well be that he favoured it because of its racinginformation. I think it was generally recognised then that the Express was thebest national daily for racing with the Scout (at that time the great CliveGraham), Peter O'Sullevan, not just a great tipster but later to become thevoice of racing with his marvellous commentaries (and still going strong as Iwrite this) and Bendex, who then was Charles Benson. They also had aScottish tipster called Scotia which completed a really impressive team. As Irecall it, the Scout, Peter O'Sullevan and Scotia gave each day their threemain tips indicated by 3 stars, 2 stars and 1 star. Many were the systems thenthat relied simply on the number of stars a selection received from theExpress tipsters. And if there was one that received 9 stars, then that wassomething to bet on!

Another memory is that in those war-time years when paper was scarce, theExpress, in its large format, consisted of very few pages, sometimes I believe,

only four. How different from nowadays when a paper has so many pages andsupplements that a paper delivery boy is lucky to survive puberty withoutsuffering from round shoulders and a hernia.

The Express was owned then in the 1940s by the Canadian LordBeaverbrook, a war-time friend and colleague of Winston Churchill.Beaverbrook has told a true story I enjoy about another great war-time PrimeMinister, Lloyd George in the First World War. Lloyd George was returninglate one night from campaigning in rural Wales when his car broke down. Hisdriver decided to search for help and found a big house nearby where heknocked on the door for assistance. It just happened to be the local asylum ormental hospital. The driver told the night porter who answered the door that

he had Lloyd George outside in the car. "Bring him in," said the porter wearily."I've got another seven of him in here already."

I've hardly seen the Express since those far-off days, but bought one the otherday to check up on it now. I was glad to see the Scout and Scotia are stillthere, though not tipping in every race, but the new big-name tipsters came asa shock - Computerman and Rottweiller.



However, I noted that Computerman on the previous day, the 1st November,had napped a 14/1 winner, Sir Desmond, so that impressed me. There is asection called Gossip From The Gallops and on that day it gave 4 selectionswhich provided 3 winners at 14/1, 10/11 and 3/1. Again pretty impressive.Another section called Analyser gives details of hot trainers and jockeys, bestraces for favourites, outsiders, trainers and jockeys and also horses with

biggest ratings drop from winning mark. Two of these were given and one ofthem won at 12-1. These exceptional results on that random day are probablyfortuitous, but I'm tempted to take a further longer look at the Express.

Now, something completely different. Here's a little gag to try in the pub orwherever and I can assure you it works for I did it the other day to great effect.Choose your subject (I hesitate to use the word victim) carefully. Successdepends on this. He should be extrovert and not quite Mensa material; thenexplain that this is a test of intelligence and acting ability. A dumb man goesinto a chemist's shop and wants a toothbrush. How would he be able to get it?Our subject, after a second's thought, should start to mime brushing his teeth.You agree and applaud him. Then you ask how a blind man would be able in

the same shop to get a packet of condoms. Again after a second or two heshould start his mime. He gets a packet, opens it and produces somethingthat he begins to apply in his groin area with a roll-on motion. Just before he isfinished you interrupt and say, "No, the blind man would simply say 'A packetof condoms, please'.

For this month's system I can simply say Factor 8. It has proved successful onboth the Flat and NH with big-priced winners at 20/1, 16/1, 14/1, 12/1, 11/1,10/1 etc. It has proven level stake profits on both codes over more than oneseason, and furthermore it is extremely easy to operate. There is a popularrecent system on the market that I'm sure you'll know called Factor 4, thebrain-child of Colin Davey. Let's hope that Factor 8 turns out to be twice asgood as Davey's.

Factor 8 System

The phase "Fit and Fancied” is often used in the racing pages of your morningnewspaper, when allied to winning form it can be used as an importantweapon in your betting armoury. When a horse suddenly hits top form mosttrainers, barring those foolish enough not to try, like to strike again whilst theiron is still hot.Many racehorse trainers have very few purple patches during a season, and

not knowing when the going may change or sickness strike their

string, theyhave to take full advantage of any good spells that are available.

We too can benefit when these horses suddenly "Spring to life" by using thissimple method.

By using the DAILY MAIL (All results are based on this paper) note at thedays principle meeting in any race, barring Foxhunters chases, the solehorse that won a .race in the last eight days.



Do NOT bet if there is more than one selection in a race. In the Daily Mail,printed after the horse’s name, is the number of days since a horse last ranand Sundays are included in this total, so, we are actually looking for thehorse that won in seven racing days.

I began checking this system on the first day of the 1984 Flat season and for

that whole period I followed ALL qualifiers at ALL meetings and had thesewinners:-

Concert Pitch 14/1 Eastform 16/1 Kiowa 7/1Highham Grey 8/1 Widd 15/2 Humberside L. 8/1Hizpah 7/1 Gunfighter 8/1 Leysh 20/1Free Range 10/1 Bold Realm 11/1 Secret V. 12/1First Bout 8/1 Mel’s Choice 11/1 Karen’s Star 8/1Shellman 10/1 Cap D’Azure 12/1 Maumann 9/1

During the course of the season I amassed 109 WINNERS for a level stakeprofit to £10 of £961.13.

Like most punters I Iike to keep my bets to a daily minimum and that is why Inow restrict all selections to the main card. Anyone with a reasonable memorythough will note that many of the winners listed came from the time when theselections were in their respective seasons major races.

It is unlikely that there will be more than two bets a day, though the rare caseof three selections in a day will occur.

The 1905 Flat Season did not disappoint either with great winners such asMAYOR at 20/1 and VERBARIUM at 14/1.

Many fine doubles and trebles were also found :-

Incestuous 7/2 Ardrox Lad 13/2 Gunfighter 8/1 Laysh 20/Harry H. 3/1 K Battery 4/1 Lucky 0 5/1 Hilton B 9/4Top That 1/1 Bassenthwait 5/6 Nile E L Free Go 6/5

Lobbit 4/7 Jacks L. L Video .R. L Rahash L

Mel's C. 11/1 Skyboot 11/2 Chaplins C 7/1 Brampton I 8/1Karens S . 8/1 Park -Par. 9/4 Nonsense 5/1 Chaplins C 9/2Mums 6/4 Si Signor 5/2 Sir Bless 1/1Bay B. L Dee Jay E L

Even better news though was that the system worked just as well under N.H.rules. 1984-85 N.H.

Out Of The Gloom 7/1 WARGAMB 7/1 CELTIC CRACKER 8/1Edwards Corner 16/1 Coxmore K. 7/1 Grundy Glow 5/1

Amongst many winners from all meetings. And a good each way was had inthe 1985 2000 Guineas supreme Leader 3rd at 50/1.



Latest News:-

1985-86 N.H. so far:- I6 WINNERS 30 Losers Level stake profit to £10 stakes£88.79. This includes three winners from last four bets. On I6th Feb IrishChampion Hurdle HERBERT TOUTED WON 8/1. This was not included in theprofit mentioned. STOP PRESS. VERY LATEST – BLIND BURN 5/2.

INHERIT 9/1. SUPER REGAL 9/2.

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