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shepsalem

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hi all newbie here hoping someone can tell me where I can find information about what type of going each horse likes, when they put them on race cards and put the race is say good to soft, how can you find out which horse like what ? or does it not matter a jot
many thanks
 
Look at the form on racingpost.com or attheraces.com, racing post is more accurate on ground, and check if horses ran well on whatever ground it is.

Google the horse and trainer and see if you can find any comments from the trainer regarding ground.

Look at the breeding/action and guess.
 
Welcome shep. It matters a lot to some horses and to a lesser degree to others. Some horses can act on any going but may be better on some surfaces. To many horses the going is not too relevant unless it is really testing or really firm. There are three ways I know of telling which horses are suited by various states of going.
1. The form. If the horse consistently produced its best form on a particular going that's a fairly good indicator (but note a horse may win despite the going and that could be because it suffered less than the other runners or it has a big heart and pulled out all the stops despite not liking the ground. Be wary of the latter
2. The pedigree. Some sires are noted for producing more winners on certain types of going see here
3. Watch the action of the horse. A round action should indicate that the horse will act better on soft going whist a long low flowing action will almost certainly see the horse perform better on a sound surface

However the fact that a horse may relish one type of going doesn't necessarily mean it's good enough to win on it and the fact that a horse doesn't act as well on a particular going doesn't mean it isn't good enough to win on it.

The safest bet is to look at all 3 above and if a horse looks best on form and it's running over its optimum distance and it will relish the ground conditions you have enough things on your side to make it worth a bet, particularly if it has recently run a promising race without being "punished" and was over the wrong trip and/or unlucky in running and/or has a better jockey this time.
 
Beat me to it Joe. And good point, also look for trainer comments.
 
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