How to Read a Racebook

Once you get the hang of how to read a racebook and what the information inside it actually means, it can become your best friend and the key to winning big - or at least not losing all the time.

Racing is a game that combines a heap of information (stats) and the unpredictability of 500+kg animals that run incredibly fast. So unless you are a horse whisperer it is fairly difficult to find out whether four legged beast you fancy is feeling more like Joe Rocokoko than Carl Hayman for today's race.

That's where the racebook can at least take some of the guess work out of what are the most likely winning chances in each race. 

• Click here to learn how to read the form in a racebook- AKA understand a horse's past performance
   

Feeling confident? Click here to learn the art of picking a winner!