Looking at barriers in a pure statistical form is of little or no relevance.

Barriers need to be considered in combination with a horse's racing style and the expected early pace of a race.

For example where a race has no designated leaders and only a small percentage of horses that like to race on the pace, then we can anticipate a slow early race pace and conclude barriers will be of little consequence.

However, I have seen time and again small fields of front running horses where a horse drawn barrier 8 can end up three wide as it competes for the lead. In this case an inside barrier is an advantage.

Understanding how a horse races, what is the likely early race pace and determining if the barrier is favourable or not will assist in finding winners in any race.


Cheers,
Luckyboy

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