Mal Boyle crunches the numbers ahead of today's racing and he highlights the Fontwell form of Grand National-winning trainer Oliver Sherwood.
Friday Stat Attack (Five year study period unless stated)
FONTWELL (Includes 2011 results as the meeting was abandoned in 2013):
33 races – 11 winning favourites – 31/33 winners scored at a top price of 12/1 or 26/33 at 6/1 or less if you prefer
Average Placepot dividend: £241.94
Highest dividend: £338.00 (2016) - Lowest dividend: £67.70 (2015)
Leading trainer at the corresponding meeting during the study period:
3 winners—Oliver Sherwood (14/1, 9/4** & 2/1) – 2 runners today:
Surtee Du Berlais (2.00) & Legend Lady (2.30)
HEXHAM:
33 races – 12 winning favourites – 30/33 winners scored at a top price of 12/1 or 26/33 at 5/1 or less if you prefer
Average Placepot dividend: £481.70
Highest dividend: £1,689.80 (2014) - Lowest dividend: £31.70 (2015)
Leading trainer at the corresponding meeting during the study period:
10 winners—Lucinda Russell (Ranging price between 13/8* & 13/2) – 5 runners: Grand Morning (12.40), Prince Dundee (1.10), Jump For Dough (2.10), Rivabodina (3.10) & Haul Us In (3.40)
WARWICK: (Only one meeting)
7 races – 1 winning favourite – 6/7 winners scored at a top price of 5/1
Placepot dividend: £1,091.90
Leading trainer at the corresponding meeting during the study period:
2 winners—Neil Mulholland (5/2 & 5/6*) – saddles a 25/1 chance today:
Harbour Force (12.50)
NEWCASTLE (Only one meeting to date):
8 races – 2 winning favourites – 6/8 winners scored at a top price of 15/2
Placepot dividend: £307.10
Leading trainer at the corresponding meeting during the study period:
Alistair Whillans stole the show last year when landing a 16/1 double and with four of his last twelve runners having won of late, Alistair’s two entries demand close inspection, namely Alexandrakollontai (7.15) & Gun Case (8.45)
Charlie Appleby has his team in good form (as in usually the case) and you might not want to miss his two runners in the early hours of tomorrow morning at Flemington; Qewy (3.50) & Folkeswood (5.55). Charlie’s recent ratio stands at 8/18, statistics which have secured 14 points of level stake profit.