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Racing and punting tragic who has written numerous articles for"Practical Punting Monthly". His debut publication "Target Betting" is a fascinating insight to a much maligned staking approach.
Roman's book "HORSERACE BETTING: FORM ANALYSIS EXPLAINED" sums up all his theories on an amazing number of form factors as well as explaining the mathematics, in a fully understandable way for the average person, that most professional punters use in their business.
There are 54 chapters such as “Percentages”, “How professional punters calculate their prices”, “Racemaps”, “Favourites” and “Selection of bettable races” which WILL undoubtedly help a newbie bettor immensely and will also surprise regular punters with the ideas and recommendations Roman suggests they may have never thought about.
WHAT THEY SAY:
Dan Mielicki is Australia’s top harness race caller who has called Group 1 races at the greyhounds, harness racing and thirteen Melbourne Cups. He is also regular form analyst on Radio RSN providing selections and discussion on many horseracing issues. Dan obviously thinks highly of Roman’s book as he states
“What a fantastic read, Roman. You have covered an enormous range of form factors all punters, whether beginners or long time bettors, will learn from and I commend you on the effort. Well done!”
Paul Richards is a top class form analyst and fabulous writer and researcher whose articles for the acclaimed form publication “The Winning Post” are excellent. Paul writes
“Whether you are a beginner, casual punter or expert, I am sure you’ll find something of interest in Roman’s book. I certainly did.”
Peter Klein worked for top trainers Geoff Murphy, Bart Cummings and Tommy Smith, strapped Kingston Town and Hyperno before becoming a horse trainer in his own right and later as General Manager for Australian Associated Press Racing for 17 years, writing "A Strappers Tale" and the John Punter novels. He says
“Roman’s book highlights a lifetime of punting no-goes and golden rules often learnt the hard way through the hip pocket. Roman’s book provides an enormous amount of information all punters need to understand in order to make a profit from punting. A fantastic read.”
Geoffrey Hutson is the author of two books “Watching Racehorses” and “Watching More Racehorses” in which he details his astute observations of racehorse mounting yard behaviour. He states,
“Roman, what an outstanding publication. I only pay strict attention to racehorse behaviour but if I was ever to study form I would definitely use the astounding amount of rules you use. I am amazed as to the depth of content. Top effort, Roman”.
HORSE RACE BETTING: FORM ANALYSIS EXPLAINED
Chapters
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01 … Percentages: How to calculate and understand them
02 … TAB (aka Parimutuel): How dividends are calculated
03 … Professional punters: How professional punters calculate their minimal acceptable prices
04 … Specialization: A major key to racetrack success
05 … Favourites: The importance of assessing them thoroughly
06 … Fighters: The courageousness of genuine racehorses
07 … Champions: How to determine their ability before other bettors
08 … Forgive runs: A crucial factor in the selection process
09 … Age: The problems faced by each group
10 … Distance: Ability at this level crucial
11 … Fitness: Unfit racehorses will struggle
12 … Racemaps: How to calculate or read a racemap
13 … Track conditions: How to determine the preferred condition
14 … Spell dates: An important associate of fitness
15 … Jockeys and trainers: Most important to the best and worst
16 … Jockey and trainer comments: Valuable information for free! comments
17 … Barriers: Assessment in relation to early pace most important
18 … In running positions: A strong correlation with the barrier draw
19 … Career/profile: Is this horse a plodder or winner?
20 … Selection of bettable races: Some races need to be avoided
21 … Runs from a spell: How many runs are needed to maximize performance
22 … Sex: The strength of females versus males
23 … Starting price profiles: How does this horse perform when well fancied
24 … Last start form position: That last start 8th is not always bad
25 … Gear changes: A message from the trainer
26 … Career runs totals: Has this horse had too many runs?
27 … Track bias: Which runners have been advantaged or disadvantaged
28 … Stewards reports: Their reports add vital information
29 … Last X number of starts since last win: Has this horse lost winning ability?
30 … API (Average Prizemoney Index): A broad assessment of ability
31 … Morning pre post odds: The price makers overall ability is renowned
32 … One, two and three horse propositions: Races with a limited number of chances
33 … Betting plunges: Money speaks at the racetrack
34 … Betting drifters: Important to ask why the drift before panic sets in
35 … Pre Post Betting: A specialist form of betting
36 … TAB numbers aka lucky numbers: Are your lucky numbers actually lucky
37 … Bookmakers: Not what they used to be
38 … Betfair: The platform that allows bettors to also become bookmakers
39 … Stable formation: A list of likely future winners
40 … Breeding: An over rated form tool in sprint races
41 … Tipsters: Some are better than others
42 … Weights: Are one or two kilo shifts that important?
43 … Limit weight: Highlights outclassed runners
44 … Bet types: tipping contests and calcuttas: Betting opportunities beside the normal types
45 … Benchmark races: Graded races for different levels of class
46 … Internet forums: Learning from keen bettors is a key element in successful forums
47 … Ratings: The selector allots a value to several form factors
48 … Track layout: Some horses prefer a tight track while some don’t
49 … Course records: Over rated as a form tool
50 … Times: Analyzing sectionals is a massive task
51 … Track specialists: Some horses love certain tracks and that’s that!
52 … Wariness of some tracks: An unusually shaped track does not su