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What are yours?
Once a year punter..ok maybe 10 times a year. So I feel I need some strong guidelines to keep me in check and not chase every whiffy tip given out. Most of my guidelines I would assume most here follow anyway...but I wanted to see how close I get
For me the most important consideration is : Can the horse go the distance? I know 3200m races dont pop up every week but I feel some lead up preparation in either the other states cups is a must. The lowest I like to see a horse run is 2600m.. thats why Railings drops off my list
Age is the second consideration for me.. has to be between 4 - 7 , I think with such a big race maturity of body is needed
Trainer/Jockey.. not every jockey can win and not every trainer can train a winner...but some have better ideas than others. ie a Lee Freedman and Bart Cummings you have to look at the horses they set up. Similar to a jockey and why they ''jump'' off one horse to ride another... surely they are good judges of horses and how they feel under them
10,000m Rule.. this is my ''odd'' one. Bart Cummings ( thanks Tim56) swears by it and and it makes sense that the horses preparation should be about putting metres under its legs ...build strength and stamina .
What else do you look for?
Once a year punter..ok maybe 10 times a year. So I feel I need some strong guidelines to keep me in check and not chase every whiffy tip given out. Most of my guidelines I would assume most here follow anyway...but I wanted to see how close I get
For me the most important consideration is : Can the horse go the distance? I know 3200m races dont pop up every week but I feel some lead up preparation in either the other states cups is a must. The lowest I like to see a horse run is 2600m.. thats why Railings drops off my list
Age is the second consideration for me.. has to be between 4 - 7 , I think with such a big race maturity of body is needed
Trainer/Jockey.. not every jockey can win and not every trainer can train a winner...but some have better ideas than others. ie a Lee Freedman and Bart Cummings you have to look at the horses they set up. Similar to a jockey and why they ''jump'' off one horse to ride another... surely they are good judges of horses and how they feel under them
10,000m Rule.. this is my ''odd'' one. Bart Cummings ( thanks Tim56) swears by it and and it makes sense that the horses preparation should be about putting metres under its legs ...build strength and stamina .
What else do you look for?
