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What is actually running?

This page shows only the governed live paper-capture experiments and clearly separates failed/blocked legacy ideas. Green numbers are early paper evidence, not real-money approval.

Updated
29/07/2026, 17:23:23
Source
settled scanner logs
WIN29/07/2026, 17:23:21
PLACE29/07/2026, 17:23:22
P429/07/2026, 17:23:23

Active paper rules

4

Settled records

526

Paper orders

767

Rule-sum P&L (overlaps)

£118.64

Rule-sum ROI (not portfolio)

+3.46%

Plain-English read

Designed to stop stale or failed strategies looking active.

Running now: WIN and PLACE drift-lay paper-capture rules only.

Not running: steamers, false favourites, old back tips, stale MorningWAP artefacts and each-way/place alternatives that failed validation.

Decision rule: early positive P&L is encouraging, but anything under 50 settled records is still a tiny sample and cannot be promoted.

Overlap warning: headline rule sums contain overlapping candidate variants. Use the individual rule cards for evidence; the total is not portfolio profit.

Active paper-capture candidates

These are the only strategy families worth watching right now.

PLACE higher-odds drift lays

Stronger PLACE drift rule in odds 3.5–8.

PLACEPaper capture
Settled records
274
Orders
385
Placed / unplaced
57 / 321
Paper P&L
£63.60
Paper lay stake / order
£1.00
Peak concurrent liability
£121.25
ROI on total liability
+3.82%

Paper lay stake is the requested amount per simulated order; liability varies with the matched odds. Peak concurrent liability is estimated from capture until 30 minutes after scheduled off. ROI still uses cumulative historical liability.

Sample warning
Paper evidence gate passed; automated real-money use remains blocked.
Action
Continue frozen paper capture and prepare a separately reviewed micro-stake execution design.
Governance
R-2026-013 paper evidence pass; live automation blocked

PLACE GB/IE high-field drift lays

Forward-only PLACE drift rule for odds 3.5–8 in 12+ runner GB/Irish fields.

PLACEPaper capture
Settled records
111
Orders
221
Placed / unplaced
32 / 187
Paper P&L
£44.40
Paper lay stake / order
£1.00
Peak concurrent liability
£118.20
ROI on total liability
+4.46%

Paper lay stake is the requested amount per simulated order; liability varies with the matched odds. Peak concurrent liability is estimated from capture until 30 minutes after scheduled off. ROI still uses cumulative historical liability.

Sample warning
Developing sample — not enough for staking.
Action
Promising direction; continue paper capture.
Governance
R-2026-013 paper-capture only

WIN stronger drift lays: odds 2–8

Stricter WIN drift rule: at least 30% drift, odds 2–8, field 8+.

WINPaper capture
Settled records
65
Orders
72
Winners / losers
12 / 60
Paper P&L
£8.30
Paper lay stake / order
£1.00
Peak concurrent liability
£28.00
ROI on total liability
+2.42%

Paper lay stake is the requested amount per simulated order; liability varies with the matched odds. Peak concurrent liability is estimated from capture until 30 minutes after scheduled off. ROI still uses cumulative historical liability.

Sample warning
Developing sample — not enough for staking.
Action
Promising direction; continue paper capture.
Governance
R-2026-009 paper-capture only

WIN drift lays: odds 2–8, field 10+

Lay WIN runners that drift at least 20% from the baseline into the 2–8 odds band in 10+ runner fields.

WINPaper capture
Settled records
76
Orders
89
Winners / losers
16 / 71
Paper P&L
£2.34
Paper lay stake / order
£1.00
Peak concurrent liability
£46.88
ROI on total liability
+0.55%

Paper lay stake is the requested amount per simulated order; liability varies with the matched odds. Peak concurrent liability is estimated from capture until 30 minutes after scheduled off. ROI still uses cumulative historical liability.

Sample warning
Developing sample — not enough for staking.
Action
Promising direction; continue paper capture.
Governance
R-2026-009 paper-capture only

Diagnostics / deprioritised rules

Still visible for audit and monitoring, but not counted as independent primary strategies.

PLACE GB high-field drift lays

GB-only PLACE drift rule for odds 3.5–8 in 12+ runner fields.

PLACEDiagnostic only
Settled records
57
Orders
91
Placed / unplaced
9 / 80
Paper P&L
£36.30
Paper lay stake / order
£1.00
Peak concurrent liability
£63.80
ROI on total liability
+8.83%

Paper lay stake is the requested amount per simulated order; liability varies with the matched odds. Peak concurrent liability is estimated from capture until 30 minutes after scheduled off. ROI still uses cumulative historical liability.

Sample warning
Developing sample — not enough for staking.
Action
Diagnostic overlap check — do not count as independent.
Governance
R-2026-012 paper-capture only

PLACE drift lays: odds 1.5–5

Lay PLACE runners that drift at least 20% into odds 1.5–5 in 8+ runner fields.

PLACEDiagnostic only
Settled records
291
Orders
510
Placed / unplaced
149 / 352
Paper P&L
£31.55
Paper lay stake / order
£1.00
Peak concurrent liability
£90.41
ROI on total liability
+2.62%

Paper lay stake is the requested amount per simulated order; liability varies with the matched odds. Peak concurrent liability is estimated from capture until 30 minutes after scheduled off. ROI still uses cumulative historical liability.

Sample warning
Aggregate paper result is positive, but the P1-only slice failed overlap review.
Action
Keep as an overlap diagnostic; do not promote or count as independent.
Governance
R-2026-014 aggregate pass; independent edge failed

WIN drift lays: field 12+

Larger-field WIN drift slice.

WINDiagnostic only
Settled records
18
Orders
20
Winners / losers
2 / 18
Paper P&L
£7.55
Paper lay stake / order
£1.00
Peak concurrent liability
£19.35
ROI on total liability
+7.88%

Paper lay stake is the requested amount per simulated order; liability varies with the matched odds. Peak concurrent liability is estimated from capture until 30 minutes after scheduled off. ROI still uses cumulative historical liability.

Sample warning
Tiny sample — useful for monitoring only.
Action
Diagnostic overlap check — do not count as independent.
Governance
R-2026-012 paper-capture only

WIN top-4 diagnostic drift lays

Diagnostic overlap check for R2 using baseline top-4 rank. Not treated as an independent strategy.

WINDiagnostic only
Settled records
49
Orders
55
Winners / losers
10 / 45
Paper P&L
£3.30
Paper lay stake / order
£1.00
Peak concurrent liability
£22.40
ROI on total liability
+1.25%

Paper lay stake is the requested amount per simulated order; liability varies with the matched odds. Peak concurrent liability is estimated from capture until 30 minutes after scheduled off. ROI still uses cumulative historical liability.

Sample warning
Tiny sample — useful for monitoring only.
Action
Diagnostic overlap check — do not count as independent.
Governance
Duplicate diagnostic; do not aggregate with R2

WIN GB drift lays: odds 5–8

GB-only stronger-drift slice in the 5–8 odds band.

WINDiagnostic only
Settled records
9
Orders
9
Winners / losers
1 / 8
Paper P&L
£2.20
Paper lay stake / order
£1.00
Peak concurrent liability
£11.20
ROI on total liability
+4.55%

Paper lay stake is the requested amount per simulated order; liability varies with the matched odds. Peak concurrent liability is estimated from capture until 30 minutes after scheduled off. ROI still uses cumulative historical liability.

Sample warning
Tiny sample — useful for monitoring only.
Action
Diagnostic overlap check — do not count as independent.
Governance
R-2026-012 paper-capture only

WIN lost-favourite drift lays

Lay a baseline favourite that has drifted and is no longer current favourite.

WINDiagnostic only
Settled records
4
Orders
4
Winners / losers
1 / 3
Paper P&L
-£0.55
Paper lay stake / order
£1.00
Peak concurrent liability
£5.20
ROI on total liability
-3.24%

Paper lay stake is the requested amount per simulated order; liability varies with the matched odds. Peak concurrent liability is estimated from capture until 30 minutes after scheduled off. ROI still uses cumulative historical liability.

Sample warning
Tiny sample — useful for monitoring only.
Action
Diagnostic overlap check — do not count as independent.
Governance
R-2026-012 paper-capture only

WIN longshot drift lays: odds 8–16

Higher-frequency longshot drift lay rule. Watch liability carefully because one winner can wipe many small wins.

WINDeprioritised
Settled records
171
Orders
250
Winners / losers
23 / 225
Paper P&L
-£8.45
Paper lay stake / order
£1.00
Peak concurrent liability
£147.50
ROI on total liability
-0.30%

Paper lay stake is the requested amount per simulated order; liability varies with the matched odds. Peak concurrent liability is estimated from capture until 30 minutes after scheduled off. ROI still uses cumulative historical liability.

Sample warning
Developing sample — not enough for staking.
Action
Deprioritised after weak evidence; review for archive/stop.
Governance
R-2026-011 paper-capture only

WIN morning favourite drift lays

Lay the baseline favourite when it drifts at least 20% into odds 2–8 in 10+ runner fields.

WINDeprioritised
Settled records
26
Orders
26
Winners / losers
9 / 17
Paper P&L
-£17.88
Paper lay stake / order
£1.00
Peak concurrent liability
£14.30
ROI on total liability
-18.61%

Paper lay stake is the requested amount per simulated order; liability varies with the matched odds. Peak concurrent liability is estimated from capture until 30 minutes after scheduled off. ROI still uses cumulative historical liability.

Sample warning
Tiny sample — useful for monitoring only.
Action
Deprioritised after weak evidence; review for archive/stop.
Governance
R-2026-012 paper-capture only

Removed / archived strategies

These are hidden from the active board because they already failed or are blocked.

WIN/PLACE steamers

Historical steamers failed walk-forward/holdout; 2025 burned. Removed from active UI.

LEGACYArchived failed
Settled records
0
Orders
0
Winners / losers
0 / 0
Paper P&L
£0.00
Paper lay stake / order
Unavailable
Peak concurrent liability
Unavailable
ROI on total liability
+0.00%

Paper lay stake is the requested amount per simulated order; liability varies with the matched odds. Peak concurrent liability is estimated from capture until 30 minutes after scheduled off. ROI still uses cumulative historical liability.

Sample warning
Removed from active strategy board.
Action
Do not spend more time unless new evidence appears.
Governance
Archived / blocked

Low-volume PLACE lay artefact

Looked positive at stale MorningWAP but failed at BSP/executable checks.

LEGACYArchived failed
Settled records
0
Orders
0
Winners / losers
0 / 0
Paper P&L
£0.00
Paper lay stake / order
Unavailable
Peak concurrent liability
Unavailable
ROI on total liability
+0.00%

Paper lay stake is the requested amount per simulated order; liability varies with the matched odds. Peak concurrent liability is estimated from capture until 30 minutes after scheduled off. ROI still uses cumulative historical liability.

Sample warning
Removed from active strategy board.
Action
Do not spend more time unless new evidence appears.
Governance
Archived / blocked

Generic false-favourite lays

Broad false-favourite families failed validation/forward evidence.

LEGACYArchived failed
Settled records
0
Orders
0
Winners / losers
0 / 0
Paper P&L
£0.00
Paper lay stake / order
Unavailable
Peak concurrent liability
Unavailable
ROI on total liability
+0.00%

Paper lay stake is the requested amount per simulated order; liability varies with the matched odds. Peak concurrent liability is estimated from capture until 30 minutes after scheduled off. ROI still uses cumulative historical liability.

Sample warning
Removed from active strategy board.
Action
Do not spend more time unless new evidence appears.
Governance
Archived / blocked

Legacy back tips

Forward Back tips failed badly; kept audit-only, not an active strategy.

LEGACYArchived failed
Settled records
0
Orders
0
Winners / losers
0 / 0
Paper P&L
£0.00
Paper lay stake / order
Unavailable
Peak concurrent liability
Unavailable
ROI on total liability
+0.00%

Paper lay stake is the requested amount per simulated order; liability varies with the matched odds. Peak concurrent liability is estimated from capture until 30 minutes after scheduled off. ROI still uses cumulative historical liability.

Sample warning
Removed from active strategy board.
Action
Do not spend more time unless new evidence appears.
Governance
Archived / blocked

Candidate A all-runner MorningWAP lay

Historical +4% remains execution-feasibility only; not promoted because MorningWAP may not be executable.

LEGACYArchived failed
Settled records
0
Orders
0
Winners / losers
0 / 0
Paper P&L
£0.00
Paper lay stake / order
Unavailable
Peak concurrent liability
Unavailable
ROI on total liability
+0.00%

Paper lay stake is the requested amount per simulated order; liability varies with the matched odds. Peak concurrent liability is estimated from capture until 30 minutes after scheduled off. ROI still uses cumulative historical liability.

Sample warning
Removed from active strategy board.
Action
Do not spend more time unless new evidence appears.
Governance
Archived / blocked