Melbourne Cup Form Guide
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The Melbourne Cup Form Guide is often published in table form and it contains all the information that a punter needs to know about the participants of the Melbourne Cup. The form guide does not have a standard format for there are form guides that contain more detail such as the last six races of a thoroughbred. However, there are key details that a Melbourne Cup form guide must have.
Basically, the form guide contains the name of the race horse, its saddlecloth number, the barrier from which it will start, the weight of the horse and the age and sex of the horse. The sexes of horses are classified into horse, colt, filly, mare or gelding. The Melbourne Cup form guide may also show the pedigree of the horse which contains the sire and dam of the horse.
Meanwhile, the Form of Last Six entry on a Melbourne Cup form guide shows how the horse fared in his last six races. Finishes are indicated by the numbers one to nine while finishes beyond ninth place are indicated with the number zero. The form guide also shows the career victories, runner-up finishes and third places.
The Melbourne Cup form guide also shows the trainer of the thoroughbred and the jockey that will be partnered with the race horse on race day. Among all Australian horse racing trainers, Bart Cummings has the most impressive record with 12 Melbourne Cup wins while Lee Freedman is a distant second with five career Melbourne Cup victories.
Also included in the Melbourne Cup form guide is the condition of the race track during the Melbourne Cup. This is very important for certain race horses do not perform well on certain track conditions such as wet race tracks. Punters are guided by the track condition to place their bets on thoroughbreds that excel in that track condition.
