Stat of the Day, 3rd January 2020
Thursday's pick was...
6.00 Chelmsford : Falcon Cliffs @ 10/3 BOG 3rd at 7/2 (Slowly into stride, held up in mid-division, headway 2f out, switched right over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, just held by a neck and a nose)
Friday's pick runs in the...
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Who?
Katheefa @ 4/1 BOG
...in a 7-runner, Class 4, A/W handicap for 4yo+ over 6f on Standard Fibresand worth £5,208 to the winner...Class 4, Standard, 4yo+, Win: £5208
Why?...
This 6 yr old USA-bred gelding was a winner LTO fifteen days ago when landing another 6f, C4, A/W hcp at Wolverhampton, causing him to be rated 3lbs higher today. But as that win came off the back of a 4-month break, he can be expected to come on for the run and the switch back to Southwell's fibresand track is another positive.
To date, he is 5/25 (20% SR) for 83.5pts (+334%) in A/W handicaps, including the following under today's conditions...
- 5/20 (25%) for 88.5pts (+442.5%) without headgear
- 5/19 (26.3%) for 89.5pts (+471.7%) on Standard going
- 5/19 (26.3%) for 89.5pts (+471.7%) over 6 furlongs
- 4/16 (25%) for 73.2pts (+457.5%) going left handed
- 3/14 (21.4%) for 12.7pts (+90.7%) after a short 7-15 day break
- 2/6 (33.3%) for 1.41pts (+23.4%) here at Southwell
- and 2/5 (40%) for 2.41pts (+48.2%) over course and distance...
...whilst he is 4/12 (33.3% SR) for 77.2pts (+643.4% ROI) going left handed over 6f on Standard with no head gear and this includes 2 from 5 (40%) over C&D, 2 from 5 (40%) within 15 dslr and 2 from 2 (100%) at Southwell within 15 dslr.
I mentioned at the top that he was USA-bred and much (possibly too much) has already been said (including by myself) about the success rate of USA-bred runners at this track. So much so that any value from just following them has now been pretty much eroded/eradicated, as those pesky bookies cotton on!
However (there's always an however!), it is worth knowing that there are still some niche angles that are profitable including this one of relevance today... 5-7 yr old, USA-bred males sent off at 12/1 or shorter over 6f to 1m in Class 4-6 A/W hcps at Southwell.
Trust me, that's more complicated in print than it is in practice and following such runners over the last three years (no reliance on old data) would have found you 20 winners from 82 (24.4% SR) and 70.8pts (+86.3% ROI) of profit and with this horse and race specifically in mind...
- those sent off at 5/1 and shorter have a 27.5% strike rate (11 from 40)
- those racing over this 6f course and distance have won 34.6% (9/26)
- 6 yr olds have a 28% SR via 7 wins from 25
- those 6f runners sent off at 5/1 max are 6/14 (42.9% SR)
- whilst at Class 4 it's 4 from 19 for a 21% win ratio...
...giving us...a 1pt win bet on Katheefa @ 4/1 BOG as was available from best priced Unibet at 8.10am on Friday (plenty of 7/2 BOG elsewhere!). To see what your preferred bookie is quoting...
...click here for the betting on the 6.15 Southwell
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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!
Drift and win, tasty. Thanks!
And we’re ahead on the year. And he wasn’t sent off at 5/1 or shorter! Cheers Chris,
Paul
Thanks Chris
Much needed by yours truely.
Happy New Year to you
Mick
Good one Chris
Thanks
T
That was easy enough, and thankfully I used my only BOG. These types of winners should count as two
A great shout and drift, Chris, though I bet with two different brands of thieves, today. One paid out at the 7/1 the other, Hill, paid out @ 4/1 plus their tiny boost as they have now changed their BOG rule, again, from midnight to 10 am, I was told nothing nor did I look carefully enough at my bets, I’m sure it’s not only me, though, that takes things for granted if they haven’t been informed otherwise. They did the same and ripped many off when they shifted their rules to midnight, so many wrote it up on Twitter, anyway, I just want to let everyone know, in case they haven’t been caught yet, please be aware. Thanks again, Chris, happy new year to you and to all the S.O.T.D. members.
Lovely stuff today, not sure why there was such a pronounced drift, poor form from Hills, though. It’s things like this that are suggesting a move to a day of racing service, but let’s see how this trial pans out.