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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...

áFinding Winners (1)I once asked an old timer (I was a young timer then) about winner-finding. He'd been in the game for fifty years and we were chatting.Well, he was chatting and I was listening, ...

It's easy enough in racing to talk about how to find the winning selections. This is a matter we wrote about in last month's issue of P.P.M. We showed you how to apply various form factors to arri...

In recent issues we’ve looked at various multiple combination approaches for trifecta and First 4 betting. I’ve had quite a few letters from readers seeking further advice. Most want to know easy...

In recent issues we’ve looked at various multiple combination approaches for trifecta and First 4 betting. I’ve had quite a few letters from readers seeking further advice. Most want to know easy...

In recent issues we’ve looked at various multiple combination approaches for trifecta and First 4 betting. I’ve had quite a few letters from readers seeking further advice. Most want to know easy...

Luxbet punters are tipping Buffering will rediscover his 2013 Ascot form, clearly the best backed to win the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes.  Buffering has already firmed from $4.20 into $4.00 fo...