Eight Under Horse

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...

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...

Speedster Eight Bills restored Gary Portelli's confidence in his ability with a dominant victory under a big weight at Warwick Farm a couple of weeks ago.More importantly, the trainer believes the ...

Multiple stakes-placed sprinter Eight Bills will have his first start at Caulfield for rookie trainer Troy Portelli who is trying build his own stable under the Portelli Racing banner.In recent yea...

Ron Quinton continued an excellent run with his small team when lightly-raced Under Arrest scored his first city win at Canterbury on Wednesday.Under Arrest's 1-1/2 length victory in theraces.com.a...

A decision on a start for New Zealander Sir Slick in the $3 million Cox Plate will be made by Racing Victoria Limited (RVL) stewards on race morning.RVL chief vet Paul O'Callaghan inspected Sir Sli...

MORNINGTON 13/023 Kinesthetic $4 - $3.60 ($2000 & $1000 @ $4)6 Crack A Roadie ($3000 & $2000 @ $1.70), Lannister $51 - $357 Launay ($500 @ $7), Eight Bills $7.50 - $6 ($400 e/w @ $7.50/$2.51), Last...

In this, the second of a three-part series, P.P.M's computer expert Neale Yardley delves further into which form factors are the most important. As discussed last month, fitness is one of the mo...