There are several punters in this country that regularly back the favourite – why I hear you all cry! I would surmise it is because that favourites maintain a good strike rate and hence losing runs are generally shorter. However, we all know, or should do, that backing favourites blind will lose money in the long run. Indeed since the start of the 1997 National Hunt season, at £10 per bet, you would have lost £26,481.78 backing every single favourite. Yes, over 26 thousand pounds!! That is a considerable amount of money, despite the fact you would have enjoyed a strike rate of around 33% (roughly 1 win in every 3 races). However, all is not lost and this article tries to pinpoint a variety of profitable angles in terms of National Hunt favourites: