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Originally Posted by thaskalos
Let's say that a race figures to be hotly-contested early, but the speed duel never materializes...because all but one of the pace-setters elect to take back during the early portion of the race. Do these new pace-flow indicators give 'extra credit" to the lone front-runner...for taking the lead in a supposedly speed-ladened race?
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It depends what happens behind the leader.
If the race falls apart behind the leader the race will get a symbol.
If what happens behind that leader is more typical of any other race it will not.
Your scenario would typically look more like the second option.
When a horse wires and the race gets a C or C+ symbol, that usually means the other speeds tried, got outrun/put away, and all quit. When I see a W2W winner and a C or C+ symbol I will usually look at the quality of the other speeds (look at their PPs), watch the race, and sometimes take a quick look at the Timeform pace figures.