UK Horse Racing Speed Ratings - Form Ratings, Tips

Now with new pace and run style figures on the race stats box below.

Using the in running comments we turn each run style into a number so that you can easily determine how each horse is likely to race.

1 = Led, prominent	3 = Midfield
2 = Tracked, chased leaders	4 = Held up, started slowly


•	Want to know where the pace in the race will be? Look for all the horses with predominantly '1's in their form.

•	Want to back a horse that is well drawn low on an inside rail? Check that it's run style figures are not predominantly '3's and '4's which may negate this advantage.

•	Like to back in running? If a favourite is likely to be held up then wait until the off for a better price when the horse falls off the early pace, or if you know a horse is likely to get an easy lead, then back it to lay some off as it's price shortens quickly after the start.

Each horse's last available 15 run style figures are shown on the race stats box below so you can see at a glance how every horse is likely to run. Plus all run style figures are shown on the form guide too.

Race Stats

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When you hover your mouse over each horse name on the race card, a pop up box will appear as below, giving full details of each horses form and statistics. This quick and simple to use form guide will not only save you time but will also let you see immediately which horses have a real chance in the conditions of the race and just as importantly, those horses that don't.

234002   Thundering Star                   b 12 11-10
c g Fort Wood-Lightning Strike
P F Nicholls At course: 5/25 (20%)   Last 14 days: 5/25 (20%)
Since win: 15 days - 2 runs
Sam Thomas (3) At course: 10/33 (30%)     On horse: 5/25 (20%)

Days since last run: 48    Since a win: 176 Days - 13 Runs
Career Win: 10/86 (12%) 2nd: 6 (7%) 3rd: 14 (16%) Win/Pl: 30/86 (35%)
Course: 2/4 (50%)       Distance: 3/23 (13%)
OR Today: 110(+6)    Last Won: 104    Highest Winning: 112
OR last 5: 100 (3), 101 (4), 103 (4), 103(5), 104 (2), 104 (1)
Class: 1: 0/0 (0%) 2: 0/2 (0%) 3: 2/4 (50%) 4: 2/14 (14%)   5: 6/25 (24%)   6: 2/12 (17%)
Going: F 1/3 (33%) GF 0/3 (0%) G 2/9 (67%)
            GS 0/6 (0%)     S 1/2 (50%
Won Left Handed: 6/14 (50%)    Won Right Handed: 1/7 (14%)
Run Style: 1, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1

Last 6 form figures, Horse, Headgear, Age, Weight
Colour, Sex, Sire, Dam
Trainer followed by his details in blue.
Jockey, any weight claim in brackets, followed by jockeys records in green.

Career details including win and placed percentages and course and distance stats.
Official Rating today, amount more or less than its rating last time out in brackets, followed by the rating it last won off and the highest rating it won off, then the last five ratings from the right to left with finishing position in brackets.
The Class shows wins to runs in all classes of race.
The going shows the number of wins to runs on all going types that the horse has raced on in its career. The going is considered to be one of the most important factors for a horse and knowing exactly how every horses has previously performed on every going will definitely give you a great advantage.
Details of a horses record going left handed and right handed.
Run Style figures show how the horse began in the early part of a race. (Latest on the right with the last 15 available figures shown for every horse). 1 = Led, prominent. 2 = Tracked, chased leaders. 3 = Midfield. 4 = Held Up, started slowly.

Run style numbers and examples of comments used.

1.	Challenged for lead, With Leader (s), Soon Led, Led, Close Up, Disputed Lead, Made All, Made Most, Soon With Leader (s), Made Virtually All, Pressed Leader (s), Pressed Winner, Set Steady Pace, Soon Clear.

2.	Prominent, Soon Prominent, Chased Leader (s), In Touch, Soon Chasing Leader (s), Soon In Touch, Tracked Leader (s), Behind Leader (s), Chased Leading Pair, Chased Leading Trio, Soon Tracked Leader (s), Always In Touch, Well In Touch, Chased Clear Leader (s)

3.	In Midfield, Mid-Div, Settled In Midfield, Settled Mid-Div, Midfield

4.	Behind, Held Up, In Rear, Outpaced, Well Off The Pace, Always Towards Rear, Last, Settled In Rear, Soon In Rear, Soon Last, Soon Outpaced, Towards Rear
	Other phrases are used for all categories but many are very similar to those above.

Rating form details

When you hover your mouse over any of the Master rating or the three Lto (Last time out) figures on the card, another box will appear showing details of the race that that rating was achieved. In the example below, you can see that the rating was achieved at Lingfield, over 1m 2f, on good to firm ground. It was a class 5 handicap race with a value to the winner of £2,566.50. The horse had a handicap rating for the race of 65, carried 8-13, finished 3rd at a starting price of 8/1 and had a run style for this race of 4 which means it was held up or started slowly.

LINGFIELD (LH)
1m 2f
GF
HCP     OR: 65     Wt: 8-13
Class: 5
Value: £2,566.50
Pos: 3
SP: 8/1
Run Style: 4

This box will help you quickly identify horses that have been dropped in class and/or race value since their last run, often an important factor in finding winners time and time again. Just hover your mouse over the last time out rating of the horse at the top of a race card and drag your mouse down the column. The box will change as you go over each rating for each horse, allowing you to check a whole race in a couple of seconds.

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