Tiger, Tiger

The improved speed ratings once again matched the main handicap ratings. The (4) and (5) graded races for dutching are going well this week. The clear top rated of those races are showing a very healthy 50% winning strike rate.

To Friday: Is it me or are the BHB padding out the eight race cards with the worst horses in training? If you write to them about the plethora of low grade racing they show complete and utter disdain by saying things like, "We can't put on Royal Ascot and Cheltenham every day....". Proving beyond any reasonable doubt to any half-intelligent being populating this Earth that they are exasperatingly clueless. But then my name isn't Ben or any other Hooray Henry type they seem to adore............

Best at Each Meeting:
Ascot: 3-20 Shamandar
Worcester: 3-30 Gilwen Glory
Haydock: Difficult on a very lopsided card but 4-30 The Cayterers
Wolvehampton: 7-50 Global Conquest

The Owl:
(looking as blind as a bat just yet)
5-05 Haydock: Tiger Dream

The Handicap Ratings and Speed Ratings combined top three strike rate for Thursday was 75% following Wednesday's 77%, Tuesday's 86% and Sunday and Monday's 68% -- an in running weekly average of 74.8%

There were eight from ten successful (4) and (5) UK graded races, Thursday, giving a top two strike rate of 80% following Wednesday's 83%, Tuesday's 100% and Sunday and Monday's 75% -- an in running weekly average of 82.6%

The Select Pick dutching races provided a 0% strike rate (no win form one dutch), Thursday, following Wednesday's 100%, Tuesday's 100%, and Sunday and Monday's 75% -- an in running weekly average of 70.%

The full top three summary for Thursday:

The clear top rated winning strike rate of the (4) and (5) graded races Thursday was 70% following Wednesday's 33%, Tuesday's 50%, Sunday and Monday's 50% -- an in running weekly average of 50.6%

HANDICAPS
Clear top rated strike rate was 36%. Best top rated SP was 15/8
Top two strike rate (incl joints) was 46%. Best 2nd top SP was 7/2
Top three strike rate was 61%. Best 3rd top SP was 16/1

SPEED RATINGS
Clear top rated strike rate was just 32%. Best top rated SP was 16/1
Top two strike rate (incl joints) was 46%. Best 2nd top SP was 8/1
Top three strike rate was 64%. Best 3rd top SP was 10/1
note: Unless there are overnight withdrawals there is always one clear top rated horse (in both services). There are never more than three horses (in either service) in the top two in any race where there are joint 2nd tops (one top rated two joint 2nd top). There are never more than four horses in the top three (in either service) in any race where there are either joint 2nd or joint third tops.

If a horse isn't in the top three rated of the handicaps or the speed ratings, then it is highly likely it won't win.

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