{"id":9975,"date":"2014-06-16T22:54:55","date_gmt":"2014-06-16T21:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.betangel.com\/blog_wp\/?p=9975"},"modified":"2014-07-28T19:00:51","modified_gmt":"2014-07-28T18:00:51","slug":"royal-ascot-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betfairtradingblog.com\/blog_wp\/2014\/06\/16\/royal-ascot-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Ascot week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks for the feedback on World Cup stats. Inspired, I&#8217;ve combined a general overview of Ascot with some data on previous years meetings.<\/p>\n<p>Please see the embedded video further down this post.<\/p>\n<p>It goes without saying that Ascot is big, but how big? What are the biggest days? That may surprise you if you are not into the detail of racing. The flow of the week is different at Ascot as well, so it&#8217;s worth being aware of that as well.<\/p>\n<p>2011 &amp; 2012 were distorted by some very short priced favourites, so last year looked a big meek on the top level; but a bit better underneath. It is traditionally one of the best racing weeks of the year so I hope we can all make something of it!<\/p>\n<p>Good luck!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.guim.co.uk\/sys-images\/Guardian\/Pix\/pictures\/2013\/6\/19\/1371669930968\/Royal-Ascot-2013---Day-2-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"638\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YF6SB79ZLv0?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_9975\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"9975\" 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>Thanks for the feedback on World Cup stats. 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