The recent spell of hot weather in the UK has firmed up the going on racecourses across the land. One of the perceived consequences of firmer ground is that it tends to mean that more races are run to the form book i.e. more winning favourites.
This certainly seemed to be the case at Redcar’s meeting on Sunday afternoon. Of the eight races on the card, seven were won by the favourite (including one joint favourite).
The SPs of the winning favourites were: 4/9, 15/8, 11/10, 5/2, 11/10, 13/8, and 2/1 in the lucky last. No doubt punters will have paid for a few ice creams with all the winning favourites as the bookmakers suffered in summer sun. They will welcome a break in the hot weather.
