Grand National: Supercomputer’s verdict on Sussex trainer Moore’s chance of Aintree prize
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Statisticians have written the code using a variety of factors to produce as accurate a model as possible, with the race then being run 1,000 times to ensure accuracy and rule out anomalous results.
The model utilises the odds provided by bookmakers and the Racing Post rating for each horse in the race to ascertain the probability of each horse winning or finishing in any given position.
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