A trends-based look at the Ayr Silver Cup by Dr Nick Hardman

There are many ways to tackle a big field handicap race but my preferred option is a to use a trends-based approach.  In a nutshell, historical race data is used to build up a profile of the typical winner.  The profile is then assessed against the runners in the race and those that tick most of the boxes are the ones to focus on. 

Good morning all,

Managed to squeeze in half an afternoon's entertainment at Leicester yesterday before coming back home to finish off a few more jobs. As such, the first two races on yesterday's card, the novices contests, are written up on the main piece, with one or two to go into trackers.

I haven't had chance to look at Doncaster today, but I will for the rest of the week, so will do some previews as the week progresses.

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