Interesting to read the query about position or margin. Well, one of my major points in selections is lengths from the winner. I've done some studies on this and particularly on weekends city racing across Australia about 75% of winners either won or finished within 4 lengths of the winner at their last start. Will sometimes creep out a little whan making my final selections, but 6 lengths is my limit, but very rarely. Sure, you get the odd one to salute that has finished 9-10 lengths from the winner at its last start. But believe me they are particularly rare. Have had many huge priced winners over the years that finshed 2.5 to 3.5 lengths from the winner previously.

If I have the choice of something that finished third 5 lengths from the winner at last start or one that finished 10th beaten 3.5 lengths. You know by now which I choose.

I appreciate the "suck-along" theory and will look into that!