Scottish National - Race Ratings & Bet

Seeing as the Aintree Grand National winner was tipped by us as a result of doing well in our National Ratings, we decided to try out the same ratings system for the Scottish version of the race which takes place at Ayr on Saturday. Although the ratings are more suited to the English National, they have given us a clearer winner for this week than they did for the Grand National last Saturday, and at a very nice price.

It's key to remember that the ratings are based completely on the horse's suitability to the race - based on their particular profile and each horse's preparation for the race. Here are the ratings:

Horse	Total
Nuts N Bolts	91.15
Roberto Goldback	89.88
Midnight Appeal	89.88
Yes Tom	89.88
Roalco De Farges	89.88
Mister Marker	89.88
Summery Justice	89.88
Green Flag	81.02
Alpha King	81.02
Edmund Kean	81.02
Lie Forrit	81.02
Trustan Times	81.02
Scotswell	79.76
Sam Winner	79.95
Lackamon	78.49
Baile Anrai	77.22
Al Go	74.69
McMurrough	67.1
Tidal Bay	67.09
Battle Group	67.09
Hadrian's Approach	67.09
Godsmejudge	67.09
Fill The Power	65.83
Adrenalin Flight	65.83
Sole Witness	64.56
Ballybough Gorta	64.56
Mendip Express	58.23
Rigadin De Beauchene	55.7
Merry King	54.44
Pure Faith	53.17
Sir Du Bearn	53.17
Top Smart	43.04

So, the winner at the top of the list is Nuts N Bolts, and even if it's only by a small margin of 1.27, it's a clear winner which we don't always get at the top. So, we've done a good bit more research, mainly into trends, and Nuts N Bolts looks like his current price of 30/1 could be decent value.

Now, we will more than likely be backing more than one horse in the race, and bets will be confirmed either tomorrow night or Saturday morning. However, for now, we're having an ante-post bet on Nuts N Bolts (30/1). 

Nuts N Bolts 30/1 (47/1 BetFair) each-way