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Dave Renham

My racing interest started when I was studying for my Maths degree. I went to Goodwood for the first time with a friend from college and I ended up winning on a 33/1 shot. I was hooked from there. In the late 90s I wrote a couple of self-published books on draw bias and a few years later I collaborated with Andrew Mount and Graham Wheldon on the Raceform published book Sprintline 2002. I started an advisory service called drawn2win in 2001 where I gave daily race insights and tips which I did for 6 years. I worked on the Racing Post for a short time as a Spotlight writer and then spent just over 5 years working on the Racing and Football Outlook as a trend’s writer. Finally, I have written for numerous articles for different publications and website and at the last count they totalled just over 850.

The Placepot

For people who bet on horse racing, there are numerous different bets that the Bookmakers try and lure you in with. Here is a selection of them: Computer Straight Forecast – picking two horses to finish first and second; Tricast – picking three horses to finish first, second and third; Double – picking two horses in separate races to win;… Read More »The Placepot

Trainer performance with first run after horse switches stables.

It has been a long time (around 10 years) since I dug into data where I examine trainer performance with flat runners who have switched stables and are having his/her first run for a different trainer. The question is – what effect does a change of stables have on this first run for a new trainer? I have gathered data… Read More »Trainer performance with first run after horse switches stables.

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