The « form of a horse » is a summary of the past performances of a horse. This is a row of letters and numbers which need to be read from left to right. The left performance is the most recent one. The numbers (0 to 9) stand for the placing of the horse at the arrival. The letters stand for the discipline.

1/ TROTTING

Example for trotting: 1aDa13DaDa

How to read the example?

The horse ran twice in 2014: the last time he won the race (harness) and the second time he was disqualified. In 2013 he ran only twice and was disqualified both times.

Number from 1 to 9: position of the horse at the arrival

Number 0: means that the horse was not placed in the first ten horses at the arrival

Two following numbers mean a change of year. In the example above the performances on the left of “13” happened in 2014, on the right of “13”, in 2013.

2/ JUMP & FLAT

Example for jump: 7h1h136p2p

How to read the example?

The horse ran twice in 2014: the last time he was placed 7^th in a hurdle race and the previous time he won the race. In 2013 he ran only twice in flat racing: once he was placed 6^th and the time before 2^nd.

Example for flat: 134p3p7p

How to read the example?

The horse has not run in 2014 yet. In 2013 he ran 3 times in flat racing and was respectively placed 4^th, 3^rd and 7^th.

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