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How To Read A Form Guide?
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Speed maps
What is a speed map?
Speed maps are used to predict the position where horses will settle in running. They are also used to determine the likely pace of a race.
How do speed maps work?
Most horses have a preferred patten of racing, whether that's leading the way at the head of proceedings or right out the back watching it all unfold before them. Speed maps rely on these established patterns, along with a horse's barrier draw and known gate-speed (the speed a horse musters upon jumping out of the barriers) to determine the likely running order.
How to read a speed map?
Speed maps are very simple to read: the horse in advance of the field is the predicted leader with the remainder of the horses staggered according to their likely position in relation to one another.
Below is an example of the Punters speed map tool, available for free in our form guide.
BM = Backmarker, OM = Off-midfield, M = Midfield, OP = Off-pace, P = Pace, L = Leader
Who uses speed maps?
This information is useful to a lot of key players in the racing industry, including punters (professional or otherwise), bookmakers, jockeys, trainers, owners and stewards - basically anyone wanting a better understanding of how a race is likely to pan out.