Dare I Say Horse

Australian horse racing form study usually stops at picking the horse: you do the form, then walk up and take whatever price is showing on the board. In Practical Punting in October 2000, Richard H...

Australian horse racing form study often ends the same way: an hour on the form guide, and a bet on the one whose name you liked. Writing in Practical Punting in September 2000, Richard Hartley Jnr...

Track conditions and weight are the two Australian horse racing form factors most punters skim over — "the in-a-hurry punters of modern day racing", as Richard Hartley Jnr put it in Practical Punti...

Australian horse racing form study often ends the same way: an hour on the form guide, half the field circled, and still no idea which one to back. Writing in Practical Punting Magazine, Richard Ha...

Most of a Saturday card is not worth studying — which is why Australian horse racing form study starts with picking the race, not the horse. Writing in Practical Punting in June 2000, Richard Ha...

Before you rate a single horse, Australian horse racing form study starts with a question about the race itself: is it even worth analysing? Writing in Practical Punting in May 2000, Richard Hartle...

I've always held to the belief that if you are going to take a double then make sure you include a favourite in at least one leg. Sometimes it may cruel a dividend, but it will ensure you don't ...

I've always held to the belief that if you are going to take a double then make sure you include a favourite in at least one leg. Sometimes it may cruel a dividend, but it will ensure you don't ...

I've always held to the belief that if you are going to take a double then make sure you include a favourite in at least one leg. Sometimes it may cruel a dividend, but it will ensure you don't ...

I've always held to the belief that if you are going to take a double then make sure you include a favourite in at least one leg. Sometimes it may cruel a dividend, but it will ensure you don't ...

How about that Gai Waterhouse! The all-conquering trainer has the Rosehill carnival by the throat. Well, that's what she reckons. She goes into Golden Slipper day with, dare I say it, bright expect...

It always pays to have a look at the photo form prior to a race just to remind you of the strength of the form in the printed guides but it also helps to look after the races as well. The last race...