Here's those Thyestes Race Trends...
12/12 between 8 & 27 previous career starts
12/12 no more than 18 chase starts
12/12 1-4 starts in current season
12/12 DSLR
18-56
12/12 NOT ridden by a claimer
11/12 7 or less handicap chase starts
11/12 previously run in a G1 race
I applied those trends to this year's field... drew up a trends shortlist... and then dug even deeper into the field, looking for the runners that looked good on the trends AND also had conditions in their favour...
These big field Irish Handicaps are tricky races to nail... and you can take a few swings at them and still be wide of the mark... but when you do get one right you are often rewarded handsomely...
To see the two I eventually landed on, as well as my in-depth notes on plenty of this year's Thyestes field, click on the image below...