Predict the unpredictable?

People say dog racing is one of the most unpredictable sports to predict, because the slightest knocks or bumps basically kill a race.

My mate has launched some software which tries to help out, so sorry for the free advertising but here's some of his stuff for those interested in the sport :

"Greyhound Racing in the 21st Century affords 'greyhound punters' worldwide the chance to interactively bet on the dogs. This has created many new opportunities for all predictors of dog races, with newly promised increases in UK Super Jackpot payouts, live internet race betting facilities and the increasingly popular number of dog racing web-sites, never before has the dog racegoer experienced such a revolution in greyhound racing technology!

To start predicting your own future greyhound winners, I firstly however, recommend you aquire a good informative 'daily racing newspaper' with a full in-depth coverage of all today's or this evening's dog meetings, turn to the greyhound section and select a race you wish to predict!

"Greyhound Predictor Software" lets you predict dog races run over 3 middle-distance race lengths. These include: 515 metres = 563 yards, 500 metres = 547 yards and 480 metres = 525 yards. When choosing to predict a race, try selecting a race run exactly over or very close to any of these 3 distancess to obtain the best results!

Now start up Greyhound Predictor, double click the 'Crystal Ball' icon on your desktop.

If you haven't yet downloaded and installed Greyhound Predictor Version 2.0 then you can download a free trial. Initially you will be taken to the Information Boxes, click I Agree to start the program running. Please note: The Greyhound Predictor v2.0 trial version is 'free to try' before you buy!

Once the dog race simulator has loaded Press Spacebar to move through the information screens to Main Menu, from here you can select either Predictor, Betting, Gallery, Information or Options. I suggest, you start by selecting Options from the Main Menu.

Greyhound Predictor v2.0 offers a maximum 8 dog runners per race, by selecting the Option Menu you can alter the 'race settings' to the correct number of runners required and change any race length measurement into either 'metres or yards' or to enter a dog's racing weight in either 'kilos or pounds'!

Alternatively, you can pre-set your own race settings, by finding the Configuration Utility on your computer (Start - Programs - Greyhound Predictor v2.0 - Configuration) You may set any combination of the 'racetrack settings' mentioned above as the default mode of your choice. Each time you start up Greyhound Predictor both six or eight dog races run in metres or yards, kilos or pounds, will only then be saved for you!

Now are you ready to start predicting greyhound races?

From the Main Menu select 'Predictor' to navigate throughout, simply highlight your answer by using the Up/Down/Left/Right Cursor Keys situated on your keyboard, when you have selected your answer Press Spacebar to continue.

The 'Race Predictor' requires you to answer ten dog racing question categories for each selected dog runner. The first 3 questions however, always relate to each individual race set-up. Please read on."

http://www.greyhoundpredictor.com/prediction/