The future of racing intelligence

Smarter racing analysis. A genuine pricing edge.

Finding winners is easy. Finding value is what matters.

Anyone can back a winner. Backing short-priced winners week after week is still a quick way to lose money.

Sectional Edge is built on a different idea: every horse has a true chance of winning, and every chance has a fair price. Our job is to find the horses the market has underestimated, and only bet when the price is right.

It's a more patient, methodical way to bet. No chasing losses, no backing a horse just because it might win, and no betting in races where there's no value.

A jockey wearing an orange helmet and green racing silks rides a dark brown racehorse with a black and white bridle during a horse race.
A horse with a red saddle cloth and a handler walking on a racetrack, with spectators and officials in the background at a horse racing event. Randwick

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How the performance was produced

Rather than starting with results, we start with how each performance was produced. We examine race shape, tempo, pressure, positioning, ground covered and energy used, to understand what a horse truly achieved.

The finishing order tells you where horses ended up. Sectional Edge helps explain why.

Because in racing, the best horse doesn't always win. The horse best suited to the race conditions usually does. Sectional Edge was built to measure that suitability.

How it works

  • We study how every run was produced, not just the result.

  • We work out what each horse can realistically produce today, given the likely race shape, distance, track and weight.

  • We give every runner a rating and a fair price.

  • We compare our price with the market. When a horse is paying more than it should, that's value, and that's when we bet.

  • We review every race afterwards, so the work keeps getting sharper.

Sectional Edge was founded by Heath Pope, better known throughout racing as "Popey".

Based in New South Wales, Heath is a well-known and highly experienced racing analyst with particular expertise in South Australian racing. With more than 25 years spent studying and analysing form, and a lifelong passion for the sport, he has a sharp eye for form and a deep understanding of the numbers behind every performance.

He's a regular on Racenet and SEN, including Giddy Up and Winners with Gareth Hall.

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