The main dashboard provides leaderboards for all seven profile types, showing the top performers ranked by RaceMetrics rating.

Navigation Tabs

Use the tabs at the top of the page to switch between different views:

• Racecards: Today's and upcoming race meetings
• Horses/Trainers/Jockeys etc: Leaderboards by profile type
• RM7: Weekly competition page
• Patterns: Your saved patterns
• A-Z: All declared runners
• NRs: Non-runners list

Filtering Options

• Search: Find specific participants by name. Toggle between "Contains" (matches anywhere in name) or "Begins" (matches start of name) search modes
• Activity: Filter to participants with races in a recent period - 7, 14, 30, 90, or 365 days. Default is 90 days
• Min Races: Filter out participants with few runs (e.g., 10+, 50+, 100+, 500+). Options vary by profile type
• Type: Filter by Flat or Jumps racing (available for Trainers and Jockeys tabs only)

Stats Cards

Three summary cards appear above the leaderboard showing:

• Total: Number of participants matching current filters
• Highest: The top rating in the current leaderboard
• Average: Mean rating across all participants in the leaderboard

Biggest Movers

Each leaderboard tab shows the "Biggest Movers" - participants whose ratings have changed the most in the selected period. Controls include:

• Time Period: Select 7, 14, 28, 56, or 90 days
• Direction: Toggle between "In Form" (rising ratings) or "Out of Form" (falling ratings)

This helps identify rising stars with improving form, participants hitting a purple patch, or those experiencing a form dip.

Opening Profiles

Click any name in the leaderboard to open their detailed profile page with full statistics, charts, and analysis.

Dashboard showing leaderboard with filters, stats cards, and Biggest Movers section

RaceMetrics racecards provide enhanced race information with our unique ratings and analysis for every runner.

Accessing Racecards

• Dashboard: Click the "Racecards" tab to see today's meetings
• Hamburger Menu: Click the menu icon (top-left) for quick access to all races
• Date Selection: Navigate between days using the date tabs

Navigating Between Races

Use the navigation arrows in the top-right corner of the screen to move between races. The display shows your current position (e.g., "27 of 28") and allows you to:

• Click the left/right arrows to move to the previous/next race
• Jump quickly through the day's races without returning to the menu

Race Header Information

The race header displays:

• Time & Course: Race time and venue
• Race Name: The full race title
• Distance, Type, Class, Going: Key race conditions
• Runners: Number of horses in the race
• Random: The win probability if you picked a horse at random (100% ÷ number of runners). Useful for comparing against actual Win % values
• HHI: The Herfindahl-Hirschman Index - a market concentration measure showing how predictable the race is based on betting odds. See below for details.

HHI - Race Predictability Index

The HHI (Herfindahl-Hirschman Index) is borrowed from economics where it measures market concentration. In racing, it shows how predictable the market thinks a race is based on the distribution of betting odds.

How It Works: The HHI is calculated by converting each runner's odds to an implied probability, normalising to remove the overround, then summing the squares of each probability. A race where one horse is heavily favoured will have a high HHI, while a competitive race with evenly-matched odds will have a low HHI.

Interpretation:

• Wide Open (< 0.15): Very competitive race, no clear favourite - good for finding value
• Competitive (0.15 - 0.25): Evenly matched field, moderate predictability
• Moderate (0.25 - 0.40): Market has clear preferences, some concentration
• Concentrated (0.40 - 0.60): Strong favourite in the field
• Dominant (> 0.60): Heavy favourite, very predictable - potential "banker" race

Price Priority: HHI uses morning prices where available, falling back to breakfast prices, then evening prices. The tooltip shows which price source was used.

Use Cases:

• Finding value: Low HHI races often have more betting value as the market is uncertain
• Banker selection: High HHI races can be used as "bankers" in accumulators
• Race selection: Filter by competitiveness to match your betting strategy

Dashboard Overview: The HHI label also appears on each race card on the dashboard, so you can quickly scan which races are competitive or dominated by a favourite without opening the full racecard. Hover over the label for a description.

Top Pick

Shows the highest-rated runner with their connection strength and field quality summary.

Runner Columns Explained

• Rank: Position based on combined Score (1 = highest rated)
• # (Draw): Stall number
• DR: Draw position
• Horse: Horse name and age - click to open horse profile
• H: Horse's own rating (standalone form indicator, not included in Score)
• HP: High Performer dots - filled dots indicate connections rated 1550+ (high performers)
• Score: Combined weighted rating from all 6 connections
• Win%: Estimated win probability based on Score relative to the field
• Place%: Estimated place probability using Harville approximation from Win%. Adjusts based on each-way terms (field size and handicap status). Shows "-" for 4 or fewer runners
• Excl: Exclude a runner from Win% and Place% calculations. Tick the checkbox to see adjusted probabilities without that horse. Useful for assessing chances if the favourite were removed
• EW (info bar): Current each-way terms for the race — shows paying places and odds fraction. Updates when runners are excluded
• Price columns (EVE, BKF, MORN): Evening, bookmaker, and morning prices
• Trainer, Jockey, Owner: Connection names - click any to open their profile
• O, S, D, DS: Individual ratings for Owner, Sire, Dam, and Damsire

Tip: You can show or hide Win%, Place%, and their probability bars individually in Account → Preferences.

Example racecard showing runner ratings, HP dots, Win%, and pattern alerts

HP (High Performer) Dots

The HP column shows 6 dots representing the 6 connections (Owner, Trainer, Jockey, Dam, Sire, Damsire). A filled/coloured dot means that connection has a rating of 1550 or above (high performer status). More filled dots suggest stronger overall connections.

Row Colour Coding

Rows are colour-coded based on the runner's combined Score:

• Elite - Score 1600+ (green tint)
• Strong - Score 1550-1599 (blue tint)
• Avg - Score around 1500 (no tint)
• Below - Score 1450-1499 (amber tint)
• Weak - Score below 1450 (red tint)

Win % (Win Probability)

The Win % shows each runner's estimated chance of winning based on their combined Score compared to all other runners in the race. Higher-rated runners receive a higher probability. All Win % values in a race sum to 100%.

Combined Score Calculation

The Score column is a weighted average of 6 connection ratings:

• Owner: 20%
• Trainer: 20%
• Jockey: 20%
• Dam: 18%
• Sire: 12%
• Damsire: 10%

These weights reflect the predictive power of each connection based on historical data analysis.

Note: The Horse's own rating (H column) is displayed separately as a standalone form indicator and is not included in the combined Score calculation.

Clickable Links

Most names on the racecard are clickable links that open profile pages:

• Horse names → Horse profile
• Trainer names → Trainer profile
• Jockey names → Jockey profile
• Owner names → Owner profile

Pattern Alerts

If you've saved patterns in the Pattern Manager, matching runners will be highlighted on the racecard with purple pattern badges. Click a badge to expand and see the pattern details including historical stats and P/L.

Form Expert is an advanced form analysis tool that shows historical performance breakdowns for every runner in a race. Analyse form by going, class, course, distance, and field size across 7 different participant types.

Accessing Form Expert

• Open any racecard from the Racecards tab or hamburger menu
• In the Runners section, click the Form Expert button to switch views
• Click Ratings to return to the standard racecard view

Participant Types

Use the participant dropdown to switch between 7 different analysis types:

• Horse: The horse's own historical form
• Trainer: How the trainer performs under various conditions
• Jockey: Jockey performance breakdown
• Sire: How the sire's offspring perform
• Dam: How the dam's offspring perform
• Damsire: Performance of the dam's sire's descendants
• Owner: Owner's runners performance breakdown

Control Bar Filters

The control bar at the top provides several filtering options:

• Race Type: Filter by All Types, Flat (Turf + A/W), Jumps (Chase + Hurdle + NHF), or specific surfaces
• Handicap: Filter by All, Handicap only, or Non-Handicap only
• Show Mode:
  • Win - Shows win statistics only
  • Win & Place - Shows win and placed (1st-4th) statistics
  • PRB - Percentage of Rivals Beaten (average % of the field beaten)
• Period: Limit data to recent years (All, 5yr, 2yr, 1yr)

Match Race Button

The Match Race button is a powerful feature that:

• Sets all column filters to match the current race conditions
• Automatically adjusts Going, Class, Distance, Field Size, Race Type and Handicap to match
• Stays active when navigating between races - ideal for quickly scanning a meeting
• When active, each new race automatically applies its own conditions
• Use the Reset button to turn off Match Race and clear all filters

Column Header Filters

Each category column (Going, Class, Distance, Field) has from/to dropdown filters in the header:

• Going: Filter by ground firmness from Hard (firmest) to Heavy (softest). Order: Hard → Firm → Good To Firm → Good → Good To Soft → Soft → Heavy → Standard → Slow. A Surface dropdown below the going filters lets you narrow down to Turf, All A/W, Polytrack, or Tapeta specifically.
• Class: Filter by race class from 1 (highest, e.g., Group 1) to 7 (lowest)
• Course: Shows stats at the current course only (no filter needed)
• Distance: Filter by trip range. Flat uses 5f-6f, 6f-7f, 7f-1m, etc. Jumps uses 2m-2m2f, 2m2f-2m4f, etc.
• Field: Filter by field size - Small (1-7), Medium (8-11), Large (12-15), V.Large (16+)

When you change a column filter, a green Apply button appears next to that column - click it or the main Apply button to refresh the data.

Table Columns

• # - Card number (saddle cloth number)
• Silks - Jockey silks image
• Horse/Trainer/etc. - Participant name (click to view profile)
• Eve / Bkf / Morn - Best available price for the runner. The column heading updates dynamically as prices arrive through the day: Evening → Breakfast → Morning. Shows fractional odds by default (or decimal if set in preferences). Sortable.
• H - Horse's current RaceMetrics Rating (gold highlight = highest rated)
• Score - Form score based on filtered historical data (gold = highest)
• R - Total runs matching filters (hidden on mobile)
• W - Wins (or places/PRB depending on mode) (hidden on mobile)
• % - Strike rate percentage

Sorting

Click any sortable column header to sort the table:

• Default sort is by Score (descending)
• Sort order is remembered when navigating between races
• Sortable columns: #, Price, H, Score, and each category's R/W/% columns

Cell Colour Coding

Percentage cells are colour-coded based on strike rate:

• Green (33%+) - Excellent strike rate
• Amber (15-32%) - Moderate strike rate
• Red (<15%) - Low strike rate
• Grey - No data available

Filter Persistence

Form Expert remembers your preferences as you navigate:

• View preference: If you're on Form Expert and navigate to another race, you'll stay on Form Expert
• Filters carry forward: Your current filters apply to the next race you view
• Match Race persistence: When Match Race is active, it automatically applies each new race's conditions
• Sort order: Your column sort preference is remembered across races
• Reset button: Clears all filters and returns to defaults

Percentage Tooltips

Hover over any percentage cell to see the other two metrics without switching modes. For example, when viewing Win mode, hovering shows Win & Place % and PRB for that cell.

Legend

A colour legend appears below the table showing the percentage thresholds for green/amber/red cells.

Actual Going (Platinum)

Platinum subscribers can opt to use Actual Going instead of official/forecast going for historical form analysis in Form Expert.

• What's the difference? Official going is the forecast/declared going before or during a race. Actual going is recorded post-race and may differ.
• How to enable: Go to Account → Preferences → Platinum Features and turn on "Use Actual Going in Form Expert".
• When active: A gold Using Actual Going badge appears in the Form Expert control bar.
• Note: If actual going is not recorded for a historical race, it falls back to official going.

Race Conditions

Below the legend, the current race conditions are displayed showing Going, Class, Distance, Field Size, Race Type and whether it's a Handicap - useful for reference when setting filters.

Mobile View

On smaller screens:

• R (runs) and W (wins) columns are hidden, showing only % for each category
• Table scrolls horizontally if needed
• Control buttons are sized appropriately for touch

Form Expert view with control bar filters, participant type selector, and Going/Class/Course/Distance/Field breakdowns for each runner

What Wins is a powerful pattern discovery tool that analyses historical performance to find profitable betting angles. It calculates the "Impact Value" (IV) for every participant + condition combination in a race, helping you identify edges that have historically outperformed expectations.

Accessing What Wins

• Open any racecard and switch to the Form Expert view
• Click the What Wins button in the control bar
• Available for Basic tier and above

Understanding Impact Value (IV)

IV measures how much a participant outperforms random chance when specific conditions are met. It's calculated as:

Filter Conditions

What Wins analyses 11 different filter combinations for each participant type:

Participant Type Pills

Toggle which participant types to show using the filter pills at the top:

Minimum Runs Filter

Use the "Min" dropdown to set a minimum sample size. Higher thresholds give more reliable results but may hide emerging patterns. Options:

• Off - Show all results (may include small samples)
• 5 - At least 5 runs (recommended starting point)
• 10 - At least 10 runs (good balance)
• 20 - At least 20 runs (high confidence)
• 50 - At least 50 runs (very high confidence)

Reading the Results

Results are grouped by horse and sorted by best IV. Each row shows:

• Type Badge - Which participant type (HOR/TRN/JKY etc.)
• Filter - Which condition combination was applied
• Participant Name - The specific horse/trainer/jockey etc.
• IV Score - The impact value (e.g., 2.50x)
• Sample - Runs and wins (e.g., 15R/6W)

Using Results Effectively

• Look for high IV (2.0x+) with decent sample size (10+ runs)
• Multiple strong patterns on one horse suggests real edge
• Be cautious of very high IV with tiny samples (e.g., 8.00x from 2R/2W)
• Course + Distance patterns often most predictive
• Trainer patterns reveal stable strengths/conditions

Apply Pattern to Form Expert

Click on any pattern row to instantly apply those filters in Form Expert:

• Click any row - The modal closes and Form Expert loads with matching filters
• Participant type - Automatically switches to Horse/Trainer/Jockey etc.
• Filters applied - Going, Class, Course, Distance, Field Size set to match the pattern
• Quick comparison - See how all runners in the race perform under those same conditions

This lets you validate a promising pattern by viewing the full Form Expert breakdown for all runners, making it easy to spot if the pattern horse truly stands out.

Pin & Close

Click "Pin & Close" to keep the What Wins results visible while browsing the racecard. The pinned results stay as you navigate between races. Click "Close" to dismiss.

What Wins modal showing Impact Value analysis with participant + condition combinations ranked by performance

At-a-Glance is a compact Racing Post-style racecard view showing essential form data for quick reference and comparison.

Accessing At-a-Glance

• Open any racecard from the Racecards tab or hamburger menu
• Click the At-a-Glance button to switch views
• Click Ratings or Form Expert to return to other views

Columns

History Badges

The Info column may display these badges indicating winning history:

• C Course winner - has won at this track
• D Distance winner - has won over this trip
• CD Course & Distance winner - has won at this track over this trip (takes priority over C and D)
• BF Beaten Favourite - has been beaten when favourite

Sorting

Click any column header to sort the table by that column. Click again to reverse the sort order. All columns with headings are sortable. Your sort preference is remembered between visits.

View Persistence

Like other views, At-a-Glance remembers your preference. If you navigate to another race while on At-a-Glance, you'll stay on that view.

Mobile View

On smaller screens, the table adjusts font sizes and can scroll horizontally. Touch-friendly throughout.

At-a-Glance view showing compact form strings, RaceMetrics ratings, horse details, trainer, jockey, and key stats

Inline Form Lines lets you instantly view a horse's recent race history without leaving the racecard. Available on all three racecard views: Ratings, At-a-Glance, and Form Expert.

Ratings & At-a-Glance: Click Any Horse Row

On the Ratings or At-a-Glance tabs, click any horse row to expand their last 6 form lines directly below. Click the same row again to collapse them.

• First 6 runs are shown by default for a quick overview
• Click "Show all X form lines" to reveal the full history
• Click the horse row again to close — works whether 6 or all lines are showing
• Opening a different horse automatically closes any previously expanded row

Form Expert: Click Stat Cells for Filtered Form

On the Form Expert tab, each column shows breakdown stats (Runs / Wins / Win%). Click any stat cell to expand the matching form lines for that category.

• Going column: Click a going stat (e.g. "5R 2W 40%") to see only the races run on that going range
• Class column: Click to see races in that class range
• Course column: Click to see races at that course
• Distance column: Click to see races at that distance range
• Field column: Click to see races with that field size range

The form lines shown are server-filtered to match exactly the criteria for that column, respecting any active filters (Going, Class, Distance, Field, Race Type, Handicap, Period).

A header above the form lines tells you the filter applied (e.g. "3 runs — Good To Soft to Heavy").

Colour-Coded Matching

Form lines highlight data that matches today's race conditions in green:

• Course name: Green if the horse ran at today's course
• Class: Green if the class matches today's race class
• Going: Green cell background if the going matches today's going
• Distance: Green cell background if the distance matches today's race distance

This lets you instantly spot relevant form — races run under similar conditions to today.

Form Line Columns

Sectionals Toggle (Platinum)

If you have a Platinum subscription with the Sectionals Add On, a purple Sectionals pill button appears in the Race column header of the form lines table.

• Click Sectionals to switch the right-hand columns from standard data (Dist, Going, Wgt, OR) to sectional data
• Click again to switch back to the normal view
• Your preference is remembered across page refreshes and race navigation

When the Sectionals toggle is active, the following columns replace the standard ones:

Sectional data is only available for races where sectional timing was recorded. If a past race has no sectional data, that row will show dashes in the sectional columns.

Mobile View

On smaller screens, some columns (SR, Pace, DR, OR, ISP, Jockey, Trainer, Weight) are hidden to keep the essential information visible. The table scrolls horizontally if needed.

Inline form lines expanded below a horse row, showing recent race history with colour-coded course and distance matching

The Rating Comparison Chart lets you compare the rating history of multiple horses side-by-side on an interactive line chart. This is perfect for spotting improving or declining form trends across runners in a race.

Selecting Horses

• Use the checkboxes in the left column of the Ratings view to select horses
• Click the header checkbox to select or deselect all horses at once
• There is no limit to the number of horses you can compare
• 40 distinct colours are available for the lines

Chart Controls

• Last 10/20/50/All - Control how many races of history to display
• Rating / Score - Toggle between:
  • Rating: Shows the horse's individual RaceMetrics rating history
  • Score: Shows the weighted connection score history (see Score Mode below)
• Races Ago / By Date - Toggle between:
  • Races Ago: Shows runs as relative positions (Latest, -1, -2, etc.) - good for comparing horses with different run frequencies
  • By Date: Shows actual dates on x-axis - better for seeing timeline gaps
• Collapse/Expand - Click the chevron to collapse the chart panel

Score Mode

Score mode shows the weighted combination of all connection ratings at each historical run:

• Owner: 20%
• Trainer: 20%
• Jockey: 20%
• Dam: 18%
• Sire: 12%
• Damsire: 10%

The final point shows today's predictive score based on current connection ratings - useful for seeing how the support team compares to past runs.

Highlighting

• Click the eye icon next to a horse name to highlight that line
• Alternatively, click directly on a chart line to highlight it
• Click again or click empty space to clear the highlight
• When highlighted, other lines fade to make the selected horse's trend clearer

Chart Tooltip

Hover over any point on the chart to see detailed information:

• Date of the race (with days ago)
• Rating or Score after that race with the change (+/-)
• Course name, distance, and class
• Going conditions and race type (Flat/Hurdle/Chase etc.)
• Finishing position (e.g., 1st, 2nd, PU, etc.)

Legend Controls

• Click the coloured dot next to a horse name to temporarily hide/show that line
• Click the eye icon to highlight that horse's line
• Click the × button to remove a horse from comparison (unchecks the table checkbox)
• Click a horse name to open their profile page

Persistence

• Selections are saved per race - navigate away and return to see the same horses selected
• Settings (race limit, axis mode, chart mode) persist globally across all races

Rating Comparison Chart with multiple horses selected, showing rating trajectories over their last races

The Sectionals feature provides comprehensive race sectional data visualization, showing detailed timing, speed, and position data for each horse at every furlong marker throughout a race.

Access Requirements

• Requires Platinum subscription plus the Sectionals Add On
• Access from the racecard page via the "Sectionals" button (appears for races with available data)

Sectionals Tabs Overview

Sectionals includes 14 analysis tabs, each providing a different view of race performance:

1. Metrics Tab

A comprehensive overview combining upgrade analysis, acceleration times, speed, and stride data for each runner in one table. Green shading highlights the highest value in each column, red the lowest.

• Pos – Finishing position
• Dtw – Distance to winner (lengths)
• MaxU – Max upgrade from last 4f: how many pounds the horse could have improved by running the section more efficiently
• LbsAU – Pounds (lbs) behind winner after upgrade
• LenAU – Lengths behind winner after upgrade
• ChLen – Difference between actual lengths beaten and lengths after applying the upgrade
• PosAU – Theoretical finishing position after applying the upgrade
• ChPos – Difference between actual finishing position and theoretical finishing position
• TTR5–TTR30 – Time from out of the gate to reach 5, 10, 20, 25, and 30 mph (seconds)
• ROS – Late speed recorded 2 seconds after crossing the finishing line (mph)
• TS – Average top speed reached at any point in the race (mph)
• MINSL / ASL / MAXSL – Minimum, average, and maximum stride length (feet)
• MINSF / ASF / MAXSF – Minimum, average, and maximum stride frequency (strides per second)

All column headers are sortable – click to sort ascending, click again to reverse. Hover over any header for a description of the metric.

2. Times Tab

• Shows time (in seconds) for each furlong section
• Par times displayed in header row
• Supports speed unit conversion: Seconds, MPH, or KPH
• Color coding: Green = faster than par, Red = slower than par
• Interactive chart with each horse as a colored line

3. FSP% Tab (Finishing Speed Percentage)

• Shows speed relative to average race speed at each section
• Values above 100 = faster than average, below 100 = slower
• Chart shows 100% (par) as horizontal reference line

4. Position Tab

• Race position at each section (1st, 2nd, etc.)
• Lengths behind the leader displayed
• Cells color coded by time vs par (without showing time value)
• Chart with Y-axis inverted (1st at top)

5. Time Diff Tab

• Difference between horse's sectional time and par time
• Positive values = slower than par, Negative = faster
• Total column shows cumulative deviation

6. FSP% Diff Tab

• Difference between horse's FSP and par FSP
• Positive values = faster than par, Negative = slower
• Average column shows mean deviation

7. Cumulative Tab

• Running total of sectional times at each point
• Useful for comparing overall race time progression

8. Heat Map Tab

• Visual grid with color gradient showing performance intensity
• Green (fast) through yellow to red (slow)
• Click column headers to highlight that section across all tabs

9. Stride Tab

• ASL (Average Stride Length) in meters
• ASF (Average Stride Frequency) in strides/second
• Scatter plot: ASL (x-axis) vs ASF (y-axis)
• Field averages displayed below grid

10. Top Speed Tab

• Maximum speed achieved by each horse in mph
• Horses sorted by top speed (fastest first)
• Visual speed bars with rank highlighting (gold, silver, bronze)

11. FSP% Efficiency Tab

• FSP Efficiency Rank at each section
• Shows how efficiently each horse converted effort to speed
• Rank 1 = best efficiency at that section
• Color coded by rank (gold for 1st, green for top ranks)

12. Upgrades Tab

• Upgrade indicators at each section
• Flags potential rating improvements
• Total column shows count of upgrades across sections

13. Running Style Tab

Classification of racing style based on positional data:

• Held Up: Stays back most of race
• Mid-Division: Middle of the field
• Closer: Starts back, finishes strong
• Stalker: Mid-pack early, improves late
• Prominent: Near front but not leading
• Front Runner: Starts and stays near front

Includes position movement table showing Start/Mid/Finish positions with Gained/Lost column.

14. Replay Tab

• Animated visualization of the race
• Horizontal swim lanes for each horse
• 4-furlong viewport with auto-scroll for long races
• Progress bar color matches track surface (green = turf, tan = AW)
• Play/pause controls with 2x speed option
• Click a horse to follow them through the race

Controls

• Show Filter: All Runners, Top 3, Top 5, or Top 6 finishers
• Hide 1st Section: Excludes first section from charts (often skewed by starting stall behavior)
• Compare Mode: Select specific horses to compare directly
• Speed Unit: Toggle between Seconds, MPH, or KPH

Horse Color Dots

All tabs include colored dots next to horse names that match the chart line colors, making it easy to identify each horse's data in both the grid and chart views.

Section Highlighting

Click on any column header to highlight that section across all tabs, making it easy to compare performance at specific points in the race.

Predicted Running Styles (Racecards)

Available on the Racecard page (not race results), this feature predicts how each horse is likely to run based on their historical sectional position data. Found in the purple "Predicted Running Styles" accordion near the top of the racecard.

How It Works

• Analyzes up to the last 10 races with sectional data for each horse
• Uses decay weighting - recent runs carry more weight than older ones
• Calculates average positions in early and late stages of races
• Classifies each horse into a predicted running style

Running Style Categories

• Front Runner: Typically leads from the start, racing in positions 1-3 early
• Prominent: Races near the front but not leading, positions 2-4
• Stalker: Tracks in mid-pack early, then moves up in the closing stages
• Mid-Division: Races in the middle of the field throughout
• Closer: Starts towards the back, finishes strongly, improving position late
• Held Up: Held at the back of the field, makes a late run

Table Columns Explained

• Style: The predicted running style with color-coded icon
• Runs: Number of historical races with sectional data used for the prediction
• Early Pos: Weighted average position in the first half of races (lower = closer to front)
• Late Pos: Weighted average position in the second half of races

Confidence Indicators

• 3+ runs: Normal confidence - reliable prediction
• 1-2 runs (⚠): Low confidence - treat with caution, shown with warning icon
• 0 runs: Insufficient data - no prediction available

What to Look For

• Pace Scenario: Multiple Front Runners suggest a fast early pace, which may favour Closers and Held Up horses
• Lack of Pace: No Front Runners may result in a slow pace, favouring those who race prominently
• Track Bias: Some courses favour front-runners (e.g., tight tracks), others suit closers (e.g., stiff finishes)
• Early vs Late Pos: Compare these values - horses improving late (lower Late Pos than Early Pos) may have more to give
• Lone Front Runner: A single Front Runner with no pace pressure often has an advantage

Predicted Running Styles panel showing pace predictions, early/late positions, and running style classifications for each runner

The A-Z Runners page shows all declared runners for the selected day, sorted by Score by default. This gives you a complete overview of the day's racing with full RaceMetrics analysis.

Filters & Controls

• Date Dropdown: Select which day's runners to view
• 3+ High Performers: Toggle to show only runners with 3+ High Performer connections
• Search: Filter by horse name

Ranking & Price Filters

A second filter bar lets you narrow runners by in-race ranking or price movement:

• H Rank: Show only runners ranked Top 1, Top 2, or Top 3 by Horse rating (H) within their race. "All" shows every runner.
• Score Rank: Show only runners ranked Top 1, Top 2, or Top 3 by combined Score within their race. "All" shows every runner.
• Price Drop: Filter by price shortening between price stages:
  • Bkf < Eve — Breakfast price shorter than Evening price
  • Morn < Eve — Morning price shorter than Evening price
  • Morn < Bkf — Morning price shorter than Breakfast price
  • Any Drop — Any price shortening across any stage

Active filters show a count of matching runners and a Reset button to clear all rank/price filters.

Stats Summary

Six cards at the top provide a day overview:

• Runners: Total runners for the day
• Avg: Average combined Score
• Top: Highest Score of the day
• Elite: Runners with 3+ High Performer connections
• Races: Number of races
• RM7: Runners matching your RM7 competition selections

Pattern Matches Banner

When runners match your saved patterns, a purple banner appears showing the count and listing matched horses. Use the buttons to:

• Show All: Expand all pattern details inline
• Hide All: Collapse all pattern details
• Manage: Go to Pattern Manager

Table Columns

• Date/Time: Race date and off time - click to open racecard
• Course: Venue name
• Rnrs: Number of runners in that race
• Horse: Horse name - click to open profile
• RM7: Highlights if horse matches your RM7 selection
• Score: Combined weighted rating from all 6 connections
• Price Chart: Mini chart showing price movement (green = shortening, red = drifting)
• Eve/Bkf/Morn: Evening (8:30pm), Breakfast (7:30am), and Morning (10:30am) prices
• x Random: How many times better than random chance (e.g., 3.5x means 3.5× more likely to win than random)
• Win %: Estimated probability of winning based on Score relative to all runners in the same race
• HP: High Performer dots - filled dots show connections rated 1550+
• H: Horse's own rating (separate from the combined Score)
• T/J/S/D/DS/O: Individual ratings for Trainer, Jockey, Sire, Dam, Damsire, Owner
• Patterns: Purple badges show saved patterns matching this runner

Score Colour Coding

Rows are coloured based on combined Score:

• Elite - Score 1600+ (green)
• Strong - Score 1550-1599 (blue)
• Average - Score around 1500 (white)
• Below - Score 1450-1499 (amber)
• Weak - Score below 1450 (red)

Sorting

Click any column header to sort. Default is by Score (highest first). Click again to reverse sort order.

A-Z Runners page showing stats summary, score colour coding, and full runner details

Subscription Note

The A-Z Runners page requires a Basic subscription or higher. Free accounts do not have access to this feature.

Profile pages provide comprehensive statistics and analysis for any participant. Access profiles by clicking names anywhere in the app.

Profile Header

Coloured stat cards at the top show key metrics:

• Rating: Current RaceMetrics rating (1500 average, 1550+ high, 1600+ elite)
• Runs: Total career runs
• Win %: Overall win strike rate
• P/L: Profit/loss to £1 level stakes at BSP
• Entries: Current upcoming entries (if any)

Loading Large Profiles

For sires and other profiles with thousands of runs, the page loads in two stages:

• Quick Load: First 500 records load within seconds
• Background Load: Remaining history loads automatically

Stats update automatically when all data finishes loading.

Overview Tab

The main tab showing summary statistics, performance chart, and quick breakdowns.

Performance Summary shows: Wins, Places, Runs, Win Rate, Place Rate, Avg Field Size, and IV (Win) - the Impact Value showing how often this participant wins relative to expected.

P/L to £1 Stakes shows: Win P/L, ROI percentage, and Average Win BSP.

Chart - Use the dropdown to switch between:

• Rating History: Performance rating over time with overall average (dotted white) and moving average (dashed orange) lines to spot form trends
• P/L: Rolling profit/loss to £1 stakes at BSP with overall average line
• Win Rate: Rolling win percentage with overall win rate reference line
• PRB: Percentage of rivals beaten with 50% baseline (average performance) and overall PRB average lines

Dynamic Windows: Rolling calculations automatically adjust based on total runs - shorter windows for fewer runs, longer for more data. This ensures smooth trend lines regardless of sample size.

The chart automatically switches to P/L view when filters are active.

Profile page showing header stats, performance chart, and breakdown tables

Breakdown Tab

Detailed performance splits showing statistics across multiple categories. Each breakdown table shows:

• Name: The category value (horse name, course, class, etc.)
• Runs: Number of runs in that category
• Wins: Number of wins
• Win%: Strike rate percentage
• PRB: Percentage of rivals beaten average
• P/L: Profit/loss to £1 stakes at BSP
• ROI: Return on investment percentage

Available breakdowns:

• By Horse/Jockey/Owner: Performance with specific connections
• By Course: Track-by-track statistics
• By Class: Performance at each race class (1-6)
• By Race Type: Turf, Chase, Hurdle, NHF splits
• By Days Since Last Run: Freshness analysis
• By Distance: Performance over different trips
• By Favourite Status: When favourite vs outsider

Use Min Runs dropdown to filter out small samples. Click Show All to expand each table.

P/L Tab

Profit/Loss tracking based on £1 level stakes to Betfair SP. Shows cumulative P/L chart and breakdown by price range.

Patterns Tab

AI-detected profitable angles based on the current participant's history. The system automatically identifies:

Profitable Angles (green cards):

• Best Course: Most profitable track
• Best Season: Spring, Summer, Autumn, or Winter
• Best Class: Most successful race class
• Best Going: Preferred ground conditions
• Best Day: Day of week with best results
• Best Age: Age range (for horses via connections)
• Best DSLR: Optimal days since last run
• Best Price: Favourite, 2nd Fav, or Outsider
• Hot Jockey: Currently in-form jockey pairing
• When Favourite: Performance when market leader

Patterns to Avoid (red cards): Conditions showing negative ROI - courses, going, etc. where this participant struggles.

Click Quick Save or Save to Avoid to add patterns to your Pattern Manager for racecard alerts.

Races Tab

Complete race-by-race history. Shows 100 races at a time with Load More to fetch additional records.

Columns:

• Date: Race date
• Course: Track name
• Field: Number of runners
• Runners: Position and horse name (e.g., "1st Precious Man")
• Rating: RaceMetrics rating after this race
• Change: Rating points gained (green) or lost (red)

Click any row to open the full race result showing all runners with rating changes.

Race Results Popup

When you click a race from the Races tab, a detailed results view opens showing:

• Race header: Time, course, race name, distance, type, class, going, runners
• Full results table: All runners with finishing positions
• Rating changes: For each connection (H, T, J, S, D, DS, O) showing gains in green and losses in red
• Sectional Analysis: (Platinum + Sectionals Add On) Expandable section with full sectional data and race replay

Click any horse, trainer, jockey, or owner name to open their profile.

Filters

Apply filters to narrow down to specific conditions. Filters update all tabs and charts dynamically. Available filters:

• Time: All Time, Last 365 days, Last 180 days, etc.
• Courses: Filter to specific course(s)
• Years: Individual year selection
• Months: Specific month(s)
• Seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
• Types: Race type (Flat, NH Flat, Hurdle, Chase)
• Classes: Race class (1-7)
• Going: Ground conditions
• Distances: Distance range

Click Reset to clear all filters.

Saving Patterns

When you find a profitable angle, click "Save Current View as Pattern" to track it. Saved patterns appear as purple badge alerts on racecards when conditions match.

Recent Profiles Panel

Click the tab on the left side of the screen to open a slide-out panel showing your recently viewed profiles for quick navigation.

Colour coding by type:

• Horse - Blue
• Trainer - Green
• Jockey - Red
• Sire - Purple
• Dam - Cyan
• Owner - Orange

Closing the panel: Click the X button in the top corner, or simply click anywhere else in the app.

When you open a profile from a racecard (by clicking a trainer, jockey, or other connection name), a navigation bar appears at the top of the profile page. This lets you quickly browse through all participants in that race without going back to the racecard.

How It Works

Click any trainer, jockey, sire, dam, damsire, or owner name on a racecard to open their profile with the Race Context Navigator active.

Navigator Controls

• Date: Dropdown of upcoming race dates. Switch to a different day to browse its races.
• Race: All races for the selected date, showing time and course. Pick any race to see its participants.
• Participant: All trainers (or jockeys, sires, etc.) running in the selected race. Switch between them instantly.

Horse Name Label

Below the dropdowns, a "Runs:" label shows which horse(s) the selected participant has in the race. Horse names are clickable links to their own profile pages.

Filter Persistence

When you switch between participants, your active filters (course, going, class, time period, etc.) and selected tab are preserved. This makes it easy to compare participants under the same conditions without resetting filters each time.

Tips

• The navigator only appears when you arrive from a racecard - it won't show on direct profile links.
• Changing the date loads all races for that day. The first race is auto-selected.
• Each participant switch counts as a profile view toward your daily limit.

The Race Results page shows detailed results for completed races, including finishing positions and rating changes for all participants.

Accessing Race Results

• From Dashboard: In the Racecards tab, look for the teal date pills on the right side showing the last 5 days of results
• Calendar Picker: Click the calendar button to select any date back to January 2018
• From Profile Pages: Click any race row in the "Races" tab to view full results
• From Racecards: After a race has run, click the race to see results

Dashboard Results View

When viewing results from the dashboard:

• Teal date pills: The right side of the date bar shows the last 5 days with results available
• Race cards: Each card shows the race time, class, prize money, and the winner's name and SP
• Favourite indicator: An "F" appears next to the SP if the winner was the favourite
• Click any card: Opens the full race results page with detailed finishing positions and Elo changes

Browsing Results from Results Page

When viewing a race result, use the hamburger menu (☰) to navigate to other results:

• Click the date header: Opens a calendar to pick any date with results
• Course sections: Shows all courses that raced on that date
• Time pills: Click any race time to jump to that result
• Current race: Highlighted in teal so you know where you are

Race Header

The amber header displays key race information:

• Time & Course: Race off-time and venue
• Race Name: Full race title
• Date: Day and date the race was run

Below the header, a grey bar shows: Distance, Type (Flat/NH), Class, Going, and number of Runners.

Three Tabs

The results page has three tabs:

• Full Results (default) — Detailed card-based view showing each runner with position, silks, beaten distance, jockey, trainer, in-running comment, and starting price
• Rating Changes — Compact table showing RaceMetrics rating changes for all 7 participant types (Horse, Trainer, Jockey, Sire, Dam, Damsire, Owner)
• Race Workout — Analyses how the race has worked out by tracking what all runners did in their subsequent races. See Race Workout for full details

Full Results Tab

Each runner is displayed as a card showing:

• Position: Finishing position with ordinal suffix (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.) — gold for 1st, silver for 2nd, bronze for 3rd. Non-finishers show PU, FE, UR, etc. in red
• Silks: Jockey colours
• Distance: Distance to next horse in lengths (nse = nose, shd = short head, hd = head, nk = neck, ½ = half length, etc.)
• Card No. (Draw): Racecard number and stall draw position
• Horse: Horse name (click to open profile)
• Age: Horse age in years
• Weight: Weight carried in stones-pounds (e.g. 9-7)
• SP: Starting price odds
• J: / T: Jockey and Trainer names (click to open profiles)
• Comment: In-running comment describing how the horse ran

Rating Changes Tab

The rating changes table shows all runners sorted by finishing position:

• Pos: Finishing position — 1st (gold), 2nd (silver), 3rd (bronze), or DNF statuses like PU (pulled up), FE (fell), UR (unseated rider)
• Silks: Jockey colours for visual identification
• Horse: Horse name — click to open profile
• H: Horse rating change (green for gains, red for losses)
• SP: Starting price odds
• Trainer / T: Trainer name and rating change
• Jockey / J: Jockey name and rating change
• Sire / S: Sire name and rating change
• Dam / D: Dam name and rating change
• Damsire / DS: Damsire name and rating change
• Owner / O: Owner name and rating change

Race results showing finishing positions, SP, and rating changes for all 7 participant types

Rating Changes Explained

Each participant column shows how their RaceMetrics rating changed as a result of this race:

• +X.X (Green): Rating increased - performed above expectations
• -X.X (Red): Rating decreased - performed below expectations
• - No change or data unavailable

The winner typically gains the most points, with gains reducing for lower positions. Rating changes depend on the quality of opposition and pre-race expectations.

Row Highlighting

• Yellow tint: 1st place finisher
• Light grey: 2nd place finisher
• Light orange: 3rd place finisher

Non-Finishers

Horses that didn't complete the race show their status in red:

• PU: Pulled up by jockey
• FE: Fell
• UR: Unseated rider
• BD: Brought down
• RR: Refused to race
• DNF: Did not finish (other reasons)

Navigation

• Hamburger Menu: Access other races from the same day or different dates
• Recent Profiles: Click the left-edge tab to see recently viewed profiles
• Profile Links: Click any name (horse, trainer, jockey, etc.) to open their full profile
• Close: Use the X button in the header to close the results popup

Sectional Analysis (Platinum + Sectionals)

For races with sectional data available, a purple "Sectional Analysis" expandable section appears below the results. Click to expand and access:

• Sectional times at each furlong marker
• Speed percentages and positions
• Race replay animation
• Running style classifications

See the Sectionals section for full details on this feature.

View Racecard (Historical Analysis)

Click the View Racecard button in the results header to open the original racecard for this past race. This powerful feature lets you see exactly what the data looked like before the race was run:

• Pre-race ratings: All RaceMetrics scores (Horse, Trainer, Jockey, etc.) as they were before this race affected them
• Pace predictions: Predicted Running Styles based only on sectional data from races prior to this one
• Form Expert stats: All historical statistics use only data from before this race date

This is invaluable for:

• Reviewing analysis: See what information was available when you made your selections
• Understanding rating changes: Compare pre-race ratings with post-race results to see impact
• Learning from past races: Study historical patterns with authentic pre-race data

Race Workout analyses how a past race has "worked out" by examining what the runners did in their subsequent races. It answers the question: did the form from this race prove strong or weak?

How to Access

• From Race Results: Open any race result and click the Race Workout tab (third tab, after Full Results and Rating Changes)
• From Inline Form Lines: In the form lines table, click the trend icon (the third icon in each row) to jump directly to the Race Workout for that race

The workout data is loaded on demand when you first click the tab, so there is no delay on the main results page.

Control Bar

Four controls let you adjust the analysis:

• Min runs: Minimum number of subsequent runs a horse must have to qualify (1–10, default 1). Increase this to focus on horses with a meaningful sample of follow-up races
• Max runs: Maximum number of subsequent runs counted per horse (1–10, or All, default 3). Lowering this focuses on immediate follow-up form; raising it captures longer-term trends
• Horses: Filter which original runners to include — All (every finisher), Winners Only (just the winner), or Win & Placed (1st to 4th)
• Within: Filter by distance beaten — All, or only horses that finished within 3L, 5L, 10L, or 15L of the winner. This filters instantly without re-fetching data

Your control bar choices are saved automatically and persist when you return to Race Workout later.

Summary Cards

Two summary panels appear at the top, giving an at-a-glance view of subsequent performance:

• All Runners — Aggregated stats for every qualifying horse from the original race
• Top 3 Finishers — Stats for only the first three home, useful for gauging whether the principals franked the form

Each panel shows:

• Horses: Number of qualifying runners
• Runs: Total subsequent runs counted
• Wins: Total subsequent wins (amber)
• Places: Total subsequent places (blue)
• Avg PRB: Average Percentage of Rivals Beaten across subsequent runs (green if 50%+)
• Net OR: Net Official Rating change (green if positive, red if negative)
• Avg H: Average RaceMetrics Rating of the qualifying horses
• Net H: Net RaceMetrics Rating change since the original race (green if positive, red if negative)
• SR: Top 3 speed ratings from subsequent runs (gold, silver, bronze pills)

Track Runners

Two buttons below the summary cards let you save horses as tracked patterns:

• Track All Runners: Saves a pattern for every qualifying horse in the workout
• Track Top 3: Saves a pattern for the top 3 finishers only

Tracked horses will be highlighted on future racecards via the Pattern Manager, helping you follow up on strong (or weak) form.

Per-Horse Breakdown Table

Below the summary, a detailed table shows each horse individually:

Row Highlighting

• Gold tint: 1st place finisher
• Silver tint: 2nd place finisher
• Bronze tint: 3rd place finisher

Key Metrics Explained

• PRB (Percentage of Rivals Beaten): Calculated as (field size - finish position) / (field size - 1) × 100. A score of 100% means the horse won; 0% means it finished last. Horses that did not finish (pulled up, fell, etc.) score 0%
• OR Change: The difference between the horse's Official Rating at its most recent subsequent run and its rating at the original race. A positive change suggests the handicapper has raised the horse, often reflecting strong form
• H Change: The difference between the horse's current RaceMetrics Rating and its rating at the time of the original race. This captures the overall trajectory since that run
• Best SR: The highest Proform speed rating from the horse's subsequent runs — a high figure suggests the horse has run to a strong level since

Future Form is an Enterprise-exclusive feature that answers a powerful question: how strong is the recent form behind each horse in this race? It builds on the Race Workout concept, but instead of analysing a single past race, it analyses the last 3 races for every runner in the race you are viewing, all in one place.

How It Works

For each runner in the racecard:

1. The system finds the horse's last 3 completed races
2. For each of those races, it fetches the Race Workout data — what all the other horses from that race did in their subsequent runs
3. It aggregates this into a single Future Form Score (0–100) for each runner

A high FF Score means the horse has been racing against opponents who have gone on to perform well, and the horse itself performed well in those races. A low score suggests the horse has been running in weaker company or performing poorly against whatever company it has faced.

How to Access

Open any racecard and click the purple Future Form tab (fourth tab, after Ratings, Form Expert, and At-a-Glance). The data loads on demand the first time you click the tab. For Enterprise users, it is also preloaded in the background for instant access.

Tier access: Enterprise subscribers see full data for all runners. Lower tiers see the tab with the first horse shown as a sample and the rest locked behind an upgrade prompt.

The Future Form Score (0–100)

The FF Score is the headline metric. It combines two equally weighted components for each prior race:

When a horse has multiple prior races, the scores are weighted by recency:

Worked Example

Suppose a horse's last 3 races scored as follows:

This horse scores 62.0 — strong recent form backed up by solid race quality.

Control Bar

Two controls let you adjust the analysis:

• Prior Races: How many recent races to look back per horse (1, 2, or 3, default 3). Reduce to 1 to focus purely on the most recent run
• Max Subsequent Runs: How many subsequent runs per horse are counted in each race's workout (3, 5, or All, default 3). Increasing this captures longer-term form but may dilute strong immediate follow-up

Your choices are saved automatically and persist between races.

Summary Cards

Four pills at the top give a quick overview:

• Avg FF Score: The average Future Form Score across all runners (green if 50+)
• Strongest Form: The horse with the highest FF Score (amber)
• Avg Race Quality: The average "others' PRB" across all analysed prior races
• Data Coverage: How many prior races had enough subsequent data to analyse (e.g., "35/36")

Per-Horse Table

The main table shows each runner with these columns (all sortable by clicking headers):

Expandable Race Detail

Click any horse row to expand a detailed breakdown of the 1–3 prior races that make up its score. Each prior race shows:

• Header: The horse's finishing position, field size, course, date, class, distance and going (e.g., "2nd of 12 — Ascot, 14 Mar 26, C2 Hcap 1m2f Good")
• Race Score badge: The individual race's contribution to the FF Score, colour-coded green (60+), amber (40–59), or red (below 40)
• Workout pills: Horses, Runs, Wins, Places, Avg PRB, Best SR, and Own PRB for that race's workout data
• Full workout link: Click "View full Race Workout" to open the complete workout analysis for that race

Interpreting the Data

• High FF Score + High Own PRB: The horse has been winning or placing in races where the beaten horses have gone on to perform well. This is the strongest indicator of high-quality form
• High FF Score + Low Own PRB: The horse has been in strong races but finishing behind. The quality of opposition is there, but the horse itself may need to improve
• Low FF Score + High Own PRB: The horse has been beating weak opponents. It may have been flattered by the level of competition
• Low FF Score + Low Own PRB: The horse has been performing poorly in weak races. Concerning form

Caching & Performance

Future Form uses a batch query approach to analyse up to 45 prior races in a single database call, typically returning results in under 2 seconds. Results are cached server-side for 30 minutes, so multiple users viewing the same race get instant results. For Enterprise users, the data is also preloaded in the background as soon as the racecard opens.

What is Collateral Form?

Collateral form compares runners who haven't met directly by looking at how they've performed against shared opponents. If Horse A beats Horse C by 3 lengths, and Horse B loses to Horse C by 2 lengths, collateral form suggests Horse A has a 5-length advantage over Horse B.

RaceMetrics takes this further by adjusting for weight carried, race class, and recency to produce weight-adjusted collateral verdicts for every pair of runners.

The 3D Network Graph

Collateral Form presents connections as an interactive 3D force-directed network that you can rotate, zoom, and explore:

• Large coloured nodes represent today's runners (each runner gets a unique colour with their card number)
• Smaller grey nodes are shared opponents — horses not in today's race that two or more runners have previously faced
• Green edges mean the runner beat the opponent in their shared race
• Red edges mean the runner lost to the opponent
• Gold edges indicate a direct head-to-head (two of today's runners met in a previous race)
• The larger an opponent node, the more of today's runners it connects — making it a more important "link horse"

How to Use

1. Open any racecard and click the Collateral tab (after Future Form)
2. Drag to rotate the 3D graph, scroll to zoom in/out
3. Hover over a runner node to highlight all its connections (other nodes dim)
4. Click a runner node to open the side panel showing all pairwise verdicts against other runners
5. In the side panel, click any matchup to expand and see the individual race details

Controls

• Period: Filter how far back to look for shared opponents (6 months, 1 year, 2 years, or all time)
• Min Links: Only show opponents that connect at least this many runners (2+ or 3+). Higher values reduce clutter
• Reset View: Return the camera to the default position and clear any highlights
• Labels: Toggle horse name labels on or off for a cleaner view
• 3D Graph: Toggle the 3D network on or off. When off, only the side panel and rankings table are shown — useful on slower devices or if you prefer the tabular data. Your preference is remembered across sessions via localStorage

Weight-Adjusted Verdicts

The side panel shows verdicts adjusted for weight carried using a distance-variable lbs per length scale, reflecting the fact that a length is worth more at shorter distances where the pace is faster:

• 5f: 3.5 lbs per length
• 7f: 3.0 lbs per length
• 1m: 2.9 lbs per length
• 10f: 2.4 lbs per length
• 12f+: 2.0 lbs per length (aligned with BHA standard)

Jumps Distance Normalisation

Beaten distances in jumps races are naturally much wider than on the flat — the average beaten distance in a hurdle (~25L) is almost 3x that of a flat race (~9L). To prevent jumps collateral verdicts being misleadingly inflated, beaten distances are normalised to a flat-equivalent scale:

• Flat (5f-8f): No adjustment (baseline)
• Flat (10f+): Slight reduction (0.85x at 10f, 0.75x at 14f+)
• Chase: 0.45x — a 20L beaten distance counts as ~9L
• Hurdle: 0.38x — a 25L beaten distance counts as ~9.5L
• NHF: 0.33x — a 30L beaten distance counts as ~10L

This means collateral advantages are comparable across codes — a +5L verdict in a hurdle carries similar significance to a +5L verdict on the flat.

In addition to weight and distance normalisation, the following factors are applied:

• Positive values (green) mean the selected runner has a collateral advantage
• Negative values (red) mean the opponent has the edge
• Confidence is based on how many data points exist: High (5+), Medium (2-4), Low (1)
• Race class and recency are factored in — recent races and higher-class races carry more weight

Date-Anchored Analysis

When viewing a past race, the collateral form only considers form before that race took place — giving you an accurate picture of the information that was available at the time. For upcoming races, all available form is included.

Rankings Table

Below the graph, a summary table ranks all runners by their net collateral advantage across all pairwise matchups. This gives a quick overview of which horse has the strongest collateral form in the field.

Tips for Best Results

• Competitive handicaps produce the densest networks — experienced runners with many runs will have more shared opponents
• Group races tend to show strong collateral links since elite horses frequently face each other
• Maiden races will often have sparse connections since horses have fewer previous runs
• If the graph looks sparse, try extending the period to "2 years" or "All time"
• Direct head-to-head meetings (gold edges) are the most reliable form evidence

What is Draw & Pace?

Draw & Pace is an Enterprise-exclusive racecard tab that cross-references historical draw position performance with running style (pace) data to identify tactical advantages for each runner. It answers the question: does this horse have the right draw for the way it likes to race?

For flat races, it analyses both draw bias and pace style. For jumps races (where there is no draw), it analyses pace style only.

How to Access

1. Open any racecard and click the amber Draw & Pace tab (marked with an E badge for Enterprise)
2. Data loads on demand the first time you click the tab and is cached for 30 minutes

Course DNA Banner

At the top of the tab, a summary banner shows the historically favoured draw group and running style at this course and distance — for example, "Low draws + Led style favoured at 1m (IV 1.58)". This gives you an instant overview of the tactical landscape before diving into the detail.

The draw bias is determined from aggregate LOW vs HIGH win rates (requiring at least 20 runs per group and a 30%+ difference). The pace bias uses the best-performing style from the Pace Style Stats table (requiring at least 30 runs and IV of 1.1+). This avoids small-sample outliers — the summary reflects broad, reliable trends rather than a single high-IV cell with few runs.

Pace Forecast

Based on every runner's historical running style, the system predicts whether the race is likely to be run at a strong, moderate, or slow pace. It counts how many runners are typically leaders, prominent, or held-up, and derives a pace forecast from the balance:

• Strong — 3 or more likely leaders; expect a fast early tempo that may suit closers
• Moderate — 1–2 leaders; the race is likely to be run at a fair tempo
• Slow — No clear leaders; may suit prominent racers who can steal a march

Running Styles

Every runner's historical pace profile is classified from the Proform database into three categories:

• Led — Typically races at or near the front from the start
• Prominent — Races handy, usually in the first third to half of the field
• Held Up — Typically races at the back and finishes strongly

The dominant style is determined from the horse's last 10 runs with recency weighting — the most recent run carries 10× the weight of the 10th-last run. This means a horse that has changed its running style in recent races will be classified by its current style, not diluted by old career history. The percentage shown indicates how dominant that style is in the weighted profile (e.g., "67%" means 67% of the weighted total).

Draw × Pace Heatmap (Flat Only)

The centrepiece of the tab is a 2×3 heatmap crossing draw groups (Low / High) with pace styles (Led / Prominent / Held Up). Each cell shows:

• Impact Value (IV) — The large number. IV above 1.0 means that combination wins more often than expected; below 1.0 means less often. Cells are colour-coded from deep green (high IV) through amber to red (low IV)
• Win% — Raw strike rate for that combination
• Runs — Sample size (more runs = more reliable)
• Runner silks — Jockey silks of today's runners overlaid on their cell, so you can instantly see who is in a sweet spot

Draw groups use a midpoint split matching the existing Meeting Pace page: draws 1 to ceil(fieldSize / 2) are Low, the rest are High.

A gold border highlights "sweet spot" cells where IV is 1.2 or above. These are historically strong combinations at this course and distance.

Impact Value by Stall (Flat Only)

Below the heatmap, a bar chart shows the historical IV for each individual stall position at this course and distance (5-year lookback, minimum 5 runs per stall). Bars are colour-coded:

• Deep green: IV 1.5+ (strong advantage)
• Green: IV 1.2–1.5 (moderate advantage)
• Light green: IV 1.0–1.2 (slightly above average)
• Amber: IV 0.8–1.0 (slightly below average)
• Orange: IV 0.5–0.8 (disadvantaged)
• Red: IV below 0.5 (strongly disadvantaged)

Runner card numbers are shown in the stall labels so you can see which stall each runner has been allocated. Jockey silks are displayed alongside horse names in the runner table.

Pace Style Stats

A table showing how each running style has performed at this course and distance over the last 5 years, including runs, wins, win percentage, and IV. This helps identify courses where front-runners dominate or where hold-up horses thrive.

Runner Tactical Table

The main runner table brings everything together. A Table / Visual toggle switches between a traditional table and a visual mode with stacked pace bars and heatmap-coloured IV cells. Both modes are fully sortable and the toggle preference is remembered via localStorage.

All columns are sortable by clicking the header:

Visual Mode

The visual mode replaces the Pace badge with a stacked pace bar for each runner, showing the proportion of their recent runs in each style:

• Blue (left) = Held Up — the back of the field
• Amber (middle) = Prominent — racing handy
• Red (right) = Led — at or near the front

The bar reads left-to-right as back-to-front, representing where the horse typically races in the field. Draw IV, Pace IV, and Tactical Score cells are displayed with heatmap background colours matching the matrix colour scale.

Tactical Score Calculation

The Tactical Score combines Draw IV and Pace IV using a distance-dependent weighted geometric mean, reflecting research that shows draw is more critical in sprints while pace becomes dominant over longer distances:

• Sprints (5–7f): Draw IV weighted 60%, Pace IV 40%
• Mile and beyond (8f+): Draw IV weighted 40%, Pace IV 60%
• Jumps races: Tactical Score equals Pace IV (no draw component)

A score above 1.0 suggests conditions favour the runner; below 1.0 suggests they face a tactical headwind.

Blended Pace IV

In any race, only 1–2 horses can lead, a few more race prominently, and the majority are held up. This means "Led" will always have fewer historical runs than "Held Up". While the course-level IV already accounts for this frequency difference, a naive approach of assigning each runner their dominant style's IV would give a horse that leads 38% of the time the same benefit as one that leads 90% of the time.

To solve this, the Pace IV uses a blended weighted average based on each horse's recency-weighted style distribution from their last 10 runs:

Pace IV = (% Led × Led IV) + (% Prom × Prom IV) + (% Held × Held IV)

The percentages come from the recency-weighted profile, not raw career totals. This means a horse that has recently switched from held-up to prominent will have its Pace IV reflect its current style.

For example, at a course where Led IV = 1.58, Prominent IV = 1.32, Held Up IV = 1.05:

• A horse that leads 90% of recent runs: Pace IV ≈ 1.53 (benefits fully from the Led advantage)
• A horse with 38% Led, 31% Prom, 31% Held recently: Pace IV ≈ 1.34 (partial benefit)
• A horse with 80% Held Up, 20% Prom recently: Pace IV ≈ 1.10 (mostly reflects Held Up conditions)

Persistence

Your chosen sort column, sort direction, and Table/Visual toggle are all remembered across races and sessions via localStorage.

Jumps Races

For jumps races (Chase, Hurdle, NHF), there is no draw, so the heatmap and per-stall chart are hidden. The tab shows the Pace Forecast, Pace Style Stats, and the Runner Table with Pace and Pace IV columns only.

Data & Methodology

• Course-level statistics (heatmap, stall chart, pace stats) use a 5-year lookback from the current date, matching the methodology used on the Meeting Pace page
• Runner pace profiles use the last 10 runs with linear recency weighting (most recent = 10× weight of oldest), ensuring current form takes priority over historical patterns
• Data is filtered to the same course, race type (Turf/A.W./Chase/Hurdle/NHF), and truncated furlong distance band
• Per-stall stats require a minimum of 5 runs per stall to be shown (avoiding unreliable small samples)
• The draw × pace matrix filters to historical races with a similar field size (at least 60% of today's runners) to ensure the LOW/HIGH split is meaningful
• Results are cached server-side for 30 minutes

What is the Going Predictor?

The Going Predictor is a live race time calibrator. After race 1 at a meeting, enter the winning time and instantly see which going condition the ground is actually riding as at that course and distance. The official going description doesn't always reflect reality — the Going Predictor gives you a data-driven verdict based on historical GA (Going Allowance) data.

How It Works

The Going Predictor uses Proform standard times and class normalisation to predict the going from a single race time. This is the same methodology used to create Proform Speed Figures.

1. Select course and distance — the tool loads all historical race times and looks up the standard time (the expected winning time on Good ground)
2. Choose race type — Turf, AW, Chase, Hurdle, or NHF. These are never mixed because each runs on different ground or a different part of the course
3. Select race class — Class A through H. This is critical for accuracy as it normalises for horse ability (Class A races are run faster than Class G regardless of going)
4. Enter the winning time in seconds (e.g., 84.19) or minutes:seconds format (e.g., 1:24.19) — both inputs sync automatically
5. Optionally enter rail movement — in yards, positive or negative. Rail movements can add or remove distance from a race, sometimes up to nearly a furlong
6. Get the verdict — the tool calculates DiffPerMile (how much slower than standard), applies the class normalisation, and maps the result to a going description

The Calculation

The prediction follows the Proform speed figure methodology:

1. Standard Time Adjustment: If rail movement is entered, the standard time is proportionally adjusted: adjStdTime = (stdTime / miles) × (miles + railYards/1760)
2. Diff per Mile: (enteredTime - standardTime) / miles — how many seconds per mile slower than standard
3. Class Normalisation: Each class has a seconds-per-mile value (A=3.6, B=4.8, C=5.5-5.9, etc.) representing the expected speed relative to standard. Higher classes run closer to standard time
4. Predicted GA: ClassCalc - DiffPerMile — the going allowance after removing the class effect

Accuracy Notes

• This is a single-race estimate. Proform's actual GA uses the top 3 fastest races from a meeting for greater accuracy
• A confidence range of ±2 GA is shown to reflect the inherent uncertainty
• Slowly-run tactical races will read softer than reality — check race pace if available
• Class A and B races produce more reliable predictions than lower classes due to narrower ability ranges
• Without a class selected, the prediction omits the class normalisation and is less accurate

Race Type Isolation

Different race types run on different surfaces or different parts of the course, so times are never mixed:

• Turf (Flat) — turf flat races only. Goings: Hard through Heavy
• AW (All-Weather) — different surface entirely. Goings: Standard, Slow, Fast
• Chase — run on a separate part of the course from hurdle races
• Hurdle — hurdle races only
• NHF — National Hunt Flat races (run on the hurdle course with hurdles removed)

GA-to-Going Mapping

The verdict uses the Proform Going Allowance (GA) scale with granular descriptions beyond the standard BHA categories:

Turf / Jumps:

• Firm: GA +3.0 or higher
• Good to Firm: +2.01 to +2.99
• Good: -0.99 to +2.00
• Good to Soft: -1.0 to -3.49
• Soft: -3.5 to -4.99
• Very Soft: -5.0 to -6.49
• Heavy: -6.5 to -7.99
• Very Heavy: -8.0 to -9.49
• Extremely Heavy: -9.5 to -11.99
• Bottomless: -12.0 to -14.99
• Extremely Bottomless: -15.0 or worse

All-Weather: Fast (+3.0+) → Standard (0 to +2.99) → Slow (below 0)

Going Summary Cards

Colour-coded cards show each going condition found at the selected course and distance. Each card displays:

• Races: Number of historical races at this going
• Median: Median race time (more robust than average against outliers)
• Avg: Average race time
• Range: Fastest to slowest time
• Avg GA: Average Going Allowance (green = positive/fast, red = negative/slow)

Going data is grouped by actual going (post-race assessment) where available, falling back to official going when actual going is not recorded.

Rail Movement

Rail movements can add or remove distance from a race — sometimes up to nearly a furlong. Enter the movement in yards (positive = longer, negative = shorter) and the standard time is proportionally adjusted before the GA calculation runs. This is the same adjustment used when creating Proform Speed Figures.

Time Equalisation

At some courses, race distances vary by a few yards between meetings (e.g., Clonmel may have races at 2m 51y, 2m 76y, and 2m 95y all within the same distance band). The Going Predictor automatically equalises times to the most common distance:

• Times are proportionally adjusted: adjustedTime = rawTime × (targetDistance / actualDistance)
• Adjusted times are marked with an orange * in the table — hover to see the original time and actual distance
• The table header shows which distance times have been equalised to
• All analysis (verdict, scatter plot, going cards) uses the equalised times for accuracy

Date-Anchored Analysis

When accessed from a past race, the Going Predictor only shows historical times from before that race date. This means you see the same data that was available at the time, not results from after the race.

3D Scatter Plot

The interactive 3D scatter shows every historical race as a point:

• X axis: Going condition (categorical, ordered firm to soft)
• Y axis: Race time in seconds (equalised if applicable)
• Z axis: Going Allowance (GA)
• Point colour: By going condition
• Point size: Proportional to field size
• Gold diamond marker: Your entered time, positioned at the predicted going
• Hover any point to see date, winner, time, going, class, field size, and speed rating

Historical Races Table

A fully sortable table showing every race in the dataset with columns for date, winner, time (seconds and m:ss), official going, actual going, distance, class, field size, GA (colour-coded: green positive, red negative), GA Going (the granular going description derived from the GA value for that individual race), and speed rating.

When you enter a time, a gold "YOUR TIME" row is pinned at the top of the table showing the predicted going and GA for your entered time.

GA Column Colouring

GA values are colour-coded throughout: green for positive (faster than standard) and red for negative (slower than standard). This applies to the table, going cards, and verdict panel.

Confidence Levels

• High: 50+ races in the dataset and entered time is within 1 standard deviation of the nearest going cluster
• Medium: 20–49 races or within 1.5 standard deviations
• Low: Fewer than 20 races or beyond 1.5 standard deviations

Access

• Dashboard: Going Predictor button in the tools row
• Racecard: Going Predictor button in the race info strip (pre-populates course, distance, race type, and official going)
• Race Results: Going Predictor button next to Meeting Pace

What is the Weather Centre?

The Weather Centre provides live weather conditions for every UK and Irish racecourse, including satellite course maps, real-time wind speed and direction, temperature, and a 7-day rainfall history chart. Use it to assess ground conditions before racing.

Key Features

• Satellite Course Map — aerial imagery of the racecourse with an animated wind direction arrow showing which way the wind is blowing and its speed
• Current Conditions — temperature, wind speed with gusts, compass direction, and a weather description (clear, overcast, rain, etc.)
• 7-Day Rainfall Chart — bar chart showing daily precipitation totals for the past week plus today, with a cumulative total. Essential for judging how the ground will ride
• Race Day Rain — today's precipitation highlighted so you can quickly see how much rain has fallen at the course
• Course Maps — Proform's detailed track layout maps showing distances, elevation profiles, and course characteristics for both Flat and Jumps configurations

Accessing the Weather Centre

• Dashboard: Click the blue Weather button in the tools row
• Racecard: Click the Live Weather button in the race header (next to the course navigation arrows)
• Direct URL: weather.html?courseId=14 (pre-selects a specific course)

Upcoming Fixtures

The sidebar shows courses with racing scheduled for the next 3 days, grouped by date with Today, Tomorrow, and future day headers. Click any course to instantly view its weather and satellite map.

Any Course Lookup

Use the Any Course dropdown at the top of the sidebar to look up weather for any of the 78 UK, Irish, and international racecourses — even weeks in advance of a meeting.

Wind Direction

The wind arrow overlay on the satellite map shows the direction the wind is blowing towards (not where it comes from). The arrow colour indicates wind speed:

• Blue — Light wind (under 15 mph)
• Amber — Moderate wind (15–30 mph)
• Red — Strong wind (over 30 mph)

Data Source

Weather data is provided by Open-Meteo and updates every 15 minutes. Course maps are from Proform Racecourse Profiles. Satellite imagery is provided by Esri.

Availability: The Weather Centre is free for all users on every subscription tier.

What is the Command Centre?

The Command Centre is an interactive performance heatmap available on all profile pages — trainers, jockeys, horses, sires, dams, damsires, and owners. It visualises performance across two dimensions simultaneously (e.g., Course × Month) using colours calibrated to each participant’s own benchmark, letting you spot targeting patterns, seasonal sweet spots, and profitable niches at a glance.

How to Access

There are two ways to open the Command Centre:

• From any profile page: Click the Command Centre tab (marked with a purple PP badge)
• From any racecard: Click the Command Centre button in the view tab bar (after Collateral). A dropdown lets you choose which participant type to analyse — Horse, Trainer, Jockey, Sire, Dam, Damsire, or Owner. The profile opens directly to the Command Centre tab with the race context navigator active, so you can switch between participants in the same race

Benchmark Coloring

Rather than using fixed colour scales, the Command Centre calculates each participant’s own overall metric value as the benchmark. For example, if a trainer has a 22.9% win rate across all filtered runs:

• Green cells — above the participant’s benchmark (better than their average)
• Yellow cells — at the benchmark (typical for this participant)
• Red cells — below the benchmark (worse than their average)

The current benchmark value is displayed as an amber badge in the summary bar (e.g., Benchmark: 22.9%). This means you are always comparing a participant against themselves, not against a global average — essential because different participants have very different baseline performance levels.

Visualization Controls

• X Axis / Y Axis: Choose any two different dimensions — Course, Month, Year, Class, Going, Race Type, Distance, or Day of Week
• Metric: What the cell colour represents — PRB % (default), Win %, Place %, ROI %, or Runs
• Min Runs: Minimum sample size per cell. Default is 3 for most participants, 1 for horses (which have fewer career runs)
• 3D / 2D Toggle: Switch between an interactive 3D bar chart and a flat 2D heatmap

Data Filters

The Command Centre has its own independent filter controls, separate from the profile-level filters:

• Race Type: All, Flat, Jumps, Turf, A/W, Chase, Hurdle, NHF
• Handicap: All, Handicap only, Non-Handicap only
• Class: All or a specific class (1–7)
• Going: All or a specific going condition
• Period: All Time, 5 Years, 2 Years, 1 Year
• Age: All, 2yo, 3yo, 4yo, 5+

Cell Drill-Down

In the 2D heatmap view, click any cell to open a detailed drill-down modal showing:

• Summary statistics: Runs, Wins, Win%, PRB, P/L, and ROI for that specific cell
• Individual runs table: Every race that makes up that cell — date, course, horse, finishing position, field size, BSP, P/L, and rating change. Horse names are clickable links to their profiles
• Save as Pattern: Save the cell as a pattern directly from the modal (see below)

Save as Pattern

From the cell drill-down modal, you can save any cell as a betting pattern. The pattern name is pre-filled (e.g., “John Gosden: Ascot × October”) and can be edited before saving. The pattern conditions are automatically built from:

• The cell’s X and Y dimension values (e.g., course = Ascot, month = October)
• Any active Command Centre filters (e.g., Handicap only, Class 2)

Saved patterns appear in the Pattern Manager and will trigger alerts when matching runners appear in future racecards.

Hover Tooltips

Hovering over any cell shows a detailed tooltip with: Runs, Wins, Win%, Place%, PRB, ROI, and P/L — giving you a complete picture without needing to click.

3D View

An interactive 3D bar chart where each bar represents a unique combination of the X and Y dimensions. Bar height shows the metric value, and colours follow the same benchmark-relative scale. Click and drag to rotate, scroll to zoom.

Top Cells Table

Below the chart, a ranked table shows the top 20 cells sorted by the selected metric. Columns include both dimension labels, Runs, Wins, Win%, PRB, P/L, ROI, and the metric value. The top row is highlighted in gold.

Example Use Cases

• Course × Month: See where a trainer targets runners by time of year
• Going × Class: Discover which ground/class combinations a trainer excels at relative to their own benchmark
• Distance × Race Type: Spot trip preferences across flat and jumps
• Course × Class (Handicap filter): Find profitable handicap angles at specific courses and class levels
• Sire × Going: See how a sire’s progeny perform on different ground conditions

Settings Persistence

Your axis selections, metric choice, minimum runs, view mode (3D/2D), and filter settings are all saved to your browser and persist across tab switches and page reloads.

The Pattern Manager lets you save profitable angles you discover and receive automatic alerts when conditions match on upcoming racecards.

Stats Summary

Four cards at the top provide an overview of your saved patterns:

• Total: Number of patterns saved
• Active: Number of patterns currently enabled
• Avg ROI: Average return on investment across all patterns
• Types: Number of different participant types in your patterns

Creating Patterns

Patterns are created from profile pages. When you identify a profitable angle (e.g., a trainer performs well at certain courses), click "Save Current View as Pattern". The pattern captures your current filter settings as matching conditions.

Pattern Conditions

Patterns automatically capture whatever filters were active when you saved, which may include:

• Specific trainer, jockey, sire, dam, damsire, owner, or horse
• Course or course type
• Distance range
• Race class or type
• Going conditions
• Price range (odds)

Filtering & Sorting Patterns

The Pattern Manager provides controls to organise your saved patterns:

• Type Filter: Show only patterns for a specific profile type (Trainers, Jockeys, Sires, etc.)
• Status Filter: Show All, Active only, or Inactive only
• Sort By: Newest first, Best ROI, Most Runs, or Alphabetical (A-Z)

Pattern Cards

Each saved pattern shows:

• Participant name and type badge
• Conditions: The filters that define the pattern
• Stats: Runs, Wins, Strike Rate (SR), P/L, and ROI since saved
• Active Toggle: Enable/disable without deleting
• Actions: View Profile or Delete

Pattern Manager showing saved patterns with stats, active toggle, and filter controls

Export & Import

• Export: Download all patterns as a JSON file for backup or sharing
• Import: Restore patterns from a JSON file (choose to merge or replace)
• Clear All: Delete all patterns (use with caution)

Pattern Alerts on Racecards

When your active patterns match runners on today's racecards, they appear as purple badges. Click a badge to expand and see the full pattern details including historical stats and P/L.

Pattern Limits

The number of patterns you can save depends on your subscription tier:

• Free: 5 patterns
• Basic: 10 patterns
• Standard: 50 patterns
• Expert: 250 patterns
• Enterprise: 1,000 patterns

RaceMetrics 7 (RM7) is our free weekly skill-based competition where you pick 7 racing participants and compete for cash prizes based on performance ranking changes.

How It Works

1. Pick Your Team: Select any combination of 7 participants (horses, trainers, jockeys, sires, dams, damsires, or owners) within the budget limit
2. Track Performance: Your selections earn points based on how their RaceMetrics ratings change during the week (Tuesday to Sunday)
3. Climb the Leaderboard: Compete against other users for the top spots

Scoring

Points are awarded based on rating changes:

• When your selections' ratings increase, you gain points
• When ratings decrease, you lose points
• The goal is to pick participants who will improve their ratings during the week

Budget System

Each participant has a "price" based on their current rating. Higher-rated participants cost more, creating strategic decisions between picking proven performers vs value selections.

Weekly Prizes

• 1st Place: £25 cash
• 2nd Place: £15 cash
• 3rd Place: £10 cash

Entry

RM7 is completely free to enter for all registered users - no purchase or subscription required. New competitions start each Tuesday.

RM7 Competition leaderboard showing weekly rankings, cumulative scores, and participant selections

The Stats Centre tab on the RM7 Competition page provides analysis tools to help inform your selections. Access it via the "Stats Centre" tab when viewing an active competition.

Dashboard

Shows the top movers by rating change over the last 7 days. Use the toggle to switch between:

• In Form: Participants with the biggest rating gains
• Out of Form: Participants with the biggest rating drops

The Agent

Shows the optimal 7 picks that would have fit within the 10,500 budget based on the last 7 days of performance. Uses a greedy algorithm to maximise total gain while staying within budget.

Tip: Check on Monday from 10am to see what the optimal picks would have been for the previous week's competition.

Compare

Side-by-side comparison of any two participants of the same type. Search and select participants to compare their:

• Current ratings and recent changes
• Performance history
• Recent form

Essentials

Shows the most active participants by runner count over the last 7 days. Useful for identifying participants with the most opportunities to change their rating.

Most Picked

Shows the most popular selections made by other users in the current competition. See which participants the community is backing.

The Non-Runners (NRs) page shows horses that have been withdrawn from today's racing, updated throughout the day.

Summary Cards

• Non-Runners: Total withdrawn horses for the day
• Abandoned: Number of meetings called off
• Courses: Number of affected courses
• Updated: Time of last data refresh

Display Format

Non-runners are grouped by course with race times shown. Each entry displays:

• Race time
• Horse silks (colours)
• Horse name (click to view profile)

Multiple non-runners in the same race appear on the same row.

Refresh Button

Click Refresh in the header to manually check for new non-runners throughout the day.

Why Track Non-Runners?

• Identify patterns in trainer withdrawals
• Spot horses being held back for specific conditions
• Stay informed about market-moving withdrawals
• Plan bets around withdrawn fancied horses

Ask RaceMetrics lets you query the entire Proform Racing database using plain English. An AI engine translates your question into a database query and returns the results instantly.

Accessing Ask RaceMetrics

• Click Ask in the navigation bar

Ways to Query

• Type a question: Ask anything in natural language, e.g. "Top 10 trainers by strike rate at Cheltenham this year"
• Query Recipes: Choose from 10 recipe types below the input box to build a precise query without typing — see the full Recipe Guide below
• Voice input: Click the microphone icon to dictate your question (Chrome/Edge)

Keyword Guide

The Keyword Guide shows every word the system recognises. Click any keyword to insert it into your query. Browse categories like Time Periods, Race Types, Going, and more.

Slash Commands

Type / in the input box to see available commands. These give you instant reference information without using a query:

• /help — Quick usage guide
• /fields — Browse all queryable data fields
• /groupby — See all ways to group/present results
• /filters — View all filter keywords the AI understands
• /examples — Clickable example queries
• /tips — Tips for writing better queries
• /history — Open your query history

What You Can Ask About

• Trainers, Jockeys, Horses: Strike rates, records, P/L, trends
• Sires, Dams, Damsires: Progeny statistics, going preferences
• Courses & Festivals: Track records, festival stats (Cheltenham, Ascot, etc.)
• Power Ratings: Proform power rating figures, ranks, forecast odds
• Speed Figures: Speed ratings, LTO ratings, historical comparisons
• Pace Data: Pace ratings, running style analysis
• RaceMetrics Ratings: Elo ratings, rating changes, biggest movers
• Market Data: Starting prices, Betfair SP, forecast prices

Viewing Results

• Table view: Sortable columns (click headers), participant names link to profiles
• Chart view: Bar, Stacked Bar, Line, Pie, Polar Area, Horizontal Bar
• Export: Download as CSV or chart as PNG

Query Limits

Each subscription tier has a daily query allowance. Your remaining queries are shown below the input box. Queries reset at midnight.

Tips for Better Results

• Be specific with time periods: "this year", "last 30 days", "from April 2025"
• Name your metric: "strike rate", "P/L", "ROI", "level stakes profit"
• Set minimum runs: "with at least 10 runners"
• Use "by" for grouping: "by trainer", "by going", "by course"
• Combine filters naturally: "handicap hurdles on soft ground this year"
• Use custom date ranges: "from 1st April 2025 to 30th October 2025"

Ask RaceMetrics showing a natural language query with results table, featuring the query input box and AI-generated response

RaceMetrics Tips provides daily selections generated from a proprietary analytical model. Every tip comes with a full performance dashboard so you can independently verify the track record.

Accessing Tips

• Click Tips on the competition page, runners A-Z, dashboard, or profile tabs
• Or navigate directly to /tips

Today's Tips

• Published daily after breakfast prices are available (~7:45am)
• Each tip card shows the race time, course, horse name, field size, and breakfast price in fractional odds
• Click any tip card to open the full racecard for that race
• Before breakfast prices: If there are races today but tips haven't been published yet, you'll see "Today's tips will appear around 7:45am"

Performance Dashboard

The dashboard is visible to all users (including free tier) for full transparency. It tracks 6 staking methods:

• BF Win: Betfair Win at BSP (minus 2% commission)
• ISP: Industry Starting Price (level stakes)
• BF Place: Betfair Place at BPSP (minus 2% commission, terms vary by field size)
• Evening: Evening forecast price (level stakes)
• Breakfast BOG: Best Odds Guaranteed at breakfast price or ISP, whichever is higher
• Morning BOG: Best Odds Guaranteed at morning price or ISP, whichever is higher

Dashboard Views

• Cumulative P/L: Running total chart from 2019 to present across all 6 staking methods
• By Year: Yearly P/L breakdown with bar chart and detailed table
• By Month: Monthly P/L breakdown — x-axis shows year labels at each January
• By Price Band: ROI% grouped by starting price range (Odds-On through 16/1+)
• By Day of Week: P/L breakdown for each day of the week

All tables show the most recent period first and include a calculated TOTAL row.

Recent Results

A paginated table of the latest results showing date, course, horse (links to profile), finishing position, breakfast price, ISP, BSP, and key P/L columns. Non-finishers display their status (PU, FE, UR, etc.) instead of a position number.

RM Tip Badges

When viewing a racecard that contains tipped horses, an amber RM Tip badge appears next to the horse name in Ratings, Form Expert, and At-a-Glance views.

Subscription Access

• Free tier: Can view the full performance dashboard and recent results. Today's tips are blurred with an upgrade prompt. A Tips CTA button appears on the racecard Top Pick bar
• Basic and above: Full access to today's tips with prices and racecard links

Tips performance dashboard showing summary statistics, P/L chart, and staking method breakdowns

Meeting Pace & Draw Analysis provides detailed sectional pace data and draw bias analysis for completed flat race meetings. It reveals how the pace unfolded, how each horse finished relative to par times, whether the track was favouring front-runners or closers, and whether certain draw positions had a significant advantage on the day.

Accessing the Page

• From any past racecard (a race with results), click the Meeting Pace button in the race header
• From the Dashboard results view, click the Meeting Pace Analysis pill next to a course with sectional data
• For Irish flat meetings (which do not have sectional data), a Meeting Draw Analysis button appears instead, showing draw bias analysis only
• Requires Platinum subscription with the Sectionals Add On

Two Modes

The page operates in two modes depending on data availability:

• Full mode (Meeting Pace Analysis): Available for GB meetings with sectional data. Shows pace bias, pace bars, runner sectional tables, and draw analysis
• Draw-only mode (Meeting Draw Analysis): Available for flat meetings without sectional data (e.g. Irish meetings). Shows draw bias analysis with per-race winner summaries and a collated draw summary table

Meeting Overview

The top of the page displays meeting-level bias badges:

• Pace Bias (full mode only): Whether the meeting favoured front-runners or closers, derived from winner running styles and placed horse distributions
• Draw Bias (both modes): Whether low or high draws dominated, based on winner draw positions relative to field midpoints

Draw Bias Badges

• Low Draw Bias: Majority of winners came from low stalls (at or below the field midpoint)
• High Draw Bias: Majority of winners came from high stalls
• Draw Advantage: Winners came from stalls with high historical Impact Values (above 1.50 average)
• No Draw Bias: Even spread of winning draws across the meeting

Draw & Stall Impact Values

Each runner's Draw column shows their stall number. Below it, the Stall IV (Impact Value) shows how that stall has performed historically at this course and distance over the previous 5 years.

• IV = 1.00 — the stall wins exactly as often as expected
• IV ≥ 1.30 (green) — significantly advantaged stall
• IV ≤ 0.70 (red) — significantly disadvantaged stall

IVs are calculated using the independent events method: for each stall, only races where that stall had a runner are considered. This correctly accounts for the fact that higher-numbered stalls only appear in larger fields. The formula is: IV = (wins / races_with_stall) / (races_with_stall / total_runners_in_those_races). A minimum of 5 qualifying races is required before a stall IV is shown.

Baselines are calculated from the 5 years of results prior to the meeting date, so they reflect only what was known at the time of the meeting.

Draw Summary Table

Below the race cards (or the per-race summaries in draw-only mode), a Draw Summary table collates the draw data across all flat races at the meeting:

• Winner Draw: The stall the winner came from in each race
• Stall IV: The historical Impact Value for that winning stall, colour-coded green (≥1.30) or red (≤0.70)
• Low/High: Whether the winner's stall was below or above the field midpoint
• Totals row: Overall counts and average winner IV across the meeting

Race Cards (Full Mode)

Each race is displayed as a card showing:

• Race header: Time, race name, class, distance, going, number of runners, and the Finishing Speed Percentage (FSP) for the race
• Pace bar: A colour-coded bar split into furlong sections. Each section is coloured by how it compared to par time — green for faster than par, red for slower, with intensity showing magnitude
• Early Pace label: Categorises the first half of the race (e.g. Fast, Steady, Average)

Runner Table (Full Mode)

Below each pace bar, the runner table shows per-horse sectional performance:

Finishing Speed Columns

The FS columns show how each horse's speed at 2f out, 1f out, and the finish compared to par:

• Positive values (green): Faster than par — the horse was finishing strongly
• Negative values (red): Slower than par — the horse was weakening
• Near zero: Running close to the expected pace for that section
• Hover over any value to see the actual speed in miles per hour

Pace Bar Colour Key

• Green: Section run faster than par (darker = much faster)
• Red: Section run slower than par (darker = much slower)
• Grey: Close to par (within ±0.2 seconds)

Hover over the pace bar to see a detailed breakdown of each section's time difference from par, race conditions, and the early pace classification.

Theme Toggle

A light/dark theme toggle is available in the top-right corner. The page uses its own independent theme setting that is remembered across sessions.