I regularly play on hpqualify and today I also played at xpressbet. No joy for me today, especially when Gulfstream turned up wet and off turf. A bad day playing a contest beats a good day working anytime.
Jim
PS...The free contests really make what you say true. You must hit the big one. It's amazing, but you could charge $5 to play a contest and get rid of 75% of the people that play free contests.