Racecards
The Race Card
Main information on the race card is:
· At the top of the page you will find the time that the race starts, the distance and type of race along with the name of the race which can incorporate the name of the sponsor.
· On the left hand side of the race card you will find the owners colours that the jockey will be wearing along with the race card number of each horse.
· Moving to the centre you will find the name of the horse along with a number in brackets.
This is how many days since the horse last ran.
· Below this you will find some of the following abbreviations.
B g = Bay Gelding, Ch c = Chestnut colt,
Gr f = Grey Filly, Br h = Brown Horse
Following these abbreviations the name of the horses sire and dam will be shown.
· The name of the owner of the horse will be shown below this, with the trainers name on the right.
· Below this the horses form will be shown. This is displayed by letters such as C = course winner, D = Distance winner, C&D Course & Distance winner. Below this is a record of how the horse ran in previous races. 1 is won, R is refused, whilst F is fell and P meaning pulled up. 0 means that the horse was not placed in the first four.
· Far right you will find the jockeys name along with some figures above it. The figures are the weight that the horse is carrying along with the draw number shown in brackets.
· Sometimes after the horses name there could be a weight shown in brackets. (6lb ex) This means that the horse has a weight penalty to carry since its last run, before being re handicapped.
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