New Posts For Thread: will the trends/stats back up this yearhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29788667/will-the-trendsstats-back-up-this-yearits been a strange season for UK horses running on ground normally associated with ireland, trainers/owners have taken this onboard, some waiting for better ground for their horses, some running just to get handicap marks, and some just to get a runFair enough. Looking forward to reading your analysis.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29788667/will-the-trendsstats-back-up-this-year?post_id=529426761#529426761Fair enough. Looking forward to reading your analysis.Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:37:47 -0600I'll do it in my own time, I'm busy currently investigating the lifetime form of every horse entered in the handicapshttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29788667/will-the-trendsstats-back-up-this-year?post_id=529426701#529426701I'll do it in my own time, I'm busy currently investigating the lifetime form of every horse entered in the handicapsThu, 28 Feb 2013 10:35:22 -0600"I am going to post a list of horses with negative trends against them and we can check how they got on"That would be great. How about if i start a thread called "Judoricks Negative Trends" and you can post them there? It will not be a discussion thrhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29788667/will-the-trendsstats-back-up-this-year?post_id=529426521#529426521"I am going to post a list of horses with negative trends against them and we can check how they got on"That would be great. How about if i start a thread called "Judoricks Negative Trends" and you can post them there? It will not be a discussion thrThu, 28 Feb 2013 10:28:18 -0600well obvviously those with positive trends will be high on your list and maybe your selectionhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29788667/will-the-trendsstats-back-up-this-year?post_id=529426321#529426321well obvviously those with positive trends will be high on your list and maybe your selectionThu, 28 Feb 2013 10:21:29 -0600I don't tend to look at positive trends too much, normally only after I've used the elimination process to get rid of those that fail the important trends. Some other posters might be using that approach thoughhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29788667/will-the-trendsstats-back-up-this-year?post_id=529426083#529426083I don't tend to look at positive trends too much, normally only after I've used the elimination process to get rid of those that fail the important trends. Some other posters might be using that approach thoughThu, 28 Feb 2013 10:14:04 -0600and it would be nice to see the horses with positive trends and see how they farehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29788667/will-the-trendsstats-back-up-this-year?post_id=529425183#529425183and it would be nice to see the horses with positive trends and see how they fareThu, 28 Feb 2013 09:38:28 -0600we shall see, I am going to post a list of horses with negative trends against them and we can check how they got onhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29788667/will-the-trendsstats-back-up-this-year?post_id=529424905#529424905we shall see, I am going to post a list of horses with negative trends against them and we can check how they got onThu, 28 Feb 2013 09:23:58 -0600the valid trends are much more in the public domain nowadays, so i doubt their profitability will be maintained, not at the same level at leasthttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29788667/will-the-trendsstats-back-up-this-year?post_id=529424777#529424777the valid trends are much more in the public domain nowadays, so i doubt their profitability will be maintained, not at the same level at leastThu, 28 Feb 2013 09:18:41 -0600over the next 30 x 27 races at the Festival, taking me into an age where I probably won't care, I guarantee that long established trends will prove as consistent as they have been for the last 30 yearsa trend may get snapped here and there but the lohttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29788667/will-the-trendsstats-back-up-this-year?post_id=529383591#529383591over the next 30 x 27 races at the Festival, taking me into an age where I probably won't care, I guarantee that long established trends will prove as consistent as they have been for the last 30 yearsa trend may get snapped here and there but the loTue, 26 Feb 2013 18:24:44 -0600Good starting point but always thought you have to do additional work to understand and weigh up the significance of the trend, and by the time youve done that you dont need the trend anymore anyway.eg you might lay hurricane fly because of few horsehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29788667/will-the-trendsstats-back-up-this-year?post_id=529383447#529383447Good starting point but always thought you have to do additional work to understand and weigh up the significance of the trend, and by the time youve done that you dont need the trend anymore anyway.eg you might lay hurricane fly because of few horseTue, 26 Feb 2013 18:19:55 -0600