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Mick began his investigation looking at the front of the market Frontiersman to see if he could be taken on as was at evens “In this type there will usually be one favoured by the ORs but this obvious aspect is generally puffed by the press and reflected in the market, in this contest Frontiersman is a case in point. “
Notable negatives are never run on AW, Trip and the BL used for most recent win was not used in this race.
Watersmeet caught the eye as won over C&D and 4 class 2 contest so shown class ability. Recent form was also positive even though age was a concern. Did review the field size and noted horse runs better in single field figures.
Markfinn posted his own rating sections up
Pawras posted his own rating sections up
Jimbo also looked at why take on Frontiersman and came up with the same observations as Mick. He looked at the second fav for negatives with the 2m+ reads 10/14,7/7,6/8 and has obviously had a training setback having had only one run last season. Jimbo highlighted that Waters meet good course and distance ability and thought it should place at least
Dicko just liked the course profile of Watermeed and apparently, this was enough
I have put together a table that highlights what methods was used to find the winner
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