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.
This post is a follow on from my last one regarding the Prediction Cards you can find each day at Inform Racing. Just go to
I have been posting these prediction cards since the beginning of October 2025, in the hope that they may give something extra to benefit subscribers.Briefly,
Master Rating performance The Master Rating is the best Inform Racing speed rating achieved by each horse within the previous 12 months. It is the
Or should that be: Do suitable race conditions win the races? There are, oh I don’t know, thousands of different ways to find a winner
Does a trainer’s recent form really change a horse’s chance — or is it just noise? Short answer: yes – but only sometimes. Trainer form
I gave a 40/1 winner as one of my daily selections yesterday. Myself and others who had backed it were very happy of course, but
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