Stat of the Day, 9th March 2020
Saturday's pick was...
4.15 Ayr : Emma Beag @ 4/1 BOG 2nd at 11/4 (Held up mid-division, tracked leaders after 6th, challenged 3 out, soon ridden, kept on and every chance last, but no extra on flat)
Monday's pick runs in the...
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Who?
Nezar @ 7/1 BOG
...in a 9-runner, Class 5, A/W Apprentice Handicap for 4yo+ over 7f on tapeta worth £3,429 to the winner...
Why?...
On a day where racing seems to have gone for quantity rather than quality, I'm fairly disinterested, but I do think this one is too big a price not to consider, even if he drifts further in the market!
He was only headed very late on and subsequently beaten by a short head at 10/1 last time out, when racing over today's 7f trip at Kempton 34 days ago, but comes here with the benefit of some rest and a drop in class. His overall record isn't brilliant, but isn't bad for a 9 yr old approaching the 70-race mark, having won 7 of 65 so far.
The resultant 10.77% strike rate is respectable, but does improve under conditions faced today ie...
- 33.33% (6/18) at Class 5
- 30.77% (4/13) here at Wolverhampton
- 25% (2/8) over course and distance
- 20.69% (6/29) in fields of 5-10 runners
- 16.28% (7/43) without headgear (0/22 with!)
- and 11.54% (6/52) after a break of less than 5 weeks...
...whilst without headgear in 5-10 runner, Class 5 contests less than five weeks since he last ran, he is 4 from 9 (44.4% SR) for 16.2pts (+180% ROI) including 3 from 4 here at Wolverhampton and 2 from 3 over course and distance.
Also, since the start of 2016, his trainer, Dean Ivory's handicappers sent off at odds ranging from 7/4 to 12/1 when dropping down a class are 26 from 139 (18.7% SR) for 35.8pts (+25.8% ROI), including the following of relevance today...
- 23/103 (22.3%) for 54.5pts (+52.9%) from males
- 22/101 (21.8%) for 51.8pts (+51.2%) over trips of 6f to 1m
- 19/77 (24.7%) for 51.3pts (+66.6%) at 16-60 days since last run
- 18/92 (19.6%) for 40.7pts (+44.2%) in races worth less than £4,000
- 15/65 (23.1%) for 30.8pts (+47.4%) in fields of 9-11 runners
- 6/16 (37.5%) for 17.7pts (+110.4%) here at Wolverhampton
- and 4/14 (28.6%) for 2.63pts (+18.8%) in March
The bulk of the winners appear to fall in the first four categories listed and SotD wouldn't be SotD if I didn't attempt to put a composite angle together for you, would it?
So, here goes...males at 6f to 1m for £0-4k at 16-60 dslr = 13/29 (44.8% SR) for 66.3pts (+228.5% ROI), from which 8/16 (50%) in fields of 9-11 runners, 3/7 (42.9%) at Wolverhampton and 2/4 (50%) in fields of 9-11 at Wolves...
...giving us...a 1pt win bet on Nezar @ 7/1 BOG as was available from Bet365, Hills & Ladbrokes at 8.10am Monday, but as always please check your BOG status. To see what your preferred bookie is quoting...
...click here for the betting on the 5.40 Wolverhampton
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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!