Morning Zorro.I've got almost 15 minutes to my first possible bet of the day (AR1) so I'll have to be brief. in selecting the bettable nags I'm looking for the psychological factor. That is.... the trainer's plans /motivations, and am always asking myself NOT which is the "best" horse but WHY each horse has been PLACED in such and such a race.
I don't bother with the favoured horses (near the jump) as they ARE probably rated (by the money) as good things and need no further analysis. It's the runners over 20-1 who have me intrigued, as I can't understand why a trainer would even bother turning up if his/her horse is as "hopeless" as 20 or 50 or 100 to one suggests. Right this minute I'm considering Number 8 (about 50-1)> This one did very poorly at Mildura last time but the trainer has brought him all the way from Normanville for a MUCH harder race. Why? Let's see!!
P.S. I'm Punter 57 NOT P69: only my BEST FRIENDS can call me that!!!