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As we approach the middle of the summer, (why does that always seem to come round so quick??!), I want to look in detail at 2yo horses with the focus on their first four career starts. I am looking at UK Flat / All Weather race data covering 2017 to 2024 with profits and losses…
Betting for horse racing punters has changed drastically since the introduction of online betting coupled with the advent of Betfair Betting Exchange launched in 2000. Back in the 1980s and 90s punters had limited options in terms of betting with bookmakers as they could only bet in a betting shop or on course at the…
With the SmartForm database at our fingertips, we can test some hypotheses on the profitability of following the money, in particular any clues that can be picked up from horses that have been backed on their previous outings. In this case, we will take as a given that significant contraction of odds indicates a better…
There are 59 licensed racecourses in Great Britain, each with its unique characteristics. Except for Chelmsford and Ffos Las, all the courses date back to 1927 or earlier, maturating their own distinct features such as shape, size, cambers, gradients, undulations, right and left-hand travel (including ambidexterity), altitude, and various surface types. No other country in…
Over the past three decades I have crunched horse racing data via a variety of different sources, going all the way back to RSB – Racing System Builder. I first used RSB back in the 90s / early 2000s. Before the advent of RSB my horse racing research process involved working my way through old…