New to Gold: Report Angles
Today, I'm pleased to introduce you to the latest Geegeez Gold feature, Report Angles.
As part of our commitment to extend greater flexibility and configurability to Gold users - in plain English, to let you do more of what you want to do! - we've created an aggregator for all reports. You can set it up as you wish, or not at all if that's your wish.
More details are in this video, and in the article beneath.
N.B. All angles are turned OFF by default. Read/watch on to discover how to turn them ON.
Report Angles: Overview
Report Angles highlight content from Gold’s existing set of reports against today’s runners as displayed on the racecards.
That is, for each report, there are now – as of December 2017 – a group of pre-set parameters which, when matched, will be flagged against a runner on the racecard.
Using the example from above, the Trainer Statistics report might have the following pre-set parameters for its Type 1 (i.e. 14 Day Form) sub-report:
- 10+ runs
- 30%+ wins
- A/E 1.25+
Where a runner satisfies those criteria, it is highlighted on the racecard as such. There will be pre-sets for every report sub-type, e.g. Trainer Stats report will have four pre-sets, one each for 14 Day, 30 Day, Course 1 Year, and Course 5 Year.
Users will be able to select any or all of the pre-sets to be displayed on their racecard views. They will also be able to edit or restore to default the pre-sets. However, a user may only have one custom view of each report sub-type.
Report Angles are automatically built into the ‘My Report Angles Settings’ page. Users have the ability to activate, deactivate, amend or restore to default each Report Angle. They cannot create new Report Angles, however.
Report Angles: My Settings
Users can select, de-select, amend and/or reset the Report Angles configuration on the My Report Angles Settings page. However, users cannot create or delete Report Angles, though they can disable/enable them.
The page is found at https://www.geegeez.co.uk/reports/my-report-angles-settings/ and looks like this:
The Report Angles Settings page displays the report titles (i.e. TJ Combo, etc) on the left-hand side, with settings displayed for the selected report sub-types (e.g. 14 Day, 30 Day, Course 365 Day, Course 5 Year).
For each report/type combination, there are editable parameters as per that report’s individual report page. For example, below are the editable parameters for four sub-types of TJ Combo report:
N.B. Different reports have different parameters – users are advised to check each one individually, at least the first time they configure the settings.
At the bottom of the screen are three blue bars. The first, “Save Settings”, enables a user to save any changes made within the selected report.
The second, “Reset Defaults”, reverts the selected report to the ‘factory settings’. The third, “Reset All Defaults”, reverts all reports and sub-types back to their default settings.
N.B. These defaults are NOT optimal. Rather, they are presented as a balance between limited data and too much data appearing in the report. Users are encouraged to experiment with the settings to find the appropriate volume of report output.
Each report sub-type has a tick box next to its name. Selecting/de-selecting the ticks will include/exclude a sub-type from the report and racecard view.
Clicking the on/off buttons top RIGHT will select/de-select all tick boxes for a report.
Clicking the on/off buttons top LEFT will select/de-select all tick boxes for ALL reports.
Report Angles: The Report
Once a user has selected and/or activated report angles and parameters, all qualifying runners will appear on a report on the My Report Angles screen. The report looks like this:
Each row in the report table is clickable, and will open the race in question in a new window. All columns are sortable to enable users to configure the view to suit personal taste.
Report Angles: Racecard Inline
The racecard has been updated with a new ‘report’ icon, containing a numerical indication of the number of angles matched. Clicking the icon will reveal inline the qualifying Report Angles, as in the below example.
There is also a new icon with a ? in the top icon menu. Clicking this icon will open Report Angles in the card for all runners. Clicking again will close them.
Getting Started with Report Angles
By default, all Report Angles are switched off. To turn them all on, use the 'ALL On' button top left on the Report Angles Settings page. Alternatively, and preferably, take a few minutes to set the Angles up as you would have them.
The default settings, when all Report Angles are switched on, can be seen in the below table.
Report Angles are intended as an aid to successful betting; they are not to be used as an end in themselves. That is to say, Report Angles may highlight interesting elements about certain runners but, as with all other approaches, a more holistic consideration of the puzzle will always yield better results.
Good luck, and I hope you enjoy this new feature as much as I have been during the testing stage.
Matt
Hi Matt.
Just to say that I have been a Gold member (although my girlfriend would dispute the last few words) for a number of years now and really have to say that the amount of effort that goes into this site is worthy of so much praise and your attention to detail is to be highly recommended.I remember the first time I used it was at Perth races and had a very successful day and on very many occasions after. Thank you for your efforts and hope you continue to be so dedicated to this project for many years to come.
Tom
Hi Tom
Thanks a lot for the kind words. It is a great team effort, and one we genuinely cannot do without our loyal – and growing – band of fans and subscribers.
There is much planned for 2018 as we continue our quest to not only provide the greatest range of content, but also to present it in the most accessible consumable format.
Thanks again for taking time to write, and for your loyal support, which is very much appreciated and valued.
Matt
Here,here,
Would just like to echo Finger’s comments.Well done yet again team.
Rich
Thanks Rich, very kind 🙂
Matt
A brilliant new tool. I look forward to playing with it.
Excellent addition Matt, this is going to be a great help.
Can’t wait to get stuck in.
Nigel.