Hello Friend
The Beast From The East appears to be setting in with little prospect of much jumps racing this week.
Given the proximity of The Festival I don't mind a few quiet days to get stuck into some stats and make sure my own prep is up to speed.
Given my form some quiet self reflection is welcome. I had a barmy end to the Flat season,esp in the members' posts with my 'notes horses', creaming 130 points in 2 months or so over September/October. Since the start of November, both with those notes and the free chase tips, it's fair to say I've been out of sorts. Still, you can't keep moping around in this game and hard work is the only way out of a prolonged slump. It will turn, preferably in around two weeks time! Anyway, enough of my tipping troubles, that's the last I'll mention them until I get back into form...
Today I have a few things for you to flick through and read if you so wish...
Firstly... a...
Free Cheltenham Festival Trainer Stats Report from Gavin Priestley HERE>>>
This fantastic report looks at the top 7 trainers at the meeting since 2007... Messrs Mullins/Nicholls/Henderson/Jonjo/Pipe/Elliot/King
This report opens with one click, it isn't an email sign up...there is a special offer at the end for his Festival stats etc which he always gives away for a ridiculous price,and he's even knocked off £1 just for you, if you like that sort of thing.
Gavin covers every race, does have a slightly different approach to me...and well, he's thrown in loads of other quality content also. Plenty to get stuck into. In any case, that free report is definitely worth a read. Stumbling across his blog, via Matt B, is part of the reason I'm so into trainers/stats/race profiling/micros etc... a master of his craft...
I will email you again on Thursday about his Festival package, which will interest some of you. If you can't wait until then there is more info at the end of that freebie.
* Secondly... a couple of blog posts from me that may interest you...
1. The Festival Ante-Post Portfolio Post... this was just a repository for you all to chat amongst yourselves. There are 52 comments and counting and worth a flick through,
2. The Chasing Game: Back To Basics...
My post from a few weeks ago that I should really absorb again! Some thoughts on an approach to analysing handicap chases etc, inc a feature length video. I'm going to absorb those 5 main points below the video again.
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Right, that's the lot for today. A few things to get stuck into over the next few days,
All the best, Josh
p.s Gavin's superb free report is HERE>>> (no email sign up, it just opens with one click, you'd be mad not to give it a read)
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