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Checkmark,
Matching is not something one learns over night. It takes tens of thousands of handicapped races to get a feel for it. Start with the 5 steps as shown in the link by Bill above and progress from there as directed in The Hatcheck area. Slowly you will develop your own interpretation of it.
From my experience you need tons of patience, tons of persistence, and tons of time. I’m talking 5 days a week for years to sort out how it works for you. It is a lot of work. But the direction all comes from the Hatcheck.
Two of the best tidbits of advice that Jim gives IMO are:
1. Forget about everything else. Concern yourself only with the Matchup. No trainers, jockeys, corollaries, speed ratings, class ratings etc...Just match em.
2. If you are looking to make money bet only those that in your opinion look like sure bets. Even with that you will lose most of the time betting singles but if you get the hang of it, it will be profitable.
So if you can push through the frustration and put in the ten thousand hours, matching can work. Not many do it. This is what leads to the occasional big prices that give you the ROI.
Pook
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