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Originally Posted by cj
One of Nick Mordin's books mentions this, and they are all well worth a read. If memory serves light horses, for example, tended to prefer to be drawn outside and run in the clear. Of course they aren't all alike, but watching races closely can give some clues.
That said, I think there is real value in knowing the post position tendencies for each track, surface, and distance combination. You just have to know how to measure it.  |
any clues?
personally i think who is riding it is important as far as gate goes.
some from wide just drop back regardless of likely pace, even so called good riders.
other think it out better.
but i reckon it is very hard to add to your bottom line significantly with barrier factors
it is obviously important but so hard to enumerate, for me anyway.
