Decoding Horse Racing Form Guides

When it comes to horse racing form guides even the more seasoned punters can sometimes get confused. With horse race betting having gone online, today most sites offer extensive information in their form guides. Not knowing how to read these horse racing form guides can put the punter at a disadvantage for herein lies the information needed to place a successful bet.

One should begin from the top left of the horse racing form guide where the saddle number of the racing horse is listed. This number is not the same as running position of the animal. The horses name and its starting position will be listed together. Remember that the inside lanes are more lucrative betting options as opposed to the outside ones.

The name of the trainer, the training grounds, the jockeys name and the weight of the horse can also be found on the horse racing form guide. The line below lists the horses age and its gender and next to it is the sire and dam information of the horse.

The next line on the horse racing form guide lists the past performances of the horse in question. The number of races that the horse has run, the number of times it stood first, second or third is all listed here on the horse racing form guide. The horse’s finishing position in the past six races is also listed here. In case the horse did not fare in the first 9 the number here will be a 0.

Decoding the horse racing form guide is the best way to gather information on the various horses and therefore hope to make a more precise bet.