Understanding the Racing Form

Understanding the Racing Form

Understanding the Racing Form

Understanding the Racing Form

The best way for a 'new' gambler to improve your chances of winning is to be sure that you understand the way that the form for a race is being displayed.

Some terminology that you may see in the various publications will be explained so that you are fully prepared to maximise your profits!

Where Can I find Racing Form?

Some sites will highlight the basic information such as the names of the horses that are due to run at a meeting and a guide to the possible prices that may be on offer of the horses.

What Information is Available in Racing Form?

Most form guides will have the races at each meeting visibly separated and timed so you can see where each starts and ends. Nearly all will split the information on each horse into lines and display them something like this;

411-21 Fast and furious! T. McKeown 12-0 M. Turner

This line of information tells you;

411-21 These are the horse's finishing positions on its last five runs

Fast and furious! This is the horse's name

T. McKeown This is the name of the person who trains the horse

12-0 This is the weight the horse is due to carry in this race. This will always be displayed in the imperial weights format in the UK.

M. Turner This is the name of the jockey due to take the ride on this horse

How Do I Read Horse Racing form?

The best way to pick a winner is to make a judgment on each horse's chances based on your analysis of their form. This may sound complicated but after breaking down the various pieces of information it's not as difficult as some people would have us believe!

Form students will consider lots of factors before placing their bet and they take some or all of the following into consideration.

Horse Racing Form - Class

Horses tend to be creatures of habit and, if staying fit, can maintain high levels of consistency. It's always worth checking to see if a horse has run well in certain types of races. For example, horses may perform well in handicaps but find it difficult to step up to listed or group class.

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