In the Thorograph Analysis sheets, what does it mean when it say something like "Win #4 at 3-1 or more, Box w/ #8"? what does Box refer to?

And what does "Doubles (2x1) with #3" mean? What is the 2x1 referring to?

And some times it says "box #3 with #9", but othertimes just "box #3" (just 1 number), what does this mean?

Thanks in advance!

Generally in the analysis we'll make a brief comment on a specific horse(s) by name and then in the bet we'll use the program number for that horse. So that's what Win #4 means. We've already identified the horse by name in the comment and use the program number in the bet. It's a shorthand method and saves us from having to reiterate the name again. If a horse isn't mentioned by name in the comment, we'll usually identify him with the program number in the bet, e.g. Box w/#3 Zanjero.

Box is an exotic bet in which the horses identified should be played in all finish positions. A two horse box is actually two bets--horse A to finish 1st and horse B to finish 2nd and vica-versa. A three horse box is six bets.

Doubles 2 x 1 means make a daily double bet using 2 horses from the first leg and one horse from the second leg.

Box #3 with #9 is a two horse box which is explained above--bet 39 and also 93 for the order of finish.

Box #3 just one horse--I would assume another horse has already been mentioned and the bet is to use that horse #whatever with #3, again two bets. Otherwise it's a mistake or you just transcribed it incorrectly.

We use program #s because customers ask for them and it saves them from having to look up names in the program, especially if they don't have it on hand.

TGAB