2.30 Wolverhampton : Reasoned @ 5/2 BOG 8th at 9/4 (Raced wide tracked leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong)
Thursday's pick runs in the...
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Who?
Oscar's Leader @ 7/2 BOG
...in a 9-runner, Class 4, Handicap Hurdle for 4yo+ over 2m7f on Soft ground worth £6,498 to the winner...
Why?...
Once again the weather has played its part, removing three of the top four selections on my daily shortlist and whilst that made picking today's selection a little easier, it's also another positive for posting the picks on the morning of the race. Otherwise, we could very well have had two non-runners yesterday and today.
So, where are we? A 7 yr old gelding yet to win in nine starts, that's hardly inspiring on paper, but he did produce his best effort for some time (if not ever), when third last time out six weeks ago on his debut for new handler Jennie Candlish.
Jennie's no mug, I'll tell you and she's very adept at getting the best out of what is a pretty small string of runners, so I'm bowing to her superior knowledge for stepping this one up in trip by a good 6 furlongs to run here. The obvious positives of him coming here today are that he's used to running on soft ground (6 of his 9 starts so far) and the yard have done well here of late from a small number of entries, as...
...Jennie Candlish + Market Rasen + last 4 years = 8/35 (22.9% SR) for 56.45pts (+161.3% ROI) and these include of relevance today...
...now, some of the above P/L and ROI figures are somewhat skewed by a 25/1 winner that paid 46.55 at Betfair SP, but that doesn't detract from Jennie's excellent strike rates here under the above conditions and filtering down from the top we also see that 7 yr old, Class 4, handicappers sent off at 2/1 to 7/1 are three from four (the fourth was a runner-up beaten by three quarters of a length) with that 75% strike rate producing 13.73pts at an ROI of 343.4%...
...giving us...a 1pt win bet on Oscar's Leader @ 7/2 BOG as was offered by Bet365 & Hills at 8.10am Thursday morning with plenty of 10/3 knocking about (but please check your BOG status first). To see what your preferred bookie is quoting...
...click here for the betting on the 1.10 Market Rasen
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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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