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At the 2016 meeting no handicap favourite finished first and only one outright handicap favourite managed to even reach the frame. Some bookies offered an extra incentive, fifth place, in big-field handicaps – but that did not help each-way punters much. The favourites’ finishing places in last year’s 10 handicaps were: seventh, sixth, 22nd, 10th, ninth, joint-favourites pulled up and fell, unseated rider, joint-favourites fourth and unseated rider, seventh and third.
In 2015 none of the favourites in the 11 handicaps won – only two were placed. Honours for the last Cheltenham handicap favourite to succeed go to Fingal Bay in the 2014 Pertemps Network Final, the only one to win that year.
At the 2016 meeting no handicap favourite finished first and only one outright handicap favourite managed to even reach the frame. Some bookies offered an extra incentive, fifth place, in big-field handicaps – but that did not help each-way punters much. The favourites’ finishing places in last year’s 10 handicaps were: seventh, sixth, 22nd, 10th, ninth, joint-favourites pulled up and fell, unseated rider, joint-favourites fourth and unseated rider, seventh and third.
In 2015 none of the favourites in the 11 handicaps won – only two were placed. Honours for the last Cheltenham handicap favourite to succeed go to Fingal Bay in the 2014 Pertemps Network Final, the only one to win that year.
Great stat that Yeehaa and those finishing positions are pretty damning! Certainly something i'll be considering this year. There's always a fair few plunge horses when the entries and weights come out this time of year. Don't think I really followed in with any last year and I do tend to try and avoid them if they become a fancy plunge horse or likely fav. One reason why i'm trying to avoid Mall Dini this year!! Looking back I think the last handicap fav I backed early and on the day at the festival was Monetaire in the plate in 2015 at 11/2F
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