TrackMate has been designed to make your selection process quick and easy whether you are new to horse racing or a seasoned pro. To help make sure you don’t over complicate your selection process.

Many services that offer similar platforms to TrackMate are often so desperate to impress that they invent new ways of representing what is essentially the same information with a new name.

They publish confusing lists of numbers. Statistics that are nearly always unnecessary and time-consuming to digest and therefore just complicate things.

At TrackMate we keep what is an incredibly complex ratings system simple.

TrackMate’s ratings and visual aids are integrated into our unique race guides so each and every race can be assessed within seconds.

Anything Can Happen!

There are literally hundreds of variables in the preparation of a race horse. It starts with the trainer and the stable staff:

• Have they done their job well?
• Is the horse ready to race?
• Is it fit?
• Has it had any problems with its training schedule?
• How much does it weigh?
• Did it eat its breakfast this morning?
• Did it have a good journey to the track?
• The list goes on and on…

The truth is, the vast majority of these factors must be taken on trust. It would be almost impossible for anyone to take all of these factors into consideration.

Horse racing is a very expensive business to be in. Owners and Trainers do not send their horses to the track unless they are in good enough condition to do themselves justice in the race and stay fit and injury free.

Contrary to popular belief, and we speak with experience, that the costs involved in owning and training a racehorse far outweigh the vast majority of any scullduggery that some people theorise exists in all racing.

You will never stop horses running that will improve for the run. It’s not often that all the factors are perfect for all the horses in any given race.

Some may prefer a different surface to race on and some may prefer a different distance.

So… with all that in mind, what can we summise from the above statements?

• Most horses in most races are running on their merits. They want to win and definitely want to try and pay for the costs involved in getting to the race.
• The fitness and well-being of any horse must be taken on trust.
• Horses will generally improve after one or two runs.

It is important to realise that there are a lot of poor horses in training.

They are generally inconsistent performers.

They rarely win races so the best way to avoid these animals is to try and stay away from poor quality races.

Read our TrackMate Warning System page for great advice… if you haven’t done so already!

We have simplified the process of picking value investment opportunities.

We don’t over complicate the selection process.

You will quickly spot the most likely contenders in each race using the simple to read, colour-coded ratings on each race card.

Here’s a sample race card… so let’s put what we have just learnt in to practice.

It’s not a difficult choice in this race. Green is best… simple.

But before we jump in blindly there are still a few simple checks we should make before betting our hard-earned cash.

• Is the price good value? In the race above the answer is clearly yes as it is approx 9/4 (3.25).
• Will the horse act on the prevailing ground conditions?
• Has the horse got form at the distance of today’s race?
• Has the horse won or placed before under the same conditions?
• Is the race suitable for investment?
• Is the horse reliable enough in this grade of race?
• Are enough of the runners in the race rated to make a clear assessment of the race?

All of this information is available on your race card along with the ratings for each horse.

Stick to what you have learnt above. Find a system that works for you and don’t waiver from it without good reason. Keep it simple, don’t over complicate things and you won’t go far wrong!