Below is a list of Form factors and their explanations used in the Hoof report.
1. Less wgt vs LR- 3lbs > Diff.........(horse is carrying less weight today than last)
2. More wgt vs LR- 3lbs > Diff.......(horse is carrying more weight today than last)
3. LR within 14 days or less............(horses last race was within 14 or less days)
4. LR within 15-30 days.................(horses last race was between 15-30 days)
5. LR within 31-60 days.................(horses last race was between 31-60 days)
6. LR within 61-90 days.................(horses last race was between 61-90 days)
7. LR within 91-120 days...............(horses last race was between 91-120 days)
8. 2nd str aft 45 day or > layoff.....(horse 2nd start after 45 days or more layoff)
9. 3rd str aft 45 day or > layoff......(horse 3rd start after 45 days or more layoff)
10. 1st-2nd-3rd in L3 races............(1st-2nd or 3rd finisher in any of last 3 races)
11. 8 lgth gain in LR at any call.......(gain 8 lengths or more at any point of call)
12. L3R avg running position...........(avg running positions all calls in last 3 races)
13. L3R avg lengths back...............(avg lengths behind at all calls in last 3 races)
14. Imprv Spd in L2R.....................(Speed # improves each race of L3)
15. Imprv odds in L3 races.............(Public odds improve each race of L3 )
16. Fav last race..........................(Was favorite in last race)
17. Win% on fst trk.......................(Win % running on fast tracks)
18. Win% on sly trk.......................(horses win % running on sloppy tracks)
19. Ran Even in LR all calls..............(lost no more than 1 1/2 lgths, any point call)
20. Gained in Stretch LR.................(horse gained 8 or more “lengths” in stretch)
21. Workout angle.........................(see example below)
22. Wide race angle.......................(see example below)
23. Conditioned race angle..............(see example below)
24. Early Speed in L2 races.............(L2 races, within 3 lgths of Winner in 1st 2C)
25. WO within 1-7 days of today......(workout within 1-7 days of todays race)
26. WO within 8-14 days of today....(workout within 8-14 days of todays race)
27. WO’s and races- 3 > in 30.........(3> workouts/races in the past 30 days)
28. WO’s and races- 4> in 45..........(4> workouts/races in the past 45 days)
29. Bullet WO within lst 1-10 days...(bullet workout within the last 1-10 days)
30. Bullet WO within lst 11-21 days..(workout within the last 11-21 days)
Workout Angle listed in line 21 above
Rule 1- Horse’s last workout must be a bullet workout.
Rule 2- Horse cannot have a race after the last workout date
Rule 3- Horse must not have won the last race he ran in.
Rule 4- Workout must be within 21 days of todays race.
Rule 5- Horse must show 1 race within the past 45 days but prior to this workout
Wide Race Angle listed in line 22 above
Rule 1- In “comments” of horses last race if the word “wide” appears… move on to rule 2
Rule 2- Horse did not win last race… move on to rule 3
Rule 3- Todays race is within 30 days of the last race… move on to rule 4
Rule 4- Horse finished within 8 lengths on winner in last race… move on to rule 5
Rule 5- Horse has wide in any past race and WON in next outing following that race note
Condition race angle listed in line 23 above
Rule #1- Both of the last 2 races must have been ran in the past 60 days of todays date.
Rule #2- Finished within 6 lgths of winner and placed 5th or better in second race back.
Rule #3- LR Spd# within 14 pts of the second race spd number if its lower.
Rule #4- Horse must not have won last race.