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17/7/2010 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, 10th. July, 2010.

On this day the $200,000 VRC-CRV Winter Championship Series Final was run over 1600 metres at Flemington.

Randwick: Track Heavy.

R1 $70,000 2YO. Open. Handicap.
Distance: 1400 metres
Number of runners: 7
Favourite: Beg
Result: 2nd.
Starting price: $3.40
Jockey: Rod Quinn
Trainer: Peter Snowden
Winner: Demanding Miss
Starting price: $4.00
Top fluctuation: $4.40
SuperTab tote dividend: $4.30
Jockey: Nash Rawiller
Trainer: Barry Baldwin

R2 $70,000 3YO. Rating 80. Handicap.
Distance: 1200 metres
Number of runners: 4
Favourite: Offhanded
Result: 2nd.
Starting price: $1.75
Jockey: Corey Brown
Trainer: Peter Snowden
Winner: Key West
Starting price: $2.40
Top fluctuation: $2.50
SuperTab tote dividend: $2.30
Jockey: Glyn Schofield
Trainer: Chris Waller

R3 $70,000 3YO & UP. Rating 84. Handicap.
Distance: 2400 metres
Number of runners: 7
Favourite: Fusakeo
Result: 2nd.
Starting price: $3.30
Jockey: Nash Rawiller
Trainer: Gai Waterhouse
Winner: Skyerush
Starting price: $3.50
Top fluctuation: $3.50
SuperTab tote dividend: $3.30
Jockey: Blake Shinn
Trainer: Guy Walter


Flemington: Track Slow.

R2 $75,000 3YO. Open. Handicap.
Distance: 1000 metres
Number of runners: 7
Favourite: Our Baby Bonus
Result: 4th.
Starting price: $2.25
Jockey: Taylor Lovelock-Wiggins
Trainer: Mick Price
Winner: Big Spirit
Starting price: $4.80
Top fluctuation: $4.80
SuperTab tote dividend: $4.70
Jockey: Craig Newitt
Trainer: Rick Hore-Lacy


Morphettville: Track Slow.

R1 $40,000 2YO. Fillies. Open. Handicap.
Distance: 1000 metres
Number of runners: 7
Favourite: Obsidian Dragon
Result: 1st.

Starting price: $2.30
Top fluctuation: $2.90
SuperTab tote dividend: $2.50
Jockey: Clare Lindop
Trainer: David Balfour

This edition of Punt to Win:
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The Professional Punter's horse racing news
The Let's Win Second Up horse racing betting system
Horse racing betting facts, tips & odds
Horse Watch betting system - future winners
Free horse racing betting tips package membership!
Free sports betting package
Win betting - horse racing favourites: 10/7/2010
Win betting - horse racing favourites: 3/7/2010
Win betting - horse racing favourites: 26/6/2010
Get those betting odds
Future winners - unlucky horses
Betting favourites in small fields: 10/7/2010
Betting favourites in small fields: 3/7/2010
Betting favourites in small fields: 26/6/2010
Best odds for well bet winners - bookmaker or tote?
Betting top weights - horses carrying a weight handicap of 59kg.
Punt to Win 26/6/2010
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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