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.
Start with an idea you can explain in a sentence — for example, ‘horses with a top-two speed figure who are drawn low in five-furlong
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.
Last, best & average figures for every runner
See the race shape before it is run
Ranked runners with race insights
Build and back-test your own angles
Track ROI, staking and P/L over time
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