New Posts For Thread: Hypothetical horse racing situation - which is harder?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29427509/hypothetical-horse-racing-situation---which-is-harderOk, now before anyone starts, this is a hypothetical situation so minimal abuse please.HorseA ran in a race, where the ORs were as follows:70696868676665 (this is HorseA)HorseB ran in an identical race, where the ORs were:7065 (this is HorseB)6161606apologies hello:-), didn't realise you'd left an earlier comment.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29427509/hypothetical-horse-racing-situation---which-is-harder?post_id=525020789#525020789apologies hello:-), didn't realise you'd left an earlier comment.Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:03:43 -0500ok, bit of a gap in the racing now, so this is my take on things...Just to clear any confusion - the horses are twins, it was the same jockey/trainer, the saddles came from the same cow, when the horse crossed the line they landed on the same blade ohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29427509/hypothetical-horse-racing-situation---which-is-harder?post_id=525020777#525020777ok, bit of a gap in the racing now, so this is my take on things...Just to clear any confusion - the horses are twins, it was the same jockey/trainer, the saddles came from the same cow, when the horse crossed the line they landed on the same blade oFri, 12 Oct 2012 12:03:08 -0500As most are going for A ,the value clearly is with B ,and he has given weight away to more than A ,who was in the better race. It appears that A would be overbacked,so I am with B,but it is a close call,and may end up leaving it alone.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29427509/hypothetical-horse-racing-situation---which-is-harder?post_id=525016143#525016143As most are going for A ,the value clearly is with B ,and he has given weight away to more than A ,who was in the better race. It appears that A would be overbacked,so I am with B,but it is a close call,and may end up leaving it alone.Fri, 12 Oct 2012 09:49:23 -0500I left my opinion last nite , photo finish for me as a was stronger field but both beat a horse of same rating 70 so photo with A edging it tho conditions would determine who i bet onhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29427509/hypothetical-horse-racing-situation---which-is-harder?post_id=525015753#525015753I left my opinion last nite , photo finish for me as a was stronger field but both beat a horse of same rating 70 so photo with A edging it tho conditions would determine who i bet onFri, 12 Oct 2012 09:36:42 -0500indeed we do hello:-)I'll post my thoughts after racing - what's your opinion on this?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29427509/hypothetical-horse-racing-situation---which-is-harder?post_id=525015383#525015383indeed we do hello:-)I'll post my thoughts after racing - what's your opinion on this?Fri, 12 Oct 2012 09:24:00 -0500we need closure here YYWEhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29427509/hypothetical-horse-racing-situation---which-is-harder?post_id=525015271#525015271we need closure here YYWEFri, 12 Oct 2012 09:20:12 -0500assuming both horses ran roughly the same times in their respective races (considering yyw is trying to make the results as similar as possible) then both horses should just about dead heat next time out, or at least finish very close to each other ghttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29427509/hypothetical-horse-racing-situation---which-is-harder?post_id=525007631#525007631assuming both horses ran roughly the same times in their respective races (considering yyw is trying to make the results as similar as possible) then both horses should just about dead heat next time out, or at least finish very close to each other gFri, 12 Oct 2012 02:58:01 -0500Flat or Jumps? - distance?, going? Horse A is most circumstances but hard to be definitive without further info.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29427509/hypothetical-horse-racing-situation---which-is-harder?post_id=525005515#525005515Flat or Jumps? - distance?, going? Horse A is most circumstances but hard to be definitive without further info.Thu, 11 Oct 2012 23:49:33 -0500I didn't fancy either of them because they were stepped up in class for the next race and were beaten comfortably 2 out. They were going to finish together but Jamie Spencer was booked for Horse A so unfortunately he never got going until too late.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29427509/hypothetical-horse-racing-situation---which-is-harder?post_id=525002669#525002669I didn't fancy either of them because they were stepped up in class for the next race and were beaten comfortably 2 out. They were going to finish together but Jamie Spencer was booked for Horse A so unfortunately he never got going until too late.Thu, 11 Oct 2012 21:35:54 -0500To have higher weights the horses must have either wins under their belt or are colt's racing against FilliesUnder the W.F.A. scale colts are allotted more weight than fillies even in non W.F.A. races.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29427509/hypothetical-horse-racing-situation---which-is-harder?post_id=525002213#525002213To have higher weights the horses must have either wins under their belt or are colt's racing against FilliesUnder the W.F.A. scale colts are allotted more weight than fillies even in non W.F.A. races.Thu, 11 Oct 2012 21:12:27 -0500