
How to Read Speed Ratings and Spot a Horse the Market Has Missed
Speed figures tell you what a horse actually did, not what the handicapper thinks it can do. Here is how to read last, best and average figures together.

Speed figures tell you what a horse actually did, not what the handicapper thinks it can do. Here is how to read last, best and average figures together.
The reality is that favourites and short priced horses are responsible for more damaged betting banks than outsiders ever will be. The reason is simple.
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