As the National Hunt season picks up, punters are faced with a plethora of races with horses returning from lengthy breaks, first time hurdlers/chasers and a variety of autumnal weather conditions to contend with. This article provides some hints and tips to help you adapt your early season betting strategies.
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Horse racing is a complex environment where bettors are constantly seeking ways to identify winning strategies. However, despite all the data available—from past performance records to jockey statistics—horse racing remains unpredictable. Randomness, a factor often overlooked or misunderstood, plays a significant role in shaping race outcomes. Surprisingly, those who understand and embrace this randomness can find ways to generate profits consistently. Here’s how.
In handicap races, horses are assigned different weights to carry during the race. This system is designed to equalize the chances of winning for all participants, regardless of their past performance. The objective is to give each horse an equal opportunity to compete, thus making the race more open and unpredictable.
The weights are assigned by official handicappers who assess each horse’s performance history. Horses that have performed well in previous races carry more weight, while those with less impressive records carry less. The weight assigned to a horse is intended to counterbalance its previous successes, theoretically bringing all horses to an equal level of competitiveness.
This article provides data and insights using the popular BetTurtle horse racing website to help narrow down the potential winners in handicap races.
Sometimes it pays to consider the big picture on race day, rather than simply analysing individual races.
One way of doing this, is to look at where trainers are running their horses and the riders they have booked.
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