New Posts For Thread: Just how effective are first time blinkers?https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27087705/just-how-effective-are-first-time-blinkersStats going back to '96 on my blog along with a trainer who gets you a £7k profit to £100 stakes on FTB horses http://wp.me/p1o7dN-WAfraid not, filters don't work for that. Can find out first time headgear of any sort + tongue tie but not allied to previous wearingshttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27087705/just-how-effective-are-first-time-blinkers?post_id=487609005#487609005Afraid not, filters don't work for that. Can find out first time headgear of any sort + tongue tie but not allied to previous wearingsTue, 01 Mar 2011 11:15:20 -0600SC,I see how you get the numbers now.You don't take into account if they had previously worn any other type of headgear. A visor for instance.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27087705/just-how-effective-are-first-time-blinkers?post_id=487607401#487607401SC,I see how you get the numbers now.You don't take into account if they had previously worn any other type of headgear. A visor for instance.Tue, 01 Mar 2011 10:57:18 -0600Hi Equimine, I use the excellent adrianmassey.com. Pipe's been training a big string of horses for almost 5 years - around 20 horses a year doesn't seem too bad to me.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27087705/just-how-effective-are-first-time-blinkers?post_id=487604277#487604277Hi Equimine, I use the excellent adrianmassey.com. Pipe's been training a big string of horses for almost 5 years - around 20 horses a year doesn't seem too bad to me.Tue, 01 Mar 2011 10:26:41 -0600SC,Could I ask where you get you numbers from?I just think that for a relatively recently started trainer, to have tried 106 different horses in blinkers a pretty high number.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27087705/just-how-effective-are-first-time-blinkers?post_id=487595845#487595845SC,Could I ask where you get you numbers from?I just think that for a relatively recently started trainer, to have tried 106 different horses in blinkers a pretty high number.Tue, 01 Mar 2011 08:55:47 -0600Thank you gentlemen. Am going to try and concentrate mostly on my blog from now on - got steadily worn down ploughing through argumentative/repetitive posts on here. I'll drop some links in when covering subjects like this that might be of interesthttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27087705/just-how-effective-are-first-time-blinkers?post_id=487468133#487468133Thank you gentlemen. Am going to try and concentrate mostly on my blog from now on - got steadily worn down ploughing through argumentative/repetitive posts on here. I'll drop some links in when covering subjects like this that might be of interestMon, 28 Feb 2011 05:46:33 -0600Thinking along the same lines as Roger there; I am going to have to think more now about punting Long Run in the GC.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27087705/just-how-effective-are-first-time-blinkers?post_id=487465925#487465925Thinking along the same lines as Roger there; I am going to have to think more now about punting Long Run in the GC.Mon, 28 Feb 2011 05:20:20 -0600Excellent read, Steeple, and a really well presented and informative site. Bookmarked and will certainly be keeping up to date with your postings.It would be interesting to compare your figures for FTB with those for horses wearing blinkers next timehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27087705/just-how-effective-are-first-time-blinkers?post_id=487461485#487461485Excellent read, Steeple, and a really well presented and informative site. Bookmarked and will certainly be keeping up to date with your postings.It would be interesting to compare your figures for FTB with those for horses wearing blinkers next timeMon, 28 Feb 2011 04:08:39 -0600Nick Mordin has done some research on this and, across the board, found first time blinkers to be pretty ineffective (re profitability of punting these animals), but found they generated a good return when punting them second time.he argued that thehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27087705/just-how-effective-are-first-time-blinkers?post_id=487461285#487461285Nick Mordin has done some research on this and, across the board, found first time blinkers to be pretty ineffective (re profitability of punting these animals), but found they generated a good return when punting them second time.he argued that theMon, 28 Feb 2011 04:04:04 -0600Interesting stuff SC.I remember opposing Zaynar in the Triumph due to Henderson's very poor record putting headgear on horses. I saw it as a bit desperate, especially on just a four year old but Walkon was never getting to him :-(I was aware of thehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27087705/just-how-effective-are-first-time-blinkers?post_id=487460385#487460385Interesting stuff SC.I remember opposing Zaynar in the Triumph due to Henderson's very poor record putting headgear on horses. I saw it as a bit desperate, especially on just a four year old but Walkon was never getting to him :-(I was aware of theMon, 28 Feb 2011 03:46:33 -0600Stats going back to '96 on my blog along with a trainer who gets you a £7k profit to £100 stakes on FTB horses http://wp.me/p1o7dN-Whttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27087705/just-how-effective-are-first-time-blinkers?post_id=487440149#487440149Stats going back to '96 on my blog along with a trainer who gets you a £7k profit to £100 stakes on FTB horses http://wp.me/p1o7dN-WSun, 27 Feb 2011 20:20:00 -0600