Morning all,
Big race trends/stats aren’t for everyone. They have in the past played a big part in my selection process for big races. However, the shutdown of racing in Britain & Ireland in the spring of 2020 had a big impact on my use of them. It was clear that given the unusual circumstances of that year that big race trends wouldn’t be a useful guide to finding winning selections and I kind of haven’t gone back to them in a big way since.
That doesn’t mean I don’t still look at the big race trends. Indeed, I have done so for this weekend’s Eider Chase and of course they guided my two picks in the Betfair Hurdle. Mind that didn’t exactly work at out well. My intuition was telling me this year’s race would see a ‘trends buster’. Instead of going with my intuition, I fixated on the trends.
All of this doesn’t mean I have completely binned off the old trends & stats. I certainly haven’t. In fact, I have been sharing with you some Cheltenham Festival stats for the last couple of weeks and I do so again today.
I think the Cheltenham Festival remains a meeting where it’s wise to keep a close eye on the trends & stats. Its just a case of focusing on the most relevant ones. Easier said than done but then that’s all part of the fun of solving the puzzle.
Inside today’s article, it’s another installment of my Path to Cheltenham series which includes another ante post selection. For those of you not interested in the ante post stuff. There’s a Cheltenham Festival Stat. If you’re not interested in that either. You can head straight to the bottom of the main piece to find today’s tip.
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