Valiant Warrior was easy to figure out
The "Bus Driver" should be in context with VDW suggesting that it would be a good exercise to get to know a handful of Trainers, to watch and see how they placed their runners and getting to know when one of their runners had a live chance.
This was an email that I sent to a chum in 2009 the Races below were what VDW Described as being the best and next best bets of the day
I have been aware that some of the selection that VDW included in the Jock Bingham book had a Deja Vu element. (Of course there will be stronger reasons why they would be bets for VDW )
Travado
Peterborough Chase (Class A) Grade 1993
LTO Race = Plymouth Gin Haldon Gold Challenge Cup Chase
Peterborough Chase (Class A) Grade 2 21/11/95
LTO Race Plymouth Gin Haldon Gold Challenge Cup Chase
Ever Smile
Philip Barnard Memorial Conditional Jockeys´ Handicap Hurdle 1993 finished 5th
Philip Barnard Memorial Conditional Jockeys´ Handicap Hurdle (Class E) 1996 won
Valiant warrior
« 2:30 » Newcastle Building Society Handicap Chase (Class B)
(Class 2) (0-140, 5yo+) 2m4f Good To Soft 16 fences 18th Feb 1995 finished 2nd
« 3:00 » Newcastle Building Society Handicap Chase (Class B)
(Class 2) (0-140, 5yo+) 2m4f Good To Soft 14 fences 2 omitted, 1996 won
Trainers are by and large creatures of habit and follow similar paths year in and year out.
1) Some know the best races for certain horses as they have trained their relatives (Breeding and confirmation)
2) some target the same race if they have the right horse for that race. If its a handicap they wil try and hide the the true handicap mark.
3) This is where the concept comes in, some trainers will try a horse out in the race and then return in the future and try to win the race with the same horse.
Does the concept work
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