| No |
Racecard or Saddle-cloth number |
| Form |
Finishing position in previous races.
The most recent race on the right.
A number 1-9 indicates a finishing position of 1st to 9th.
A 0 indicates a finishing position worse than 9th.
A 'F' indicates that the horse fell.
A 'P' indicates that the horse was pulled up.
A '-' is used to separate the form from one season and the next. |
| Odds |
This is blank - the idea is that if
you print out the ratings, you can write the betting forcast odds here. |
| Weight |
Weight in stones and pounds. |
| Age |
The age of the horse. |
| Draw |
The starting stall position. A dot after the number indicates a favourable draw. |
| Days |
The number of days since the horse
last ran. |
| Runs |
The number of times the horse
has run in the last 90 days. |
| Min |
The minimum rating achieved in the
last 6 races. |
| Max |
The maximum rating achieved in the
last 6 races. |
| Rating |
The rating allocated by the computer
for this horse in this race. This rating takes in to account the conditions
of the current race (like the weight and draw). So, this is really the
only number you need. All of the other stuff is for information only. |
| **** |
At the end of the top line
(highest rated horse) are between 0 and 5 *s.
This is a rough guide as to which
races are likely to be the best betting propositons (the more stars the
better).
|
| (7) |
The number in brackets at the end of
the second line is just the difference between the top rating and the next
highest rating |
How to make sense of the Ratings
