Uk Horse Racing -Backing Favorites

I have researched some statistics that will give you more chance of finding that winning horse racing bet, or more importantly avoiding a losing one. I have tried to look at some more unusual angles, that people may not be so aware of. I have used data from 1986 to 2002 : 1. The sex of a horse makes a difference when carrying a penalty. Colts and geldings have a far superior record to fillies and mares. Colts / geldings when carrying a penalty - 1523 wins from 7672 runners. Strike rate 19.9% for a small loss on investment of 3.8%. Fillies / mares when carrying a penalty - 510 wins from 2981 runners. Strike rate 17.1% for a much bigger loss on investment of 16.8%. 2. Horses blinkered for the first time are known to be poor investments. However, these investments get worse the older the horse. 2 year olds blinkered for the first time - 213 wins from 3468 runners. Strike rate 6.1% for a loss of 44.6%. 5 year olds or older blinkered for the first time - 54 wins from 1356 runners. Strike rate 4.0% for a loss of 54.8%. 3. Races with no last time out winners are less competitive than those with 5 or more last time out winners. This fact looks logical, but do people take this into account when betting? Backing the favourite in a race with no last time out winners gave the following results - Strike rate 29.1% for a loss of only 8.2%. Backing the favourite in a race with 5 or more last time out winners gave the following results - Strike rat 21.5% for a loss of over 17%. 4. Horses that are forecast favourites do considerably better if they actually start as favourite. Horses that are forecast favourite and are favourite at the