Bet Selector Upgrade History

Following is the history of program upgrades. Note that many of the features listed below are only available in the Professional 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 demo@capitalinfo.com.au

2020 to present

2026: Bet Selector's web based HTML formguide (VIEW EXTRA FORM) underwent a major upgrade with improved navigation, new 100 point ratings and new past rating graphs. Race Day Live now applies automatic jockey updates.
2025: The Price Predictor window was updated allowing one click access to horse form. System Analyser was updated with a new "Net BSP" page showing BSP returns after commission. System Selector was also updated to allow you to set a specific limit price for individual systems when sending bets to Betfair
2024: Bet Selector received a major update to allow bets to be sent directly to Betfair (both system picks in System Selector and multiple betting in Race Day Live). System Selector was updated with a new Lookup File Editor.
2023: An option for automatically downloading and installing program updates was added to teh pull down HELP menu in the program. Support for WA TAB data collection and betting was added to Race Day Live. Substantially improved race class figures were introduced based on our new weight rating classes (these replace the old time based class figures).
2022: Speed maps were added to Extra Form and an Expert Mode "Rule Builder" was added to System Selector. Also added were trainer ratings and a "System Refinery" feature, quaddie support in Race Day Live and the ability to view and sort selections using your local time zone.
2021: New weight ratings were introduced to compliment the existing class and time ratings - these are now the best performing ratgins with higher strike rats than the class and time ratgins.
2020: Race Day Live was updated with a new Ladbrokes option for updating scratchings, track conditions, prices and results. All predictive ratings were improved by automatically taking into account jockey ratings (based on jockey performance at various class levels).

2010 to 2019

2019: New time based ratings and new bonus and penalty adjustments were added to Bet Selector. Expert Mode was made easier to use with new buttons for adding and deleting system folders plus all versions have new buttons for downloading free systems.
2018: Completely new class and time ratings were introduced to Bet Selectorincluding new par times for improved time rating calculations.
2017: A Breeding analysis/systems upgrade was added allowing users to system test breeding and produce sire, dam and dam sire statistics. Race Day Live was updated to include a more user-friendly implementation of the old Tote Pro features plus improvements like full first four support (new check boxes for picking fourth place have been added to those for picking first to third).
2016: System Selector was updated to allow creation of new jockey and trainer ratings that now take into account not just strike rate but also the avBase class figures of the races in question (this fixes the problem where a 20% strike rate in the city used to be rated the same as a 20% strike rate in the bush).
2015: Bet Selector was updated with new avBase based class ratings, access more past data in Expert Mode and the ability to export and import user-defined spreadsheets. Full details on our blog.
2014: Bet Selector was updated to account for the new Firm, Good, Soft and Heavy track conditions and System Selector was updated to allow for the use of track condition numbers. The Price Predictor module was improved by allowing reports to open in the main text box via a menu rather than popping up in extra WordPad and Notepad windows.
2013: A new "Expert Mode" feature was introduced in System Selector allowing the use of fully user defined rules. Full details on our blog.
2012: Bet Selector was updated allowing the display and system testing of AAP 100 point ratings as seen in many newspaper formguides and betting websites. System Selector was updated with 9 new rules including Base, Peak and Last Start rating raking rules plus early "newspaper" market price rules, official handicapper rating rules and a foaling date rule. These items are also now included in System Analyser and the system spreadsheet file.
2011: Bet Selector was updated to display early market (newspaper) prices, official handicapper ratings and potted form comments (subject to form provider availability). Race Day Live was updated so you can update TAB prices at a click of a button without having to reload Race Day Live data.
2010: A new System Sorter module to sort system selections was added in the System Selector part of the program as was the ability to allow systems to be placed into groups using List Names.

2000 to 2009

2009: Ratings for first up horses dramatically improved thanks to the use of barrier trial info.
2008: System Analyser was updated to show cumulative percentage profit trends across criteria values. New System Selector rules added to allow testing of MyCalc ranges and gap differences. Also new you can automatically download free systems at the click of a button.
2007: 10 start form for Australian, NZ and HK TAB meetings can now be downloaded - includes barrier trial and steward report info not often found elsewhere. Staking Analyser module added to allow various staking plans to be tested over past system test data.
2006: A new MyCalc module was added allowing use of user defined formulae in System Selector. A Race Day Live module was introduced to allow use of TAB data for automatically updating scratchings and track conditions.
2005: System Selector was updated to allow the testing of more than one system at a time.
2004: Program name changed from Price Predictor to Bet Selector and a new Windows installer introduced. Extra Form add-on released.
2003: System Analyser add-on released.
2002: Win, place and first four bet types added to Tote Pro.
2001: First Windows release including Price Predictor, Tote Pro and System Selector modules.
2000: Trifecta, exacta and quinella profit and loss reporting added to System Selector and System Selector data became available in spreadsheet files.

1987 to 1999

1999: Profit and Loss reporting was introduced into System Selector. The calculation of past performance ratings was improved to take account of sectional times data.
1998: Automatic form pattern recognition added to the program (from the Price Trifecta method).
1997: Price Predictor enters cyberspace with its own website and the ability to import form via internet downloads.
1996: Price Predictor upgraded to Price Predictor Pro with Fastform Commander merged into the program.
1995: Tote Pro module released including calculation of true place odds and application to trifecta betting.
1994: System Selector was introduced allowing system selections to be picked automatically.
1992: Fastform Commander module released allowing automatic access to form from AAP.
1989: Price Predictor updated to extract form automatically from George Tafe's database.
1987: Price Predictor first advertised in the Sportsman (originally a black and white text based program for DOS or Commodore 64 owners).