MODIFYING THE BETTING LINE

1. Form analysis
2. Situational factors
3. Today's special circumstances A juggling act
4. Other handicapping factors
5. The juggling act

JUGGLING THE LINE

Once the contenders have been rated and a betting line developed, handicappers still must consider a number of factors that have not yet been evaluated but apply to this race today.

Form analysis becomes important at this point. Credit horses that should improve today, and discount horses that should decline.

Juggle the odds line based upon any other factors you evaluate, lowering the acceptable odds on horses where the factors look positive and raising the acceptable odds where the factors look negative.

The sum of the odds on all the horses in the field should equal 100 percent.