Fav fav fav fav

we've only just begun.

It's raining and it's Monday

rainbow connection

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__VQX2Xn7tI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPmbT5XC-q0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PMgmgDq2Fo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6inwzOooXRU

Checking the racing post tipsters page and the fav is winning 40% since the beginning of the year. The norm is just above 30%. In my 20 years in the business I have never known it to be so high for so long. Id say the industry figures for the first quarter regarding horse race results will be interesting reading.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYuE2roIkH0

another one

bookes on their ar*e at kelso - love it!!!!

Bookies and Harry Whim alike..

...and yet another!

how much you winning , yorkie ?

When I worked Saturdays for a bookie in the old days , lots of people backed the favourites in doubles and trebles plus , usually across the card .  Do punters still do that ?  I am seldom if ever in the bookies except for the time it takes to place a specific bet these days , and most of them are like morgues anyway population wise , except for the FOBT numpties .

Not sure many of current staff could work out a double lap bet ( if they took it ) , or an each way result all each way .

Thought you'd like the Skinny ones!

So many favourites winning compared to previous years though or so it seems.

..lots of "Red Alert" races imo.....although they have probably changed the code by now!!!

Yes the favourites have been recently winning at an unusually high rate

Last 7 days
224 races, 101 favs, = 45.09%,    Ave Bookie SP 2.57 @ 38.91%,


last 30 days
905 races, 365 favs, = 40.33%,    Ave Bookie SP 2.71 @ 36.9%

but as usual it does even out.

since the new year
2637 races, 1046 favs, = 39.67%,    Ave Bookie SP 2.63 @ 38.02%

over the past 365 days
12554 races, 4478 favs, = 35.67%,    Ave Bookie SP 2.75 @ 36.36%


I think the 'correction' is due any day now.....

intersting stats lex .

intersting stats lex .