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The search is not restricted to a particular card or result.<\/p>\n<p>In this case the report excludes the<span>\u00a0<\/span><i>source<\/i><span>\u00a0<\/span>information.<\/p>\n<p>However, the search can be refined by selecting a particular country from the Navigation Bar.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Formline Finder from a Racecard or a Result&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-10px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p><span>Starting the\u00a0<\/span><b>Formline Finder<\/b><span>\u00a0from a racecard or a result (using the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"GreenMenu\">green menu<\/span><span>) restricts the search to the horses in that\u00a0<\/span><b>Racecard<\/b><span>\u00a0or that\u00a0<\/span><b>Result<\/b><span>. 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Can be in date order or number of wins found or the percentage (%). Any of these can be in ascending or descending sequence. A good choice is \"% (descending)\" to get the top formlines at the top.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Going&nbsp;back:<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">The number of months to search back from. A higher month value will take longer but can also return \"formlines\" that are false. A good choice is \"3\u00a0months\".<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Formlines:<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">The purists believe that only the \"immediate\" formlines are valuable. The \"immediate\" formlines refers to the column of grids that immediately follow the race identified. \"Subsequent\" refers to the grids to the right of \"immediate\". But you can have the system search for \"Immediate only\" or \"Immediate plus subsequent\". <br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/formgrids.help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/FormlineImmediateSubsequent8.png\" alt=\"Immediate and subsequent formlines\" width=\"128\" height=\"241\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1010\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Place:<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">The purists believe that only the \"immediate\" formlines are valuable. The \"immediate\" formlines refers to the column of grids that immediately follow the race identified. \"Subsequent\" refers to the grids to the right of \"immediate\". But you can have the system search for \"Immediate only\" or \"Immediate plus subsequent\". <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-12 from cache -->[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;How to read the output&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-10px||||false|false&#8221;]<p>The output lists all races found that have a formline. 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