Upgrade News
Following is the history of program upgrades. Note that many
of the features listed below are only available in the Platinum
version. If you believe you have missed an upgrade you are
eligible for or if you need a new copy of the program download
instructions then just email your details to
info@capitalinfo.com.au
- September 2009: Ratings for first up horses
dramatically improved thanks to barrier trial info from
Bestform
- July 2009: Price Predictor and System Selector
opening screens updated to display more info on underlying
meetings/systems without you having to click buttons to get
the extra info
- June 2009: Bet Selector Platinum Professional is
updated with new class, age and sex bonuses and penalties
plus a fully revised barrier bonus/penalty
- May 2009: Bet Selector Platinum Professional is
released with the ability to accurately rate past runs at
all distances from over 700+ tracks including New Zealand
and Hong Kong thanks to a new par times database
- March 2009: New System Selector rules added to Bet
Selector Platinum Plus allowing inclusion or exclusion
of fillies and mares races plus ability to test for
finishing position at recent barrier trial (if using
Bestform)
- February 2009: New System Selector rules added to
Bet Selector Platinum version 2 (now called Platinum
Plus) allowing testing of race class, jockey, trainer,
breeding and horse name (so you can run black books)
- September 2008: System Analyser updated to show
cumulative percentage profit trends across criteria
values
- August 2008: New System Selector rules added to
Bet Selector Platinum version 2 allowing testing of
MyCalc ranges and gap differences
- June 2008: The Bet Selector demo has been updated
to show three sets of rated prices and selection polls
when downloading form from
Bestform
- May 2008: Race TAB Live module updated to allow
automatic race jump time updates from Tabcorp and UNiTAB
plus automatic import of exotic bet strings from the
System Selector module
- April 2008: Bet Selector Platinum version 2 released
with new System Selector rules
- March 2008: MyCalc module updated to allow access to
rankings for ratings, API and win and place percentages
- February 2008: Race TAB Live module updated to allow
automatic jockey allowance updates from Tabcorp and UNiTAB
- January 2008: Bet Selector Platinum now automatically
downloads 107 free systems for you to use at the click of a button
- December 2007: MyCalc module upgraded to allow points
systems to be implemented (eg selection poll points) and
MyReport added to allow you to design your own reports
- November 2007: 10 start form for Australian, NZ and HK
TAB meetings can now be downloaded from
www.bestform.com.au. Form includes barrier trial and steward
report info not often found elsewhere
- July 2007: Race TAB Live module updated to allow
automatic jockey updates from Tabcorp and UNiTAB
- June 2007: Staking Analyser module added to allow
various staking plans to be tested over past system test data
- May 2007: Race TAB Live module improved to allow
access to "Price Predictor" form dialogue while
remaining in Race TAB Live (Platinum+MyCalc version)
- November 2006: New Platinum+MyCalc version released
with MyCalc module allowing use of user defined formulae
in System Selector
- September 2006: Race TAB Live module upgraded to allow
use of QLD and VIC TAB data in addition to NSW
- July 2006: Ability added to automatically download,
unzip and import Cyberhorse current and historical form files
- February 2006: Ability added to update scratchings and
track conditions automatically from Tabcorp (NSW) Live Odds service
- December 2005: Meeting files split into separate
subfolders for each year
- August 2005: Ability to test more than one system at
a time added to System Selector
- November 2004: Program name changed from Price
Predictor to Bet Selector and a new Windows installer introduced
- January 2004: Extra Form add-on released
- June 2003: System Analyser add-on released
- March 2003: Better Ratings added to System Selector
- February 2003: Ability to test for the predicted margin
of the winner added to System Selector
- September 2002: Win, place and first four bet types
added to Tote Pro
- April 2002: Overlay testing and place reporting
added to System Selector
- September 2001: Options added to import Cyberhorse 10
start form and AAP Form Analyser form
- May 2001: Tote Pro was added to the Windows
version of Price Predictor
- April 2001: First Windows release including Price
Predictor and System Selector modules
- June 2000: Trifecta, exacta and quinella profit and
loss reporting became available in System Selector
- May 2000: System Selector data became available in
spreadsheet files
- January 2000: Option added to import Cyberhorse
5 start form
- December 1999: Profit and Loss reporting was introduced
into System Selector
- June 1999: The calculation of past performance
ratings was improved to take account of sectional times data
- December 1998: More automatic form pattern recognition
added to the program (from the Price Trifecta method)
- April 1998: Tote Pro is no longer a separate program
and becomes part of Price Predictor Pro
- February 1998: Price Predictor updated to determine how
long winning horses are likely to retain form (Form Retention) and how
long others are likely to take before they win (the Form Number)
- July 1997: Price Predictor enters cyberspace with
its own website and the ability to import form via internet downloads
- April 1997: Automatic form pattern recognition added
to the program for first, second and third up horses
- October 1996: Price Predictor upgraded to Price
Predictor Pro with Fastform Commander merged into the program
- June 1995: Tote Pro module released extending
application of place odds mathematics to trifecta betting
- March 1995: Place Odds Calculator module released
allowing calculation of true place odds
- November 1994: System Selector first added to Price
Predictor allowing system selections to be picked automatically
- March 1994: New full colour version
of Price Predictor released with highlight bar menus
- December 1992: Fastform Commander module released
allowing Price Predictor to automatically access form from AAP
- June 1989: Price Predictor updated to extract form
automatically from George Tafe's database
- April 1987: Price Predictor first advertised in the
Sportsman (originally a black and white text based program for
DOS or Commodore 64 owners)
For a free info pack including two free racing systems and a
free demo version of Bet Selector just send an email with the word
"free" in the subject line to
demo@capitalinfo.com.au
