Horse racing is a hugely popular sport to bet on.<\/p>\n
It’s also a time consuming exercise for those with the desire to successfully turn a profit.<\/p>\n
A wealth of knowledge is needed to pick out high quality horse racing betting tips, and with thousands of horse races taking part annually, it’s easy to accumulate statistics to work from.<\/p>\n
This following horse racing betting guide will teach you how to pick out horses with the highest chance of winning the race, or the horse that will provide the best value.<\/p>\n
Once you’ve digested the information in this post, you’ll be able to pick horse racing winners\u00a0often enough to beat the bookies at their own game.<\/p>\n
Make sure you have the basics down – basics that we won’t<\/em> be covering in this guide.<\/p>\n These are simple things like understanding horse racing jargon and knowing how to read a race card<\/a>.<\/p>\n It may also be a worthwhile investment to understanding how horse handicapping<\/a> works.<\/p>\n Once you’ve got these things down, along with knowing how to place a bet, we’re ready to move on to analysing the field.<\/p>\n The most important tip of them all\u00a0<\/strong>is that none of the tips below actually matter without this one simple rule:<\/p>\n If you don’t find the right bet\u00a0at the right price<\/em> then it will be -EV and won’t return a profit long-term.<\/p>\n Let’s move on with looking at some of the things you can consider.<\/p>\n Particular trainers are very familiar with their stables and are therefore an exceptional source of information.<\/p>\n Learn which trainers or stables are performing well and look at their jockey selection to see how much they believe in their horse’s ability.<\/p>\n Jockeys can be a good source of information too.<\/p>\n They may offer a public opinion of their horse’s likely chances in a race, or they may have ridden the horse previously. If they’ve ridden it previously, it means they have experience and knowledge that they may be able to use to their advantage.<\/p>\n If a trainer or stable has several horses in the race, yet there is a star jockey racing one of them, you can be sure that the jockey has probably hand-picked the horse. This gives further indication of its likely chances.<\/p>\n Finally, jockeys often travel to more than one meet on a given day.<\/p>\n If they’ve raced multiple\u00a0times in the afternoon, but then travel a long way to race just one horse in the early-evening, you know that horse must be worth consideration – with jockeys often having to cover their own transport costs.<\/p>\n Jockeying requires extreme skill and the best in the world are in-demand, with lucrative contracts up for grabs.<\/p>\n Jockey\/trainer combinations are an excellent way to start\u00a0basing your selections upon. However, in high-profile meets this can end up being most of the field, so you have to look deeper into your statistics.<\/p>\n One interesting market that is offered by bookmakers at a\u00a0meet\u00a0is the ‘leading jockey’ market, with 3 points behind awarded for a win, 2 for a runner-up finish, and 1 for third. If you have a favoured jockey that you think will perform well at a meet, this can be a way to pick up some value at higher odds.<\/p>\n Form refers to previous races that the horse has ran in, including barrier trials. Barrier trials are often used as warm-ups, and they can be a key factor when deciding which horse to bet on in smaller races.<\/p>\n You can also look back to the trainers for information on lesser-ridden horses, and ask yourself questions like:<\/p>\n With regards to the final question, being the foal or blood relative of a previously successful horse can often lead to further success in the family.<\/p>\n For more experienced horses, you can look at their previous form – the majority of horses will race at least several times a year.<\/p>\n It’s not just wins that count, look for good finishes in races where they came up against extremely good opposition. If they’re against weaker opposition this time round, they may be able to claim victory.<\/p>\n In contrast to this, if a horse has won recently, be sure to look at who the horse has beaten. If it hasn’t beaten anyone good, then it could potentially be a one-off result.<\/p>\n Finding or creating a reliable, detailed form guide is tough – but that’s where you’ll make your money. If it was easy, everyone would be doing it and bookmakers would no longer be in business.<\/p>\n Finally when considering form, you’ll want to look at the class of the race\u00a0and purses on offer. If it’s won a huge race for a big payday,\u00a0these are rarely complete flukes.<\/p>\n Also look at the type of location its won at, did it win a rural event and is now competing in a metropolitan area? How about provincial areas?<\/p>\n Not all horses are able to make the adjustment to subtle changes in climate and atmosphere.<\/p>\n Weather conditions play a crucial role in horse racing, perhaps more so than any other sport.<\/p>\n Some horses prefer to race on sticky, wet surfaces whereas others prefer hard, fast tracks. If the going gets tough (or soft), stick to horses that you know have had success on similar ground in the past. Heavier horses will also typically find it tougher\u00a0on softer, wetter ground, because running on this type of surface consumes more energy.<\/p>\n It’s recommended that you know the going of a track before placing your bets.<\/p>\n Whilst you can get better odds betting antepost or a couple of days in advance, it’s not worth taking the risk whilst you’re still starting out – you’re not a pro that’s going to be investing thousands in Betfair horse racing trading<\/a> just yet!<\/p>\n To find the ground, or the ‘going’, of a track, you can simply Google the course name + the word\u00a0going<\/em> and you should find plenty of up-to-date results for the day’s races.<\/p>\n Remember: some tracks are ‘all-weather’. Ground conditions on all-weather tracks stay consistent regardless of what\u00a0mother nature throws at it.<\/p>\n You also need to look at track formation: is there a sharp incline at the end of the race? Is there a sharp bend half way through? Do the turns bear right, or bear left?<\/p>\n These are all things you need to be considering, and weighing up against each potential horse you want to bet on – how will each particular horse be affected?<\/p>\nJockeys and Trainers<\/h3>\n
Trial and Previous Form<\/h3>\n
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Conditions and Track Formation<\/h3>\n