Scraper/Method to obtain Top Speed and RPR from Racing Post Website into Excel

[smgreyuk]

Hi Dave, I see your Python / Scraping skills know no bounds. But it appears that you have stopped coding now

May I ask a favour of anyone else?

Would it possible to scrape certain data from race cards, each day from the Racing Post?

All I would need is the time of each race , the horse names and their last three race positions.

I am imaging when ran it would spit out something like the following for each race in the day at each meeting:

13:00 Redcar

1. Joe Bloggs 1,5,7
2. Granny Smith 3,F,5
3. Dusty Rug 2,0,4
....
And so on

In a .CSV file maybe

Where would be the best place to learn how to do the above? I'm not really interested in taking up a career in Python Coding, I am simply want the above developed and then I'd be happy to stop there ha ha

 

[hiberok]

Hi Dave, I see your Python / Scraping skills know no bounds. But it appears that you have stopped coding now

May I ask a favour of anyone else?

Would it possible to scrape certain data from race cards, each day from the Racing Post?

All I would need is the time of each race , the horse names and their last three race positions.

I am imaging when ran it would spit out something like the following for each race in the day at each meeting:

13:00 Redcar

1. Joe Bloggs 1,5,7
2. Granny Smith 3,F,5
3. Dusty Rug 2,0,4
....
And so on

In a .CSV file maybe

Where would be the best place to learn how to do the above? I'm not really interested in taking up a career in Python Coding, I am simply want the above developed and then I'd be happy to stop there ha ha

Hello
I did many same scripts. If it is actual for you now - text me)

 

[Michael231]

I take it then that the old version does not work any more then for getting th RPR and top speed with OR as well

 

[JennyK]

A problem, Michael231, is that not only does The Post change its coding from time to time but so does the browzer one uses.

I use Firefox for both cards and results, and last week it upgraded from version 146.1 to 147 (now 147.0.1, issued quickly to deal with complaints). It took quite a while to recode my applications so that they work with 147.

Hopefully no more changes at either end for some time.

 

[hiberok]

Hello
I am using PHP
If you want create something - text me PM, we will discuss

 

[Michael231]

Thanks JennyK for the update.