I've long been a fan of stats in racing, I can't put my finger fully on why but when I see a stat based bet I just think 'yeah, that makes sense'. If a particular trainer or jockey has solid stats at a particular track then why wouldn't I want to bet on it?
When approached by a contact if I'd like to run his stat based selections as a public trial I absolutely jumped at the chance!
The service offers both win (back) and lay (to lose) bets and they are released around 1pm when there is lots of liquidity in the betfair markets.
See below today's selections:
R M H Cowell All Weather Trainer Stats: Autumn, Unfancied, Sprints, Race (Horse) Ordinary:
12 wins, 98 runs, 12.2% strike rate, 2.39 A/E, 140.3% profit, 5 Exp, 10.2 Archie
5:00C PRINCE OF FLIGHT 18 *WIN
1PT
Huge positive stat, 3rd start since a gelding op and the first time he runs with a shorter break since the op. Could see some nice improvement.
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RSB Turf Stat
2 wins, 23 runs, 8.7% strike rate, 0.34 A/E,
-78.8% loss, 6 Exp, 3.6 Archie
4:45A SHIMMERING SANDS 3.00 *LAY (to win 2PTS)
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RSB AW Stat
2 wins, 29 runs, 6.9% strike rate, 0.29 A/E,
-79.7% loss, 6.8 Exp, 4.4 Archie
Thore Hammer-Hansen All Weather Jockey
Stats: Fancied, Galloping
2 wins, 25 runs, 8.0% strike rate, 0.36 A/E,
-63.0% loss, 5.6 Exp, 3.0 Archie
7:30C GORDONS AURA 3.95 *LAY (to win 2PTS)
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Good luck with your bets