Race Workout analyses how a past race has "worked out" by examining what the runners did in their subsequent races. It answers the question: did the form from this race prove strong or weak?
How to Access
- From Race Results: Open any race result and click the Race Workout tab (third tab, after Full Results and Rating Changes)
- From Inline Form Lines: In the form lines table, click the trend icon (the third icon in each row) to jump directly to the Race Workout for that race
The workout data is loaded on demand when you first click the tab, so there is no delay on the main results page.
Control Bar
Four controls let you adjust the analysis:
- Min runs: Minimum number of subsequent runs a horse must have to qualify (1–10, default 1). Increase this to focus on horses with a meaningful sample of follow-up races
- Max runs: Maximum number of subsequent runs counted per horse (1–10, or All, default 3). Lowering this focuses on immediate follow-up form; raising it captures longer-term trends
- Horses: Filter which original runners to include — All (every finisher), Winners Only (just the winner), or Win & Placed (1st to 4th)
- Within: Filter by distance beaten — All, or only horses that finished within 3L, 5L, 10L, or 15L of the winner. This filters instantly without re-fetching data
Your control bar choices are saved automatically and persist when you return to Race Workout later.
Summary Cards
Two summary panels appear at the top, giving an at-a-glance view of subsequent performance:
- All Runners — Aggregated stats for every qualifying horse from the original race
- Top 3 Finishers — Stats for only the first three home, useful for gauging whether the principals franked the form
Each panel shows:
- Horses: Number of qualifying runners
- Runs: Total subsequent runs counted
- Wins: Total subsequent wins (amber)
- Places: Total subsequent places (blue)
- Avg PRB: Average Percentage of Rivals Beaten across subsequent runs (green if 50%+)
- Net OR: Net Official Rating change (green if positive, red if negative)
- Avg H: Average RaceMetrics Rating of the qualifying horses
- Net H: Net RaceMetrics Rating change since the original race (green if positive, red if negative)
- SR: Top 3 speed ratings from subsequent runs (gold, silver, bronze pills)
Track Runners
Two buttons below the summary cards let you save horses as tracked patterns:
- Track All Runners: Saves a pattern for every qualifying horse in the workout
- Track Top 3: Saves a pattern for the top 3 finishers only
Tracked horses will be highlighted on future racecards via the Pattern Manager, helping you follow up on strong (or weak) form.
Per-Horse Breakdown Table
Below the summary, a detailed table shows each horse individually:
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Pos | Original finishing position (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.) |
| Horse | Horse name (click to open profile) |
| Dist | Distance beaten in lengths (behind the winner) |
| Runs | Number of subsequent runs counted |
| Wins | Subsequent wins (amber if any) |
| Places | Subsequent places |
| Avg PRB | Average Percentage of Rivals Beaten in subsequent runs |
| OR | Official BHA Rating at the time of the original race |
| OR +/- | Change in Official Rating since the original race (green = raised, red = lowered) |
| H | RaceMetrics Rating at the time of the original race |
| H +/- | Change in RaceMetrics Rating since the original race (green = improved, red = declined) |
| Best SR | Best Proform speed rating achieved in subsequent runs |
Row Highlighting
- Gold tint: 1st place finisher
- Silver tint: 2nd place finisher
- Bronze tint: 3rd place finisher
Key Metrics Explained
- PRB (Percentage of Rivals Beaten): Calculated as
(field size - finish position) / (field size - 1) × 100. A score of 100% means the horse won; 0% means it finished last. Horses that did not finish (pulled up, fell, etc.) score 0% - OR Change: The difference between the horse's Official Rating at its most recent subsequent run and its rating at the original race. A positive change suggests the handicapper has raised the horse, often reflecting strong form
- H Change: The difference between the horse's current RaceMetrics Rating and its rating at the time of the original race. This captures the overall trajectory since that run
- Best SR: The highest Proform speed rating from the horse's subsequent runs — a high figure suggests the horse has run to a strong level since