Brought to you courtesy of Michael Wilding of Puntology.com
Whenever you look at a race it is almost always about numbers. There are people who paddock watch, and this information is very valuable if you have a strong knowledge of horses. The majority of us do not do this and use data to help us determine which horse we think will win the race. This data is almost always in the form of a number. Speed figures, official ratings, weight carried, finishing positions are a few examples of numbers that we use when assessing a horse race.
Most of the numbers that are used in handicapping are rating an aspect of the horse’s performance. Usually the higher the number the better the performance but sometimes the lower the number the better the performance is. It is common for people to look for horses that are good performers in certain areas that they have discovered have value and can make a profit.
What we must not forget in this process is that the numbers are just that. Numbers!
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