One of the most important punting books I read back in the day was the Stewart Simpson entitled Always Back Winners. It influenced my thinking hugely, particulary in the way he selected his hanicappers. His method was to follow a horse who had gone into the lead inside the final furlong and won by at least a length. Today, in the big handicap on the last day of the Royal meeting we have the Haggas trained High Standing who in his last race at Goodwood over the same distance was eased towards the finish and won by a length and a quarter - after only taking the lead entering the final furlong.
After a few more than normal non-runners this year I resolved after Overdose got injured in preparing for the Kings Stand not to bother with the ante-post markets at Ascot. This means my bet on High Standing has been placed today - unfortunately after Pricewise affected the price.
High Standing £50win @ 6/1
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