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Old 21st September 2005, 07:19 AM
Ted Bluegum Ted Bluegum is offline
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Default What class/type of races do I avoid betting on?

I am a little confused on the class/type of race to avoid in my betting
Perhaps you astute members may be able to help me.
I read to avoid:

Cups and classics
What about Stakes?

Ted
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Old 21st September 2005, 09:48 AM
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Exclamation ted

any race can be fair game ted, if you keep a good set of records they should help identify your weaknesses, but one cannot generalise & say "dont bet on this or that" as every punter is a bit different & should be able to find his area of excellence.

i listened to the "experts" for years & avoided the lower class races with a passion, nowadays the lowley maidens are my best performers...(the horses do alright too!)
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Old 22nd September 2005, 03:51 AM
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All races Ted :-)

Seriously though and only as a general rule, avoid races with less than 7 runners after scratchings, Cups, Hurdles, Maidens and 2yr. old races. Personally though, I add F&M, Stakes races, races over 2400m. or under 1100m., Sunday races and any race run in worse than dead condt. That's just my preferences though and there are plenty here who would bet on all of the above [and flies crawling up a wall too just for good measure].

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Old 22nd September 2005, 12:17 PM
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yeh well life just aint the same without the flies crash, thank gods we live in a country full of them!

got to disagree with a few on your list, however agree that country cups & any type of mares race are events i instincively avoid.
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Old 22nd September 2005, 02:26 PM
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It F&M races I avoid. I have no problem Mares [only] races and of course I avoid Filly's [only] races,too immature for my taste.
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Old 22nd September 2005, 02:56 PM
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Some of you don't seem to like feature races? Would you avoid the Gold Nugget at Ballarat today???

Personally, I think it was the best quality race and as such, the best betting race all day. However, I must say that on my ratings, 5 horses came up well ahead of the rest. If the ratings hadn't been so clear cut, perhaps I may not have been so keen on the race.

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Old 22nd September 2005, 03:09 PM
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Hi Ted Bluegum,

This is a good question, as it seems many of us here have our own ideas on which races to focus on, and hence which to discard. Similarly to Crash, I avoid Maidens, Hurdles and 2yo races (all seem too unpredictable), though I haven't found reason to rule out Cups yet. Since I bet for the place as well as the win, I too avoid races with 7 or fewer horses, so I will be able to collect on that 3rd place dividend if needed. For my system at least, Sundays and Mondays haven't seemed very promising, so I'm focusing on the 5 other days, with Saturdays being the obvious focus, followed by Wednesdays. Other than all of that, I'll look for qualifiers in all of the remaining races.

At this point I don't have any restrictions on distance, though I'm only just barely profitable above 2000m, so I may end up making that my upper limit in the future. Track and weather conditions haven't had any influence on my results so far, though I'm a little surprised by this, as I would have assumed they would. Can't argue with the results.

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Old 22nd September 2005, 04:56 PM
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Got to agree with sportz. I only had one bet all day and that was in the gold nugget. For me, the better quality the race, the more fun it is. There is just something about watching class animals going round that stirs up a feeling inside me that i just don;t get with the midweek donkeys.
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Old 22nd September 2005, 06:27 PM
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Default What Class/Type of races do I avoid betting on?

Thanks for the response..and being kind to this amatuer.
Im glad Davez is doing ok with his "maidens"

I have been avoiding Cups and classics, Any jumping race , maidens, 2yr olds. 3 yr olds till end of Feb, individual female races ie fillies only and mares only, races between 1200 m and 2000 metres only.

Can I ask the astute members? ..what about jockeys and trainers and premiership performances?

Weights carried and barrier draws?

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Ted
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Old 23rd September 2005, 12:18 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ted Bluegum

Can I ask the astute members?


whhoo, careful now ted, thems could be fighting words....
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