Dubai Carnival Contest III

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Originally Posted by chucklestheclown

Question: Why do some people pick two alternates? If you only pick one is it understood it takes the place of either of your two picks if they do not run?

I'm not really sure why I choose two alternates really. Just something I've always done.

I usually split them up into horses I would have a bigger bet on and horses I'd limit to smaller stakes. If my big bet horse doesn't run, I often don't have much of an opinion on the race and therefore include a bigger priced runner as my main selection alternate, trying to maximise profit in a race I have no longer got a big interest in.

Yes, I spend far too much time studying for this (last week showed it doesn't help), but I want to keep hold of my crown!