Saturday Sprint Leaders August 7th

After a brief holiday last week, today’s lagger and leader statistics, as highlighted in the blog on previous Saturdays, are now online in the Betwise Members’ area.

There are a large number of races rated today – over 17.  As with any ratings they should be used with care when betting.  The Leader ratings have a high success rate at predicting the leaders in the first half of the race, but an early leader has varying success at winning the race depending on the horse’s relative ability, its draw, and, last but not least, the course it is racing on.  In general, it’s harder to win from the front in bigger fields at straight, galloping courses.  So today’s meetings at Haydock and Ayr should be treated with caution if looking for winners amongst early leaders.  Back to “lay-in-running” opportunities for small stakes (small stakes because the exchange markets are not that liquid for higher priced horses in running) may be found in many of the highest rated leaders, irrespective of course conditions, providing the bettor is quick on the draw in getting out.

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