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.
The A/E Statistic In Horse Racing
The A/E statistic in horse racing is also known as the Actual vs. Expected ratio. It is a measure commonly used to assess the profitability of betting selections. This statistic helps bettors and analysts evaluate how well a particular set of criteria or factors predicts the actual outcomes of horse races. The formula for A/E […]
Using The Speed Rating Class Pars
Speed ratings can help you uncover winners in many ways—but one powerful, often overlooked approach is using class pars to narrow down the field. On every Inform Racing race card, you’ll see a class par figure in the race header, followed by an H. Class Par: This shows the average winning speed rating for races […]
Is Value Betting Just Backing Horses At Big Odds?
I have been looking more and more at backing horses at bigger prices lately, mainly as a result of sending out some daily selections to subscribers, which at first included two win bets and an each way bet each day. After five months I decided to stop posting the win bets, as despite a not […]
Finding Big Priced Winners
I have written a few posts in the past on this subject and it’s one I like to return to now and then because it is something most punters are interested in. I think a lot of us who have been betting for a while know that around 50% to 70% of all handicap winners, […]
Using The Daily Stats Table in Reverse
We updated the Daily Stats Table recently and when we did so, I wrote a post about what it all means and how you can use it to your advantage. The link to that post is below. https://informracing.com/daily-stats-table-recent-updates/ I take a look at the table each morning just to see if something catches my eye […]
Daily Stats Table – Recent Updates
The Inform Racing Daily Stats Table gives you all of the past wins, places and win percentages for each horse running on the day, on one easy to view table. This means that you can sort all of the data and find the best horses to look further into, all in one place. With all […]
Won 50/1, Won 18/1, Placed 33/1 – Spotting Big Priced Opportunities
Big priced winners do come in perhaps more often than you may think but in some handicap races where the favourite is 3/1, 4/1 or bigger, you can find yourself some excellent betting opportunities on the outsiders. And in all honesty these are not at all impossible to find – if you know what you […]
Keeping A List Horses To Follow
How much importance do you put on a trainer being in form or in top form? If you see a trainer at the top of the hot trainers list or see one that has had 4 winners from their last 10 runners and a 40% strike rate in the last 14 days, are you inclined […]
Following Trainers In Form
How much importance do you put on a trainer being in form or in top form? If you see a trainer at the top of the hot trainers list or see one that has had 4 winners from their last 10 runners and a 40% strike rate in the last 14 days, are you inclined […]