Racecard

Also known as a race book (form guide in Australia), which in this case is a small booklet issued for use at a race meeting.

A typical racecard lists information not only about the horse's name, but also its age and the weight it has to carry in the race.

The rider and trainer are listed, plus figures indicating the horse's recent form.

gd - good going g/f - good to firm fm - firm g/s - good to soft sft - soft going hvy - heavy going ap - all weather - polytrack af - all weather - fibresand Previous season's races are shown before a hyphen (-) BD - brought down CO - carried outDNF - did not finishF - fellHR - hit railsN/R - non-runnerP or PU - pulled upRO - ran outR - refusedRTR - refused to raceSU - slipped upU or UR - unseated rider C = course winnerD = distance winnerBF = beaten favourite If the horse has recently run under a different code (either flat or jump) the days elapsed since that race are shown in brackets.

B = blinkers 1st timeb = blinkers, worn before V = visor 1st timev = visor, worn before H = hood 1st timeh = hood, worn before C = eye cover 1st timec = eye cover, worn before E = eye hood 1st timee = eye hood, worn before T = tongue strap 1st timet = tongue strap, worn before ex = penalty for recent win oh = out of the handicap