Vintage Stakes Betting 2011
The Vintage Stakes is one of the bigger races on the second day of the Goodwood Festival and one of the most open races over the five days. This race traditionally sees a lot of raw runners competing and the results can sometimes be a little unpredictable.
It is one of the few races which sets a bizarre scene in terms of Vintage Stakes betting 2011. It is possible to see both punters and bookmakers licking their lips over this race when they have just as much chance as each other of ending up in a very bad place.
Vintage Stakes Betting
The reason Vintage stakes betting is so difficult to get to grips with is because this race is for two-year-old horses that have to carry a weight of nine stones with only a three pound allowance.
Two-year-old race horse will quite often be in the very infancy of their racing career and will have big winds and bigger races ahead of them. There is virtually nothing to use which can back up a bet such as form.
Vintage Stakes betting quite often works on the basis of reputation in the world of jockeys and trainers. A horse will be priced as a favourite or backed by the punters based on who the jockey or trainer is.
Length of the Vintage Stakes
The length of the Vintage Stakes helps a little bit when trying to work out which horse to back. The contest is a seven furlong sprint which means no horse in the race is going to have a stamina that could rival some of the animals that take part in the Grand National each year.
The length of the Vintage Stakes suggests that punters should look for signs that a horse is a good starter and gets away from the stalls quickly. Front running horses in sprint races often develop too big a gap for the rest of the field to claw back over such a short distance.
Declared Runners for the Vintage Stakes
The declared runners for the Vintage Stakes could change at the very last moment. The problem trainers face is that two-year-old horses are less physically developed than some other horses they may prefer to enter in this contest.
Due to this they have to wait until the last couple of weeks before the race before entering their horse in the Vintage Stakes. This makes lists of declared runners for the Vintage Stakes very hard to come by.
However, keep an eye open for names such as Mark Johnston, David Loder and Richard Hannon. All of these trainers have had success in this race in the recent past so it's only natural to assume that these trainers will be entering the favourite horses for this race.
Significance of the Vintage Stakes
The Vintage Stakes is a race that has seen a few horses go on to have bigger wins over the course of the year following the sprint. Troy, Dr Devious and Sir Percy are three examples of winners who have subsequently gone on to enjoy success in The Derby and other big races.