In our last article we introduced the concept of betting with ratings and how they are typically constructed. We also touched on how ratings are used as part of the form analysis process to help forecast the performance of each horse in an upcoming race. That forecast is often expressed as an expected rating for “today’s race.”
The different ways you can study the form using ratings to produce a forecast for today’s race could be the topic of an entire book itself and is beyond the scope of this article. Whatever approach you take though, once you have settled on an expected rating in today’s race for each horse, the key question is
“How do I take that rating and use it to make good betting decisions?”