Thanks
mick I'm just trying to gain some structure and focus with my bets - hopefully it will work long term. I have always preferred sprint races.
The 'ten point profit per month' is out of the window really but I guess it can stay for the time being.
Although it's obvious really, I hadn't realised how much I am moving into Speed Figure territory. Recent mentions of
Lethal Blast by Mike and your talk with Dave about 'backmarkers' ( a term meaning, I guess, those not finishing as best as they could ) prompted this thought.
A horse that puzzled me recently, namely
Militia ( backed last Monday
), who rolled in last when it seemed the jockey stopped riding a furlong out could have brought that topic on. This horse was in the top two for both Mike and Dave in that race when checking retrospectively.
So with speed figures, I tend to be a little wary, and try to just involve Distance, Class, Draw and a touch of Pedigree.
I know you don't use Speed ratings with for your selections, and you generally go up to 1 mile (?), but do I think they may be necessary at the minimum distance?
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