The Race Guides sit at the heart of Proform, and their real power is in the form. They let you view a horse's complete record, filter it to match today's race conditions, and spot runners who perform better under specific circumstances than their overall career record suggests.
How to use it
Open any race in Proform. The line-up appears at the top, with analysis tabs below. Select the Horse Form tab to see a runner's full record: speed ratings, class, distance, going, how they ran, and in-running prices, race by race.
Switch to the Summary tab for a compact snapshot of every horse in the field — wins, places, runs, strike rate, and percentage of rivals beaten.
To filter form, toggle the filter switch. Three groups appear: Time (last few runs, last year), Horse (finishing position, days since a run, headgear, draw), and Race (going, class, distance, course, handicap status).
The quickest route is Match This Race. One click matches today's conditions — same course, distance, going and class — so you see only relevant form.
Reading the results
After filtering, the Summary shows two rows for each horse: Benchmark (full career record) and Filtered (runs under today's conditions only).
Compare the strike rate and percentage of rivals beaten between the two. If Filtered is higher than Benchmark, the horse runs better under these conditions. If lower, the pattern works against it.
A horse with ordinary career form may show a jump in the Filtered row when conditions match its strengths — a positive pattern the bare record would miss.
Saving filters
Once you find a filter set that works — soft-ground handicaps, for example — you can save and name it. Load the same filter on any future race with one click. Build your own angles over time.
Note: when a filter narrows results to one or two races, the pattern lacks statistical weight. Look for a clear, repeated edge over a fair sample of runs.
