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7/6/2008 edition

Betting Favourites
in
Small Fields

There has been quite a lot of discussion in the forum about favourites in small fields. So we thought we'd start monitoring them on a regular basis. We'll concentrate on Saturday races in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide where the field size has seven or fewer runners.

When a favourite is beaten we will also provide details of the winner. If there are trends they will be identified. For example if a stable has two runners in the small field does the horse at longer odds win more often than it should? Do some jockeys lose more often than they should on the favourites? Do some stables have a poor strike rate on favourites in small fields? And so on.

Here are the results from Saturday, 24th. May, when the $650,000 Group 1, Weight for Age Doomben 10,000 was held at Doomben.

Randwick: Track Good

R1 $70,000 3YO. Rst86. Handicap.
Distance: 1400 metres
Number of runners: six
Favourite: Bernicia
Result: sixth
Starting price: $3.20
Jockey: Jeff Lloyd
Trainer: Guy Walter
Winner: Chasm
Starting price: $4.40
Top fluctuation: $4.40
SuperTab tote dividend: $4.10
Jockey: Jason Benbow
Trainer: Heath Conners

R2 $70,000 3YO and upward. Rst86. Handicap.
Distance: 2000 metres
Number of runners: seven
Favourite: Sophistication
Result: seventh
Starting price: $2.80
Jockey: Jeff Lloyd
Trainer: Kevin Moses
Winner: Two Towers
Starting price: $12.00
Top fluctuation: $13.00
SuperTab tote dividend: $8.50
Jockey: Rod Quinn
Trainer: Wanda Ings


Moonee Valley: Track Slow

R1 $54,000 Hurdle. Open. Handicap.
Distance: 3200 metres
Number of runners: seven
Equal Favourite: Frenzilian
Result: first

Starting price: $3.90
Top fluctuation: $4.40
SuperTab tote dividend: $3.60
Jockey: Craig Durden
Trainer: Heather Frew
Equal Favourite: Kingston Scene
Result: seventh
Starting price: $3.90
Jockey: Paul Hamblin
Trainer: Peter Rintoul


Morphettville: Track Dead

R1 $25,000 Fillies & Mares. Open. Handicap.
Distance: 1100 metres
Number of runners: six
Favourite: Vankedisi
Result: first

Starting price: $3.00
Top fluctuation: $3.00
SuperTab tote dividend: $3.30
Jockey: Chad Lever
Trainer: Lee Freedman

R2 $34,000 Open. Handicap.
Distance: 1800 metres
Number of runners: six
Favourite: Brad Star
Result: first

Starting price: $3.50
Top fluctuation: $3.50
SuperTab tote dividend: $3.60
Jockey: Dominic Tourneur
Trainer: Vince Bradley

This edition of Punt to Win:
Professional horse racing betting tips
The Professional Punter's horse racing news
Get those betting odds
The Wide Barrier horse racing betting system
Horse Watch betting system - future winners
Betting favourites in small fields: 31/5/2008
Betting favourites in small fields: 24/5/2008
Betting favourites in small fields: 17/5/2008
Best odds for well bet winners - bookmaker or tote?
Plunge horses - betting tips from the track
Betting top weights - horses carrying a weight handicap of 59kg.
Future winners - unlucky horses
Punt to Win 17/5/2008
Punt to Win index


You Need Top Odds

It's unlikely you'll get a high enough strike rate backing short priced tote favourites and poor value tote horses to make up for big unders on the tote. Especially in Sydney and Melbourne metropolitan racing on Saturdays.

If you regularly get poor odds you increase your chances of losing money.

It's very unlikely you'll make a long term profit by consistently backing short priced tote favourites.


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