"He's the best I've ever had. He's the best I've ever seen. I'll be very surprised if there will be better"
- Sir Henry Cecil, trainer of Frankel
[b]SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK OF 15 TO 19 OCTOBER[/b]
[b]Weak faves:[/b]
17 horses were selected with only 3 winning their races for a strike rate of 82%.
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Selections to back[/b]
27 selections were made during the week with 11 horses paying dividends for a strike rate of 41%.
LSP would have returned a bit more than +4.00 points at BFSP for an ROI of 15%
Hilites of the week were two EW winner at 12.00 and 13.00 BFSP.
The day that 'almost was': Thursday with four of seven selections coming in second.
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[b]WEAK FAVES FOR 22-OCTOBER[/b]
Selections based on the quality of the fields in their previous races...
Last week, I tightened the 'focus' a bit more and had a consistent week with 14 for 16 selections successful (88%).
For jumps, it took some additional reads on how the horses ran on certain courses. This meant delaying putting up the selections which will probably be necessary till I'm able to 'fine-tune' a bit quicker.
But the patience paid off with all jumps being landed last week, the two 'weak faves' that won being on the flat at Salisbury and Ascot.
There were nine back selections last week resulting in +.18 (2% ROI).
I kicked myself for missing two to back; Rawaki at Yarmouth on Friday. I had looked at the race and found that my speed ratings could not find the danger. This usually flags up a 'second look' to see if a back is in order but despite notes scribbled...