New Site
We are planning on finally migrating the Ratings site to a new platform this weekend. This has been a major project which has taken 6 months to get this far and there’s still work to be done. Major Improvements However, there are a number of major improvements in terms of the new platform: better data […]
Free Ratings 13 August 2018
It’s Monday and we all know the drill. Free ratings – hurrah! We’ve been knocking on the door with our bet of the day for a few weeks now although we’ve managed to find some nice value with the lay of the day and lately the rugs challenge. Back again later Monday morning with our […]
WANGANUI CUP FINAL (Group 1), 520m Hatrick Raceway
A couple of weeks after the Formpro Amazing Chase, we’re back at the same venue for the Wanganui Cup. The bookies reckon it will the top two dogs from the Amazing Chase who will fight it out in the Wanganui Cup. So is there a chance for an upset or will it be a match […]
Free Ratings 6 August 2018
Updated with recommended bets at 10.07. Before you know it, it’s Monday and we are back at the hounds at Palmerston North. As always, there’s free ratings on Monday. Last week was a little bit disappointing but we did find the pink 8 to provide a bit of value in the rugs challenge. It easily […]
Formpro Amazing Chase – Friday 27 July
Tonight’s big greyhound race is the Formpro Amazing Chase. Great great, great sponsor 😉 Format To understand how to approach the race, you need to understand the format. Dogs have qualified based on times at three courses – Manukau, Hatrick and Addington. The top eight qualifiers face off in 4 match races – dog v […]
Recommended Bets – 23 July 2018
Bet of the Day – M3 R2 – Tuna Speed (4) Nothing fishy about today’s bet of the day. Unfortunately, the bookies have well and truly spotted this runner as well so we won’t be getting overs. Tuna Speed has won her last two starts and due to vagaries of the nomination system, gets another […]
Free Ratings Monday 23 July 2018
Today’s recommended bets are on a standalone post – click here. It’s a big week for greyhound racing with the Formpro Amazing Chase at Hatrick on Friday night. In the meantime, we’ll build up for it with our traditional free ratings at Palmerston North. You can use the login details below or test drive the […]
Free Ratings Monday 16 July 2018
Updated with recommended bets. Good luck! The racing gods give – and they take away. Especially the last leg of a monster place 6! But I digress. Monday 16 July we have not one, not two, but THREE meetings. With the postponement of Auckland on Sunday, we now have racing action from Auckland and Palmerston […]
Free Ratings for Monday 9 July 2018
Updated with recommended bets at 11.30am. Last week, the theme of the Monday post was eggs as in the Curate’s egg. Sadly, the egg theme was appropriate as I ended up with egg on my face. It was not a great week. The bet of the day followed the well trodden path via Foxton and […]
Free Ratings for Monday 2 July 2018
Like the Curate’s Egg, last week was good in parts. Our lay of the day was spot on – the favourite ran a decent fourth but the three dogs rated to beat it had clearly read the script. The $170 trifecta paid major overs with the favourite out of the mix. We had the first […]
Free Ratings 30 July 2018
10.45 – updated with bet of the day, rugs challenge, and lay of the day. After the excitement and drama of the Formpro Amazing Chase, it’s back to the future with 15 races at Palmerston North split across the two meeting codes. It’s also the last meeting of the season in the North Island and […]
Speed Maps By the Numbers – Part 3
This is the THIRD post in our series on speed maps. If you aren’t familiar with speed maps or the common terms, check out the second post in the series. Speed Map Positions – By the Numbers We introduced the common language used to describe speed maps. Let’s now see what the numbers tell us. […]
Speed Maps 101 – Part 2
Right, let’s get into the basics of speed maps! This is part 2 in a series on speed maps and their importance to form analysis. Some people may be tempted to call this “Speed Maps for Dummies” – but if you’re smart enough to use a speed map, then you can’t be a dummy! What […]
Racing Speed Maps – Do Speed Maps Matter?
Christmas Day and what better time to think about racing – for some reason, there’s no races on TS1 or Ts2! However, watching the replays of races from Awapuni yesterday, once again we saw a number of horses who made attention-drawing late runs down the outside and almost won. Or to quote a saying of […]
