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Timeform is a sports data and content provider located in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. Founded in 1948, it provides systematic information on form to punters and others involved in the horse racing industry.
In Europe, Timeform has a similar rating scale that yields a number, but with a different value. The popular rule of thumb for a rough equivalent of the Timeform score is to deduct 12-14 points to achieve the Beyer figure. For American Quarter Horse racing, the Speed index rating system is used.
Timeform had been bought by Betfair in November 2006, but the reason for McGrath's resignation remained private. [6] McGrath maintained his involvement with the charity race day at York in June which had been known from 1971 until 2008 as the Timeform Charity Day but in 2009 became the Macmillan Charity Day.
Dibidale was not given a rating in the British Free Handicap, but was given a rating of 90 by the independent Timeform organisation, making her forty pounds inferior to their top-rated juvenile filly Hippodamia. In their notes on the filly in their annual Racehorses of 1973 Timeform stated "will be suited by 1¼+: sure to win a race". [1]
Gay Spartan was ante-post favourite for the Cheltenham Gold Cup but was unable to run having pulled up lame on the gallops the weekend before the race. He was Timeform's best staying chaser of the season with a rating of 166, 13 lb higher than the Cheltenham Gold Cup winner, Alverton. [6]
In the Irish Free Handicap Sookera was the top-rated filly, equal with Fairy Bridge. In the British Free Handicap she was rated second, five pounds behind Cherry Hinton . The independent Timeform organisation gave her a rating of 117, eight pounds behind their top-rated juvenile filly Cherry Hinton.
As a two-year-old, Jaazeiro was rated the fourth-best juvenile in the French Free Handicap, behind Super Concorde, Pyjama Hunt and Acamas. The independent Timeform organisation gave him a rating of 124, six pounds behind their top-rated two-year-old Try My Best. [2] In 1978 he was rated 127 by Timeform, three pound below the top-rated miler Homing.
In 1980 the independent Timeform organisation gave Arctique Royal a rating of 102 p (the p indicating that she was expected to improve), making her 22 pounds inferior to Timeform's top two-year-old filly Marwell. In the Irish Free Handicap she was given a weight of 113 pounds, three pounds behind her stablemate Lady Blackfoot, who was the top ...