Do It Yourself Ratings - Version A
This system of ratings looks at the main areas of most "experts" considerations and allocates a points value for each.
Use in any race where every horse has had at least three starts.
Days since last start:
1 100 11 90 21 79 31 69 2 99 12 89 22 78 32 68 3 98 13 87 23 77 33 67 4 97 14 86 24 76 34 66 5 96 15 85 24 75 35 65 6 95 16 84 26 74 36 64 7 94 17 83 27 73 37 63 8 93 18 82 28 72 38 62 9 92 19 81 28 71 39 61 10 91 20 80 30 70 40+ 60Last Start Beaten Margin
0 - 1 len 1001.25 - 1.5 len 981.6 - 2 len 962.25 - 3 len 943.1 - 4.0 len 904.1 - 5 len 875.1 - 6 len 846.1 - 7 len 817.1 - 8 len 778.1 - 9 len 729.1 - 10 len 672nd Last start Beaten Margin
0 - 1 len 801.1 - 2 len 772.1 - 3 len 743.1 - 4.0 len 704.1 - 5 len 665.1 - 6 len 616.1 - 7 len 567.1 - 8 len 508.1 - 9 len 449.1 - 10 len 37Barrier Positions (after scratchings)
1 thru 9 8 points
10 + 3 pointsJockey
Top 3 Jockey 8 pointsWet Track Winner (only allocated if track is heavy)
Winner (or close up second) 12 points
Place getter (or within 1 len of winner) 7 points
We do not endorse the above ratings methodology and merely present it here for your interest and information.