Jockeys to watch

[danielz_23]

The other half of the equation when it comes to horse racing, often neglected and perhaps overlooked?

I've been throwing around a few formulas to analyze the last 4 Saturday meetings... by no means a conclusive sample but it gives you some idea of who has been performing the last few Saturdays (i.e. the big show)...

Place %
Rodd 50% (16 rides)
McEvoy 40% (20 rides)
Nolen 39% (18)
Dunn 38% (24)
Oliver 36% (28)

Win %
Rodd 25% (16)
Symons 20% (15)

Favourite strike-rate (if his ride is the favourite)
Rodd 4/4
McEvoy 0/4
Oliver 2/7
Brown 1/4

Final finish by Field (1st of 9, = 9/9 = 1; 4th of 8, = 0.50) - average per race
Rodd 0.72
Symons 0.69
Brown 0.67
McEvoy 0.65

This seems to be the best destination for analytic stuff like this: http://horseform.racingandsports.com.au/

Keep your eye on the hot jockeys... post here.

 

[reeso]

chris symons is a gun.Expect him to ride winners for the moloney,cummings,eurell,ellerton, and noonan camps when he retuerns from suspension on the 27th of october.

 

[danielz_23]

I know I'll be seriously looking at Rodd when he is on a favorite. Granted a couple of those come off Whogotbeyou... but he wouldn't be known as the horse he is if Rodd didn't give him the chance to win still.