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SUMMARY
Ynez Ybarbo's research wins Aussie praise
SOLVING THE WEIGHT RIDDLE
It was very refreshing to read Ynez Ybarbo's two articles in the July
and August issues of Practical Punting Monthly. Early in her first
article, Ynez mentions Andrew Beyer, one of the gurus of US racing, and
the fact that his methods do not work particularly well on turf racing.
In
his excellent book Beyer On Speed, Beyer writes about the time he spent
in Australia, firstly in 1988 and then for a longer period of about
four months in 1990 / 91.
SUMMARY
More revelations from our 10-year stats research
WEIGHT MOVES RAISE QUERIES (Part 2)
In this article, freelance writer Ynez Ybarbo completes her special
two-part report, with some very surprising conclusions.
Of
course, the better horses usually carry the higher weights, and one
would expect the better horses to clock the faster times, but
nevertheless the higher weights carried by these animals were supposed
to be a penalty, and we had expected the higher weights to even things
out.
SUMMARY
10-Year statistical study casts new light on form factor
HOW MUCH DOES WEIGHT COUNT? (Part 1)
I have been involved in horseracing, in one form or another, for many
years. In my early twenties, while working as a newspaper reporter
based in London, England, I had a friend who was a dyed-in-the-wool
gambler.
It wasn't long before I was learning the art of reading
form in the Sporting Life and placing bets in one of the numerous
betting shops in that country. Like all newcomers to the sport, the
obvious form was what I followed, and of course it was not too long
before I realised that I needed to learn a lot more and bet, at least in
the meantime, a lot less.
SUMMARY
How to understand the kilos games
MEASURE THOSE WEIGHT FACTORS
In this article, provided by the respected UK website
Flatstats (www.flatstats.co.uk), some
pertinent points are made about the effects of weight on racehorses. The
article refers to British racing but can be related strongly to
Australian/NZ racing. PPM's Richard Hartley Jnr offers some comments on
the article as well.
Do you believe that weight is an effective
tool for controlling the performance of a horse? Do you think a horse
going up 10lb (5kg) in the weights has less chance today than last time?
Weight
is one of the great racing conundrums. How can a few kilos extra on the
back of a 1000lb (500kg) thoroughbred influence its performance?
SUMMARY
Handicap shocker
TOP WEIGHT WIPEOUT
Which horse do we usually look at first in a race? Of course, it's the No 1 horse, in handicaps the horse the handicapper has weighted as being the best-performed in the race.
The handicapper's first task is to identify the topweight and from that point he can sort out the next best of the nominated horses, according to their merits, class and ability.
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