They say “pace makes the race,” and looking at today’s cards at Catterick, Kempton, and Lingfield, we have a few scenarios where the early speed map dictates the likely winner more clearly than the handicap ratings do.We’ve had a look at the “Run Style” data—specifically who likes to lead, who likes to be held up,…

Date: Wednesday 21 January Track: Catterick Bridge Going: Good to Soft We head to North Yorkshire today for a tricky seven-race card at Catterick. It’s a sharp, undulating track that often catches horses out, but looking at the HorseRaceBase (HRB) ratings this morning, we have found some incredibly strong trends. In several races, the “hype”…

If you were watching Lingfield on Saturday, you might have thought it was just another standard winter All-Weather card. But having crunched the numbers and looked under the bonnet of the tracking data, I can tell you there were two performances that were anything but standard. In fact, we might have just seen a future…

Right, let’s talk about Jonbon. If you watched the Clarence House Chase on Saturday, you probably went through the same rollercoaster as the rest of us. One minute he looked completely cooked—flat-footed, outpaced, and frankly, a bit slow. The next, he’s engaging a turbocharger we didn’t know he still had, grinding Thistle Ask into the…

Decent night of action under the lights at Dunstall Park yesterday (Monday 19th), but if you were backing hold-up horses, you probably ended up tearing your hair out. The stopwatch confirms what the eyes saw: the track was riding dead. Like, really dead. The Racing Post data backs it up, showing a going correction of…

These sources serve as a comprehensive educational guide for horse racing enthusiasts looking to refine their betting strategies through data-driven analysis. The text distinguishes between speed figures, which measure historical performance, and pace ratings, which forecast how a race will unfold. It also explores the concept of a “pace collapse,” explaining how aggressive early leaders…

If you looked at the official going report for Kempton on Monday, you’d have seen it listed as “Standard To Slow”. But if you sat down with a stopwatch and analysed the actual race times, you’d tell a very different story.It’s a classic case of why we can’t just rely on the race card. Yesterday’s…

The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 20th Jan 2026 Morning everyone. Hope the week has kicked off alright for you. If you were watching the 7:00 at Wolverhampton last night, you saw a bit of a procession. But as always with the racing, the result chart only tells half the story. I’ve had a proper look at…

Let’s be honest, Monday racing in January can be a bit of a slog. You’re usually looking at low-grade fillers while waiting for the weekend action. But every now and then, something pops up on the All-Weather that makes you sit up and take notice. That happened today in the 2:38 at Kempton. If you…