Because of the grading system, every greyhound in a race has a chance of winning — so the hardest job in greyhound racing form study is deciding which dogs to eliminate. Writing in Practical Punting in February 2003, Pender Noriega, regarded as America's foremost authority on greyhound racing, sets out how a professional does it, and why box position can matter more than the clock.
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Pender Noriega on which greyhounds to cross off first, why a good box can beat the clock, and the checklist to run before you play a trifecta.
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What you'll learn:
- Where elimination starts — the one or two dogs with the lowest class, then the dog just up in grade, the worst form record and the slowest average speed
- The dogs you never cross off — the average fastest dog, and a rails runner in Box 1 with late speed
- Box beats clock — why in more than 90 per cent of races the gap between the fastest and slowest dogs is small enough for a good box to win out
- The win bet and the trifecta checklist — why Pender rates the win bet the most cost-effective, plus his nine-point checklist before you play a trifecta