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10/1/2009 edition

Betting Favourites
in
Small Fields

There has been quite a lot of discussion in the forum about favourites in small fields. So we thought we'd start monitoring them on a regular basis. We'll concentrate on Saturday races in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide where the field size has seven or fewer runners.

When a favourite is beaten we will also provide details of the winner. If there are trends they will be identified. For example if a stable has two runners in the small field does the horse at longer odds win more often than it should? Do some jockeys lose more often than they should on the favourites? Do some stables have a poor strike rate on favourites in small fields? And so on.

Here are the results from Saturday, 27th. December.

Rosehill: Track Good

R1 $70,000 2YO. Open. Handicap.
Distance: 1200 metres
Number of runners: five
Favourite: Indian Ocean
Result: first

Starting price: $1.35
Top fluctuation: $1.35
SuperTab tote dividend: $1.30
Jockey: Jim Cassidy
Trainer: Tim Martin

R2 $70,000 3YO. Rst81. Handicap.
Distance: 1500 metres
Number of runners: seven
Favourite: Withoutme
Result: sixth
Starting price: $3.70
Jockey: Jamie Quinnell
Trainer: Kris Lees
Winner: Altavilla
Starting price: $4.00
Top fluctuation: $4.40
SuperTab tote dividend: $3.10
Jockey: Kerrin McEvoy
Trainer: Peter Snowden


Moonee Valley - Saturday night: Track Good

R1 $60,000 3YO. Open. Handicap.
Distance: 1700 metres
Number of runners: seven
Favourite: Cascabel
Result: third
Starting price: $2.60
Jockey: Peter Mertens
Trainer: Robbie Griffiths
Winner: Mr Paparazzi
Starting price: $6.50
Top fluctuation: $9.00
SuperTab tote dividend: $6.50
Jockey: Danny Brereton
Trainer: Tony Vasil

R2 $60,000 Rst82. Handicap.
Distance: 2040 metres
Number of runners: seven
Favourite: Niwot
Result: first

Starting price: $2.15
Top fluctuation: $2.25
SuperTab tote dividend: $2.20
Jockey: Damien Oliver
Trainer: Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes

R4 $100,000 2YO. Listed. Set weights.
Distance: 1200 metres
Number of runners: seven
Favourite: Exceedingly French
Result: first

Starting price: $3.00
Top fluctuation: $3.00
SuperTab tote dividend: $2.30
Jockey: Dwayne Dunn
Trainer: Lee Freedman

R7 $60,000 3YO Fillies. Open. Handicap.
Distance: 1200 metres
Number of runners: seven
Favourite: Tempest Tost
Result: second
Starting price: $2.40
Jockey: Logan McGill
Trainer: Gary White
Winner: Lodore Falls
Starting price: $8.50
Top fluctuation: $11.00
SuperTab tote dividend: $9.20
Jockey: Brenton Avdulla
Trainer: Lee Freedman

This edition of Punt to Win:
Betting horses first up from a spell
The Professional Punter's horse racing news
Get those betting odds
Win betting - horse racing favourites: 3/1/2009
Win betting - horse racing favourites: 27/12/2008
Win betting - horse racing favourites: 20/12/2008
Win betting - horse racing favourites: 13/12/2008
The Trifecta Gold horse racing betting system
Horse Watch betting system - future winners
Betting favourites in small fields: 3/1/2009
Betting favourites in small fields: 27/12/2008
Betting favourites in small fields: 20/12/2008
Betting favourites in small fields: 13/12/2008
Best odds for well bet winners - bookmaker or tote?
Betting top weights - horses carrying a weight handicap of 59kg.
Future winners - unlucky horses
Punt to Win 13/12/2008
Punt to Win index


You Need Top Odds

It's unlikely you'll get a high enough strike rate backing short priced tote favourites and poor value tote horses to make up for big unders on the tote. Especially in Sydney and Melbourne metropolitan racing on Saturdays.

If you regularly get poor odds you increase your chances of losing money.

It's very unlikely you'll make a long term profit by consistently backing short priced tote favourites.


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