H#: Official horse number
MLODDS: Official morning line odds
Horse Name: Name of the horse
SCR: This is the Snap Cap Contender Rating. The winner will usually be among the top 5
listed horses. Look for gaps in the
ratings. If the ratings are all close,
they are not as strong as a race where there is a nice gap after the first few
horses. This rating is a modified
version of my "True Tenders" contender selection method. I have updated it and made it even
stronger.
Also, besides the top score
being in green and second best being in blue, the top 5 scores, plus any within
1 point of the 5th best, will be underlined to make the contenders
easy to spot.
SNAP1: This is a speed rating based on what the horse can do, along with what it currently has been doing. SNAP1 has very strict rules and is very strong. It does not allow for bad racing luck or any excuses. It is based on the idea that if a horse runs into trouble in the past, it can happen again.
SNAP2: This is figured much like SNAP1, except it can be a bit more forgiving. It will skip a race or two if there is a good reason for the horse having a bad outing. Many times you will see the horses SNAP1 and SNAP2 rating match. That is good. When you see a horse listed near the middle or bottom on SNAP1, but it has the best or a very good SNAP2 (compared to the rest of the horses), take a closer look at this horse, as the low SNAP1 may be due to a legitimate excuse. Many times, these horses will win and pay well!
SNAP3: This is VERY different than SNAP1 and SNAP2. At first my intention for SNAP3 was for Maiden races only. The reason for that is Snap3 will convert all races AND workouts to a speed figure, so that races and workouts are compared on an "apple to apple" basis. So if horse A has already run past races, and horse B is a first timer with only workouts showing, you will see a final rating that is totally equalized! This is why SNAP3 was originally intended to be used for Maidens. However, the more testing I have done, the more I have seen it do well in ALL type races, especially TURF. So if you play exotic type bets, keep an eye on the top SNAP3. And for first timers, before you throw them out, be sure their SNAP3 is not showing them to be a threat.
PACE: This is a pace rating based on the pace of the race versus the pace of the horse. Snap Cap originally was heavily SPEED based, so I added this to give an added perspective. You may want to handicap the races using this rating alone!
BPP: This is based on the BRIS PRIME POWER rating. It will usually match the order of the Prime Power rating most of the time but are slightly adjusted.
CLASS: This is a class rating based on each horse's earnings. Like all the ratings in SNAP CAP PRO, high is best. Always be alert of horses with a BIG class advantage that show nothing on the other ratings. It may be taking a big class drop or just be a sleeper.
JKY: This is the win % of today's jockey
TRN: This is the win % of today's trainer.
DAYS: This shows the number of days since the horse last raced. The number in parenthesis next to this is the number of workouts the horse has run since its last race. If the DAYS number for a horse is in green, that means it has recently raced or has enough workouts since its last race. If it is in red, then that means it has been off a little bit (or a long while) and does not have enough workouts normally needed to bring the horse back up to good condition.
To add even more help, Snap Cap Pro 2024, has an added feature. It is the MORE INFO screen.
PgmN: This is the track program number of the horse.
ML: Morning line odds of the
horse.
HorseName: Name of the horse.
Dist_Record: This is each horses lifetime record at todays exact distance. It shows the number of starts, followed by wins, places, and shows. So if it says: 12: 3-4-1 it means the horse ran 12 times at todays distance, and won 3, placed 4, and showed 1 time.
Track_Record: This shows the horse record at todays track. Again, it is the number of starts, followed by wins, places and shows at todays track.
Turf_Record: This shows the number of times the horse has run on TURF, followed by the number of wins, places, and shows on turf.
Life_Record: Like above, only this is giving the horses lifetime record.
Style: The next column shows the running style of the horse. E means the horse is and Early runner and wants to lead. E/P means Early presser. P means Presser and is the type of horse that runs right behind the leaders. S means sustained and will run from behind.
SPD: The next column shows the Quirin speed points. The higher the number the closer to the lead the horse will be. When you see a race with a high number (8 being the highest) and the rest are low, the horse may just steal the lead and win despite anything else!
TurfPe: This is the Turf Pedigree of the horse. The higher the number, the better it should perform on the turf. This is a great tool to aid in your selections on turf. Sometimes you may see a ? or a * next to this number. The ? means the Turf Pedigree rating is based on a smaller than normal amount of data. The * means it is based on a very small amount of data.
MudPe: This is the Mud Pedigree of the horse. The higher the number, the better it should perform in the mud. However, a funny thing I have seen is this. Many horses with a high MudPe number do better even when the track is NOT muddy. It may have to do with the horse being bred with better stamina?.just my opinion though.
Trainer Stats: This is the trainer starts, followed by wins, places and shows.
Jockey Stats: This is the jockey starts, followed by wins, places and shows.
TRAINER STATISTICS
After
the HORSE NAME you will see a column named KEY
STAT 1. This tells you what the stat is. Like it may say TURF STARTS. So KEY STAT 1 is telling you how the trainer
for this horse does on TURF. The next
column is named STARTS. This tells you
how many starts the trainer has for this statistic. For example, lets say KEY STAT 4 was DROPS 2
LEVELS. This would be telling you how
the trainer does when the horse is dropping 2 class levels like today. Trainer A may have 78 starts and Trainer B may have 2 starts. So the stats
would not be as accurate for trainer B since he has only 2 tries at this. But trainer A has done it a lot. The next column is called WINS and this
tells you the WIN% for the trainer at this stat. So again, if both trainers show 50%, TRAINER A would be more reliable because he has
done this in 78 tries, versus Trainer B being only 1 for 2.
You
will see as many as 6 stats for each trainer, although some trainers will have
less. And some trainers may have none.
On the bottom of the Handicap screen, and on the bottom of each race on the printout, are suggested wagers. You can play just off these alone, or dive deeper into the program and come up with your own if you like. There are various plays listed, but every race will not have plays in all or any categories. Also, BE VERY CAREFUL when a race has first time starters. The plays are based on the horses that have run and does not consider first timers! Look at SNAP3 and the Morning Line Odds to help you decide if the first timers are threats!
Like I said, these auto plays
may be all you will want, or you can look at the ratings and go deeper. There still are plays in races that show no Auto Plays but you need to dig in and find them.