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How HorsePal Pro v8 works

Every morning, for every UK and Irish race

1Reads every horse's full careerEvery past run in order: how it ran, where, on what ground, over what trip, at what level.
2Weighs up today's raceTrainer and jockey form, course record, draw, the going and the trip.
3Checks the bookmakers' oddsThe odds hold useful information too, so they're part of the picture.
4Gives every horse a chance of winningThe chances in each race add up to 100%.
5Runs each race 20,000 timesCounting the finishes gives each horse's chance of placing.
What do the numbers mean?

Our pick is the horse we think is most likely to win the race.

Chance is how often we expect a horse to win. 25% means about one race in four.

Odds are the best bookmaker odds this morning. They move during the day.

Best bet: one of our strongest picks of the day, with a 35% or better chance of winning.

Best bets are our strongest picks of the day, each with a 35% or better chance of winning. They are on the Best bets page and every one is kept on the Track record, winners and losers. Our strategies are separate betting plans, each with its own record: the each way strategy backs horses each way where our chances of winning and placing say the bet is worth more than it costs, aggressive each way stakes more on the strongest of them, and each way doubles pair them up.

Bet responsibly

We give information, not financial advice. No prediction is guaranteed and even good ones have long losing runs. If you bet, set a limit and only stake what you can afford to lose. 18+.

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