Common Goal Horse

Picking winners is only half the job; backing them well is the other half. Writing in Practical Punting in February 2004, US professional Barry Meadow and Practical Punting editor Brian Blackwell ...

Picking winners comes down to what has changed about a horse, and what everyone else has missed. Writing in Practical Punting in January 2004, US professional Barry Meadow and Practical Punting ed...

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...

David Hayes echoes the sentiments of most of his rival trainers ahead of Saturday's Group 1 Australian Guineas at Flemington, where All Too Hard will start a red hot favourite.''He's a really smart...

Analysis, patience, insight . . . I think these three qualities sum up the successful punter who bets on greyhounds. You need all three if you are to assure yourself of success over, say, a 12-mon...

Analysis, patience, insight . . . I think these three qualities sum up the successful punter who bets on greyhounds. You need all three if you are to assure yourself of success over, say, a 12-mon...

Last month I began telling you about the quick, time-saving method I use to simplify 'doing the form'. Initially I look for potential losers. First among these is potential LOSING RACES. To quick...

Victoria can proudly boast many of the best country racetracks in Australia. Quite a number of them offer spacious, testing courses which offer every runner a chance. The best courses, in my op...

In a recent issue of PPM I wrote of the trap of becoming over-confident in your greyhound handicapping skills. Feeling too firmly that your race alignment can be expected to routinely predict the...