It always helps to understand the past when betting on horses.

Below are a few interesting facts for Saturday’s racing.

These are just a tiny tiny sample from the member message over at www.RacingTrends.co.uk

Positive Stat

Pegasus Lad   (1:50 Sandown)      Mark Johnston – horses stepping up in trip from 1m or less and tackling at least 1m1f; SR 20.6% ROI +23.8%

Negative Stat

The Two G’s   (5:50 Lingfield)       Poor sire stat – Mark of Esteem 2yo non handicaps over 5f SR 3.3% ROI loss -71.3%

SR = strike rate

ROI = return on investment

figures based on about a decade of past horse racing history