13/12/2002 edition

Make Winning Bets Using
Horse Profiles

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Profit through an expert knowledge of individual horses
By Daniel O’Sullivan, The Form-Pro

A Horse Profile contains vital information about an individual horse and allows you to develop an intimate knowledge of that horse in respect to:

1. Its overall level of ability;

2. The conditions under which it can or cannot perform at its best; and

3. The true merit of its various performances.

Make no mistake, if you aspire to making decent profits from racing, a thorough knowledge of individual horses is essential. You don’t need to have this knowledge about every horse racing, but you should definitely know the ones most likely to figure as the main chances in races you typically examine.

Horse Profiles are a perfect tool for capturing information to develop this knowledge.

Building a Horse Profile base

The first step in developing a profile for an individual horse is to establish a base. Using a good quality form history (the more runs the better) and any other information you have, analyse the horse’s record and make notes in relation to the following:

Class Peak

What is the highest class the horse has won and/or been competitive in (i.e. within 1.5 lengths of the winner)?

What class has the horse tried and not been competitive in?

Career Form Cycle

Consider the age of the horse, its number of starts and form over the past 12 months.

Is the horse still moving through the grades?

Do you suspect it has already reached its class peak and may be either holding or declining in competitiveness?
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Copied with permission of "The Form-Pro".

This edition of Punt to Win:
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Handicapping tips - weight and class
Money talks - Randwick betting tips from the track
Money talks - Sandown betting tips from the track
Money talks - Doomben betting tips from the track
Money talks - Victoria Park betting tips from the track
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