Mel Solomon explains how the different type of track surface can affect a horse’s form and statistics

You’ve heard the expression Horses for Courses but what about Horses for Surfaces? Reading form can sometimes look like a foreign language. There are lots of abbreviations and numbers which can be quite daunting. It also requires interpretations, comparison and thinking. For example, if a horse runs well on turf, how do we know if it will run as well on a tapeta surface or an all-weather track? At FormTraders we have three rules on this subject. The first rule is th...