How long does it take you to Cap??

[Vince Stone]

Hey everyone,

Just found this site and can't believe I haven't found it earlier. I've been capping for about 10 years now and still learning new things everyday while also trying to improve everyday. When I am looking at an entire card for a day it could take me up to 4 hours. Because it takes so long, and I have a 9-5, I rarely ever get to play a full card or even P4s and P6s. Was just curious how long it takes other to cap a single race or card? I know every race is different depending on the entries, but just looking for an idea. Look forward to being on these forums often and getting involved with the discussions.

[Racey]

many opinions to this question but as a rule I average around an hour per track usually playing 2-3 tracks on Saturdays. I concentrate on horses running well against the race flow getting a better pace setup.

[Frankie D]

Same here. Takes about 1 to 1.5 hours to work a card at one track. I also play two or three tracks on weekend days.

It is a lot easier to bet accurately and avoid mistakes if i am totally complete with ALL basic work done prior to race 1 on a card.

I usually only play 6 or 7 races per card. I also rarely bet below 2 to 1. Even money? Forget that.

[Dave Schwartz]

3 minutes per race.

"Moving like a tremendous machine."

[VigorsTheGrey]

It is not so much as how long it takes as it is WHAT is being done.....how does one go about handicapping a race....? Handicapping a card.....some can stare at a Form for hours and achieve little of value....what is important info....? What is not....? These are all important questions.....what do you think is important to be aware of when betting....?

[ultracapper]

20 minutes to decide if I'm interested in a race. At least an hour to an hour and a half if I decide to work through it completely.

[LottaKash]

It generally takes me about 15-minutes or less to PACE-FILTER an entire card for CONTENDERS, and then about 10 minutes or so to complete the DRILL..

Then it will be, either a GO or a NOGO...sure...

Do about 6-tracks per day...

[VigorsTheGrey]

Originally Posted by LottaKash

It generally takes me about 15-minutes or less to PACE-FILTER an entire card for CONTENDERS, and then about 10 minutes or so to complete the DRILL..

Then it will be, either a GO or a NOGO...sure...

Do about 6-tracks per day...

Once you are at the GO or a NOGO stage....what then figures in deciding to "pul da trigga"....?

[LottaKash]

Once I find a horse or horses that possess an extreme or valuable PACE-Advantage, then I will look for one of about dozen or so of my tried-and-true ANGLES ,and then attach it to the pace-advantaged horse....This only takes a minute or two in any given race...

No Angle, no BET... So simple now.. (Wasn't always that way tho)

[JustRalph]

Punch the Jcapper button, wait two minutes for the card to finish and then read the report race by race.

I know in a minute or so if the race might be playable and if it is maybe five more minutes on the race.

Move on.

Most cards today on a normal Saturday only have 3-6 playable races. 6 is rare

[Elliott Sidewater]

Around 4 hours to handicap a 9 race card. Yes, that's a long time, but at the end I know why I like or dislike each horse's chances, or failing that know when I don't know. This makes the betting decisions less pressured. Having to decide on the handicapping opinions and how to bet a race, at the same time, can be a tough proposition subject to more error than I can tolerate.

Dave Schwartz - machine gun.
Me - six shooter with barrel seldom filled.

[FakeNameChanged]

Originally Posted by Elliott Sidewater

Around 4 hours to handicap a 9 race card. Yes, that's a long time, but at the end I know why I like or dislike each horse's chances, or failing that know when I don't know. This makes the betting decisions less pressured. Having to decide on the handicapping opinions and how to bet a race, at the same time, can be a tough proposition subject to more error than I can tolerate.

Dave Schwartz - machine gun.
Me - six shooter with barrel seldom filled.

I don't think your 25-30 minutes a race is unreasonable especially if it's pen and paper, longhand version as opposed to Dave's probable software program. Add one or more replays per race that interest you, and it's another 15-30 minutes each. I invested that amount of time last week for Parx, and the cold windy conditions cancelled all my work. Good practice.

[Inner Dirt]

2-4 hours per card on average. Although some cards I can handicap in 60 seconds as in just looking at the entries and deciding not for me. Dirt sprints are my specialty and I am putrid at turf routes. Not enough dirt sprints and too many turf routes I will quickly pass on the card.

[Hapman]

I've only been in the game about five years...but I'd say if I'm seriously capping a full card it takes me 1-2 hours per track.

If I'm really getting into a big card like BC then I will start early and spend multiple days going back over certain races.

If I'm just kind of casually having fun at the track or something I can do a race in a few minutes, but that is my sped-up version of handicapping where I'm just trying to find a quick play.

[arw629]

1.5 - 2 hrs for me