As you are well aware, there are several sofware program that help in the handcapping of a dog race. Some good, some bad.

My question is apart from box draw and change in weight from 1 start to the next, what other factors should I be considering. My list is:

Box draw -- has it won from the box before.
Has the dog won at the distance.
Fast/Slow beginner.

Mad Gambler

I would also look at...

Does it rail or run wide.
PB and date of PB.
The age of the dog.
Location of previous runs.
Its box position compared to others. ie: a wide runner on the inside of one that likes to rail etc.
The trainer.
Its breeding. A great site for that is greyhound-data.com

Im not sure what data these handicapping systems use, so hopefully you find some of that usefull.

Also keep a tab on how disadvantaged the dog was due to a check in each race and take this into aco****.

For example a dog that loses by 2 lengths but has a C4 in the formline should have won the race if it wasn't checked. ie C4 = checked and lost 4 lengths.

Good Luck.

Just came back too add probly one of the most important factors and wesmip has beat me to it lol.

2 Things.

Please mind your language!

And.I thought C4 was a Class 4 handicap!

Wenty Park,

R3 no7
R6 no5
R7 no8.

Please yourself but I'll be backing 'em.

moee,


yeah I have to mind my langauge .... especially when I miss type the word account. LOL

I usually stick to Vic races and use the watchdog formguides. In these the following is used :

No C1 means checked 1 length, C2 checked 2 lengths ... C8 checked 8 lengths and C9 checked 9 lengths.

R means railed, W means ran wide

For stating S = slow, M=medium and Q= quick on most form guides.

I guess it depends on which guide you look at.

Good Luck.

Yeah moeee c1-9 is lengths the dog lost from the check. The grade of race is usaully at the end of the race name ie. the downbylaw cup gr5 (final) which means its a grade 5 race.

Only Joking!
I didn't really think it meant class.But now that I know what it does stand for,I can use it.
Am also learning about 1st splits.
After a shocker last night,the Sale cup heats are calling me!

Moee,

somehting to watch in regard splits that got me when I first started using them. They are different for different tracks and different race lengths.

They are useful if you can work out a way to make them correspond. I usually use splits of the same distance and adjust for tracks as necessary.

Good luck with it.