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In Europe, Timeform has a similar rating scale that yields a number, but with a different value. The popular rule of thumb for a rough equivalent of the Timeform score is to deduct 12-14 points to achieve the Beyer figure. For American Quarter Horse racing, the Speed index rating system is used.
Timeform is a sports data and content provider located in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. Founded in 1948, it provides systematic information on form to punters and others involved in the horse racing industry.
Phil Bull (9 April 1910 – 11 June 1989), [1] born West Yorkshire, England, was a professional gambler, racehorse owner and publisher, who founded the Timeform private handicapping system for British horseracing. Since 1948, Timeform have produced performance ratings for every racehorse in Great Britain and, increasingly, internationally. [2]
Timeform ratings, introduced in 1948, [1] and Beyer Speed Figures, introduced in the United States in 1992, are relatively recent attempts to compensate for such variables. [2]
Recounting the race, Timeform stated that, "since See You Then carried an unusual amount of condition for him it was reasonable to assume he would improve significantly for the outing, though he didn't blow particularly hard in the unsaddling enclosure." [9] See You Then faced seventeen rivals at Cheltenham. He started favourite at 11/10, ahead ...
The Timeform Chase was a National Hunt Conditions chase in England. It was run at Haydock Park over a distance of 2 miles and 4 furlongs (4,828 metres), and it took place each year in February. The race was first run in 1981 and was run for the last time in February 1996.
Wollow was given a best annual Timeform rating of 132: a rating of 130 is considered to indicate an "above average" Group One winner. [ 7 ] In their book, A Century of Champions , based on the Timeform rating system, John Randall and Tony Morris rated Wollow an "average" winner of the 2000 Guineas.
During the winter, Alderbrook was sold to Ernie Pick. Pick sent him to Kim Bailey, who had achieved success in the National Hunt game with such horses as Mr Frisk (winner of the 1990 Grand National). Success was immediate, with Alderbrook winning his next 4 handicaps in a row, his handicap mark rising to 93 in the process.