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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...

Pouring over the formguide recently, I suddenly realised I’d been “at it” for three hours, non-stop. And I was only up to race 5! It set me thinking. How much is too much when it comes to sitting...

In the fifth article in this series, US professional Barry Meadow and PPM editor Brian Blackwell discuss various aspects of the task of picking winners and backing them. The topics range over mo...

In the fifth article in this series, US professional Barry Meadow and PPM editor Brian Blackwell discuss various aspects of the task of picking winners and backing them. The topics range over mo...

One of the hardest things to master in our game is the “art” of keeping one’s balance at the racetrack whether ahead or behind. Granted, we most often lose this precious balance when behind for t...

One of the hardest things to master in our game is the “art” of keeping one’s balance at the racetrack whether ahead or behind. Granted, we most often lose this precious balance when behind for t...

US racing expert George Kaywood recognised early on, in the 1990s, that the Internet was going to play a pivotal role in the world of international horseracing in the future. His bestseller Handic...