MELBOURNE SPRING CARNIVAL
14 YEARS OF FORM FACTOR RATINGS
1 October – 30 November · 2012–2025
1,425 races analysed
67.2%WINNERS RATED IN THE TOP 5957 winners
47.9%WINNERS RATED IN THE TOP 3683 winners
20.1%WINNERS RATED NO. 1287 winners
LAST SPRING · 2025
114 races analysed · 82 winners rated in the Top 5 · 71.9%
The numbers speak for themselves. Fourteen Spring Carnivals. Every race analysed. Now follow Form Factor through the 2026 Melbourne Spring Carnival.
THE DISCIPLINE BEHIND THE SELECTIONSThe Value of the FormFactor Filters
The record includes every qualifying runner that was removed before the final selections were published. This shows what the filtering process contributed—not just what the final bets achieved.
RUNNERS FILTERED OUT827832 units of exposure avoided
FILTERED-OUT WINNERS34Fully disclosed
FILTERED STRIKE RATE4.12%34 winners from 827
FILTERED PROFIT / LOSS−670.10units if all were backed
FILTERED ROI−81.13%one fixed unit per runner
ALL QUALIFIERS BEFORE FILTERING+3,662.99 units · 89.41% ROI4,110 qualifying bets
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FINAL FORMFACTOR SELECTIONS+4,331.09 units · 131.92% ROI3,283 final bets · 1,555 winners
Results from 1 January 2023 to 3 October 2026. A filtered runner can still win; all 34 filtered-out winners remain included above. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
MELBOURNE SPRING CARNIVAL
14 Years of Form Factor Ratings
1 October – 30 November · 2012–2025
1,425Races Analysed
67.2%Winners Rated Top 5
47.9%Winners Rated Top 3
20.1%Winners Top Rated
Spring Carnival — Year-by-Year Ratings Record
The historical record behind the headline figures
| Year | Races | Top Rated | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | Top 5 % |
| 2012 | 95 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 68.4% |
| 2013 | 79 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 72.2% |
| 2014 | 86 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 66.3% |
| 2015 | 105 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 69.5% |
| 2016 | 90 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 71.1% |
| 2017 | 94 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 67.0% |
| 2018 | 99 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 67.7% |
| 2019 | 112 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 68.8% |
| 2020 | 104 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 63.5% |
| 2021 | 118 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 67.8% |
| 2022 | 113 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 61.9% |
| 2023 | 97 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 69.1% |
| 2024 | 119 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 58.0% |
| 2025 | 114 | 29 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 71.9% |
| 2012–2025 | 1,425 | 287 | 957 winners in Top 5 | 67.2% |
Winners Rated in the Top 5 — by Spring Carnival
201268.4%
201372.2%
201466.3%
201569.5%
201671.1%
201767.0%
201867.7%
201968.8%
202063.5%
202167.8%
202261.9%
202369.1%
202458.0%
202571.9%
2025 — 71.9%
82 of 114 winners were rated inside the Form Factor Top 5.
Fourteen Spring Carnivals. Every race analysed. Follow Form Factor through the 2026 Melbourne Spring Carnival.