[i][b]Weak faves is posted Monday to Friday between noon and 1PM[/b][/i]
Thursday, 13 September
I walked away from Wednesday's racing with neither call at Uttoxeter coming in. I watched Christopher Ward position Stage Acclaim perfectly before the final hurdle and knew that there was a clear lane for the horse that looked as fresh as it did at the start. I went in knowing that the jockey gave 8 lbs but thought even then the margin was there for others to prevail.
And despite tight betting in the top three in the market, Lark's Lad won the next race as well.
I was pleased with the Doncaster call in the 4:45. Even when the openings came, Strictly Silver didn't have the engine to tackle the others and remained part of the mid-field.
The average price of horses that have...
[b]WEAK FAVES' are posted Monday to Friday between noon and 1PM. On occasion, there will be evening racing posted around 30 minutes before the first race.
July: 87 for 109 - 80%.
August: 106 for 134 - 79%
September to date: 29 for 38 - 76%[/b]
Friday, 7-Sept
Yesterday finished with 9 for 11 selections being landed including 4 for 4 with Kempton in the evening. The 'bonus stat' was of the four 'early faves' I passed on at Kempton, two won.
The other stat that is standing out is that the average BFSP of the horses that do win their races is down to 2.90 for September compared to 3.90 for August. Yesterday, the two horses that won their races were both odds on. Hopefully this trend will continue.
Yesterday's backs showed that the approach is still a 'work in progress'...
Stats for August:
24 for 29 (83%)
August to date: 82/106 (77%)
[b]WEAK FAVES FOR 27-AUGUST[/b]
Selections based on the quality of the fields in their previous races
Strike rates:
Bangor: 1 meeting: 2 for 2 (100%)
Chepstow: no meetings to date
Epsom: 1 meeting: 2 for 3 (67%)
Huntingdon: no meetings to date
Newcastle: 3 meetings: 3 for 4 (75%)
Ripon: 2 meetings: 3 for 5 (60%)
Warwick: 1 meeting: 1 for 1 (100%)
BANGOR
2:50 Clarion Call [i](Result: 2nd)[/i]
3:25 Mr Tingle [i](1st 3.70 BFSP)[/i]
CHEPSTOW
2:05 Bondi Mist [i](3rd)[/i]
5:00 Beauchamp Zorro [i](8th of 10)[/i]
6:05 Greyemkay [i](2nd)[/i]
EPSOM
2:30 Lunar Deity [i](1st 3.20 BFSP)[/i]
4;15 Arashi [i](6th of 10)[/i]
HUNTINGDON
4:20 Bennys Quest [i](4th of 8)[/i]
NEWCASTLE
3:25 Excellent...