Form Guides
How To Read A Formguide
Our form guides contain a wealth of information about the horses engaged in a race and their form in the lead-up to the event. Understanding this information is pivotal when deciding who to back with the TAB. This page explains the information within our form guides in an easy-to-use format. Simply hover your mouse over the highlighted areas for an explanation of what it is. You'll also find the same information detailed in the form guide key below, together with an explanation of the distance ranges used by each state.
2MELPARK MAJOR  |
Fr2 |
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Breeder: D J Smith |
Driver: AMY TUBBS |
Owner: D J Smith |
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s111112s161212113 - 11121s |
Trainer: ALAN TUBBS (Bacchus Marsh) |
Career: 49-22-14-4
LTS: $600,481
BMR: 1:54.9MS
TS: 5-4-1-0
LS: 15-10-3-1
Win: 45%
Place: 82%
Mobile: 49-22-14-4
Track: 19-8-4-2
DistRge: 35-14-11-2
BMRDistRge: 1:56.7MS
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| 1-11 | MVALLEY 04Oct08 2100MS (Good), $40000 20th Melton Plate (Grp 3) (4&5YO), Sr4 Amy Tubbs $2.60 fav, 4.2m, HFNK, 2nd EBONY GEM NZ Sr5, 3rd MISTER SWINGER Fr5, 1:56.7, 56.7 (30.6, 30.4, 28.7, 28.0) pre race swab, 3 wide middle, outside leader at bell, swabbed  |
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| 1-9 | KILMORE 26Oct08 1690MS (Good), $20000 Mallia Popular Alm Sprint (M0 Or Better.), Fr4 Amy Tubbs $2.60, 1.2m, SHFHD, 2nd JAGGED KNIGHT Fr2, 3rd SMOKEN UP NZ Fr7, 1:55.5, 57.2 (28.8, 29.7, 29.9, 27.3) gate speed, 3 wide, three wide without cover at bell, swabbed |
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| 1-9 | MVALLEY 08Nov08 1609MS (Good), $50000 The Legends Mile (Group 2) (M1 Or Better.), Sr1 Amy Tubbs $2.40 fav, 3.9m, HFHD, 2nd DECORATED JASPER Sr3, 3rd BOLD CRUISER NZ Fr5, 1:54.9, 56.5 (28.1, 30.4, 28.8, 27.7) pre race swab, 3 wide and 1 back at bell, 3 wide late with trail, swabbed |
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| 2-8 | HDPARK 28Nov08 1760MS (Fast), $500000 Miracle Mile (FFA), Fr8 Amy Tubbs $8.10, btn HFNK, wnr DIVISIVE Fr5, 3rd MAKE ME SMILE Fr7, 1:56.0, 55.9 (30.6, 30.9, 28.1, 27.8) pre race swab, 800 metres, three wide without cover at bell, swabbed |
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| 1-11 | MVALLEY 20Dec08 2575MS (Good), $375000 Sew-Eurodrive Victoria Cup (M0 Or Better.), Fr1 Amy Tubbs $2.70 fav, 2.0m, HD, 2nd GOTTA GO CULLEN NZ Sr1, 3rd MISTER SWINGER Sr2, 1:55.8, 56.4 (28.7, 30.9, 28.1, 28.3) pre race swab, gate speed, led, leader at bell, swabbed |
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Fr7 |
| 13-14 | MVALLEY 07Feb09 3065SS (Good), $400000 Big6 Hunter Cup (M0 Or Better. DISC), FT Sr1 Nathan Jack $42.00, btn 51.2m, wnr MR FEELGOOD USA 10 Fr2, 2nd I AM SAM FT Fr4, 1:59.3, 57.0 (29.3, 28.9, 28.0, 29.0) pre race swab, began badly, last chance in draw, 5 back on the pegs at bell |
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Form Guide Key
| Form Guide Item | Explanation |
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| 2 | Number |
| MELPARK MAJOR | Horse Name |
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Denotes Vicbred Eligible |
| Fr2 | Barrier Number: Fr=Front Row, Sr=Second Row, Replaced by handicap in stand starts: FT=front |
| BAY GELDING 5YRS | Colour, Sex and Age |
| C13 M8 | Class of Horse: C=Country Wins, M=Metro Wins |
| IRAKLIS - GOLDEN FORREST (FORREST SKIPPER USA) | Sire-Dam (Broodmare Sire) |
| DARK BLUE, LIGHT BLUE & RED STRIPES & SLEEVES | Colours worn by driver |
| s111112s161212113 - 11121s | Figure form for last 2 seasons: s=spell, -=end of season |
| Career: 49-22-14-4 | Career record: Starts-Wins-Seconds-Thirds |
| LTS: $600,481 | Lifetime Stakemoney |
| BMR: 1:54.9MS | Best winning mile rate at all distances (only includes races this horse has won) |
| TS: 5-4-1-0 | This Season record: Starts-Wins-Seconds-Thirds |
| LS: 15-10-3-1 | Last Season record: Starts-Wins-Seconds-Thirds |
| Win: 45% | Win strike rate |
| Place: 82% | Place strike rate |
| Mobile: 49-22-14-4 | Record at start type: Mobile=Mobile Start, Stand=Stand Start |
| Track: 19-8-4-2 | Record at this track |
| DistRge: 35-14-11-2 | Record at this distance range. See below for a breakdown of the distance ranges. |
| BMRDistRge: 1:56.7MS | Best winning mile rate at this distance range (only includes races this horse has won) |
| 1-11 | 1st of 11 starters |
| MVALLEY 04Oct08 | Track and date of meeting |
| 2100MS | Race distance and start type: MS=Mobile Start, SS=Stand Start |
| (Good) | Track condition |
| Amy Tubbs | Driver |
| $2.60 | Tote starting price |
| 4.2m, HFNK | Margins 1st-2nd, 2nd-3rd |
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Link to video replay for this race |
| $20000 Mallia Popular Alm Sprint | Prizemoney value and name of race |
| (M0 Or Better.) | Class of race |
| Fr4 | Barrier: Sr=Second Row, Fr=Front Row. Handicap included here for stand starts |
| 1:54.9, 56.5 (28.1, 30.4, 28.8, 27.7) | Race Times: Mile Rate, and Last Half (800m) in bold. Last 4 quarters (400m splits) in brackets. Half and quarters shown in seconds |
| pre race swab, 3 wide and 1 back at bell, 3 wide late with trail, swabbed | Stewards comments |
| DIVISIVE Fr5 | Winner's name and barrier |
| btn 51.2m | Distance behind winner |
| wnr MR FEELGOOD USA 10 Fr2, 2nd I AM SAM FT Fr4 | Name, handicap and barrier of winner and 2nd placegetter |
Distance Ranges
Distance ranges vary according to the state in which the race is being run. The distance ranges used by each of the states are shown below:
| State(s) | Distance Ranges |
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| NSW QLD SA TAS VIC |
1801 metres to 2000 metres 2001 metres to 2300 metres 2301 metres to 2600 metres 2601 metres to 4999 metres 1609 metres to 1800 metres 1 metre to 1608 metres |
| WA |
1 metre to 1608 metres 1609 metres to 1609 metres 1610 metres to 1899 metres 1900 metres to 2299 metres 2300 metres to 2699 metres 2700 metres to 3099 metres 3100 metres to 3609 metres |
