Luckyboy wrote...
8. Jockey's are irrelevant- except in Sydney, wherein the top 5 jockeys account for the bulk of winners.

Hi Luckyboy,

agree with most of your post, but find the above statement illogical. "Jockeys are irrelevant" - meaning that jockeys don't matter at all.... "except in Sydney"... meaning that ooopsss, yes they do!!!

I have a simple question for you...

You are going to punt on a horse tomorrow... Formline of 423 for it's past 3 starts, all reasonable runs, it has a real show and you expect it to start at around $3 or $4... It's a swoooper, so you know it'll get back in traffic...

You have a choice of two jockeys...

Jockey 1 has had 378 rides in the last 12 months for 19 wins.. a s/r of 5%. s/r in the last 3 months is slightly better, at 6%.

Jockey 2 has had 686 rides in the last 12 months for 145 wins.. a s/r of 21%. s/r in the last 3 months is slightly worse at 18%.

Q: Which jockey would you prefer to be riding your money around the track?

Cheers,
Chris.