Sincere apologies if this sounds like aftertiming, but me and those like me who study Points and Hunters’ Chases cleaned up here, partly for the reasons HDLG states.
Once Bennys King came out, Time Leader was the only one I wanted to be with and part of that was that, in the context of these races, he had an accomplished rider in Huw Edwards.
And Huw could claim 7lb, whereas owner-rider Maxwell, a man who would surely never get offered an outside ride in a million years, couldn’t claim at all.
We are all still trying to figure out how Time Leader ever hit 4.3 pre race on the machine and how Cat Tiger (who recent Auteuil form was gently regressive as well) was odds on.
There aren’t many of these races – don’t bet on them if they’re not your bag, or you’re too lazy to do the hard yards and get to know the relatively-good jockeys from the not-so-good ones (massive factor in these races).
As for Maxwell riding against pros, you’ve got to look for value in a knee jerk market.
If he’s won on a few steering jobs lately, don’t go taking a short price about him.
But if he’s fallen off a few lately (the reason not to ever take a short price about him!) take a look at anything he rides at gigantic odds, because he is always trying, he buys horses with ability and he will pop up sometimes, often when the market least expects it.
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