Finding your Niche..

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Hi all, People may have noticed that I only really restrict myself to posting in the BBOTD thread, and I am aware that this is not what is needed on this forum. I think the reason for this, is, I don't feel confident enough that I know what I'm talking about to join in some of the discussions. I find this forum fascinating for the spectrum of views and knowledge on all things racing - its clear that many people on here have a deep involvement that goes further than my "mug punter" knowledge. I appreciate that I have learnt a lot from this forum, and hopefully this may continue. Being a complete inner-city urban product, I've never sat on a horse, and have only ever been to a meeting once (Market Raisen, was a good day and eye opening). Things like people commenting on how well a horse looks in the paddock (I'm clueless, apart from being able to spot a horse sweating up) are not common to me, clearly this is something I will have to attend more meetings and sort :) Anyway, looking back through my selections, I have noticed a bit of a trend. I have moderate success with 2 year olds, a high success rate with very poor flat races (what would have been 'banded' stakes in the past I suppose, 0-65 etc) and shocking at group races. So I think I'm going to start to stick to these races, for some reason I seem to be reading the form well, and its not lost on me that while my selections are normally 3/1 or lower, each time I have been above this, I have scored (bar one selection). I've had 13/2, 9/1, 12/1 on the button and a 20/1 place. In time I may start my own thread, focussing on these types of races and hopefully seeing if we can plug a few winners out of these awful races. Has anyone else found a niche like this where they seem to excel at one thing, and stick to it? I know BH (I think) seems to stick to Novice Hurdles, I think its great how one particular type of race seems to resonate with certain people..

[south_eastern_ram]

Re: Finding your Niche.. Similar to you, i know very little about racing as a whole but i'm learning every day. Just got back from Folkestone and looking at the horses in the paddock i really coulndnt make a 'paddock pick'. I stick to the low grade flat races mainly. Have tried group races but just cant get my head around them. I also try to stick to fields of 10 and less but do occasionally go over that limit.