OK, here's some stats. 2-1-03 to 12-9-04 - Dania by post position.
Win Place Show ITM 1 533 17.55% 567 18.67% 487 16.04% 1587 52.26% 2 473 15.57% 591 19.46% 442 14.55% 1506 49.59% 3 397 13.07% 479 15.77% 448 14.75% 1324 43.60% 4 365 12.02% 414 13.63% 403 13.27% 1182 38.92% 5 333 10.96% 305 10.04% 391 12.87% 1029 33.88% 6 315 10.37% 228 7.51% 363 11.95% 906 29.83% 7 281 9.25% 243 8.00% 257 8.46% 781 25.72% 8 340 11.20% 210 6.91% 246 8.10% 796 26.21% 3037
Compare these numbers to your normal Win/place/show probabilities by post in a 7 point game
and you will notice the difference.