Handicapping 101 - "wraps"

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

you are right on the first part - not sure about the second.

You can take that second one to the bank....

Is there a place that has the wrap stats or do you keep those yourself?

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

You can take that second one to the bank....

Is there a place that has the wrap stats or do you keep those yourself?

there are places - the simplest one might be in the sheets in Thoro-Graph's redboard room.

There, in the sheets, you can find bandages off - bandages on stats., as well as with claimers dropping in class - and with claimers up in class stats.

However, they don't keep stats of the two of them tied together.

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

there are places - the simplest one might be in the sheets in Thoro-Graph's redboard room.

There, in the sheets, you can find bandages off - bandages on stats., as well as with claimers dropping in class - and with claimers up in class stats.

However, they don't keep stats of the two of them tied together.

Didn't think both stats together were available. Thanks for the info.

[pointman]

As far as I know, the DRF will tell you if the horse was wearing front wraps in the past races, but there is not a notation as to whether the horse is wearing them today. When playing a pk4 you obviously don't see the horses in the last three legs until after you have bet. Drugs, does the T-graph indicate whether the horse is wearing them today or just in the past?

The turkey wraps at Churchill are mediocre at best.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by pointman

Drugs, does the T-graph indicate whether the horse is wearing them today or just in the past?

I'll answer for him, they indicate the opposite of last time. So if the horse was wearing fronts last time, then they would note the percentage of 'removing bandages', if he had no fronts last time, they would note the percentage of 'adding bandages'

An example:

Kickin N Screamin on Tuesday, she had zero fronts last time. Out of 22 instances that Chuck has added bandages, he won almost 14% and was ITM for 32%......

[AeWingnut]

if wraps are actually needed then it is a bad thing. IMO. Some trainers always use them as a preventative measure. I didn't bet a horse because i saw wraps were added and neither did anyone else. Horse wires the field at 30-1. Guess everyone thought he was sore and would back up. Never happened.

[philcski]

The best wraps story I've ever heard at the legendary John St. OTB...

"Smarty Jones can't win the Derby because his front wraps will get heavy in the slop"



I don't pay much attention to wraps. If anything, it seems like wraps on is a win-now proposition by most trainers.