Good post Ginger. There is no doubt jockeys & trainers do have their runs. Duric is on one at present after being quiet for so long. I know this is a little after the event - I was going to post soon after you started the thread - but Peter Mertens has also started a run. Note a long priced winner today as well as some winners/places in line with Duric. Ginger, I think you mentioned there is a meeting at the Valley on Thursday. I know Mertens has had good success there in the past - maybe look for any outsiders he's riding. Has anyone noticed the run of D Freedman from late last year? He went very quiet for a while early/mid 2003. I think there may have been an investigation/positive swab from one of his runners pre this time.
Makes you wonder. Why do jockeys/trainers have these runs after periods of quiet - call me cynical if you like. If you can pick up on these you can get some good winners. Remember the Prebble/David Hall combo of Spring 2002 I think it was.
Finally as noted on another thread, jockeys do have good runs on a particular meet ie if they salute early they can go on & have a good flow of winners/places for the rest of the day.

Cheers