Pace Maps and Draw Bias: Reading a Race Before It Is Run
Every runner has a habitual run style: led, prominent, mid-division or held up. Plot those styles across the field and you get a pace map — a picture of how the early part of the race is likely to unfold.
How to Read Speed Ratings and Spot a Horse the Market Has Missed
Speed figures tell you what a horse actually did, not what the handicapper thinks it can do. Here is how to read last, best and average figures together.