21st Jun 2012 | Royal Ascot
Britannia Pace Chart
We look where the pace is drawn in the 3yo mile handicap at 4.25 Thursday.
With 30 runners spread across the track in the Britannia (4.25 Thursday), the race could be dependant on where the early pace is. Using a method presented by Jon Gibby in the excellent book, “Well-Handicapped Horses” we can rank horses by their early speed. Looking at their last three runs, they are awarded points on how prominently they raced. The horses with the highest numbers are deemed the ‘pace makers’.
Britannia Pace Chart
The pace chart suggests a lopsided race with the pace horses congregating in the bottom half of the draw. If this materialises, anything drawn in stall 17 or above could be at a disadvantage.
Odds correct at time of publishing: 08:45 21st Jun, 2012 but subject to change