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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...

A Cox Plate bid beckons for the John Moore trained Military Attack

Grateful words...Hoss Heinrich, husband of trainer Gillian Heinrich, couldn't hide his elation after the barnstorming win by Military Rose at Rosehill. He says: 'It has taken 20 years but we might ...

Designs On Rome  should be the winner of the HK$10 million Citibank Hong Kong Gold Cup today but how strong a grip he has on the race and how short his odds should be will depend very much on th...

Akeed Mofeed  is the horse with the momentum and that looks the only thing that gives him an edge on Military Attack  in a fascinating Group One Citibank Hong Kong Gold Cup (2,000m) at Sha Tin...

I normally give the Golden Slipper a miss but this year I believe the winner is within punting reach for three good reasons. Crystal Lily (Br1), Decision Time (Br2) , Chance Bye (Br3), Brightexpect...

Trainer Gillian Heinrich will roll the dice again in a bid to secure her third starter for next month's $2 million Magic Millions Classic with stablemates Lord Lonhro and Pure Reality at Doomben.He...