Tag: Blinkers

  • Horses Who Switch Stables

    Horses Switching Stables – A Good Or Bad Thing? As a punter one often looks for little clues pointing to a good bet. One point that often attracts interest is when a horse is switched from one trainer to another. Picture a young soccer player for example who had been with a lower league club…

  • First Time Blinkers

    First Time Blinkers With the flat season gathering pace, I have decided to look at horses that are blinkered for the first time. There are numerous ideas why horses are given blinkers to wear. These include: –         To try and get the horse to concentrate as some horses get distracted by the other runners in…

  • Grand National Statistics

    Grand National Statistics provided by RacingTrends.co.uk 4.15 John Smith’s Grand National (handicap chase) – 4m 4f POSITIVE TRENDS Market: 7 of the last 10 winners came from the top 8 in the betting. Hence 70% of the winners have come from 22% of the runners. Winning form: All of the last 10 winners had previously…