Form evaluation

The easiest and most obvious way to evaluate form is to analyse position, grade and comment for all of the last three races. Races prior to this period are too far back to be considered for recent form, but are vital in assessing the overall class of a dog – if a dog is outclassed by 3 or more levels on the effective grade, there is no real point in assessing the recent form. When looking at the results of more recent races, you should always check the remarks to see whether there was any bumping or other factors that may have affected the result.

Form can normally be classed as strong, improving, neutral, worsening, and weak, as well as dropping with. The differences are fairly obvious and each can be marked on the form guide:

Strong (tick)– consistently achieving good or decent results

Improving (upwards arrow) – positions are generally getting better with each race

GD interference (diagonally upwards arrow) - a dog that has had a poor result at a lower grade, but one which may have occurred due to bumping

Neutral (horizontal line) – either fluctuating results or fairly middle of the road results

Worsening (downwards arrow) - positions are generally getting worse with each race

Weak (cross) - consistently achieving mediocre or poor results

It should be remembered that the grade should always be analysed along with the form, because high-class dogs, even when not on form, can still be highly competitive at lower levels.

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