Whether you are new to horse racing or a seasoned punter, you may have a limited or vast understanding of horse racing phrases or TrackMate Terminology and what they mean. Either way this page is here to help explain what each phrase means.
FORM
A list of positions a horse placed in its previous runs.
QUALIFYING FORM
Races that the TrackMate algorithms deems “qualifying” depending numerous factors like; type of race and surface. These races are then included in the TrackMate ratings as each runner’s “qualifying form”.
PLACE / PLACING
The position a horse comes in a race.
RATING / RATINGS
TrackMate’s advanced rating algorithms rate all runners in each race. These ratings produce numerical scores to help rate multiple aspects for each runner so they can be compared to other runners in the same race.
TrackMate’s latest rating algorithm which rates horse differently from the advanced ratings which provides a greater variety of ratings to help create each race card picture.
mySLIPS
A popup sidebar feature containing all your race card betting selections so you can keep track of them easily. (read more about mySlips)
myTRACKER
This feature allows you to add a horse to your myTRACKER so each tracked horse will be highlighted with a yellow star on every race card it’s entered in. (read more about myTracker)
PICTURE
This is a term used to explain what the race card looks like when there are colour-coded ratings and graphs. The “picture” is how the card looks at a glance. It is a quick reference to which horses are most likely to be winners.
LAY / LAYING
A betting type where you back a horse to NOT do something. Basically it’s a opposite bet.
TREND
A feature found on race cards. It is a horizontal and vertical graphical representation of a horse’s form. Vertically it changes colour from red to green from top to bottom respectively… with top and green meaning a better placing/rating.
TREND LINE
The horizontal coloured graphical line which represents the trend.
TREND POINT
Each dot on the horizontal coloured trend line represents a race… with is a “trend point”.
STACK
A feature found on race cards. It is a horizontal graphical representation of a horse’s ratings from it’s form. Left (red) is a lower rating and right (green) is therefore a higher ratings. Each stack for all runners can be compare vertically, therefore giving you a performance comparison between all the runners.
RACE CARD FILTER
When viewing a race card there is a Race Card Filter popup which can be customised to change the settings for the race card. You can alter things like the quantity of races, the type of races and the to be included. Changing these settings will re-rate the race card and show a new picture.
CLEAN / CLEANING
The term clean is used to explain the process of ignoring races and runners from race cards to expose hidden value.
VALUE
This is a type of bet with a good return/profit. For example, a £10 stake at 20/1 would be better “value” than at 2/1.
HIDDEN VALUE
The term hidden value means that you found a better race card picture from a race that didn’t have an obvious winner. It is what you are looking for when using the Race Card Filters and/or cleaning process.
…have we missed anything?
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