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My latest creation
Thought this might be a good place to show my latest creation. Comments, questions, critiques welcome. Some Basics
Fun feature is the color graphs showing horse position at each call. Based on picking a representative line. It is supposed to help you visualize pace.
Last is 'last fraction' to show closers. One thing I dont' like is this is the only 'less is more' figure in this layout and that is not clear in the graphic.
Pace and Final are ratings for Pace and Final Time.
Fit is a recent addition. I score horse 'fitness' with a schema involving days away from Racing, days since last Workout, pattern of workouts (freq.) and add bonus points if a horse has won coming off a long layoff. Right now it requires a lot of effort. If I like the outcome I would make it more automated.
Field size, Finish position, Beaten Length. Classic 'form' data. Later I score these. Idea is the scoring can catch your eye then you look into the detail.
Next up is race level and Actual Odds. If the horse has had low odds at the current class level then at least the public likes him. If he was last bet 40 to 1 at a level or two below today's event then one of two outcomes. Either (A) lean away a bit or (B) pawn the wife's jewelry and throw down. I tend toward the former (still married) but if you are convinced this is the horse then this prepares you for potential long odds at betting time.
ScTot is a sum of all my scoring algorithms. They aren't scientifically justified, just my idea of what I'm looking for. Probably not worth it to detail each one but they are basic such as higher points for finishing 1st in the representative race or Beaten lengths less then 2.
Although you get an overall score it is not meant to pick by that score. That is designed focus your attention where a horse has an accumulation of positive scenarios. From there I mentally process, eliminate non-contenders, visualize pace, then if a horse has my attention I go the PP's and look through more than the one race I chose for this to see if what I am seeing is backed up by other past races or refuted by non excusable recent poor performance on other lines.
I've just recently started using it with some mild success. It takes an hour or two to put together from the PPs I use which is Today's Racing Digest basic sheets. It could be done from Bris comma delimited data but I would have to do some programming to make that work.
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