RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS
Published methods and applied studies provide context for the measurements. Groundlytics translates that work into field testing and reporting.
ONGOING COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
These projects remain underway. They sit alongside our commercial racecourse monitoring and are distinct from the published work below.
A University of Lancashire-led study funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Equine Welfare Research Foundation Limited, examining objective turf assessment across racing jurisdictions.
Groundlytics contributes field measurements, data management, mapping and technical reporting. The wider analysis is ongoing.
An FEI-funded collaboration with the University of Lancashire, considering cross-country ground response alongside rider assessments.
Groundlytics contributes surface measurements, maps, sector commentary and rider-feedback data. Findings remain under investigation.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Eventing protocols, racing performance context and the wider British Ground and Going study.
Research establishing a practical approach to objective eventing ground assessment, with instrument comparisons and rider feedback.
Examines measured turf response alongside performance-based going derived from normalised race times.
A 15-month Great Britain study from 2023–2024, placing going measurements alongside weather, soil and practitioner feedback.
THE BRITISH GROUND AND GOING STUDY
The 15-month 2023–2024 project was led by researchers at Nottingham Trent University and the University of Central Lancashire, managed by the Horse Welfare Board and funded by the Racing Foundation.
The report considers going measurements alongside weather, soil, region and time-based going allowances, with input from clerks and trainers.
The 2024 racing paper examines associations between surface measurements and performance-based going. A relationship at meeting level does not automatically establish a lane-specific prediction or explain an individual race result.
HOW WE USE THE EVIDENCE
VST comparisons with the OBST inform particular models and protocols. Soil moisture and impact response provide complementary information; each instrument and outcome retains its own meaning.
International research and FEI-supported eventing work extend the practical questions being studied. The purpose is to build useful evidence around ground consistency, performance context and welfare-focused preparation.
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