Declining form or just a poor last race?
Occasionally Brisnet PPSs will say a horse showed declining form and speed, and another horse will have poor numbers and be poorly positioned at each call like the declining form horse, but will have nothing mentioned about declining form.
So when a horse has a poor showing after a good race or two, and it’s stats and notes look similar to a horse that’s labeled as showing declining form, should you just assume it had a poor race but still is in good condition? It’s also confusing because sometimes the pro handicappers still pick “declining form” horses to win or at least make the board.
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