Balaklava Free Form Guide | Worksheet | Race 2 | Wednesday, 09th July 2025 | Racing and Sports

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1300m TURF SOFT 5

Explanations

Explanation of Worksheet
RFS	Number of runs from a spell (NB Spell defined as 62 days)
DLS	Number of days since last run
12MTH	Twelve month Rating figure (already adjusted for weight horse handicapped to carry over 50kgs)
BRR	Run Rating. Best of last three ratings (already adjusted for weight horse handicapped to carry over 50kgs).
Form	Form bonus or penalty (Default values are those as recommended by Don Scott in The Winning Way based on a ratings profile leading into the race - see BRR icon ). These bonus/penalties can be changed according to each user's preferences.
Cond	Condition bonus/penalty. Default values are Don Scott values based on tables in The Winning Way. User can change.
Cons	Consistency bonus/penalty. Default values are Don Scott values based on tables in The Winning Way. User can change.
BP	Barrier Position penalties. Default values based on Don Scott Barrier Tables as per The Winning Way.
JOCK	Jockey bonus or penalty based on Racing and Sports Jockey ratings
JC	Apprentice rider claims can be added in at the discretion of the user. Enter 3 for 3kg claimer etc
FR	Final Rating (Summation of BRR/Form/Cond/Cons/BP/JOCK/JC)
ExMarg	Theoretical Beaten margin in kgs based on FR calculation
Per	Your Market percentage (%) based on Don Scott Pricing formula and theoretical beaten margin in kilos in ExMarg column
Div	Market percentage (%) based on Don Scott Pricing formula and theoretical beaten margin in kilos in ExMarg column
Tick Box	Removes horses from your Odds line. Eg if you want only horses in your market within say 5 kilos theoretical margin of your first selection then tick all the runners outside 5kgs and recalculate the odds.
Market Percentage	Set your odds market to what ever percentage you desire. Don always used between 80 and 90% percent. Just select the value you require and click save.