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Could any of you data gurus help me with an enquiry into average field sizes?
I would like to know what the average field size in UK was in 2009 for a) all Flat races, and b) all jumps races. And I would like the same separately for 2010 up to the end of August 8th.
The stats on the BHA website (http://www.britishhorseracing.com/resou … istics.asp) oddly seem not to go beyond 2008.
Year ………. Type ………. Count ………. Avg No. Of Runners
2009 ………. Flat ………. 6278 ………. 9.91
2009 ………. Jumps ………. 3371 ………. 10.08Will do 2010 in a few minutes
Year ………. Type ………. Count ………. Avg No. Of Runners
2010 ………. Flat ………. 3922 ………. 9.35
2010 ………. Jumps ………. 2125 ………. 9.65Many thanks.
Those are surprisingly low figures compared with less than 10 years ago.
As someone just pointed out to me, the % of races with 16+ runners on the Flat has gone from 18% in 1999, to 13% in 2004 to, get this, 4% in 2009.
Not all of ’em handicaps, of course.
16+ runners made up 14% of all handicaps run in 1997
16+ runners made up 5% of all handicaps run in 2010 (so far)Surely a price worth paying for ‘eradicating’ the draw bias on Lingfield’s straight course.
16+ runners made up 14% of all handicaps run in 1997
16+ runners made up 5% of all handicaps run in 2010 (so far)I’m thinking that might be the bookies influence. e/w terms for 16+ runners & all that.
Might be wrong mind.
Would that be actual or intended runners. For 2010 from a database I update which is mainly weekdays only I have the following
Intended runners
Flat – 89/1416 = 6.29%
NH – 63/560 = 11.25%Actual runners
Flat – 39/1416 = 2.75%
NH – 44/560 = 7.86%It’s quite staggering that on the flat a 16+ handicap in your morning paper is more likely to be 3 places only by the time of the off.
Would your complete database show similar CR ?
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