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    Hackwood Park, five runners in one race, character bookmakers Gary Wiltshire and Gary Selby present, wonderful.

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    Wonder if anyone can get this without resorting to the annuals? Which horse won a couple of points there before becoming a top class chaser under rules in the early 70’s?

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    What percentages were these characters betting to?

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    Now that is a good question.

    As at dog meetings, over round percentages are horrendous – especially at first show.

    But as any bookie will tell you the “real” over round is based on the prices at which beta are laid and when you are laying a 2/1 shot which winds up 4/6 and wins in cold blood you are inclined to be cautious.

    As someone said to me many years ago – “that 2/1 is value and the fact five horses who should be 500/1 are 8/1 doesn’t alter the fact that 2/1 is value.”

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