New Posts For Thread: Are Saturdays unusual?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25710289/are-saturdays-unusualHave been trialling something on the horses for the last few weeks and have been doing well but have noticed that consistently Saturdays have bucked the trend and have been losing days.Is this just a coincidence or have others noted that Saturday canfrankie's alright, but the other members of the group are def unusualhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25710289/are-saturdays-unusual?post_id=463671357#463671357frankie's alright, but the other members of the group are def unusualFri, 27 Aug 2010 09:11:12 -0500rayzor, I can remember this being discussed on here a couple of years ago and other posters (including myself) found that their Saturday's results were definitely 'poorer' to their weekday results. Though a conclusion could not be found that explainehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25710289/are-saturdays-unusual?post_id=463655121#463655121rayzor, I can remember this being discussed on here a couple of years ago and other posters (including myself) found that their Saturday's results were definitely 'poorer' to their weekday results. Though a conclusion could not be found that explaineFri, 27 Aug 2010 06:00:33 -0500I guess 7 weeks maybe too small a sample and I may be over-analysing. What has stood out has been that with this particular strategy, 6 out of 7 Saturdays have been losing days whereas for each of the other days of the week, 6 out of 7 have been winhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25710289/are-saturdays-unusual?post_id=463641849#463641849I guess 7 weeks maybe too small a sample and I may be over-analysing. What has stood out has been that with this particular strategy, 6 out of 7 Saturdays have been losing days whereas for each of the other days of the week, 6 out of 7 have been winFri, 27 Aug 2010 01:30:54 -0500Whoops, second column is the total number of runners in Class 1 & 2 handicaps. This is what I meant to display....... Day No. of races Avg field size Sunday 252 10.69 Monday 79 10.87https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25710289/are-saturdays-unusual?post_id=463632133#463632133Whoops, second column is the total number of runners in Class 1 & 2 handicaps. This is what I meant to display....... Day No. of races Avg field size Sunday 252 10.69 Monday 79 10.87Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:23:21 -0500Class 1 & 2 UK handicaps since 2003 Day No. of races Avg field size Sunday 2695 10.69 Monday 859 10.87 Tuesday 1884 14.27 Wednesday 3211 1https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25710289/are-saturdays-unusual?post_id=463631653#463631653Class 1 & 2 UK handicaps since 2003 Day No. of races Avg field size Sunday 2695 10.69 Monday 859 10.87 Tuesday 1884 14.27 Wednesday 3211 1Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:17:30 -0500if i had to put my bit in here as i have thought about this exsact thing only last night,what i think is possible is better prize money at weekend racing, owners might want there horses running weekend so they can go watch them,which ends up making thttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25710289/are-saturdays-unusual?post_id=463593513#463593513if i had to put my bit in here as i have thought about this exsact thing only last night,what i think is possible is better prize money at weekend racing, owners might want there horses running weekend so they can go watch them,which ends up making tThu, 26 Aug 2010 16:31:07 -0500The amount of meetings on a Saturday might possibly affect what you do with so many races to analyze. Hard to say though without a bit more info about your strategy.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25710289/are-saturdays-unusual?post_id=463591349#463591349The amount of meetings on a Saturday might possibly affect what you do with so many races to analyze. Hard to say though without a bit more info about your strategy.Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:14:34 -0500Be careful not to draw big conclusions from small numbers. A few Saturdays is nothing.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25710289/are-saturdays-unusual?post_id=463579509#463579509Be careful not to draw big conclusions from small numbers. A few Saturdays is nothing.Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:52:05 -0500My strategy is largely based on prices and price movement on lower grade handicaps (4, 5 and 6) and not so much on the form of the horse.I see that there may be an extra half-a-horse per race on a Saturday, but my losses have come from less well conthttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25710289/are-saturdays-unusual?post_id=463546837#463546837My strategy is largely based on prices and price movement on lower grade handicaps (4, 5 and 6) and not so much on the form of the horse.I see that there may be an extra half-a-horse per race on a Saturday, but my losses have come from less well contThu, 26 Aug 2010 10:57:23 -0500if your betting strategy depends on what the Punters are doing, rather than what the Horses do, then Saturdays are certainly different.Sometimes better, sometimes worse, but always different.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25710289/are-saturdays-unusual?post_id=463541613#463541613if your betting strategy depends on what the Punters are doing, rather than what the Horses do, then Saturdays are certainly different.Sometimes better, sometimes worse, but always different.Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:16:41 -0500