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Because of the grading system, every greyhound in a race has a chance of winning — so the hardest job in greyhound racing form study is deciding which dogs to eliminate. Writing in Practical Punti...

Horse racing form is more than numbers — a trainer, a jockey and an owner are all telling you something, if you know where to look. Writing in Practical Punting in December 2003, US expert Barry M...

Horse racing handicapping does not reduce to a system — as US expert Barry Meadow puts it, most experienced players understand the game is far too complex for that. Writing in Practical Punting in...

What should a genuinely good horse racing form analyst actually expect to win in a year? In April 2009, in Brian Blackwell's Practical Punting series Attainable Targets, the American handicapper J...

A basic horse racing form study mistake, says American handicapping expert James Quinn: crossing off too many horses too early, because they haven't run within 30 to 45 days or their last race loo...

A professional horse racing handicapper on why a betting plan that once paid can stop working, and why, after a frustrating two hours of placed win bets, he still won't bet them to place. In Februa...

The Gai Waterhouse camp says Theseo is in mint condition for Saturday's Group One Ranvet Stakes despite a boil on his back which caused some concern when recently spotted by his owners.Theseo is th...

The lack of a do-or-die front runner in the BMW means tactics and a smart ride are all important and trainer Leon Macdonald reckons he holds the trump hand.The Macdonald-trained Southern Speed will...

Roman Koz provided us with a fascinating look at stats about favourites on pages 18-19 in the November PPM. It really is a good way to start thinking about a structured manner of attacking your be...

  Remembering all that is spoken and written about betting is, for many punters, too much of a task. It can be confusing and a little frustrating to have to cope with such a massive input of 'dat...

We often hear of foolproof methods of winning money at the races. You know the type of thing: I've got a system, guaranteed to make you a winner, anywhere, anytime! Unlimited profits are usually...