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.
If you really want to understand the Grand National, you have to start with just how old and slightly chaotic it has always been. The
And how you can use them to sort the winners from the losers. If you spend any time looking at handicap races, it doesn’t take
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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