Seen Roodeye win at Chester today, despite running loose before the race (although that may have been a positive – he ran loose before winning at Bath too apparently). Perhaps he needs that to motivate himself – he certainly broke from the gates far better than he did yesterday.
However, my main point is this: is it worth backing a horse based upon his name under certain racing circumstances. A horse named Roodeye, trained by a yard that love winners at Chester – surely it is likely that connections target him at races run at the course. Otherwise why would he have been named “Roodeye”?
The perceived wisdom is that basing betting decisions upon fcators like this is mug punting. But is it really?