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What does pp mean in horse racing?

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Emily Ross

Published Jan 17, 2026

Data in a Past Performance

There is a tremendous amount of data available for interpretation in a DRF past performance. Below, you'll see a sample past performance (PP).

What does PT stand for in horse racing?

P or PU – indicates the horse was pulled up by the jockey and did not complete the race. F – indicates the horse fell. R – indicates a horse refused. BD – indicates the horse was brought down by another runner. U or UR – indicates that the horse unseated its jockey.

How do you read horse PP?

PP or the post position the horse had in the starting gate.
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Medication, Equipment, and Odds: Provides information on:

  1. The medication the horse was using during the race. L = Lasix, B = Bute.
  2. The equipment the horse was using during the race. b = blinkers, f = front wraps.
  3. The final ODDS the horse went off at.

What does P mean in horses?

The letters that appear most commonly in form figures, particularly in National Hunt races, are 'F', 'U' and 'P', which stand for 'Fell', 'Unseated rider' and 'Pulled up', respectively; the first two are fairly self-explanatory, but a horse is said to have been 'pulled up' if its jockey decides, usually because of ...

What does P mean in timeform?

The following symbols are used with (or sometimes in place of) Timeform Ratings. p. commonly referred to as a small 'p'; the horse is likely to improve. P. commonly referred to as a large 'P'; the horse is capable of much better.

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Which newspaper has the best horse racing tipster?

Rob Wright, the racing editor of The Times, has been crowned the country's top newspaper tipster for a record fifth time. Wright won the Racing Post National Press Challenge with an emphatic margin of victory after tipping the winners in more than a quarter of the 10,000-plus races run in Britain last year.

Is timeform any good?

Timeform Ratings are viewed as one of the industry best. Apart from elite level professional horse racing punters who can create their own ratings, Timeform is probably the best out there. Indeed, most professional punters would use Timeform Ratings as a guide to their own betting.

What does F mean in racing form?

The following abbreviations normally apply to jump racing: F indicates the horse fell. R indicates a horse refused. BD indicates the horse was brought down by another runner. U or UR indicates that the horse unseated its jockey.

What does MTO mean in horse racing?

It's “main track only” (MTO) horses that draw into races that come off the turf.

What is a presser horse?

c) P (Presser) = A horse that exhibits this run style is one that runs in the middle-of-the-pack early before trying to run down the leader. A “P” horse may at times run close to the lead but rarely, if ever, challenges for the lead early.

What does V mean in horse racing?

L: Left at start. O: Ran out. B: Brought down. S: Slipped. V: Void race.

What does RPR mean in horse racing?

Racing Post Ratings (RPR) are based on a horse's racing ability in relation to the weight carried i.e. if horse X beats horse Y carrying the same weight then it is awarded a higher rating. The ratings are expressed in pounds (lb) so a horse rated 140 is regarded as 10lb better than one rated 130.

What does turf off turf mean?

If a racetrack offers dirt and turf racing, you can assume an off-the-turf race is contested on dirt. If the track has synthetic and turf surfaces, an off-the-turf contest is naturally transferred to synthetic.

What does off turf mean?

Definition of turf out/off

British, informal. : to force (someone) to leave a place or position She turfed him out of the house. He got turfed off the bus.

What is a class in horse racing?

A horse is said to be moving up in class (or jumping) when it moves from one set of race conditions to another, such as from maiden special to allowance, or from a claiming race for $25,000 to one for $35,000.

What does mm mean in horse racing?

More commonly known by its other initials - MM - or Mickey Mouse market. APPRENTICE - a jockey who is just starting out and learning the trade. You can spot the good apprentices - they will be the ones driving the BMW with P plates next to you in the traffic on the way home from the races.

Who is the highest rated racehorse ever?

Frankel has become officially the highest-ever rated racehorse on the Flat after a review of global rankings. The retired champion, who won all 14 of his races, takes the top spot after the rating for previous number one Dancing Brave was downgraded.

Who is the best free horse racing tipster?

Who Is The Best Free Horse Racing Tipster?

  • Hugh Taylor. Since he started to prove his tips on At The Races in 2009, Hugh Taylor has proved himself to be one of the best horse racing tipsters in the business. ...
  • Tony Calvin. ...
  • Value Bet. ...
  • Betting Gods.

What does Beyer par mean?

Beyer Pars

Pars for Beyer Speed Figures represent the approximate average winning figure for a given class at a given track. These numbers reflect the relative strength of different racing circuits. At Belmont Park, maiden special weight races for older horses have a par of 87.

Is higher RPR better?

Racing Post Ratings (RPR) are based on a horse's racing ability in relation to the weight carried i.e. if horse X beats horse Y carrying the same weight then it is awarded a higher rating. The ratings are expressed in pounds (lb) so a horse rated 140 is regarded as 10lb better than one rated 130.

What does LTO mean in horse racing?

Go to the Inform Racing race card and find the highest rated horse last time out (Lto). In the example below for the 2.50 York, you can see that Delizia has the highest Lto rating of 82.

What does refused mean in horse racing?

If a horse is shown in the results as 'RR', or sometimes 'LFT', this means that the horse refused to race when the race started. If a horse comes under starters orders but doesn't race, then any bets on this horse are settled as losers.