Stat of the Day, 9th July 2018
Saturday’s Pick was…
8.10 Nottingham : Ventura Gold @ 4/1 BOG 3rd at 6/4 (Keen in touch, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong)
Monday’s pick goes in the…
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Who?
My Fantasea @ 10/3 BOG
In a 10-runner Class 5 A/W Handicap for 3yo+ over 1m4f on Tapeta worth £3752 to the winner…
Why?
Well, initially, we have an in-form 5 yr old gelding making his 9th start in 5 months, having won three and been a runner-up in three of the previous eight, culminating in a win at this class & distance on the turf at Doncaster last time ago, just nine days ago.
So, that ticks the horse form box! As for the trainer, we can tick that off too. Ian Williams’ runners are 7 from 26 (26.9% SR) over the last fortnight and 4 from 16 (25%) over the past 7 days, so that’s another positive.
Plus, since the start of 2014, Ian’s Flat/AW LTO winners running 1-10 days later are 18 from 43 (41.9% SR) for 31.7pts (+73.8% ROI), from which those running at the same Class & distance as LTO are 8/14 (57.1% SR) for 13.3pts (+95.2% ROI).
As for the breeding, this one is by Sea The Stars, who was an excellent performer himself 9/10 years ago, even winning the Derby over today’s trip, but it’s interesting to see that despite his turf pedigree that his offspring are 25 from 88 (28.4% SR) for 32.1pts (+36.4% ROI) on Tapeta since the start of 2015, from which…
- Class 5 runners are 17/58 (29.3%) for 12.6pts (+21.7%)
- over 10-12.5 furlongs : 10/38 (26.3%) for 29.6pts (+78%)
- and Class 5 runners over 10-12.5f are 6/26 (23.1%) for 10.3pts (+39.5%)
…plus those running in Tapeta handicaps who didn’t run on the same surface last time out are 8/35 (22.9% SR) for 15.9pts at an ROI of 45.4 % and these include…
- after less than three weeks rest : 4/18 (22.2%) for 18.5pts (+102.8%)
- LTO winners : 2/3 (66.6%) for 7.28pts (+242.8%)
…giving us…a 1pt win bet on My Fantasea @ 10/3 BOG, which was available from Betfair & Paddy Power at 4.30pm on Sunday afternoon. To see what your preferred bookie is offering, simply…
…click here for the betting on the 4.50 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!
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