This tutorial will demonstrate how to use the statfreaks Jockey challenge Analysis Tool which has been designed to assist you with isolating strong upcoming jockey rides and framing a jockey challenge market.

The Jockey Analysis Tool “JAT” is part of the Statfreaks  “Advanced Horse Racing Subscription Package.

THIS TUTORIAL IS LEVEL

Intermediate Freak
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TOOL PURPOSE
  1. Identifying a strong horse and jockey combination for upcoming rides.
  2. Understanding historical jockey patterns over different distance ranges and settling positions.
  3. Assist with jockey challenge analysis.
  4. Finding jockeys that may not be suited to their upcoming ride.
  5. Isolated horses that have good or poor statfreak ratings (SFR).
  6. Finding jockey’s that have targeted a specific ride at a particular race meeting.
#01 – INTRODUCTION

Analyzing jockey’s can many different ways. Our approach is a sharp and simple one; we look into the history of a jockey and their rides, we categorize distance groups and settling positions and then identify upcoming opportunities that meet those historical criteria.

The Jockey Analysis Tool has a few definitions which need to be understood before continuing. The list to the right explains each column heading and how the table calculates each measure.

TABLE DEFINITIONS

TABLE HEADING DESCRIPTION AND CALCULATION
TRACK: The upcoming track that the jockey will be riding in
RACE: The number of the upcoming race that the jockey will be riding in
DIS TYPE: The distance type of the upcoming race.

  • Less than or equal to 1250m: “SPRINT”
  • Greater than 1250m and less than or equal to 1700m: “MIDDLE”
  • Greater than 1700m: “STAYING”
RIDER: The Jockey’s name
PREDICTED SETTLE: The predicted settling position for the upcoming race that the jockey will settle in the race. Predicted at the 800-meter point

  • LEAD: Horse is predicted to settle in the lead pack of runners.
  • MID PACK: Horse is predicted to settle in the middle pack of runners.
  • REAR PACK: Horse is predicted to settle in the rear pack of runners.
RIDES: Number of historical jockey rides used to produce the jockey data analysis table
WIN SR: The historical win strike rate of the jockey matched with its upcoming “DIS TYPE” and “PREDICTED SETTLE”
PLC SR: The historical place strike rate of the jockey matched with its upcoming “DIS TYPE” and “PREDICTED SETTLE”
MKT EDGE: Market Edge. Calculated by

  • Converting the jockey’s strike rate to a dollar value (100/WIN SR). e.g  100/32% = $3.22
  • Calculating the average win starting price of all the historical winning rides. e.g $3.42
  • MKT EDGE: $3.42 minus $3.22 = $0.20
NO: The number of the horse for the upcoming ride.
HORSENAME: The name of the horse that the jockey will be riding in the upcoming race.
LENGTHS: The statfreaks rating “SFR” lengths value from the SFR rating report.
RNK: The Rank of the SFR Rating for that horse/ride in the race against all other runners. Taken from the SFR Report.

GLOBAL DATA FILTERS

FILTER NAME DESCRIPTION
HISTORICAL DATA
  • Last 365 Days of data (Rolling).
  • Valid sectional timed data only (used to identify the position in-run accurately).
  • Runners in a race between 3 and 24
UPCOMING DATA
  • Australian Thoroughbred Racing Only (Metro, Country, Provincial)
  • Valid TAB meetings
  • Refreshed daily between 9:00 am and 10:00 am AEST (Melbourne, Victoria
RIDES:
  • Yellow highlighted if a rider has had less than 10 historical rides for that specific distance group and settling position.
MKT EDGE:
  • Green: Above Zero
  • Yellow: Zero
  • Red: Below Zero
LENGTHS:
  • Green: Above Zero
  • Yellow: Zero
  • Red: Below Zero
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#02 – THE DATA TABLE

The jockey challenge analysis data table is made up of all the headings and calculations as previously described. The data table has the following capability

  1. Print
  2. Export to a spreadsheet (Excel or CSV)
  3. Export to PDF
  4. Clear all filters
  5. Search the entire data set
  6. Filter on various filter columns
Jockey Challenge Tool Screen Shot
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#03 – SEARCH AND FILTER

SEARCH

The Jockey Challenge Analysis Tool main search can be found at the top left of the table. This feature will search the entire data table for part or all of the wording typed into the area.

FILTERING

Filtering specific columns can be done by scrolling to the bottom of the table and entering or selecting your desired value. Columns such as race and distance groups have a pre-defined list, where tracks, strike rates, and ratings allow you to specify partial wording or range values.

PAGE NUMBERS

The Jockey Challenge Analysis Data Table only shows 25 rows per page; this is to allow for improved loading speed and to allow for a maximum of up to 24 horses listed on a single page. To move forward and backward between pages, use the arrows located at the bottom right corner of the jockey analysis table.

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#04 – SORTING COLUMNS

SORTING

Each column in the jockey challenge analysis tool can sort in descending and ascending order. To sort, click on the small arrow located at the top of each column.

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#05 – EXPORT DATA TO SPREADSHEET

EXPORT TO SPREADSHEET

Exporting to a spreadsheet can be done by clicking the EXCEL or CSV icon at the top right of the table. It is recommended to have your search and filters set before using the export function. Export will only extract the data that is on the page displayed.

WHY EXPORT?

Exporting the jockey challenge analysis table to a spreadsheet allows you to save your analysis work to your desktop. You can then combine it with your analysis, add prices and track your investments.

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#06 – PRINT, PDF AND CLEAR FILTERS

PRINT

Printing the Jockey Challenge Analysis Table can be achieved by clicking the print icon at the top right of the table. Printing can be useful if you would like a physical copy of your analysis to take to the races.

PDF

Clicking the PDF button will export the jockey challenge analysis table to your computer in a pdf file format.

CLEAR FILTERS

Clicking the “Clear Filter” icon will reset the entire jockey challenge analysis table back to its default setting with no filters applied. Be sure to export your analysis to spreadsheet or pdf before clicking the “Clear Filter” button.

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