Guides
Guides
Short pages on the card, the figures, the ground, and how this site names a Top pick and the day's one Nap. Nothing here is a promise that a horse will win.
- How to read a racecard. A plain guide to the columns on a British and Irish racecard: number, draw, age, weight, official rating, jockey, trainer and form figures.
- Form figures explained. What the figures on a racecard mean: 1 to 9, 0, P, F, U, R, PU, the hyphen and the slash, with simple examples.
- Going and distance. How the going, from heavy to firm, and the all-weather surface, plus the trip, change what a race asks of a horse.
- How PaddockForm works. The model 1-2-3 is locked at 10am London time. The Nap is the day's one selection, fixed before the first race, and void if it does not run.
7 days free, then £10 for 30 days. It does not renew by itself. Full refund if you ask within 14 days of your first £10. Terms.
No card needed. Nothing to pay for 7 days, and it never renews by itself.