Frequently Asked Questions

Who are Total Performance Data (TPD) and what exactly do they do?

Total Performance Data are the global leader in the provision of live horse racing data.

The Business has two distinct elements; data sales to corporate entities such as media companies, Sportsbooks, Owners, Trainers etc.

And a second element which enables individual Punters and Traders to access the live GPS data, via a subscription to TPD Zone.

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What is In-Play Horse Racing Data?

Live in-play data including speeds, positions and GPS co-ordinates are collected in real time, with trackers in the horse’s saddle cloths, then transmitted to your chosen betting platform, via TPD servers, for you to bet and trade against.

Using the latest GNSS / GPS positioning technology, designed and developed in Cambridge, TPD’s Race Pace positioning data, streams live, in race, real time positions within fractions of a second. Speed, stride length, distance and split time calculations are all transmitted while the race is in progress.

The GPS data quantifies racing efficiency in real-time and is nothing short of revolutionary. The data helps you open positions early into races, for example to lay short priced horses running with the choke out, and back horses at good prices and who are running efficiently.

Who is Responsible for the Provision of GPS Data?

The responsibilities are summarised as follows:

TPD (Total Performance Data):

the principal stakeholder and providers of in-running data and horse racing timing technology and the owners of the Bet Mover application. See the above Q. and A. regarding TPD for more detail.

Gmax Technology:

The engineering team responsible for the design and development of the state of the art GPS tracking systems used to record and deliver the TPD data.

Other Data Providers:

A plethora of other data is provided in partnership with the racecourse and media rights holders – Arena Racing Company (ARC) and At The Races (ATR) in the UK and Equibase in the US.

The above stakeholders each supply various datasets which are then transacted into graphical representations and information which can be viewed, in real time, on various devices.

How Accurate is the GPS Data?

To provide a graphical representation and some context around data accuracy:

1 horse length is 167ms so an average error in the chart below (purple of 50ms) means there is an average positional error of a head.
BUT, two errors of that size in opposite directions means an error of half a length. The error is random, each positional update is independent of the last.

Whilst glitches do occasionally occur, we can report that 85% of the GPS tracked horses are reported to an accuracy of within 1m – the accuracy is often to within centimetres.

What is the Latency?

By using radio frequencies we can transmit the data very fast and dependent upon your set-up you can expect your device to receive up to 5 updates per second.

Do TPD Regularly Monitor the Accuracy of the GPS Data?

Reports detailing the finish line accuracy of every tracking device are generated immediately after every race. In addition to this post race video analysis is done, furlong by furlong, to monitor tracker performance in every single race that is tracked.

Do any Other Organisations use the TPD Data?

Yes, TPD data feeds are widely used by TV companies – ITV, Sky Sports Racing for example, a number of leading Bookmakers , racecourses, owners, trainers and punters.

Which Tracks are Covered by the TPD In-Play Data?

Updated December 2025.

Why are Fences and Hurdles Occasionally Missing From my Screen?

The positions of hurdles and jumps at national hunt race tracks, particularly hurdles, often move position between race fixtures. Sometimes by as much as a furlong.

As a result of these movements our on course operators walk both hurdles and jumps tracks and record the positions of all obstacles before the start of every fixture.

Unfortunately there may be rare occasions when jumps and/or hurdles are put in place or moved on track too late for our operators to carry out their surveys. In these cases no jumps/fence data will appear.

How Do I Access the TPD In-Play Data?

You simply need to open a TPD.Zone Account and then purchase a Live Data Subscription.

Following which, in your TPD Zone Account, there will be a Licence Key which is copied into the appropriate field in your trading platform of choice.

At the present time the live GPS data can be accessed via Bet Mover, a TPD owned product, and our trusted Vendor platforms, Bet Angel, Gruss Betting Assistant and Bf Bot Manager.

Please note that separate subscriptions are required regarding the Vendor platforms.

What Are The Exact Details of Each Subscription Plan?

You can see details of our affordable monthly plans here

You Mention Other TPD Zone Apps – What Do You Mean by This?

The TPD data is currently available in Bet Mover, Bet Angel, Gruss Betting Assistant and Bf Bot Manager.

I am only able to participate in the markets at weekends, is there a payment plan that would suit me?

Yes the “Weekender” Subscription Plan, £60 monthly, was specifically designed with weekend warriors in mind. You can purchase it here.

How Can I Contact TPD Zone Support in Case of a Problem With My Licence Key?

Please send an email to support@tpd.zone

Do You Offer a Free Trial?

We do not offer a free trial, however there is a very affordable “Taster” subscription plan.

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How Can I be Kept Informed of New Developments?

The best way to do this would be to create a FREE TPD Zone Account and as part of the process you will automatically be added to our mailing list.

We hate spam as much as you do and we will only ever email you when we have some important and exciting news to share.