Just read all the posts with interest. I am in your camp Crash. As most of you will know by now I rate and price, basically Melbourne only because I know the horses, and knowing the horses is a big advantage, and something that only comes with watching them race time and time again. I have DEFINITELY found my best results to be 1400 - 2000. I probably have my best results 1400-1600 but I know that the 2000m at Flemington - for example - is a great 2000m to bet. I'm with you - I rarely do the sprints. The lower amount of action is more than compensated by the greater amount of profit.

I agree completely with the reasons you expounded for not doing those kinds of races, too. Those are the exact reasons I don't do them.

So, nice post. (Of course, I was always going to think it a nice post considering it agrees with everything I think...............!)

Duritz.

Australia caters primarily for the sprinter(800-1400 metre runners).
There are easily twice as many races programmed for those distances than longer distances.
If you target certain distances at certain tracks ALONE, you'll find better success overall.
For example horses can be drawn wide over longer distances on tracks like Randwick & Flemington, yet at tighter turning tracks like Mooney Valley or Doomben, for example- it pays to jump from an inside barrier.

Agree?

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