Thanks for the feedback. That's a good point UselessBettor and TheSchmile about fast times being a more accurate indicator of a runner's performance. But then you would have to know what constitutes a fast (and slow) time at a particular track - not too difficult if you concentrate on a few tracks and get a 'feel' for it, but difficult for the average punter trying to do form with runners coming together from many different tracks.

Do you think an online database that allows users to filter results based on times would therefore be a useful tool? Eg. For this particular discussion, let's say you wanted to get the form for each runner's past 5 runs, where the overall time was in the top 30% for that particular track. Rather than using a formguide with an adjusted time rating, this could give the user much more control.