X Factor Horse Racing Handicapping for Profitable Betting

October 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Do you know what the most important factor in horse racing handicapping is?  Many people would say speed is the single most important factor.  While speed is still relevant even though it is over bet, because it is so heavily favored by the public, you just can’t make money if you weight it too heavily.

Class is another one of those basic factors in horse racing that is used to the maximum.  It is a little more difficult to quantify at times, but the information is still available and therefore the crowd is all over it.  There is some logic in this of course.  The winner is almost always a horse dropping in class or racing at the same level.  It is difficult for a horse to move up in class and win.

The third factor is the jockey.  Many people just bet a horse based on the rider.  As far as they re concerned, the jockey and his or her agent is a better judge of horse flesh than he or she is and therefore, why not just bet on anything they pick as a possible winner?  Once again, there is some logic in this.  It is also true that some riders show a flat bet profit on their mounts for some meets.

While putting all these basics together is important to rate the horses and find fair value in the pools, the most important thing is often the one thing you can’t foresee.  I call it the X Factor.  It isn’t just found in horse racing, either.  While some things work out very well on paper, if you’ve been trying to win money on the races or involved in almost any other endeavor that involved money, you know that just because things work on paper, it doesn’t mean they will work in real life.

In horse racing, about 80% of the races are logical.  After the race is over, one of the logical contenders has won.  In the other 20% a horse won who seemed to have little chance of winning.  Why it won may be a mystery.  Perhaps it was racing luck or something the trainer did that wasn’t apparent on paper.  The important thing to remember about this is that you have to add this into your equation when you are looking for fair value in the pools.

Many people make a morning line based on the pool minus the takeout and breakage.  So if the takeout and breakage amount to 20% they subtract that from 100% and wind up with 80%.  Then they assign what they deem fair odds by disbursing that among the runners.  So if a horse has a one in four chance of winning, or 25% chance, then 25%x80%=20%.  Therefore, that horse becomes profitable at 4-1.

But what about the unknown?  You must also account for that other 20%.  Do you therefore subtract another 20%?  No.  You subtract 20% of 80% or 16%.  The final result is a pool of 66%.  If you stick with a pool of 66%, disburse it fairly based on each horse’s probability, you have a chance to be profitable.  It is still only a chance and definitely not easy to make a profit, but it is a chance.  If you don’t factor that other 20% in, you will keep losing and wondering why.

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Count Fleet – One of the Finest, World's Horse Racing Fleet Shall …

October 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Amongst the innumerable race horses you may have seen, witnessed winning magnificent races with extreme grace and style, very few, in fact very selectively a handful of them have excelled to a point that they’ve become legendary in a way that no other horse has been able to achieve or even remotely impact what they have achieved in their racing careers.

One such racing horse, whose career first began as a regular struggling amateur lined with unaccomplished wins, set a world record when he was assigned the highest impost, greater than 130 pounds, the highest weight any two year old horse was ever assigned, Count Fleet became one and only one in horse racing’s history to carry 132 pounds in the 1942 Experimental Free Handicap. The record remains intangible to all race horses till date and only God knows how long it will stay that way.

Count Fleet has a limited racing career, much contrary to his ranking on the Blood Horse magazine, rating him the 5th on the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century. Bred to mare Quickly (by Haste) by Kentucky Derby 1928 winner, Reigh Count, Count Fleet was owned by Mrs. John D. Hertz. After being introduced into professional racing by trainer Don Cameron and jockeyed by Hall of Fame inductee John Longden, the two year old racing season didn’t start with vigour and thrust. Count Fleet initially repeatedly lost races, however managing to finish in money.

His maiden break came from his win at Aqueduct followed by another at the Empire City Race Course and then at Wakefield Stakes. However, it was his race to victory at the Champagne Stakes by a commendable six lengths in a finish time of 1:34 4/5 that won him his first accolades. His performance ended up setting a new track record breaking the previously set by the four year old, Jack High, 20 years ago.

Count Fleet next headed for the Pimlico Futurity where he was up against his two time rival Occupation who he has lost to in Futurity (whose prep races saw Count Fleet time 1:08 1/5 for six furlongs, the fastest any horse clocked at any age for that distance) and Breeder’s Futurity. Count Fleet coasted to a clean victory by 5 lengths after a speed duel for the initial six furlongs. This performance also won him another track record equalling 1:43 3/5 for the 1 1/16 miles held at that time.

His 15th start was at the Walden Stakes which he won effortlessly by 30 lengths, one of the biggest winning differences. Soon his formidable racing style had gotten him allocated the highest ever impost of 132 pounds, Count Fleet was awarded the U.S. Champion Two Year Old.

The Count was an aggressive runner when it came to racing on a field with respectable rivalry. Following his three year old season break with St.James, a $3,000 race which obviously was easily conquered, Count made another victorious run to the wire winning the Woods Memorial with an incredible consistence against Blue Swords. Count Fleet closed the race at 1:43 that was a mere 2/5 seconds short of the Jamaican track record.

It is said that Count Fleet had to be relaxed when he approached the wire relentlessly racing to victory owing to his aggressive racing style. Race experts wondered what speed the horse would be capable of if jockey John Longden didn’t stand up to ease him at the wire.

Count soon followed his winning streak with the Kentucky Derby win. The horse had won the Derby by three lengths once again defeating his stiffest rival Blue Swords. What he now targeted was the Preakness, one that he again won effortlessly gliding to an eight lengths win. The third leg of the Triple Crown was an excellent 25 length victory, a performance that easily won him the Championship Award for Three Year Olds and was also named the American Horse of the Year.

Count Fleet never ran again. He returned to stud and is now available only on the free racing game downloads present exclusively on www.horseracegame.com in fine 3D simulation with an enormous platter full of exciting features. Enjoy horse racing in its whole new avatar.

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What Makes A Master Horseman

October 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment

An entire universe of hopeful pony pros ask themselves this one question. What makes a great horse person? What are the special talents that enable a rider to become one with their pony? A completely merged and integrated whole of all the finely coordinated parts?

Regardless of if this were a reference book and not an article, I am not sure I could adequately describe what goes to make a fine horseman. There is so much of it that’s intangible, not conducive to proper description. How can I describe a feeling, an aura, a merging of spirits?

What I can tell you about is perhaps the most important qualification a fine horseman needs. It is something that most, or all riders can achieve. It’s the light touch.

You can hope to become a fine horseman only when you learn how to pay no attention to your inbuilt instincts to get a bit more physical when your pony is not responding the way that you need it to. When you follow your natural instincts, you start adding on more pressure on the bit or you utilise your legs more forcefully or, heaven forbid, you even start whipping your pony. To be a fine horseman, you’ve got to go against your inherent instincts. You must perfect an absolutely weightless touch that teaches the pony more thru vibration, if I am able to call it that, than thru physical pressure. Perfect coordination with your horse is a little like ESP, which explains why it isn’t simple to describe.

You achieve that coordination when you approach your pony not as an animal that has to be subjugated to your will, but as a detachable part of yourself that responds to your mental urgings just the way your arms and legs do, there isn’t any recognisable message, no traceable process. The response happens practically at the same nano-second the command is given.

You achieve that coordination when you appreciate the fact that you are the creature with the versatile mind and the pony is the creature with the unidirectional one. You can think up and down and round and round, and the horses thinks only straight ahead. Therefore , you don’t expect your pony to mould his thinking to you; you adjust your mental processes to tune in on his frequencies. You don’t speak with him the language of a superior human being attempting to dominate him, you talk to him the language of an equal human being trying to be a horse.

The point is this: train your pony with the will, not the whip. Teach him to recognise and spontaneously respond to the most subtle cues and commands from you. Refrain from compelling him to do anything, lure him into doing what you need. The most effective way is to reward him each time he does something right. Rather than punishing him when he does anything wrong, simply get him to repeat it till he gets it right. Do not overdrive him, if he has yet to pick up on a new trick despite repeated attempts, give him a break. Give him a rubdown, let him feed, let him share a little time with the other horses if there are any.

Approach your horse with supreme belief that you will get your way. Horses are sensitive to mood, and if you start doubting yourself, the doubt is going to rub off on him and adversely affect his behavior.

Remember: when you reach across to your pony, he will reach back to you.

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Horses That Over Jump

October 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Are you one of those fortunate few whose horse is nuts about jumping? You are lucky. There’s a entire population of riders out there who would jump at the opportunity to get their hands on your horse.

Some horses are so enamored of jumping they set at it like they’re blasting off on a moon shot. Let me make things clear, I might any day go for a pony that jumps with gay abandon than a pony that appears to believe the air 2 feet above his head is hurtful to health. The big problem is , however , that over enthusiastic horses tend to send you flying out of the stirrups and the saddle every time they jump, and it’s badly disorienting to be forced to thud into the saddle and grope for your stirrups as you struggle to get your wits back about you. It can be especially disastrous if you are in an event.

2 prominent reasons cause riders to leave their saddles when their horses over jump. The 1st is the momentum related to a big over jump from your horse or due to your pony having a huge round bascule. At any rate, you need to learn to stay in balance, whatever the thrust that leads you to leave the saddle. The 2 things you want to focus upon are seat and equilibrium.

Say you are preparing your pony for a little jump over a little stream and he lifts off like he’s Superman in disguise. You are caught completely unaware, and you react by making an attempt to grab hold of the saddle with your knees. You have just set off a chain reaction leading to disaster. The physical result of your attempt to use your knees to embrace the saddle is to lift your lower legs and swing them right from the stirrups.

Try something else the next time your pony makes an attempt to jjump the moon. Focus on keeping relaxed, and forget about grabbing the saddle with your knees. Let your pony hoist you from the saddle. Maintain balance over your lower limbs and let your weight sink down into the heels. When you have your balance right over your legs, with your weight in the heels, your unplanned exit from the saddle will be quick and you won’t lose the stirrups.

That one paragraph may make it sound like a cake walk. I plead guilty. It’s not going to be all that easy. You will need to work really hard at gaining the kind of balance and confidence I have talked about. You want to spend a heap of time on a two-point position. The most effective way of strengthening your lower limbs and getting stability into your position is to ride the two-point at all 3 gaits; and to bolster your seat and horse-oneness by riding without stirrups.

You will also gain a lot from jumping tiny grids. Erect about 6 smallish cross rails roughly 10 to 12 feet apart. Get your horse to indulge himself jumping; make sure your head is up, your legs are relaxed, your body is balanced and your weight is in your heels. Concentrate hard on continuing to stay relaxed; don’t try to grip with your knees. Keep practicing till you get into the swing of it.

When you have mastered your approach to your horse’s jumps, you’ll find life a ton less complicated. Your butt will stay in contact with your saddle irrespective of how much he exerts himself. You may be happy with the fact that you have got an athlete with much potential.

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Win Money at the Races with Free Horse Racing Tips

October 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Among all the forms of gambling today, horse betting tracks are one of the most in demand and very attractive weekend sporting attraction all over the globe. Of course, while there is really no secret and firm guarantee in making big money out of horse racing, careful study and research can increase your winning chances. Also, there are free horse racing tips that can help you. Therefore, if you believe that in order to win money at the races numerous details have to be taken into consideration, then here are the best free horse racing tips to become a sure horse race better.

Study the form. Check out the horse jockey and the horse winning history. There are a lot of variables to consider. For instance, how much distance can that horse run? Has that horse ever tried to run over the type of ground he will run for today? Can the jokey handle extra weight? It is more than just studying the horse, and because there are so many things to consider in order to  make sure return on race wages, many would follow a tipster.

Know your staking methods. You don’t just place bets on a horse. You have to select first your staking plan. For example, many would go for level stakes. This means you start on small bets then slightly increase your stakes until a winner is obtained. You may also place two or three bets on several horses. But remember, you can bet this way if that’s your preferred way of betting or you may just stick with minimum bets on the favorites to guarantee you sure return of your money.

Select the right bookmaker. Aside from hiring a tipster, many find keeping a record of bookmakers a good habit and effective way to increase their chances of winning in horse races. However, keep in mind that you have to be wise enough when making deals with bookmakers especially if the amount expected to be won is higher than the amount your chosen bookmaker can only pay.

Gauge when to stop. Do not think that regular horse racing winners don’t lose money because they do. Even long-time wining betters lose a lot of money in the process that is why there is a great need to identify when to stop. In most cases, those who want to have a big return on their bets would hastily throw big money even on their first bet. Pioneer’s advice is to take betting slowly especially if you still don’t know exactly how to play the board. Decide on your limit before you place on a bet and always stick on it. This way, you do not lose more than you can bear to lose and you also increase your chances of winning more than you really expected.

Keep in mind, in order to become a successful punter, you have to learn everything about horse racing. Do not forget to follow these free horse racing tips and you’ll see, in due time, your bets would return to you with bigger profits.
 

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Five Minute Profits Horse Racing Betting System Review

October 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Sit back for a second and try to explain why the average Betfair race has over one million Pounds of matched money on it and the average greyhound race has 5,000 Pounds of matched money on it. What makes this so odd is that only a few people seem to be winning. Why are so few people winning so much money?

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The Five Minute Profits System is the system for you. If you want to make some big money over an extended period of time, which adds up to huge bank accounts, then you need to learn about this system. The great thing is that it is not some boring four-day course on beating the odds, it is a legit five minute instruction that will help you make your Betfair account start rising.

You can start with a bank balance as low as 50 Pounds and watch it grow through this simple method to easy profits. Anyone who wants to make money from betting should use this system.

What about if you know nothing about betting? Should you shy away from this and leave it to the professionals? Hell no! Anyone can use this system, even if they know nothing about Betfair. The Five Minute Profits System goes through the basic little steps to get you into the system, even if you don’t know what Betfair is.

Of course you can’t be blamed for thinking this is too good to be true. After all, how many products offer you big money for little investment? Well, how many of those products offer a 60 days money back guarantee if you don’t make a profit within those two months?

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What Makes A Master Horseman

October 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment

A whole universe of hopeful horse pros out there ask themselves this one question every day: What goes to make a great horse person? What are the special abilities that enable a rider to become one with their pony? A totally merged and integrated whole of all of the finely coordinated parts?

Regardless of if this were a reference book and not an article, I’m really not sure I could adequately describe what goes to make a fine horseman. There is such a lot of it that is intangible, not conducive to proper description. How can I describe a feeling, an aura, a merging of spirits?

What I can tell you about is perhaps the most significant qualification a fine horseman wishes. It is something that most, if not all riders can achieve. It’s the light touch.

You can hope to become a fine horseman only when you learn to disregard your inherent instincts to get rather more physical when your horse isn’t responding the way in which you want it to. When you follow your natural instincts, you start piling on more stress on the bit or you use your legs more forcefully or, heaven forbid, you even start whipping your horse. To be a fine horseman, you have got to go against your inbuilt instincts. You have to perfect a completely weightless touch that instructs the pony more through vibration, if I am able to call it that, than thru physical pressure. Perfect coordination with your pony is a little bit like ESP, which explains why it isn’t straightforward to describe.

You achieve that coordination when you approach your pony not as an animal that has to be subjugated to your will, but as a detachable part of yourself that responds to your mental urgings just the way your legs and arms do, there is not any identifiable message, no traceable process. The response occurs practically at the same nano-second the command is given.

You achieve that coordination when you appreciate the fact that you are the creature with the versatile mind and the horse is the creature with the omnidirectional one. You can think up and down and round and round, and the horses thinks only straight ahead. Therefore , you do not expect your pony to mould his thinking to you; you adjust your mental processes to tune in on his frequencies. You don’t talk to him the language of a superior human trying to control him, you talk to him the language of an equal human attempting to be a pony.

The point is this: train your horse with the will, not the whip. Teach him to recognize and spontaneously respond to the most circumspect cues and commands from you. Refrain from forcing him to do anything, lure him into doing what you want. The right way is to reward him every time he does something right. Instead of punishing him when he does something wrong, simply get him to repeat it till he gets it right. Don’t overdrive him, if he has yet to pick up on a new trick despite repeated attempts, give him a break. Give him a rubdown, let him feed, let him share a little time with the other horses if there are any.

Approach your pony with supreme belief that you will get your way. Horses are sensitive to mood, and if you start doubting yourself, the doubt is going to rub off on him and adversely affect his behavior.

Remember: when you reach across to your pony, he is going to reach back to you.

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Coming Out On Top Of Competitive Trail Riding

October 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Competitive Trail Riding is mostly referred to as CTR. It is an equine event where riders cover distances of between 15 and 40 miles a day over rough country. Lots of participants quit after the first day, but others stick hard to it for 3 days. The contest aims to evaluate functional coordination between rider and their pony, and to evaluate the physical fitness of the riders and their horses at the end of the competition. The event can be physically demanding, and riders and their horses are subject to comprehensive physical examination prior to and on finishing of the event. As there is a factor of risk to riders and their horses, these events adhere to high safety standards; there is a panel of veterinarians on the spot and all judges are experienced hands.

It is obvious that the fittest pony and rider team wins the event. It isn’t hard to say that all the hard work is performed by the pony, but that presumption would be unfair to the rider, who is also the subject of a large amount of strain and wear and tear. Each horse-rider pair is accompanied by a team of trainers, nutritionists, pony handlers and carers and others. They’re united in their common goal of maintaining the pony in top condition. The rider’s role obviously is mostly directing and controlling and taking the easiest routes, that would subject the pony to minimum hardship. You can’t succeed in events like this without totally focused commitment. In every aspect of mental and physical health, the pair must be at the peak of their capabilities.

When competing in these events, remember that:

– horses are naturally scared animals. As prey animals, they tend to see potential danger in lots of things. Thus, the more your horse is desensitized to objects around, the better he will behave during the event. This means predicting all possible objects that might spook your pony and getting your pony used to these objects. Obviously, this means convincing him that the objects are in no way harmful to him by exposing him to them continuously and in non threatening circumstances. All this is often done in a secure setting like an arena;

– you should be completely acquainted with your pony and his wants and moods. You may be able to read every nuance of his body language like an open book. You also should be very mindful of old injuries and situations where the pony was scared. Point them out to the judges of the event because if you don’t the judges will negatively mark them at the end of the event. You are responsible for intimate knowledge of your pony and everything needed to keep him secure and in the very best of health;

– while the horse’s fitness is of ultimate concern, you as the rider will additionally need to face lots of hardship and so you need to stay fit. When you are fit and at perfect weight, you are less of a strain for the pony. Make sure you are following regular exercise and diet regimens;

– when at the event, you must ensure you are dressed appropriately and in compliance with relevant rules imposed by the event organizers;

– keeping your pony comfy and free from irritations is of paramount concern. Give him the best equipment and gear available. Maintain all gear and tack in spotless working condition. Leave no stone unturned in terms of guaranteeing your horse’s ideal health and comfort;

– proper pre-event training is critical. You should work your horse up to the event slowly and with a correct plan. Correct training will keep both your horse and you at the peak of your abilities. While you do have to train hard and regularly, make sure you don’t over exert your horse or yourself. Start by covering five to seven miles of increasingly rough terrain 5 week days;

– while training your horse, you need to make sure he is able to change his footing as required and acclimatize to varying terrain conditions;

– while training, you need to also get your horse used to vicinity and continuous physical contact with human beings. He will be touched and inspected constantly while at the event. You wish to make sure that does not distress him;

– while training, you must get your pony accustomed to both running and still water of diverse tastes and compositions. Your horse will need to be given food and water at regular intervals thru the day, and it's essential that he is schooled to ignore horses? Natural reluctance to drink water from unfamiliar sources.

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Horse racing: Smullen upbeat for beauty contest

October 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Horse racing is the king of all  sports.  The history of horse racing dates back many thousand of years when Romans and Ancient Greeks raced horses in compition. During the 300 years ago, the first example of horse racing came into existance in UK. The UK was the place where horse racing developed and flourished before becoming a global sport. Now horse racing is a major professional sport event in Ireland, Great britain, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Austalia and also South America.

Pat Smullen believes Profound Beauty has a “massive chance” of Melbourne Cup glory if the ground comes up right at Flemington next week.

The Irish raider was fifth in the big race back in 2008, but Smullen believes she can surpass that if conditions are in her favour for the “race that stops a nation”.

“There’s no getting away from the fact that if it is typical Aussie firm it will be too quick for her. We hope there is an ease. They’re having broken weather and if there are a few showers and the ground comes up nice I think we will have a massive chance.”

The hot favourite for next Tuesday’s race is dual Cox Plate winner So You Think – bidding to give the legendary Bart Cummings a 13th victory in the big race.

And Smullen admits that he’ll prove a dangerous opponent, saying: “All the quotes I’ve read from those who’ve ridden against him have been very impressive and he is clearly a very talented horse. He’s going to be hard to beat.”

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Horse Trail Riding

October 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Are you so sure there aren’t any annoying rules and regulations to prevent you and your pony when you are out in the absolute outback? Looking forward to an expedition that’s not regulated by a number of dos and don’ts? Well, you may not have to fret much about statutory and other rules and rules out there, particularly those pertinent to behaviour in a crowd, but there very definitely are some common sense-based rules and regulations that you need to observe if you would like to bring yourself and your pony back in two intact packages.

You have to be out in the bush land with a horse that’s not going to spook at each small sight and sound. It does not truly need to be said that you are going to run into a ton of weird sights and noises. You are smart to desensitise your pony as much as you can before you go riding off. To be ready for back country, a horse should be trusted to load, haul, stay tied and stay hobbled. He should not hesitate to cross streams, bogs, fallen trees or any other obstacle. He should keep his presence of mind if you run across other people, other horses or any type of animal life. He should be able to shrug off loud and unexpected noises, even though they are of the explosive type. He should not be ruffled by colourful packs and apparel, nor should motorised vehicles of any sort startle him.

When riding in back country, avoid tying horses to trees. If you have to restrain your pony, you must stretch a picket line between trees. Ensure you do not damage the trees by looping lines around them; protect them with padding, a gunny sack, whatever. The picket line should be set up at a height of about seven feet above ground. Tie the lead ropes such that your halter snap rests 2 feet off the ground. Be sure the lead rope has a swivel so it won’t get badly twisted or loosened.

Set up your campsite at a distance of not less than 200 feet from brooks, lakes and other water bodies.

Don’t be a litter bug! Ensure you burn or take away everything you bring. Burn trash if it is permitted, and pack unburnable stuff like cans so that you can carry them away for correct disposal. Dispose correctly of food scraps and left-overs, as well. Don’t bury garbage and don’t burn tin foil, these activities are against the law in lots of places.

You are not permitted to carry packed hay or unprocessed grain in a large amount of Fed. lands, and that suggests a lot of parks and wilderness areas, too. This prohibition is because feed stock typically contains weeds, which if set free can plant themselves and soon grow to nasty proportions. It’s not uncommon for parks to stipulate that you bring your own feed, and this feed be free of weeds. You get alfalfa in cubes that is certified to be weed free; these cubes are easy to pack and carry, and are received well by horses. Follow up with the feed and tack outlets in your neighborhood, or get weed-free feed from county extension agents.

Before heading into any reserve or park area, do your home work: get acquainted with the regulations on camping, limits on the number of people and horses in a group and so on. Find out where horses can be ridden and where they cannot. You don’t want to get sent back, fined or maybe taken to jail because you did not follow rules.

Be especially careful about following rules associated with camp fires. Plenty of areas don’t permit fires. Somebody should always be attending to campfires, and they must be absolutely extinguished once you are finished with them.

Ensure you don’t leave behind dung in loading areas, camping areas or on trails. Leave everything at least as clean as when you found it!

The only things you can possibly leave behind safely are hoof prints.

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