The grids form a key part of the Formgrids system. A grid usually represents a race result for a horse and is colour coded to make it easy to see at a glance the place the horse achieved in that race.
Here is a diagram showing the colours used to show the places:
Diagram showing the grid colours for the first five places in a race result
Diagram showing the grids in a race result
Each grid contains additional information useful to analysing a race. You may choose what information is displayed in a grid.
| Race Code | The code for the race. The first two characters reveal the venue code. |
| Track | Abreviation of the venue name (track) plus the surface the race was run on. |
| Date | The month and day of the race. |
| Sequence No. | Sequence No. (short for race sequence number) is a number that indicates the order in which the races were run prior to the race and after the race (for Results and LBH) |
| Distance | The race distance, usually in metres. |
| Merit Rating | The rating of the horse as calculated and assigned by the applicable racing authority. |
| Weight | The weight carried by the horse. The jockey plus additional weights. |
| Weight Diff | The weight difference between each of the races. |
| Position | The finish position attained by the horse in that race. |
| Going | The conditions of the track. Includes "soft", "very soft", etc. |
| LBH | The Length Behind the winner. |
| Draw | The draw number for the starting gate drawn for the horse. |
| Formline % | A percentage value calculated for the strength of the formline. |
| Speed | The speed at which the horse ran that race. For more info see Grid info: Speed. |
| Time | The time it took for the horse to complete the distance of that race. |
| Prize | The total prize money for that race. |
| Blank | The grid show no info. |
| Created: 2015-02-10 | Revised: 2023-03-27 |