sidvicious
03-27-2005, 08:37 AM
what are the form methods folks are using these days? i'm referring to Pencil methods as opposed to computer crunching, though.
i learned form handicapping from the old book Winning At The Track. i haven't read it in a while, and many of you probably remember the companion dos program that came with it.
to be fair, i'll answer my question so as to help provoke responses from others.
i look primarily at lengths beaten, and if there is some spark, some sign that the horse wants to run, then i consider him. if he's a closer, and shows recent movement from the back to the front, and finishes, say, 3 behind from a start of 12, then i study him. more so if two or three races show this pattern.
for frontrunners i look at beaten lengths, and keep him in the mix if he's within 5 or 6 lengths from start to finish. if a horse improves position, i rate him higher.
i've not really weighted form to acheive a "number" as some of you may have done. i'd like to see how some of you do this, if you do.
cheers,
sv
i learned form handicapping from the old book Winning At The Track. i haven't read it in a while, and many of you probably remember the companion dos program that came with it.
to be fair, i'll answer my question so as to help provoke responses from others.
i look primarily at lengths beaten, and if there is some spark, some sign that the horse wants to run, then i consider him. if he's a closer, and shows recent movement from the back to the front, and finishes, say, 3 behind from a start of 12, then i study him. more so if two or three races show this pattern.
for frontrunners i look at beaten lengths, and keep him in the mix if he's within 5 or 6 lengths from start to finish. if a horse improves position, i rate him higher.
i've not really weighted form to acheive a "number" as some of you may have done. i'd like to see how some of you do this, if you do.
cheers,
sv