Stat of the Day, 26th December 2019
Saturday's pick was...
1.40 Newcastle : Glittering Love @ 7/2 BOG fell at 7/2 (Tracked leaders, close up on inside when fell 5 out)
Boxing Day's pick runs in the...
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Who?
Roll Again @ 3/1 BOG
...in a 12-runner, Class 3, Novices Limited Handicap Chase for 4yo+ over 2m4½f on Soft ground worth £16,245 to the winner...
Why?...
This 5yr old gelding was a winner LTO, 8 days ago, triumphant on similarly soft ground at Ludlow in another Class 3 handicap chase under today's jockey, Charlie Deutsch.
He's by Walk In The Park, whose soft ground handicap chasers are 6 from 19 (31.6%) SR) for 26.4pts (+138.9% ROI) over the last four years, including...
- 6/15 (40%) for 30.4pts (+202.6%) at 2m1.5f to 3m2f
- 6/13 (46.2%) for 32.4pts (+249.1%) at 2/1 to 10/1
- 3/7 (42.9%) for 5.05pts (+72.2%) at Class 3
- and 3 from 4 (75%) for 8.05pts (+201.3%) when all three of the above are in play as they are today.
This horse hails from the in-form Venetia Williams yard, one that thrives at this time of year and does well in poorer conditions. In fact, Venetia's runners are 13 from 26 (50% SR) for 31.6pts (+121.6% ROI) since the morning of the 11th December, whilst more generally over the last five Decembers, her Class 2 to 4 handicappers are 41/160 (25.6% SR) for 101.9pts (+63.7% ROI), including...
- 38/141 (27%) for 108.9pts (+77.3%) from male runners
- 35/102 (34.3%) for 121.7pts (+119.3%) with 4-7 yr olds
- 34/120 (28.3%) for 103.9pts (+86.6%) in races worth £4k to £17k to the winner
- 28/85 (32.9%) for 108.7pts (+127.9%) over 2m3f to 2m7.5f
- 28/71 (39.4%) for 62.2pts (+87.6%) at 2/1 to 5/1
- 20/73 (27.4%) for 54.4pts (+74.5%) on Soft ground
- 17/60 (28.3%) for 25.1pts (+41.9%) under Charlie Deutsch
- and 16/73 (21.9%) for 38.9pts (+53.3%) at Class 3...
...whilst 4-7 yr old males sent off at 2/1 to 5/1 over 2m3f to 2m7.5f chasing pots of £4 to 17k are 14/22 (63.6% SR) for 44.8pts (+203.6% ROI) and these include 8/13 (61.5%) for Charlie Deutsch, 7/13 (53.9%) at Class 3, 7/10 (70%) on soft ground and 3 from 4 (75%) with Charlie riding a Class 3 runner on soft ground...
...giving us...a 1pt win bet on Roll Again @ 3/1 BOG as was widely available at 6.50pm on Christmas Day. To see what your preferred bookie is quoting later...
...click here for the betting on the 1.20 Kempton
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P.S. all P/L returns quoted in the stats above are to Betfair SP, as I NEVER bet to ISP and neither should you. I always use BOG bookies for SotD, wherever possible, but I use BFSP for the stats as it is the nearest approximation I can give, so I actually expect to beat the returns I use to support my picks. If that's unclear, please ask!
A very Merry Christmas to you and yours Chris! Cheers….
And to you and yours, of course!