Stat of the Day, 19th February 2020

Tuesday's pick was...

8.00 Southwell : Social City @ 3/1 BOG 7th at 5/2 (Mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, weakened over 1f out)

Wednesday's pick runs in the...

3.55 Doncaster :

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Who?

My Old Gold @ 4/1 BOG

...in a 10-runner, Class 2, Veterans Handicap Chase for 10yo+ over 3m on soft ground worth £18,768 to the winner...

Why?...

This 10 yr old mare is a lightly-raced veteran if that's not an oxymoron, having only raced 12 times (inc 4 wins) so far, including a 3 from 6 record over fences where she's hardly over-exposed. She won a similar (albeit open age) Class 2 handicap chase here over course and distance on her last outing just over two months when once again partnered by today's jockey, Brian Hughes.

She has 4 wins from 12 to date and here's how, under today's conditions, she got those wins...

• all four came from 9 races at odds of 6/4 to 6/1
• 3 from 7 in handicaps
• 3 from 4 at 3m-3m1f
• 2 from 5 on soft
• 2 from 5 under Brian Hughes
• 2 from 2 at 3m
• 1 from 1 at Class 2
• 1 from 1 here at Doncaster (over C&D LTO at C2, of course)

Her jockey Brian Hughes is 6 from 30 (20% SR) for 18.1pts (+60.2% ROI) at this venue over jumps since the start of last year.

And she's trainer Nicky Richards' only runner of the day today and such solo travellers are 35 from 119 (29.4% SR) for 49.1pts (+41.3% ROI) since 2014, including of relevance today...

• 34/110 (30.9%) for 49.8pts (+45.3%) for prizes up to £21k
• 20/49 (40.8%) for 54.4pts (+111.1%) during Dec-March
• 16/42 (38.1%) for 30.05pts (+71.6%) on Soft/heavy
• 14/50 928%) for 21.4pts (+42.8%) over fences
• 8/15 (53.3%) for 25pts (+166.6%) over 3 miles
• 7/21 (33.3%) for 4.4pts (+21.1%) from LTO winners
• 6/15 (40%) for 19.5pts (+130%) at Class 2
• 4/10 (40%) for 11.87pts (+118.7%) from 10 yr olds
• 4/6 (66.6%) for 19.5pts (+324.5%) at Doncaster
• and 2/3 (66.6%) for 7.36pts (+245.3%) in races for 10yo+ horses

...whilst in chases worth £4-21k on soft/heavy during Dec-March, they are 7/16 (43.75% SR) for 16.87pts (+105.4% ROI), including 2/3 at 3m, 2/3 from LTO winners, 1/1 from 10 yr olds and 1/1 at C2...

...pointing to...a 1pt win bet on My Old Gold @ 4/1 BOG as was available from Bet365, BetVictor, Hills & Marathon at 8.00am Wednesday, whilst Unibet were half a point bigger, but as always please check your BOG status. To see what your preferred bookie is quoting...

...click here for the betting on the 3.55 Doncaster

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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!