ducked left start, in touch with leaders, prominent halfway, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and challenging inside final furlong, led towards finish, promising
carried badly left start, soon recovered and prominent, pressed leaders halfway, led narrowly over 1f out, faced challenge inside final furlong, headed towards finish
ducked sharply right start, prominent on near side of group, disputed lead halfway, outpaced and drifted left over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, went third inside final 110yds
Starting price: 9/2Stepping up to a harder raceWon 0 of last 51.8 lengths
hampered start and squeezed out start, took keen hold, midfield, outpaced halfway, rallied and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression inside final 110yds
Starting price: 14/1First run (debut)Trainer in form1.9 lengths
bumped start and hampered start, midfield on near side of group, headway when unbalanced 2f out, rallied up the centre 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, did well in the circumstances
ducked sharply left start and hampered rivals start, took keen hold, led, joined briefly halfway, faced challenge and headed over 1f out, weakened quickly final 110yds
dwelt start, took keen hold, soon prominent, in touch with leaders halfway, weakening when bit short of room over 1f out, no chance inside final furlong
bumped start, always behind, hung right and lost touch from 2f out
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40+ Very strong chance 20–39 Strong chance 12–19 Solid chance 6–11 Could surprise Under 6 Long shotScores in a race add up to 100.How scores workModel estimates, not guaranteed. Past performance is no guide.
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Underrated horse
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Our top pick
The horse with the highest TrackLab Score in the race.
TrackLab Score
Our model's estimate of a horse's chance of winning, as a number out of 100. The scores in a race add up to 100.
Ground
How the going was on the day, from Firm (hard and dry) to Heavy (very wet and muddy). On all-weather tracks it's Standard, Fast or Slow.
Race level (Class)
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Group, Grade and Listed
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Handicap
The handicapper gives better horses more weight to carry, so in theory they'd all finish together.
Maiden
A race for horses that haven't won yet.
Novice
A race for horses that are new to this type of race.
Chase, hurdle and bumper
Chase: jumps over fences. Hurdle: jumps over low hurdles. Bumper: a flat race for young jump horses.
Distance (m and f)
m is a mile and f a furlong, about 200 metres; 8 furlongs make a mile.
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Weight
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Jockey claim
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Headgear
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