Horse Racing Form Guide

The Race Card

The race card is where all your basic information is located for the race! You can also navigate through the races easily from here!

  1. You can switch to another meeting/track, click the down arrow next to the Track name like below.
  2. Next to the Track name will be the Track Rating. EG as below Good (4) is the rating of the track.
  3. Navigate between races by clicking the numbers across the top of the screen.
  4. Below the race numbers is the distance, name and time of the race you are currently viewing. 

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Choosing the Market Type

You can switch between market types by selecting “Win or Place”, "Same Race Multi", “Trifecta”, “First 4”, “Quinella”, “Exacta”, “Quaddie”, “Early Quaddie”, “Daily Double”, “Treble” or “Running Double”.

You'll need to scroll across or click the arrows to move across the market list.

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Runner Info

Each runner in the race will have some information available to you, lets have a look at Kandos Tiger below.

The number in brackets (9) next to the horse name is the Barrier the horse will run from.

The weight 59.0kg is the Total Weight the horse is carrying.

J: is the name of the Jockey scheduled for the ride.

T: is the name of the Trainer of the selection.

9779x2 is the result in the last 6 starts of the selection.

$11.0 is the fixed odds price for the selection to win

$3.20 is the fixed odds price for the selection to place.

  


The Form Guide

Short Form

 From the race card, clicking on a selection will drop down and show you the "Short" Form.

Last 6 – The finishing place over the last 6 races.

Career - Number of career starts, and the number of first, second, and third places.

Track - Number of starts on today's races track, and the number of wins, second place, or third placings at this same track

Distance - Number of starts at today's races distance, and the number of wins, second place, or third placings at this same distance

Trk/Dist - Number of starts on today's races track, at this distance, and the number of wins, second place, or third placings at this same track and distance.

Prize Money - The total amount of prize money the horse has won during its career.

1st Up - the  horse's form in the first race back after any breaks.

2nd Up - the horse's form in the second race back after any breaks.

3rd Up -  the horse's form in the third race back after any breaks.

Firm - Number of starts on a Firm Track, and the number of wins, second place, or third placings.

Good - Number of starts on a Good Track, and the number of wins, second place, or third placings.

Soft - Number of starts on a Soft Track, and the number of wins, second place, or third placings.

Heavy - Number of starts on a Heavy Track, and the number of wins, second place, or third placings.

Rating - A rating out of 100 given to the horse in the upcoming race.

Win % - Percentage of races this horse has won

Place % - Percentage of races this horse has placed

Expected Settling Position - Where the horse is expected to sit during the race.

Last Start – Shows Place, Jockey, Starting Price and Weight of the last race horse ran.


Long Form

From the short form, you can click on the "View Long Form" to see more detailed information below.

[T] - Trainers Name

[J] - Jockey's Name

[W] - Horses Weight in kilograms

[S] - Father of the Horse

[D] - Mother of the Horse

[C] – Horse’s Colour

[A] – Age of Horse

Jockey - Number of starts with this races Jockey, and the amount of first, second, and third places.

 

By clicking the sectionals tab at the top of the screen you can view the average speed for all horses in the race (Overall, Early, Mid and Late).


Harness

 

Sire - Father

Dam - Mother

Last 6 – The finishing place over the last 6 races.

Career - Number of career starts, and the amount of win, second, and third places.

Track - Number of starts on today's races track, and the number of wins, second place, or third placings at this same track

Distance - Number of starts at today's races distance, and the number of wins, second place, or third placings at this same distance

Prize Money - The total amount of prize money the horse has won during its career.

Dist. Range – Record at this distance range

Best Mile – Horse’s best time for 1 mile

Win % - Percentage of races this horse has won

Place % - Percentage of races this horse has placed


 Greyhounds

 

Sire – Father

Dam – Mother

Last 6 – The finishing place over the last 6 races.

Career - Number of career starts, and the amount of win, second, and third places.

Track - Number of starts on today's races track, and the number of wins, second place, or third placings at this same track

Distance - Number of starts at today's races distance, and the number of wins, second place, or third placings at this same distance

Prize Money - The total amount of prize money the horse has won during its career.

Best Time – Best time at the distance

Whelped – When the dog was born

Rating - A rating out of 100 given to the dog in the upcoming race.

Win % - Percentage of races this horse has won

Place % - Percentage of races this horse has placed

Weight – Weight of the Dog

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