Sat 20 July 2024 Results - Horse Racing (2024)

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How do you pick the best horse racing winners? ›

In the steeplechase, the numbers between 11 and 29 have proved to be the most successful, supplying 12 winners over this period. 35 and 29, 13 and 10 lead the way, however, with these numbers claiming victory twice each so far.

History is on the side of Catalytic, a 30-1 longshot, as the highest number of Derby winners have come from the No. 5 spot. Ten of the 94 horses that began in that gate went on to be crowned champion, more than any other post position.

Picking a Winner by Reading the Form

Form is the record of a horse's performance in previous races and is seen by many as a good way of predicting a horse's future performance. Comparing horses' form should enable you to pick the likely best performers in a race.

F = Fell | U = Unseated rider | B = Brought Down | CD = previous Course & Distance winner | BF = Beaten favourite in last race | R = Ran out or Refused to race.

As well as numbers showing the horses' most recent finishing positions, look out for letters such and C and D next to its name. C means they have won previously at the course and D means they have previously won over the same distance.

The rules of horse racing are usually simple: the first horse to cross the finish line wins. But with fractions of seconds separating winners from the rest, determining a winner was an inexact science before photography's invention.

If you're certain a particular horse will win but have no idea which runners will finish second, third, and fourth, a win bet might be the smartest play. If you're confident you can predict the top three finishers of a race in order, a trifecta is the way to go.

Trifecta and Trifecta Box

If you're looking for the biggest payout — the toughest bet to hit — then the trifecta or trifecta box might be your cup of tea. It calls for picking the three horses to finish first, second and third. Just like the exacta, you can bet it as a straight trifecta 1-2-3.