Topsy
I was looking at the last race at Traralgon early yesterday and 2 horses took my eye.
I noted that Stratus faction and She's Gun had wide draws and the thought crossed my mind that their task would be difficult.
I didn't get back to this race due to other commitments but when checking the results I notice that Shes Gun won at $14-90 and stratus Faction 2nd. at $3-10.
The other horse I rated, Just Ryah, ran 3rd.
I suspect that if I had got back to this race my judgement would have been affected by the draws to my detriment.
I guess my point is that if you snag a $15-00 winner from a wide barrier, you can afford to back some other losers from wide draws.
Your strike rate from wide draws relative to the price that you achieve will probably equal your returns from selections drawn 1-8.