Previously we looked at the different levels of favouritism and how they performed. This month we’ll look at TAB or saddlecloth numbers to see if we can fathom their affiliation with Lady Luck by following their performance.
In handicap races, TAB number one is the one the handicapper considers has the best chance. Consequently, he penalises it with a higher weight. Each horse in the balance of the field is weighted in accordance with his perception of its past performance.
I have to admit that the sentence above is a rather tricky title. You will see what I’m getting at as we go along. I was looking at the Sunday results a week or two back, and I found myself looking at one of the oldest questions in the book.