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Give the horse some credit!
Now I don't know who would beat whom in 9 out of 10 meetings, or whether a four wide trip hurt Oxbow; what I do know is that "Will Take Charge" is a horse who is in the habit of outrunning his odds! A classic over-achiever.
Some time ago, on this site, we were asked to briefly describe how we handicap a race; I believe my singular contribution - at least I thought so - was to describe how I would go over a horse's PP's and make a personal comment about each one. Eventually I moved to my own short hand notations; OUCHIE! should be self explanatory, HD, will take a head and continue to run, HD HD, will be headed for two calls and not quit, and of course OA, over-achiever, a horse who outruns his odds. The notations could be about where he/she is their form cycles. You can have as many as you want or as few as you think you need.
What this will do is get your head into todays race, and you'll be amazed at what you've learned. And then go to computer. Doing things a little differently will push you into becomming your own expert, and with that comes the confidence to make those unusal but profitable wagers.
Regards,
chris
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