Readers’ questions answered, hot tips, and why on earth
is this magazine called Kalendar? AWORD IN OUR EAR
GUIDE TO BETTING You asked for a “novices guide to betting” so here’s some handy info. Form When looking at a horse’s previous racing form, good points to look out for are: • If the horse has won before. • If the horse has previously run well over the same distance. Or, if they are entered in a race over a different distance that may be because previous runs were over too long, or short. • Has the horse been beaten by a horse who is a high-class performer? Take Supasundae, for example. He was second to Apples Jade twice in the 2018/19 season, but when she was out of the picture in the Betway Aintree Hurdle, (Grade One) he won. Pre-Parade ring Visiting the Pre-Parade Ring gives a great opportunity to see what the horses look like in the flesh, without their tack on. Seeing horses relaxed and not sweating is a good sign. Weight Look back at past performances over similar tracks, distances and runnings against similarly rated horses. Look at what weight the horse was carrying and how it performed.
The course Look for which trainers do well at certain courses and in particular races. Enda Bolger has a great record at The Cheltenham Festival in two particular races; he has trained the winner of five Glenfarclas Cross Country Chases and three St James’s Place Foxhunters.
Looking for a course and distance winning horse is a good method to follow, they tend to run well. Tiger Roll has won four times at Cheltenham, proving he performs well around the course. The pace of the race The pace of a race has an influence on its
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