Racing’s Kiss of Death – May 4

Filed in Horse Racing, The Sting's Racing Selections by on May 2, 2013

This week’s selections cover the May 4 meetings at Flemington, Hawkesbury and the Gold Coast (featuring the Group 2 Hollindale Stakes). With time currently at a premium, this week’s column will include the tips but not the accompanying spiels justifying each one.

Results for April 20 selections (this column was AWOL last weekend)

Tips which were either scratched, outside the prescribed track conditions or too short in price

Scratched – nil

Track outside prescribed range – Scream Machine, Appearance

Odds too short (less than $6 SP) – Transporter, Signified

Tips where the SP was in the $6-$9.50 range (1 unit bets)

Nil

April 20 results:   no selections

2013 results:  23 selections, 23 units bet, 4 winners, 8 placings, SP return of 28.00 units (22% PoT), BOB return of 33.00 units (43% PoT)

2011-2013 results: 160 selections, 153 units bet, 19 winners, 48 placings, SP return of 142.00 units (-11% PoT), BOB return of 159.90 units (-0.1% PoT)

Tips where the SP was in the $10+ range (0.5 unit bets)

Nil

April 20 results:   no selections

2013 results: 12 selections, 6 units bet, 3 winners (1 dead heat), no placings, SP return of 16.00 units (167% PoT), BOB return of 18.70 units (212% PoT)

2011-2013 results: 81 selections, 40.5 units bet, 7 winners, 8 placings, SP return of 51.00 units (26% PoT), BOB return of 59.05 units (46% PoT)

Overall Results

April 20:  no selections

2013:  35 selections, 29 units bet, 7 winners (1 dead heat), 8 placings, SP return of 44.00 units (52% PoT), BOB return of 51.70 units (78% PoT)

2011-2013: 241 selections, 200.5 units bet, 26 winners, 56 placings, SP return of 193.00 units (-4% PoT), BOB return of 218.95 units (9% PoT)

Saturday May 4

Flemington (tips based on a track rating range of good 2 to dead 5)

Race 2 No. 7 Felidea

Race 5 No. 5 Vittoria

Hawkesbury (tips based on a track rating range of good 2 to dead 5)

Race 5 No. 3 Quidnuc

Race 6 No. 2 Monton

Gold Coast (tips based on a track rating range of good 2 to dead 5)

Race 6 No. 7 Petty Cury 

Race 7 No. 4 Famous Seamus

 

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