Curious how everyone here sizes up a race before having a crack. Do you start with recent runs, barrier, jockey, track condition, speed map, market moves... or something else?
I know a few blokes who only care about wet track stats, and another mate pretty much backs anything if the stable is flying that week. I usually end up looking at a few things together, but half the time I reckon the first filter matters most. Keen to hear what people here actually trust when sorting the field, especially for the Saturday arvo meetings.
If you've got a simple way of narrowing it down without disappearing into a wall of numbers, chuck it in. Would be good to see how other punters read a race.