Premier Information: That Winning Form - Part 2!

We're back again for part 2 of todays double feature. Has it been a bit of an insight? Well we're touching up on a similar topic once again
Recently, I explained that form is there for all to see.   In fact sometimes, it is possible to look at things too deeply. Simple often works best. One type of form is, for me, particularly important.   That is WINNING FORM.7

Winning form is invariably the best form in all spheres of racing, because winners win again,
often at the next time of asking, despite carrying a winner’s penalty or running from a new
handicap rating.   Simply said, the best form is winning form and losing form the worst form.
Such a statement may appear obvious, but in analysing form and making a selection this
most basic approach is often overlooked.  Unless the entry conditions of a race preclude
previous winners, previous form always demands the closest attention and is the area upon
which the selector should immediately focus.   Around 20% of winners go on to win their
next race.

Winning form means that a horse has previously shown it has the ability to win a race and
beat other horses in the competitive atmosphere  of a racecourse.  Horses  often grow in
confidence from the experience of a victory, which can lead to future success if the other
factors such as class, going, course etc are similar.

Winners in horseracing, as in other walks of life, are likely to win again.   In practical terms,
a winning racehorse is likely to receive that extra attention and encouragement when it
returns home to its yard that a loser will not.   Everybody in the stable will be affected as
morale is lifted  and hopes for the future raised.  A horse, if only a winner of a minor prize,
will, for a short time get star treatment and be the focus of attention and a interest in its
future has been created.

The spice of victory will also be felt from a financial angle if the stable and owners have
backed the horse.  In contrast the frequent losers get none of these benefits.
Winning form should always be the starting point when analysing a race.  Success breeds
success.