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Originally Posted by bobphilo
The main point is that speed and pace figures using the above methods are accurate, though not perfect, assessments of a horse's performance and most importantly the single best method of rating performances. Particularly when combined with other handicapping factors. This will reduce the small imperfections that you point out when one uses speed/pace figures alone. By implying that figure handicappers are assuming using their figures alone, because they think they are perfect, you are constructing a straw man that is not typical of a good figure handicapper.
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Bob, I agree with much of what you’ve mentioned, but I never implied that anyone should rely on just speed figures
ALONE.
My critique was simply attempting to point out a hidden flaw in speed figure development. It’s one that is very difficult to solve unless of course you can actually time every horse individually in a race at each point of call instead of backing into the time using beaten lengths off of the horse hitting the point of call first.
