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Celtic Son
05 Apr 13 11:42
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Is it me or do they always seem to 'like' the favourite? Even if the ratings don't give it, they still seem to have backed the favourite.
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Report flyingbolt April 5, 2013 12:06 PM BST
It's the Timeform way.
About 10 years ago I saw Jim McGrath doing a preview at Cheltenham on Trials Day. He tipped the fav in every race. If memory serves they all got beat.
Report bishop April 5, 2013 12:16 PM BST
timeform not a patch on what they were years ago
Report millhouse April 5, 2013 12:29 PM BST
Thinking outside the obvious, questioning anything, walking at a different beat to the rest of the crowd - none of these things are going to take you anywhere in the racing media.

Look at Clod, he's been freeloading for over forty years by never saying anything contentious, and putting up the favourite in every race ('I tip one in three winners, Mr Sun editor, sir').....
Report zipper April 5, 2013 12:30 PM BST
Timeform is for Free  anything thats for Free... is worth nowt . hope that helps
ok its an old saying but its true . zipper
Report zipper April 5, 2013 12:43 PM BST
Millhouse  any tipster putting up the fav  every race  will get 33% winners ..why 33% of favs win   67% of em get beat 
take Alan Keyte  tipsters in the  Western Mail  ( its in the post naps table)  84 winners  60 losers   .. P/L  -£2.40
in fact the guys in profit  about 8 of em  could  not buy a good bottle of  champagne between em .. end of 
The guys at the bottom  of the table  well they are the pits
Report Madrugada April 5, 2013 12:49 PM BST
They were pretty awful yesterday. I find them to be like zealous salesmen: they want to hype a product. They totally dismissed L'Unique yesterday.
Report millhouse April 5, 2013 12:52 PM BST
Zipper, the media platforms just forget about the losers and focus on the winners.

99.9% of all 'analysts' on TV and in print are unprofitable, but that doesn't stop them getting paid to regale us all with random noise...
Report pauli April 5, 2013 12:56 PM BST
I fully agree with you Bishop.  I used Timeform extensively in the 1970's and 80's and their ratings and comments were very good in the main.  Now I only purchase the 2 annuals from Timeform in order to keep my collection up to date.
Report Mr Magoo April 5, 2013 1:23 PM BST
Timeform will quickly let you know when a top-rated horse wins a race; however they also say not to blindly back the top-rated horse. They want the best of both worlds!
Report Diamond_Joe_Quimby April 5, 2013 1:25 PM BST
Ratings in general are the biggest waste of time. They are simply a guess put in numbers form.
Report flyingbolt April 5, 2013 1:31 PM BST
Judoprick will have you for that remark,DJ.Mischief
Report zipper April 5, 2013 1:33 PM BST
Millhouse   they all make more sense withh the mute bottom on
by the way do you remember the mighty Millhouse   what a horse  won me a few bob many a time
Report Celtic Son April 5, 2013 2:57 PM BST
The bloke this morning showed the ratings for the National, and even though On His Own wasn't top-rated he said 'boringly' he was going to side with that horse.
Report Diamond_Joe_Quimby April 5, 2013 3:00 PM BST
They show the ratings with about 5 ilbs covering the first 20 runners like the Lincoln.
Throw in a few Ps or +s as guesses and you've got "Ratings" as good as Timeform.
Report duncan idaho April 5, 2013 3:22 PM BST

zipper
05 Apr 13 12:30

Timeform is for Free  anything thats for Free... is worth nowt .



you continue to pedal this inaccurate statement....Timeform ratings are NOT free...their best product imo, Computer Timeform, is over a grand a year...the free stuff is massively watered down. HTH.
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