Originally Posted by w924

I havent looked at it that way before.... the figures I had gave a higher percentage of winners within the past seven days over the percentage of winners over 14 and 21 days...I assumed , perhaps wrongly, that the sooner they raced the better their chances.

I recall horses backing up after only three or four days after a win and winning again..This applies to trots and gallops. I dont have actual figures..but it suggests that an in-form fit horse can repeat a win.