To help navigate your way around this website, the following information is provided
as a brief explanation into the functions of The Watchdog website (www.thewatchdog.com.au).
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Home Page
The home page is designed to be the central control of the site with most indexing
and reference points being accessible from the center window. The home page is broken
down into 3 sections:
- Main Menu – The main menu down the left side allows you to gain access to
all the main functions of the site
- Control Window – The control window provides most of the indexing for the
site functionality
- Today's Racing – Will display a list of all TAB greyhound meetings in Australia
for the current day. Activated form-guide states for this website will have links
directly to the form-guide of each respective meeting. NB: The start time of each
race meeting is also shown.
On all pages within the website, click on The Watchdog title image and you will always
be returned to the homepage of this site.
Basic Fields is a quick reference form-guide that displays all race-fields on the
screen in a web display format. This screen is NOT designed for printing (refer
to 'The Whisper' PDF form-guide for a printable version of this guide). The main
menu is controlled by State, where active states will be available. When selecting
the state, an index will be displayed in the main Control Panel showing all 'available'
meetings. This means the meetings that have been box-drawn and released to the public.
Basic Fields will be available as soon as the official fields are released.
The data in this display will be refreshed on a daily basis.
The Basic Fields index panel will also provide users with the ability to search for
a greyhound in any upcoming race meeting
The Form-Guides section is the main service provided by this website. The Watchdog
produces a series of form-guides to cater for all levels of greyhound enthusiasts
from beginners to advanced. Like Basic Fields, the main menu is driven by state
and active states will be available. When selecting the state, an index will be
displayed in the main Control Panel showing all 'available' meetings. This means
the meetings that have been box-drawn and released to the public.
On selecting an appropriate race meeting, a series of guide types will also be available.
These guide types are outlined below:
| Form Guide |
Description |
| The Browser (HTML) |
This is the on-line version and combines The Runaway Train and The Brainstormer
into an on-screen display. The +/- symbols on the left side of the form-guide will
allow you to expand and collapse each greyhound (to view its racing form).
At the bottom of the display, the TABCORP website allows you to access your betting
account while having the greyhound form-guide at your fingertips.
Available video clips may also be viewed from within this electronic guide.
|
| The Whisper (PDF) |
The Whisper is a 1-page print guide that shows all races for a race meeting |
| The Snapshot (PDF) |
The Snapshot is a beginners version that provides pictures to help represent the
chances within each race. 1-page document |
| The Runaway Train (PDF) |
The Runaway Train provides a 3-page overview of the fields with The Watchdog's expert
analysis. |
| The Brainstormer (PDF) |
The Brainstormer is our standard form guide. This is a 1-race per page printable
guide showing the last 4-starts of each greyhound |
| The Rocket Scientist (PDF) |
The Rocket Scientist is the advanced guide. This guide is over 30 pages and provides
in depth information including the last 10-starts for each greyhound + the last
3-wins. |
| The Fast Track |
The Fast Track is not available on this website but is the brand name given to the
on-course race-book. When you arrive on-course you can purchase this race-book.
The layout follows a similar design to The Brainstormer. |
The data in these guides will be refreshed on a daily basis.
The Form-Guides index panel will also provide users with the ability to search for
a greyhound in any upcoming race meeting. On selection of a greyhound from the search
function you will be taken directly to 'The Browser' form-guide at the race your
selected greyhound is in.
Videos are provided for all race meetings that have been successfully captured. The
main index will display race meetings for the previous 2-weeks of race meetings.
If the capturing of video's has not worked successfully, the index will not show
these races.
Video replays are also available through The Browser form-guide. Next to the previous
4 starts of a greyhound in The Browser guide, a small video symbol will provide
a link to the video replay, if the video is available.
Video replays cannot be downloaded.
Under the reports menu an index of upcoming race meetings is available to choose
from. The reports that can be selected allow you to display (on screen) selective
parts of the expert form analysis from The Watchdog. These reports include:
- Tips/Selections – All the tips/selections for a selected race meeting from
The Watchdog analysts.
- Suggested Bets – All the Suggested Bets for a selected race meeting from
The Watchdog analysts.
- Bets of the Day - All the Bets of the Day for a selected race meeting from
The Watchdog analysts.
- All - All of the above for a selected race meeting from The Watchdog analysts.
Under the statistics menu an index of upcoming race meetings is available to choose
from. The statistics that can be selected allow you to display (in the control panel)
some facts and figures about the race meeting. These statistics available include:
- Winning Boxes at the select tracks for the past 12 months.
- Leading Trainers at the selected tracks.
The 'How To' section of the site provides instruction and assistance in a number
of areas, including:
- Understanding the layout of each of The Watchdog Form-Guides.
- Using the TABCORP betting calculator to help you calculate your multiple bet types.
- Betting with the TAB provides a link to the TABCORP help page.