One of the most important things anyone interested in making horse racing profitable should know, is that the “Race Factors” are just as, if not more important than the ratings themselves.
What are Race Factors ?
As we have mentioned before there are certain things you must take on trust when backing a horse.
It must be fit enough to do itself justice and it must be trying to win the race or at least obtain the best possible finishing position.
As long as this is the case then the rest is up to you!
So what else is important when deciding if your horse is capable of winning this race ?
You need to know if this horse can perform in:
This class of race
At the distance of todays race
On the prevailing surface and ground conditions
At it’s current handicap or official rating.
These are your four “Race Factors”
It is all very well and good having fantastic ratings but they do not always tell you the whole story.
The race factors listed above are just as important in your selection process as the ratings you are using to make your selections and also one of the most time consuming.
Some races will have very little data for you to check the race factors.
This should generally be an indication to be cautious.
It means that we really do not know whether these animals can act at their best under todays prevailing conditions.
Do you feel that you have sufficient confidence that your selection will act under todays conditions or are you just guessing?
TrackMate’s “Race Factor Ratings”
On the left hand side of all TrackMate race cards you will find the Race Factor Ratings.
These ratings have been designed to work hand in hand with the Main TrackMate ratings and quickly provide you with all the information you need in order to assist you in your selection process.
Easily see at a glance if your selection is suited by todays conditions.
Colour coded to match the main ratings the race factor ratings include:
CF = Class factor rating – Trackmate rating based on previous form in todays race class.
DF = Distance Factor rating – Is the horse suited by the race distance
GF = Surface/Going Factor rating – Horses ability to act on todays surface or ground conditions.
OF = Handicap/Official rating Factor – TrackMate Handicap Rating – Chances of winning based on official rating under todays conditions.
You can see in the above image that the selection. GOOD EARTH was not only rated very well in the main Speed and Edge ratings but the Race Factor Ratings were also indicating that the conditions of todays race were well within his abilities.
In fact most of the runners in this race had conditions to suit. Although well rated by TrackMate. SHINING has no winning form in this class and has no winning form on this surface.
This would perhaps confirm that the best value bet in this race is indeed GOOD EARTH.
The three boxes within each rating indicate from top to bottom whether the horse has:
Top box – The Overall TM Rating for Class – Distance – Going _ Handicap rating
Middle box – Indicates winning form in above Race Factors
Bottom box – Indicates winning place form Race Factors
TrackMate has a huge database of all UK & Irish horse racing stats going back multiple years. Including Horses, Jockeys, Trainers, Owners and Tracks. This page will explain how to search profiles to access the data you need to make your selections.
Before you think “I know how to search… I don’t need to read this” have a look at Why Should I Use Search Profiles at the bottom of this page. It explains how the search profiles pages will help you understand how to use the profiles information to pick your betting selections.
There are a couple of ways to search TrackMate, but you will need to be logged in to be able to see the buttons.
Homepage Search Options
Once logged in you will find a search button in the Members Infobar at the top of all pages (see number 1). There is also a search button on the homepage (see number 2).
The Search Page
The TrackMate search page gives you access to the whole TrackMate UK & Irish database for Horses, Jockeys, Trainers, Owners and Tracks/Courses.
Sample TrackMate Search Page
On the search profiles page there are multiple search option boxes. Click on the search input box, type the exact or partial keyword of your search then click the search button.
Search Results
If your search is accurate enough or only matches one result then you will be sent straight to the profile page for that keyword search. Otherwise you will be shown the multiple search results page.
Sample TrackMate Search Results for the keyword: PRIDE
You will see all the possible search results for your keyword as buttons which will link to each profile. This page will include all possible results whether they are a part match or a full match in alphabetical order. You will notice that your keyword has been highlighted and underlined showing how the match was found.
Find the profile that you are looking for, click on the button and the search profile page will load.
Search Profiles
This is a sample profile page for “BARONIAL PRIDE” as of February 2021. TrackMate’s profile pages are constantly evolving to help give you as much relevant and useful information and statistics as possible.
You can also view this search profile by clicking on a horse’s name on any race card.
Sample TrackMate Search Profile for “BARONIAL PRIDE”
This search profiles result for “BARONIAL PRIDE” shows [at the time of the screenshot] the following information for this horse:
Its gender is Colt
Age is 5
Parents names are Mayson and Trust Fund Babe
He has entered and run in 14 races
1 win at a win percentage rate of 7.14%
5 top 3’s at a rate of 35.71%
His average finishing position is 5.64th which equates to the top 58.09% of the field
and that he has won £15,565.46 in prize money
The list of races show the dates, courses, distances, going, jockey etc. for each race entered/run even including the SP. Each row is a different race and when clicked will load the race card for that race.
Profile Types
These are all the different search types currently available on the search profiles page:
Horse Profiles
Jockey Profiles
Trainer Profiles
Owner Profiles
Track/Course Profiles
Each search profiles type shows majoritively the same information with slight differences depending on the type. For example any information that isn’t relevant to that type.
Why should I use Search Profiles?
Great choice! You have either read the whole page or taken our advice at the top to read this section. Either way it was the right decision. Now let’s look at why you should use the search profiles pages.
The simple answer to why you should use the search profiles pages is… “to help you pick your selections”.
Obviously there is no fool proof method to pick winners, but using TrackMates advanced ratings on each race card as well as the profile information and statistics on the profile pages will no doubt help.
For example… a horse profile page will show you the win rate for that horse as well as what percentage of the time it finishes in the top 3. This information is invaluable to help you decide what type of bet to place. If a horse is fancied to do well in a race and has a high top 3 percentage but a low win rate, you could us this information to help you to decide back the horse to place rather than win.
As mentioned above, this isn’t fool proof… but it can definitely give you an insight and advantage you otherwise wouldn’t have had.
The TrackMate Warning System identifies all races deemed as “High Risk” and flags them so you can immediately identify such races and treat them with caution.
NEW TRACKMATE WARNING SYSTEM FEATURE IS COMING SOON!
Races will be clearly indicated on the race card when implemented.
There are no hard and fast rules. There will be plenty of well rated horses that win in all of the race types listed.
Take extra care when selecting investments from race cards which have been identified as “High Risk”. Do a little extra research into your selection before jumping in.
The TrackMate Team
Risk is part of the game, but we try as often as possible to make sure we have the best chance of winning… regularly!
We try to keep losses as small and infrequent as possible and one of the best ways to do that is to avoid “High Risk” races.
Here are some of the factors the TrackMate Warning System analyses when identifying “High Risk” races:
There is a lot of low-class racing in the UK and there are many more low-grade performers than high-class ones. These races are generally contested by poor quality horses. These animals are likely to be inconsistent and will rarely run two races alike.
However, there are well handicapped horses out there as well as improvers and course specialists etc.
Essentially you should be more selective if choosing to invest in this sort of race and we suggest you try to concentrate on very well-rated runners with one of the top jockeys riding who are more likely to get the best performance from the horse.
“Selling & Claiming” Races
A “selling race“, or seller, is one in which the winner is put up for auction immediately after the race.
All of the horses in a Selling Race except the winner, which is auctioned on the racecourse, and all of the horses in a Claiming Race are able to be claimed at a value set against the horse by the trainer when making the entry.
Usually fairly poor horses. Not really races to be investing in.
Amateur Riders Races
Very often both poor horses AND poor jockeys.
Races with “Little or No Form”
If a race has little or no form, the runners that are rated will obviously look better than they potentially are.
Be careful, there can always be a better-unraced or un-rated horse in the mix. We have a top-rated horse who looks great, but can it beat a horse with no form at the top of the betting market? Is it worth the risk?
Competitive “Big Field” Races
We are not saying that you should not bet in big field races. There is an old saying in racing… “The bigger the field the bigger the incertainty” this can definitely be true. We just advise a bit of caution when looking at these highly competitive races.
These races are very difficult to win and even more difficult to predict the winner.
Races like these vary often have a significant draw bias and there are also many “bad luck” stories from runners who get blocked in their run.
Again, we are not saying don’t bet in these races but if you do be aware that they are not easy to predict.
Split stakes win/place or just wait for a better opportunity and enjoy watching the race. You might even find a future winner to stick in your notebook.
Group 1 & Championship Races
This might look like a strange one but is highly relevant.
These days many of the big group races in both the Uk and Ireland have foreign horses running in them.
These horses will be unrated if they haven’t run in the UK before. They are very difficult to rate against the European horses without the form from previous races.
Be careful when looking at these races and note any unrated horses in the market for a clue to the chance it has in the race. Big races are also very highly competitive and are contested by only the top horses in the world. Again, not impossible but very hard to pick horses in these races.
Hunter’s Chases
Hunter Chases take place at national hunt racecourses, but are only open to horses that have hunter certificates. Hunter certificates are issued to horses that have hunted for at least four days in the season before racing starts in January.
National Hunt Flat Races (NH Flat)
These are generally educational races for future jumpers. They are all young, immature and inexperienced horses.
Jumpers Bumpers Meetings
A recent innovation. These meetings are run on All-Weather tracks and were introduced to enable National Hunt horses to race when the weather has been bad and we have lost many meetings due to the weather.
Definitely NOT races to be betting in.
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This is a list of possible contenders we have picked for today’s races. They have been identified solely using TrackMate’s colour-coded ratings and graphical tools available to all members.
These contenders are purely intended as an insight into how to read the race card ratings on TrackMate’s system. They are NOT tips or any kind of inside information. So must be treated as just a starting point to help guide you towards reading the ratings for yourselves.
They should run well though!
Further explanations on our race guides, ratings and strategies are available on our Guides & Instructions pages. You are also welcome to contact us using our contact form at any time with any questions you may have.
We are a form guide and ratings service… NOT Tipsters!
We provide an incredible tool and our unique ratings are integrated into the race cards. This enables members to quickly and easily spot which horses to concentrate on when making their selections for the day.
The ratings are simple to read and we have extensive TrackMate guides available to help you to learn how to utilise TrackMate to its fullest and understand how you can pick winners.
There is a lot of racing these days providing us with plenty of opportunities to find profitable bets… so we should be as selective as we can.
We rate every race, every day so nearly all of these contests will give you a horse that looks like the best in the race. This does not mean you have to back them all.
Very often the hardest thing when backing horses is deciding which ones to invest in. With up to 60 races a day it can sometimes be very hard to decide. There will often be quite a few horses that look worth an investment.
Every race card has a Race Card Filter popup. This features gives you the ability to customise each race using the changeable options; Rated Quantity, Visible Races, Race Distance, Race Types, Surface Types and Going Types.
Ignore Horse feature – Ignore as many runners as you like from the racecard and re-rate the race.
Ignore Horse feature
A great way to clean up messy races.
You can remove any runner from any race for any reason and re-rate.
On the right-hand side of the racecard, you will see two pink columns with options **** buttons.
The column below the racecard filter/options button contains the remove horse function.
The **** button enables the remove all function so you can remove more than one horse from the race at the same time. Below this button the boxes allow you to tick as many horses as you want.
How to open Race Card Filters
On the top right hand side of the race cards (see Fig. 1) you will see the “Race Card Filter Options” button. If you click the button you will see a popup with all the filter options so you can customise the ratings for each interactive race card (see Fig. 2).
Fig. 1 – Race Card Filter Option Button
Fig. 2 – Race Card Filter Options Menu
Quantity of Rated Races
TrackMate’s default quantity of rated races is set to All qualifying runs. This means after the algorithm filters out all non-qualifying runs it will use all the remaining races.
This option allows you to re-rate the race using either the last 3, 5, 8 or All qualifying runs. Remember the rating is the average of all runs in the rating time period. By changing the quantity of runs included in the ratings could drastically change the race card picture.
If you set this option to 8 then a maximum of 8 previous runs will be included in the ratings… and so on.
If the horse has less than the maximum quantity of rated runs it will be rated only on the qualifying runs for this period. So if the option is set at 8 runs but the horse has only had 3 runs, the system can only rate those 3 runs. On the other hand… if the horse has had 10 runs then only the last 8 runs will be included.
Quantity of Visible Races
This sets the maximum quantity of visible races to show in the form, stack and trend for this race card. The default setting for this feature is 8, but you can choose between 3, 5, 8 or All.
Race Distance Tolerance
This feature allows a tolerance range in yards for race distances to be included in the ratings algorithms.
This option is set to OFF as default.
If you turn it ON then a the race distance tolerance is set to 100 yards as default.
When OFF this allows all qualifying race distances to be included in the algorithms. When ON and you don’t change the default distance from 100 then all races within 100 yards shorter or 100 yards longer than the race card distance you are filtering will be included… and so on.
Race Type Indicators
Sample Race Card Filter Legend
At the bottom of the Race Card Filters popup you’ll see the filters legend which explains all the different indicator types. There are 6 filter indicators to understand, but they are very useful once you get used to them.
This Race
“This Race” is a green dot to indicate which is the current race card’s type.
Manually Selected
“Manually Selected” is a red dot to indicate which options that you have selected yourself.
Crossover Filter
“Crossover Filter” is a blue dot which indicates that equivalent types have been automatically selected by the system. An example of this (see picture above) would be when the current race card “This Race” going is an English going term, in this case Soft, so the equivalent Irish going types are added; Soft to Heavy and Yielding to Soft.
Addon Filter
“Addon Filter” is an orange dot which indicates that additional types have been automatically selected by the system. An example of this would be when the current race card is an English track so Irish equivalent going types are added and vice-versa.
Filter Leeway
“Filter Leeway” is a red number to indicate the leeway quantity either side of “This Race” type. This customisable user setting can be altered on the myAccount page.
Grouped Filter
“Grouped Filter” is a red plus (+) symbol which indicates that a customisable user setting is active.. This customisable user setting can be altered on the myAccount page.
Race Types
TrackMate will automatically identify the current race card “Race Type” and as default will only include races of the same type in the ratings algorithms.
You can include other race types from a selection of “Flat”, “NH Flat”, “Hurdle” and “Chase”, but be careful as you could be adding race types that aren’t relevant and re-rate the race card with inaccurate ratings.
Surface Types
TrackMate automatically selects the current race card “Surface Type” and as default will only include races of the same type in the ratings algorithms.
There is a customisable user setting available for this option. If the current race is all weather then you can decide whether to include all other all weather types or not. When ON you’ll see a red + next to the “This Race” type so
You can include other race types from a selection of “Turf”, “Sand”, “Fibresand”, “Polytrack”, “Tapeta” and “Dirt”, but be careful as you could be adding race surfaces that aren’t relevant and re-rate the race card with inaccurate ratings.
Going Types
TrackMate automatically selects the current race card “Going Type” and as default will only include races of the same type in the ratings algorithms.
You can include other race types from a selection of “Turf”, “Sand”, “Fibresand”, “Polytrack”, “Tapeta” and “Dirt”, but be careful as you could be adding race surfaces that aren’t relevant and re-rate the race card with inaccurate ratings.
Reset Race Card Filters
The “Reset” button at the bottom of the filter options popup box enables you to completely reset the racecard to the original settings and start again. This will light up red when you have made changes to the original race card.
The adjustments made will stay in play until cancelled and if you re visit this race in your historic racecard library it will stay in the mode you were last using the card in.
The Trend is an incredibly useful tool from the TrackMate rating system. Quickly analyse the Rating profile of all contenders in any race. If your potential selection is improving, declining or consistent in it’s performances you will be able to spot this in no time at all.
Here are the features explained on this page:
Trend Line – The horizontal coloured line representing previous runs.
Trend Points – The clickable dots which reveal race data.
Ignore Race Feature – Forgive or ignore an extremely poor or even great race
Example “Trend” – Showing trend points, Speed Rating and EDGE Ratings.
Trend Line
The TrackMate Trend is a visual representation of the horses ratings to date. This makes it easy to spot form of an improving, consistent or declining contender. Incredibly useful for spotting runs that are “Out of character”
Trend Points
Each trend point represents a run with the first rated run being the dot furthest to the left. Information for each race is available by clicking these points/dots.
How to read the Trend
The trend displays each horse’s form in the horizontal graphical line or “trend line“. It has been designed so you can easily and speedily ready form. Utilizing an easy to read graphic which clearly shows if the horse’s form is improving, declining, consistent or inconsistent.
Improving Trend
When the horizontal trend line is going upwards this is what we refer to as an “improving tend” meaning the result was better than the previous race.
Declining Trend
When the horizontal trend line is going downwards this is what we refer to as a “declining tend” meaning the result was worse than the previous race.
Consistent Trend
When the horizontal trend line doesn’t go up or down very much this is what we refer to as a “consistent tend” meaning the results are pretty similar. This can be true for part of the line, but the greater proportion represents greater consistency.
Inconsistent Trend
When the horizontal trend line goes up and down a lot then this is what we refer to as a “inconsistent tend” meaning the results are erratic. This can be true for part of the line, but the greater proportion represents greater inconsistency.
Trend Point Information Popups
Each dot or “trend point” represents a race that the horse has taken part in. On hover these points will change to red dots and when clicked will open the information popups.
Sample Race Card Trend Popup
By clicking on these points you will see a popup with all the details of that particular race. You will have all the information you need; race conditions, race distance, jockey and many more including TrackMate Speed and EDGE ratings achieved for that run.
Ignore Race Feature
One of the great features of the TrackMate race card is the ability to “ignore” any of the horses runs for any reason you may have.
Sample Race Card Trend Popup – Ignore Race Button
If you decide that you are prepared to forgive a bad run or you know that the race distance just didn’t suit the animal or even if you think the jockey was no goodin that race. Just click the trend point and then remove race from the popup.
One of the most exciting features of the TrackMate rating system is the stack. An incredible tool for the speedy analysis of the ratings in relation to the other runners in the race. It has many uses and can be an incredibly powerful tool when analysing races. There is a stack for both sets of ratings on every race card.
On this page you will find explanations for the following:
Range of Performance – Visual representation of each horses rating range the qualifying form.
The “Stack” is a graphical representation of each horse’s range of performance from the qualifying form.
The top stack is speed ratings and is a thicker line.
The bottom stack is EDGE ratings and is a thinner line.
Both stacks have the same rating markers for each horse’s qualify form.
Sample “Stack” – Showing 100, 200 and most recent ratings and the range between worst and best.
Range of Performance
The narrower the line is, the more consistent the horse has been as the range between worst and best is less.
The wider the line, the less consistent the horse has been as the range between worst and best is greater.
Worst Rating
The dot on the far left of each horizontal line is the horses worst rating for the qualifying form period.
Best Rating
The dot on the far right of each horizontal line is the horses best rating for the qualifying form period.
100 Day Rating Icon
The green triangle is the average speed rating for qualifying races for the last 100 days.
200 Day Rating Icon
The red triangle is the average speed rating for qualifying races for the last 200 days.
Latest Rating Icon
The blue circle is the rating for the last qualifying race.
Vertical Guide Line
There is a vertical guide line feature that appears when you hover over the grey guide bar under the stack column title. The line will be red when active as you move left and right over the guide bar. It will then stop moving and change to a grey dotted line when you move off the guide bar.
This line is extremely useful to get a vertical comparison between all runners stacks in the race making it easier to visualise where the stacks and icons are in relation to each other.
Great Stacks
The stack can identify opportunities where horses could be deemed as well above the standard of the rest of the field.
Here are two example of how to identify a “great stack”
“Great Stack” Example 1 – 1st June 2019, Epsom Downs at 5:15pm
In this example 1, you will clearly see that the stack for Soto Sizzler indicates that his form is way out in front of the rest of the field in both Speed and EDGE ratings.
“Great Stack” Example 2 – 9th November 2020, outhwell at 6:05pm
You will see in example 2 that Queen Of Kalahari’s “worst” run is as good as any of the other runners “best” run and its best run is clearly best of all.
The stack can also be used to find “poor value” horses and opportunities to “Lay” horses on the exchanges.
Stack Point Information Popup Examples
Latest Rating (blue circle)
Sample Stack Point Information Popup – Latest Rating
100 Day Rating (green triangle)
Sample Stack Point Information Popup – Recent Rating
200 Day Rating (red triangle)
Sample Stack Point Information Popup – This Rating
Best Rating (far right dot)
Sample Stack Point Information Popup – Latest Rating
Worst Rating (far left dot)
Sample Stack Point Information Popup – Latest Rating
This page gives you an overview of the TrackMate ratings, what they mean and how to understand them. The ratings are colour coded for ease of use, eliminating the need for confusing tables of numbers and unnecessary racing jargon.
Assuming you have already familiarised yourself with the race card, it is time to have a look at the ratings. If you need to know more about the race cards then have a look at the ADD LINK TO RACE CARD INFO PAGE page.
We need to start with explaining what the rating colours mean before trying to explain anything else. TrackMate race cards display the top 3 rated and bottom rated horses in a traffic light style colour scheme as shown below.
Clear Top
Top Rated
2nd Rated
3rd Rated
4th Rated
Rated Last
No Colour
Non-Runner
–
Not Rated
Bright green is “Clear Top” meaning they are rated comfortably ahead of 2nd best. Green is “Top Rated” but not by a comfortable margin like clear top would be. “2nd”, “3rd” and “Last” rated continue in a familiar traffic light colour scheme.
Horses rated “in the middle” are grey or have no colour as are horses without a rating. We only rate the top 3 and bottom as we do not need to know which horse is rated 7th and would void the point of our rating colours. If you hover over the rating boxes you will see the numerical rating. This will not be visible if the horse has no relevant rated form for the qualifying period.
Now you understand what the different colours represent… let’s move on to the ratings themselves.
The first 10 ratings boxes are the TrackMate Speed Ratings calculated using our advanced algorithms and unique racecourse standards. Ideally, you are always looking for these boxes to be as well coloured as possible. Remember… green is best.
The TrackMate race cards display all the rated relevant runs (up to the last 8 runs) in a 200 day period We produce a speed rating for every run and the final speed rating is the average of all ratings combined.
Win Percentage
There are two percentages in this column. The top percentage is the win rate from for this exact type of race and the bottom is the overall win rate from all qualifying races.
Rating 365
This TrackMate average Speed rating is for the previous 365 days before the current race card you are viewing. We concentrate mostly on recent form so this rating indicates potential dangers from runners who have little or no form in the current season.
Rating Prev
TrackMate average Speed rating for the current time period in the previous season. This rating is most helpful for runners who have little or no form for the current seasons latest, 100 or 200 periods, like with Rating 365 but over a shorter period.
Rating Latest
The latest speed rating achieved by this horse. Very often an important indicator of the horses current form. A good speed rating for its latest run means that the horse should be fit and well and that the conditions of that last run suited the horse. This rating is also indicated on the stack as the blue circle.
Rating 100
This is the TrackMate Speed rating for this horse averaged over the last 100 days. The best indication of recent form. The more runs the more accurate this rating will be.
Rating 200
A slightly longer-term speed rating. This Rating is the overall Speed rating for the last 200 days. A good indicator of the horses’ consistency.
Fastest Time
The best time rating achieved in the last 200 days.
Time Average
This rating is achieved using our standardised race distance and represents the horses’ average time over said distance.
Standard Average
The runners average time from the TrackMate standard vs field.
Fastest Standard
This is the closest this runner has come to the TrackMate course standard time for this distance.
Sample Race Card – Cheltenham, 12th December 2020 at 3:35pm
It is not always the fastest horse that wins a race nor does it have to be. Some horses win races easily so do not run as fast as they could at the end of the race simply because they don’t have to. Well beaten horses will often leisurely cross the line in 10th place without a care in the world.
Only good horses can run good times, but both good and bad horses can run bad times.
The TrackMate Team
In the scenarios above, no speed rating system can accurately rate this type of run.
TrackMate speed ratings are no different and it would be ridiculous for us to claim otherwise. What we do claim however is that we believe that they are about as good as it gets.
EDGE Ratings
The last 3 boxes are the TrackMate Edge Ratings calculated using TrackMate’s unique algorithms.
The TrackMate Edge Rating is the result of many years of development. The unique evolutionary algorithms run simulations with thousands, if not millions of iterations per race. Making EDGE a very powerful tool.
The EDGE ratings are completely different from the speed based ratings and sometimes they will have conflicting assessments of a race. Being a form-based rating, the edge will sometimes find form lines that are better than the rest of the field but the speed ratings do not agree.
EDGE Latest
The most recent edge rating achieved.
EDGE 100
The Edge rating for the last 100 days.
EDGE 200
The edge rating over the last 200 days
Sample Race Card – EDGE Rating Clear Top
The race card shows that the EDGE ratings have the winner “Highland Dress” as the clear top rated horse in the race. Ideally, we would look for some backup from good speed ratings but it is not always the case.
Using the Stack and Trend are a couple of ways to back up the ratings.
Interactive Ratings
If you feel that one poor race is ruining a rating, the interactive race cards give you the ability to “forgive/ignore” this run by removing it from the race card. This will improve the rating.
This feature is available by clicking on the trend point for the race you want to remove and then the remove race option is in the pop-up.
Sample Ignore Race Filter
Equally, if you feel that as a horse has had only one really good run this season which might be enhancing a rating then you can also remove that run and re-rate the race.
You can also remove a runner from the race card completely as if it wasn’t running at all. Please see our Race Card Filter guide for more information on how to use the interactive race card options.
All websites need a myAccount page, and TrackMate is no different. You will find all your personal details, customisable settings, subscription information and also your transaction history.
Your personal details were gathered during registration and you can add/edit them here on the myAccount page.
Usage Statistics
This section of the myAccount page contains all your useful usage statistics like; how many race cards you’ve viewed, how many horses you are tracking using myTRACKER and how many slips you have in your mySLIPS.
Customisable User Settings
These settings are customisable so you can setup TrackMate you way you like it. Look for this button which will open the settings popup. There are a selection of settings you can personalise like; change how mySlips displays predicted profit/return and race card filter leeways. Create a TrackMate system that suits you as we add more settings over time.
Subscription Information
This shows you all TrackMate membership options and also which one you are currently subscribed to. Here you have the ability to start and upgrade your membership.
Everyone who registers with TrackMate will automatically receive a “Free” account. You’ll have access to view the daily “FREE Card” which you can find on the myTrackMate page and also have the ability to view the previous days cards with results. You will need to subscribe for one of our Trackmate membership subscriptions to gain full race card ratings and live filter access.
You can also view all our membership subscription options and special offers on the membership page.
Transaction History
All of your current and historic subscription information can be seen here, and if you required you can also cancel your membership subscription here.
The myTrackMate page is a personal homepage, a one-stop page where all your race card interactions are saved so you can see all your activity in one place. Everything from myTRACKER to mySLIPS and your betting history and statistics. Read on for full explanations for each feature and how to use them.
Here is a full list of the “myTrackMate” page features:
Live Race Cards – Access to all today’s race cards and ratings.
History Race Cards – Access to 5 years of historic race card ratings and results.
TrackMate refers to all races which haven’t run yet as “Live” and are visible for all members. There is a link to today’s live cards in the sidebar options menu which looks like this .
FREE Account Members will only get to see ratings for one card a day selected by the Trackmate Team (see Today’s FREE Race Card below) whereas Subscribing Members will get ratings on all “Live” cards as well as the uses of the Race Card Filter features.
Historic Race Cards
TrackMate refers to all races which have results as “Historic“. There is a link to historic cards in the sidebar options menu which looks like this .
All members will have access to over 5 years of historic race card ratings making it a quick and simple to check and process results. These results and ratings are the perfect way to backtest your systems and strategies. Additionally, all subscribing members will have access to the Race Card Filters feature. Normally this is used alongside your systems on live cards, but it is also a very powerful tool you coan used to test your systems on historic cards.
Race Card of the Day (Today’s FREE Race Card)
The sidebar options menu also has a link to the race card of the day which looks like this . This race is selected daily from that day’s race cards by the TrackMate team.
Normally it is a race of interest or just a race we feel should be highlighted, but can also be used for competitions and alike to identify a particular race. This button is only visible to subscribing members, if you are a FREE Account Member it will look like this instead and is the only live race card available with ratings. It is usually the same race card selected for all members, unless stated otherwise.
myTRACKER
myTRACKER is a list of all of the horses you have selected to keep an eye on. They are highlighted on every race card that horse has/will run in so they’re easily identifiable. You can also add/edit notes like why you selected this horse for each.
How to add a horse to your myTRACKER
When you click on the star icon to the left of any runner on a race card you will see a selection popup.
The star icon popup menu button is grey when the horse isn’t selected.
In the popup click on the star icon to add that horse to your myTRACKER.
Selected icons will change colour when successfully selected.
When you click on icon it will change to yellow to identify your selection. At the same time a simple form will dropdown so you can add notes. These notes will be available for you at all times from the race card or your myTrackmate myTRACKER section.
Notes will popup when you click the icons, or when you hover over a selected icon.
Your myTRACKER horses are highlighted on race cards
Horses added to your myTRACKER will change the star icon on race cards to yellow to highlight that this horse has already been added to your myTRACKER selections.
The star icon will have a blue border if you have added this horse to mySlips.
mySLIPS
Tracks your bets and logs them in your personal myTrackMate database.
Automatically calculates profits/losses and stores the data.
See your stats for today, the last 7 days, the last 30 days or all historic bets.
Track your win rate.
Auto updated ROI calculations.
Make notes in your MySlips.
Test your systems before you jump in by monitoring your selections statistics before you bet for real.
Use either fractional or decimal odds for your stats.
The TrackMate System will auto stake all bets from your mySLIPS with £2 stakes and use the SP as your odds unless specified in your slip.
Statistics and bankroll management software.
Another great feature we offer our members is the mySLIPS bet tracking software. When you find a horse that you are interested in having a bet on, simply click on the next to the horse’s name and save it in your mySLIPS which will then be visible on your mySLIPS section on your myTrackMate page. This process is the same as selecting a horse for myTRACKER (see explanation and image examples above in the myTracker section)
The bet tracking feature is the ultimate way to track your success and implement great bankroll management skills which will improve your profitability immediately.
The Trackmate Team
When logged in as a registered TrackMate member you will see the members infobar under the main menu. On the members infobar you will see the button which opens the mySLIPS sidebar.
The red number above the button represents how many slips you have in your mySlips.
When you have selected a bet type for a horse from a race card it will automatically be placed in this mySLIPS sidebar. When open you will see a list of all your selected horses where you can enter your odds, stakes and bonus places.
This example shows the horse The White Mouse slip in mySlips.
When you hover over the slip it will partially expand so you can see more info without having to select it. This is useful when you have multiple slips.
The White Mouse when you hover over it.
When you click on a slip it will fully expand. There are inputs on every mySlips slip which allows you to add the odds you have taken for your bet, which can be added as either fractional or decimal formats, the stake you would like to place and if your bet includes bonus places. The slip will automatically log your bet details, calculate your total stakes and predicted return/profit. You can choose if you’d like to see predicted return or profit in the settings on your myAccount page.
Edit “Odds” and “Stake” for each bet type and it calculates the predicted return/profit for you.
You can check the total stakes and predicted return/profit for all the slips combined by clicking the “Current mySlips” header above the slips. This example says Current mySlips because the period has been set to “Race Card” as will be explained next.
mySlips slip totals worked out for you.
You can also decide what content period you would like the mySlips sidebar to show you. This example is set to “Race Card” which will only show your slips for the race card you are currently on. The title of the mySlip header will change depending on your selection. The selection is saved and will be used until changed again. Other options are “Yesterday” to only see yesterday’s slips, “Today” to only see today’s slips and “tomorrow” to only see what you have picked out for tomorrow’s races.
Your myTrackMate data is automatically transferred to this page and will track your statistics for; wins, losses, win rate (%) and even your return on investment (ROI).
Race Card Adjustments
View all your ignored/removed runners.
View all your ignored/removed runs.
Edit ignored/removed notes.
Remove/Reinstate/Reset runners and races back to their race card.
Your myTrackMate page also allows you access to your personal database of horses and races you have ignored or removed. MyTrackMate Race Card Adjustments can be reinstated or leave them stored in your personal database.
TrackMate 7 day Support
You’ll also find a support link/button in the options menu for 7 days a week support from the TrackMate Team. The support button looks like this .
If you need additional information or help using any feature, please use this link rather than the standard contact form. This support team link connects you directly so will get your requirements dealt with a lot faster.
