The Turn Of Foot rating

Thursday, 11 April 2024 by Gavin Haynes

The TOF rating

The Turn of Foot  is basically the difference between the Speed Rating and the Sectional rating with some alteration for beaten margin


I wanted to write something about the Turn Of Foot indicator which more often than not applies to those settling away from the pace, we all know that our racing is very sit and sprint in nature and settling in the first 5 has a huge advantage and many of these runners neg split , ie go out faster than they come home but often those that make ground from back and are well beaten get overlooked when doing the form. For years if a horse was beaten more than 3 lengths with no excuses  I would be looking at some sort of recent form penalty but I am now much more lenient on those with TOF's of +5 or more.


The TOF is basically the difference between the Speed Rating and the Sectional rating with some alteration for beaten margin

Below is a screen shot where you can see the +27 in a slowly run race. We rated this guy at $9.70 and he was $32 into $15 on race day before winning

Lets look at some examples from the weekend

Caulfield
Deplorable was beaten 3.6 lengths in a  lowly run race but was actually +27, he came out and won at $15

Oracle Son was +10 2 runs back and won at $17

Jucconi was beaten 3 lengths at previous start when +8 and he won at $13, in the same race the $11 runner up Jabberwockeez was +15 last start

Legacies win 2 back was +9, Runner up Legal Vow was +11 at her previous start and 3rd placed Splash back was +11 in her win at Sandown previous

$46 winner Gold Wolf was +7 when beaten 3.3 at previous start, 3rd placed Cherokee Brave didnt have an XR at previous but was +30 in that slowly run Moonee Valley race. he ran 3rd at $14.

Randwick
Circle of Fire was +16 at his previous at 2nd oz start, we didnt miss him winning at $3.60.

We didnt have an XR for Good Banters last start at Kembla but he was +22 his run prior, he relished the step up in trip and was heavily backed to start $4.60. Runner Up was our 1 x 3 play Autumn Angel who was +8 at her previous start.

We obviously found Riff Rocket but he was +11 at his previous start. 

Infancy was a Gold Miner who ran 3rd at $17  and was +8 2 runs back, $11 3rd placed French Endeavour was +6 behind Autumn Angel at her previous start

Eagle Farm
Gin And Tonic was +8 in his debut win at Doomben and won again at $7

Mascaret ran 2nd at $5.50 coming off +14 and +10 his last 2.and 3rd placed Sacred Feeling was coming in off +15 and +17

En Pointe went back to back at $6 coming off +6


We found Exotique Miss first up after she ended last campaign with +17

The unbeaten Majestic Boom was +9 2 runs back made it a hat-trick at $5, runner up Ocean Zar was coming in +8 +17 and 3rd placed Starry Eyes was coming in +7

Red Wave ran 2nd  at $5.50 coming in off +11 with Wairere falls running 3rd at $8 coming in off +10

Iverson won at $3.60 with a +21 2 runs back, Millane ran 2nd 2 runs back with +6

Ascot
Flower In the Wind was +5 in his previous before winning the 1st with the $5.50 3rd placed Paigey's Turn coming in off +8

Thomas Magnum won at $5.50 coming in off +9, Capital Flight was 3rd behind him coming in off +5 and +7

Yarralea won at 43.70 with +14 2 runs back

Earthstorm ran 3rd at $9 coming off  +4 and +7

Tin Chooks won at $3.50 coming in off +11 and +16 River Rubicon ran 3rd at 413 coming in off +5

We didn't have an XR for Oscars Fortune first up but he ended previous campaign with +6, the over bet runner up Amelia's Jewel also resumed after ending her previous campaign with +8. 3rd placed Ripcord was also resuming and he was +9 in G1 company 2 runs back.

Malkar Pindari was another 1st up winner but ended his previous campaign with +12

Its not the Rosetta Stone and we dont have it for non metro racing & on pacers dont light up like this as often but pay attention when they do but its another powerful tool on your form analysis arsenal.

It can only be found at Horsetorque