{"id":7168,"date":"2024-08-16T16:26:38","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T20:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodbine.com\/kingsplate\/2024\/08\/16\/ivan-bigg-who-are-the-top-contenders-in-the-kings-plate-according-to-betting-rules\/"},"modified":"2024-08-23T12:56:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T16:56:33","slug":"ivan-bigg-who-are-the-top-contenders-in-the-kings-plate-according-to-betting-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodbine.com\/kingsplate\/2024\/08\/16\/ivan-bigg-who-are-the-top-contenders-in-the-kings-plate-according-to-betting-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Ivan Bigg: Who are the top contenders in The King\u2019s Plate according to betting rules?"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Ivan Bigg<\/strong><\/p>\n

So, what do betting rules say about The King\u2019s Plate?<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve been reading my columns on the Woodbine website or in the Canadian Thoroughbred newsletter, you know that I don\u2019t believe in betting opinions because opinions are mostly wrong\u2014especially the strongest-held ones. And I was happy to say it was my rules that picked the Moira<\/strong>-winning Queen\u2019s Plate two years ago (for a $1 triactor that paid $200) and last year, after a couple rule horses suffered troubled trips in the King\u2019s Plate, the same horses came through in the Prince of Wales Stakes at Fort Erie to pay $2,020 for a $1 superfecta, just as predicted in my column.<\/p>\n

So, that\u2019s the background for rules for this year\u2019s Plate. There\u2019s even a 30-1 horse that fits into rule play. Here are the various rule approaches:<\/p>\n

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  1. In-the-money finishes:<\/strong> That\u2019s the best rule for stakes races of any kind anywhere. My suggestion is to box these six best in-the-money horses in superfecta play. It should come as no surprise that the likely favourite, #7 My Boy Prince<\/strong>, has 9 for 10 in the money but #5 Midnight Mascot<\/strong> (10-1) is 7 for 8, #2 Rafaroo <\/strong>(8-1) is 2 for 2, #3 Essex Serpent<\/strong> (2-1) is 3 for 3, #8 Pierre<\/strong> is 4 for 4 and #12 No More Options<\/strong> (30-1) is 7 for 9. Note, too, that #12 has blinkers removed for the first time in its nine lifetime races.<\/li>\n
  2. Closing fractions in route races:<\/strong> This angle won the 2022 Queen\u2019s Plate when horses at long odds finished second and third. They had the quickest closing fractions in 1 1\/8-mile races which made them strong contenders in the 1 \u00bc-mile Queen\u2019s Plate. The question to be asked is: How quickly have horses closed from the six-furlong point in the race to the end of the 1 1\/8-mile races? If there is no 1 1\/8-mile race, I use 1 1\/16-mile races. #2 Rafaroo has the quickest fraction in his last race at 36 4\/5 seconds. He finished second to overwhelming favourite, My Boy Prince, BUT he deserves another chance because this was only his second lifetime start. #3 Essex Serpent has a slower fraction BUT HE WON in a gate-to-wire trip. Can he do it again with his high Equibase pace figure of 115.<\/li>\n
  3. Superfecta play that could pay big:<\/strong> Superfectas are my specialty (having won three entire superfecta pools at Woodbine when the minimum was still $1) because horses aren\u2019t machines and stuff can happen to top horses. So, here is my superfecta play: 2,3,7\/2,3,7\/5\/ALL and 2,3,7\/2,3,7\/ALL\/5.<\/li>\n
  4. Fringe players:<\/strong> #4 Caitlinhergrtness <\/strong>(12-1): 20 per cent jockey Rafael Hernandez<\/strong> apparently opts for that mount over #10 Bedard<\/strong> (30-1) which has a decent closing fraction. And #13 Vitality<\/strong> (20-1) beat #10 with an even better fraction. All of these are potential \u201cunderneath\u201d horses in superfecta play.<\/li>\n
  5. Supplemented horses:<\/strong> Connections of #4 Caitlinhergrtness (12-1 with Hernandez up) paid $25,000 to enter their horse late into the race, knowing they had to finish at least fifth to win back $20,000 and obviously are hoping for a better finish. The problem is, the filly had a slow closing fraction in the Woodbine Oaks and therefore isn\u2019t likely to be much of a factor.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Take note you can apply in-the-money finishes to other stakes races on the 12-race card and calculate closing fractions in turf route races. And also note there are mandatory payoffs in the 20-cent Power Pick 6 starting in race 7 and in the 20-cent Jackpot Hi-5 in the last race.<\/p>\n

    -30-<\/p>\n

    My Boy Prince photo courtesy of Michael Burns<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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