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Wolverhampton Racetrack Draw Bias

Beginners Question ➔ What is the draw bias?
Answer ➔ The best starting position.

❑ 5 Furlongs ❒
LOW 1-5 They tell us no draw bias exists statistically. Trust me, you don't want to be drawn out wide here.

If you go all guns blazing from out wide, you don't get home. Drawn on the inside, you still can't go full throttle from the gates, you'll get caught. Something will track you from a low trap and nut you.

5f DRAW ADVISORY ❖ Stick to low drawn horses, from stalls 1 to 5.

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❑ 6 Furlongs ❒
LOW 1-5 Same as 5f but even worse. The 1st bend arrives so quickly, you get stuck out wide and are toast.

Go too hard early, you get caught, that's Wolver for you.

6f DRAW ADVISORY ❖ Stick to low drawn horses, from stalls 1 to 5.

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❑ 7 Furlongs ❒
LOW 1 - 5 The 7f chute has such a short run to the 1st bend, you get caught out wide on a sharp oval track and never recover, unless your horse can come home like a Porsche. Very rare.

7f DRAW ADVISORY ❖ Stick to low drawn horses, from stalls 1 to 5.

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❑ 8 Furlongs ❒
LOW 1-5 Well they assure me there is no statistical draw advantage on the inside. There's time for your horse, they say, if good enough, to nick an early position.

In my punters eye experience, horses use up so much juice, fighting for a decent race position from out wide, they get done anyway.

8f DRAW ADVISORY ❖ Stick to low drawn horses, from stalls 1 to 5.

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❑ 9 Furlongs & 9.5 Furlongs ❒
LOW 1-5 If it's a 9 furlong race and a middle draw, I leave it. The 9.5 races, on a rare occasion, I might back a middle drawn horse at a big price. High draw, no thanks.

9f, 9.5f DRAW ADVISORY ❖ Mostly stick to low drawn horses, from stalls 1 to 5.

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❑ 10 Furlongs+ ❒
NONE 10F, low draw, I'll play. 10F, middle draw, I might have a small go, at a big price, in a class 4 or better handicap. Grade 5 or 6, no thanks.

10f+ DRAW ADVISORY ❖ Mostly stick to low drawn horses, from stalls 1 to 5.

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❑ BETTING NOTE FOR WOLVERHAMPTON ❒

◢ If you like something drawn out wide at Wolverhampton, just don't bet on it, let it run. You'll like the big prices, but you won't like the overall results of taking them.

Wolverhampton All Weather Racetrack History

• Flat racing in Wolverhampton started in 1825 at Broad Meadows.
• Moved to Dunstall Park in 1888 to a racecourse for flat and jumps races.
• In 1993, an all weather fibresand track was laid alongside the turf course.
• 2004, a new Polytrack surface replaced the whole grass running track. Wolverhampton was now a dedicated all weather racecourse.
• By 2014, we have a new AW running surface being relaid instead of the Poly/Equitrack, called Tapeta. Fully owned and maintained by Arena Leisure, and still a conundrum for punters.
• The complete history of racing at Wolverhampton written by Bev Parker, is as good as it gets re horse racing nostalgia, if you're interested.

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