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 looked dull. Brian Blackwell brought Quinn's form standards to Practical Punting in March 2009, in part five of his Basic Mistakes series. The fix is to stay flexible and liberal early, and to tighten up only once you're down to the real contenders.
FREE e-book: Getting Together with the International Experts – Part 5
Why crossing off too many horses too early costs you the winner, and the form standards that keep the real contenders in.
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What you'll learn:
- Up close at the stretch call — how close a horse that has raced within 30 days must be, by distance, and the two exceptions
- Short layoffs — what a horse off 31 to 60 days must show: a four-furlong workout or longer within the past seven days
- Rating trainers — when to support a low-percentage trainer's horse and when to pass, and why the dividing line is 6 per cent
- Four facets of form — Quinn's four facets of form analysis, and when workouts gain in importance