Big Race Trends/Stats: Sky Bet Dash (York)

I have had a look at the Sky Bet Dash from York on Saturday. There are a few interesting pointers that may help narrow down the field. 

York: SkyBet Dash

12 renewals

207 runners, 43 placed horses

TRENDS

Previous Place

• Nothing too significant
  • 5/12 Top 2 LTO
  • 7/12 Top 3 LTO

Horse Age

• 10/12 Aged 3-5
  • 2/12 Aged 6/7: 2/62, 9 places…17% winners…30% runners…21% places
  • 8+ : 0/17, 5 places

Days Since Run

• Nothing overly significant
  • 46+ days: 0/17, 1 place
  • 16-25 days: 0/19, 3 places

Horse Weight

• Nothing significant

Horse Official Rating

• Nothing significant

Season Runs

• Nothing significant

Wins (Distance)

• 11/12: 0-3 distance wins
  • 4+ : 1/60, 12 places… 8% winners…29% runners…28% places

Position In Market

• 12/12 Top 5 in the market
  • Favs (inc joint) : 5/13, 6 places
  • Top 2 in market (inc joints): 9/32, 14 places
  • 6^th or lower: 0/132, 17 places

Odds

• 12/12 – 12/1 or shorter SP
• 9/1 or shorter: 11/51, 22 places
• 14/1+ : 0/126, 18 places

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OTHER STATS

Miscellaneous 1

Origin of Horse

• Nothing significant

Headgear

• Cheekpieces: 0/13, 3 places
• Blinkers: 0/16, 3 places

Pos Wgts (ex Clm) –

• Top 2 in weights (inc joints): 5/28, 9 places
• Clear/Joint Bottom: 0/17, 1 place

Stalls/Draw

Stall

• 11/12 drawn 12 or lower
  • 13+ : 1/70, 14 places

‘The ‘Running’ Characteristics’

H – Run (career)

• 6/12: had 9 or fewer career runs.

H- Run (Hncp/Non Hncp)

• 6/12: 0-6 handicap runs

H-Run (distance)

• 8/12: 0-6 distance runs

H-Run (Last Win)

• 8/12 had won at least one of last two starts
• 10/12 had won at least one of last four starts

H-Run (Last Placing)

• 12/12 Had placed on at least one of last two starts.
  • 0/86, 13 places did not

The ‘Winning’ Characteristics

H-Win (Career).

• 7+ : 1/38, 6 places

Miscellaneous 2

Best in Three Runs

• 12/12 Top 2 at least once in last 3 runs. 9/12 had won.

Class Move

• Up2/3 classes: 0/14, 3 places

Distance Move

• Up 1 furlong: 0/49, 5 places

Jockey Claims

• 3lbs: 0/16, 2 places
• 5lbs: 1/19, 5 places
• 7lbs: 0/7, 1 place

Horses ‘Last Race’ Characteristics

 (LR) Race Class (inc Irish)

• C4/5: 0/14, 3 places

 (LR) Track

• Newcastle: 3/12, 4 places
• York: 2/27, 6 places
• Ascot: 2/24, 6 places
• Hamilton: 2/39, 8 places
• 1 win: Windso/Warw/Newmarket (july)
• Chester: 0/11, 2 places
• Curragh: 0/9, 3 places
• Ayr: 0/10, 2 places
• Ponte: 0/10., 1 place

Horses ‘First Ever Run’ Characteristics

Nothing of note.

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Trainers (of interest)

Only one trainer has won this more than once…

• R Fahey: 2/20, 6 places
• 1 win: Jim Goldie/A Magnusson/D K Ivory/M Johnston/C Hills/M Easterby/K Burke / JJ Quinn (+ Barry Hills)
• D O’Meara: 0/7, 0 places
• D Nicholls: 0/23, 6 places
• T Easterby:0/16, 0 places
• T D Barron: 0/8, 0 places
• K Ryan: 0/12, 3 places