Tom O'Brien
Colt
I originally posted this on VDW Rambling but I feel it deserves a post of its own. Pat Power was a great advocate of VDW, and indeed claimed a strike rate of 70% , including staking £50 each way on Selhurst Flyer at 33/1 when it won at Royal Ascot on 20/06/97. He also said he won £2000 when Rough Quest won the GN.
Nothing much to do on a wet Monday so here is an exercise pass the time.
Grand National 1996
Below is a list of the 5 most consistent in the race:
1..Rough Quest 5...(7)...174...1310*,,,G2*...320
2...Encore Un Peu 6...(4)...218*...220....Fr...590
7...Life of A Lord 3*..(5)...98...500...G2*...300
16...Lusty Light 8...(0)..56...70...C2...120
F...Party Politics 7...(7)...209...500...G2*...990*
UR...Wild Hyde 6...(2)...71...30...G2*...160
The columns from left are; finishing position in GN...Horse name...consistency figure...overall rating total in brackets...ability rating...last race class...winning class...winning class in £'s.
A reading of the form shows that Rough Quest is massively down in class and weight. Lto, 2nd in GC carrying 12st; carrying 10-7 in GN. A stat like that kinda leaps out at you! It is joint top (7) in my ratings along with Party Politics, but PP hasn't won for nearly 3 years, and in it's only run for over a year was pulled up when tailed off in Feb. Hardly inspiring fomr for the GN!
The other one in consideration was Life of A Lord, but it had pulled up behind Imperial Call at Leopardstown when way behind. RQ was beaten only a few lengths by IC in the GC and LOAL was now expected to give RQ almost a stone. Couldn't be done!
So when you added everything up RQ was a stone cold banker if it stood up.
Oh, and one other thing - RQ had the perfect 2nd numerical picture too (3)!
Nothing much to do on a wet Monday so here is an exercise pass the time.
Grand National 1996
Below is a list of the 5 most consistent in the race:
1..Rough Quest 5...(7)...174...1310*,,,G2*...320
2...Encore Un Peu 6...(4)...218*...220....Fr...590
7...Life of A Lord 3*..(5)...98...500...G2*...300
16...Lusty Light 8...(0)..56...70...C2...120
F...Party Politics 7...(7)...209...500...G2*...990*
UR...Wild Hyde 6...(2)...71...30...G2*...160
The columns from left are; finishing position in GN...Horse name...consistency figure...overall rating total in brackets...ability rating...last race class...winning class...winning class in £'s.
A reading of the form shows that Rough Quest is massively down in class and weight. Lto, 2nd in GC carrying 12st; carrying 10-7 in GN. A stat like that kinda leaps out at you! It is joint top (7) in my ratings along with Party Politics, but PP hasn't won for nearly 3 years, and in it's only run for over a year was pulled up when tailed off in Feb. Hardly inspiring fomr for the GN!
The other one in consideration was Life of A Lord, but it had pulled up behind Imperial Call at Leopardstown when way behind. RQ was beaten only a few lengths by IC in the GC and LOAL was now expected to give RQ almost a stone. Couldn't be done!
So when you added everything up RQ was a stone cold banker if it stood up.
Oh, and one other thing - RQ had the perfect 2nd numerical picture too (3)!