Sixth of six, dear reader, is ostensibly not very good. It’s also known as last. But, in the Flat Trainers To Follow pantheon, there is a very flat hierarchy, such that all trainers enjoy virtual parity.
The point of all this bluster? I’m trying to tell you that the man I’m about to introduce is no less worthy of note and / or your support than any of the five who preceded him. He is a sixth dead-heater in the Track ‘Em and Back ‘Em Stakes. He is… Mr Ron Harris.
Although Ron has been on the go for less time than some of his more famous fellows in the Trainers to Follow roster, he’s made his mark rightly enough.
In fact, employing the usual male horses, 14/1 or shorter criteria, and then saying 2-8yo’s in handicaps and having run in the last 15 days, Ron has a spanking 96 points profit to his name. That’s a return on investment of over 30%!
| YEAR | WINS | RUNS | STRIKE% | LSP | LSP% | VSP% |
| 2005 | 11 | 61 | 18.03 | 19.75 | 32.38 | 16.8 |
| 2006 | 22 | 110 | 20 | 44.62 | 40.56 | 41.43 |
| 2007 | 26 | 143 | 18.18 | 31.96 | 22.35 | 24.67 |
| 59 | 314 | 18.79 | 96.33 | 30.68 | 29.01 |
He’s still something of an unknown to most people, so make hay while the Ron still shines.
That completes our merry band of six… to recap, they are:
Ron Harris (Handicaps)
Saeed bin Suroor
Sir Mark Prescott (Handicaps)
Tom Tate
Tom Dascombe
Clive Cox
There are a few specific conditions with some of them (if you’re not sure, use the search option at the top of the page, and type in their name - remember to select ’search www.nag-nag-nag.co.uk’ - and a link to the post will come up. In fact, you can search every post I’ve ever written for whatever you like, using the same approach).
Onto TrainerFlatStats, and there are a couple of runners tomorrow at Folkestone to catch our eye. If you’ve been having difficulty finding the TFS qualifiers (as I know some of you have), I’ve got some good news:
TFS will have a subscription service this season after all!
I am delighted to be able to offer this service again, because it has been hugely popular in the past, and - if you simply don’t have time to pick out the qualifiers each night, or you are not sure to begin with - then this is an ideal way for you to get all of the benefit of TFS on autopilot.
You can sign up straightaway and will receive the first email tomorrow for Friday’s racing, when the service officially launches.
I’ve kept the cost as reasonable as I can and, at £22 per month (less than 71p a day), I hope you agree that its excellent value.
To sign up, go to www.trainerflatstats.com/subscription.html
Get yourself signed up and don’t miss another TFS winner!
That’s all for now so, as they’ll be singing in Manchester tonight, Arrivederci Roma…
Matt