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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...

AWESOME mare Atlantic Jewel has opened a commanding $1.45 favourite for Saturday’s Group 1 Underwood Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield. The Mark Kavanagh-trained mare has looked awesome winning bot...

Ever wondered how many punters actually make sense of all the track gallops reports in the newspapers and major form guides? We all know those times mean a lot, but how the heck can you work it ...

Few horses manage to win immediately after returning from a spell-a rest from racing of two months or more. Some manage to win after a let-up, but the odds are pretty much against any horse coming...

This month we will continue our examination of the relationship between starting price (SP) and 'true' odds. By examining nearly 200,000 starters during the two year period August 1, 1988 to July...