UNLIKE on the flat, where my methodology is very similar to that of Simon Rowlands and Timeform, I take a different approach to race-rating over jumps and use a scale which I’ve attempted to mirror with official BHA handicap ratings.

One of the advantages which exists in the timing of races between obstacles is your ability to drill down into very precise sectionals, something which allows you to upgrade performance with a precision which isn’t always possible on the flat. Which nicely segues into our first venture to Cheltenham of the season, for their opening two-day meeting.