{"id":11294,"date":"2017-09-13T22:30:41","date_gmt":"2017-09-13T21:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.betangel.com\/blog_wp\/?p=11294"},"modified":"2017-09-29T12:59:00","modified_gmt":"2017-09-29T11:59:00","slug":"st-leger-meeting-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betfairtradingblog.com\/blog_wp\/2017\/09\/13\/st-leger-meeting-4\/","title":{"rendered":"St Leger meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The oldest classic horse race in the world is almost upon us again and while it marks the closing of the flat turf season, tradition dictates that it also marks an upturn in financial markets if folklore is to be believed. &#8220;Sell in May and go away, don&#8217;t come back till St Leger day&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Come back on St Leger day<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There is a general \u2018theory\u2019 that during the summer stocks languish and only when everybody is back to their desk does the market perk up. Here is one link, from many, that discusses this: &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisismoney.co.uk\/investing\/article.html?in_article_id=484982&amp;in_page_id=166\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">https:\/\/www.thisismoney.co.uk\/investing\/article.html?in_article_id=484982&amp;in_page_id=166<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>The Doncaster St Leger meeting<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This meeting is OK, but nothing amazing. But it should be an opportunity for you to get above average results for the week. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The first day can be a bit underwhelming. From the four days, Wednesday has lowest prize money but on Thursday we step up a gear with a significant jump in money. Things drop back a little on Friday before the obvious peak on Saturday, with the St Leger.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I thought Wednesday overall was a bit miserable, but I&#8217;ve had a better day today, Thursday. I&#8217;ve put a summary of last years prize money in the graphic so you can get a fair judgement on the meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Good luck!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.betangel.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/09-09-2015-StLeger-stats.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11295 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betangel.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/09-09-2015-StLeger-stats-600x122.png\" alt=\"09-09-2015 - StLeger stats\" width=\"600\" height=\"122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.betfairtradingblog.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/09-09-2015-StLeger-stats-600x122.png 600w, https:\/\/www.betfairtradingblog.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/09-09-2015-StLeger-stats-300x61.png 300w, https:\/\/www.betfairtradingblog.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/09-09-2015-StLeger-stats.png 783w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_11294\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"11294\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betfairtradingblog.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=betangel\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The oldest classic horse race in the world is almost upon us again and while it marks the closing of the flat turf season, tradition dictates that it also marks an upturn in financial markets if folklore is to be believed. &#8220;Sell in May and go away, don&#8217;t come back till St Leger day&#8221; 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