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Originally Posted by classhandicapper
It was very a good post.
Here's the flip side of what Jeff P was alluding to.
If all the smartest riders are avoiding the rail, it can create a bit of problem for bias analysis on some days. To know whether the rail was actually bad or not, you need a decent enough sample size of in form horses to have actually raced on it, preferably some consistent horses while doing some serious running.
If only a handful of horses raced on the rail, it's hard to make that determination. My notes are peppered with days where I noted that riders were avoiding the rail, but I didn't have enough evidence to make a call.
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I agree. Many times you can't make the call as not enough were on the rail. Great point Class.
