21st September 2006, 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by blownhemi
Ok here comes a REAL newbie question ,
but how do you tell the class of :
a: The horse , ie: If it is more of a say class 3 then class 6
b:The race itself
c: The last race the horse ran in
Thanks in advance
Oops and sorry to hijack your thread chromie
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No problems blownhemi,
It's a good question.
As mad said, you look in the racebook to see the class of the race. Although sometimes a race might not be a genuine Open or Class 6 due to the contestants.
As a rule of thumb, I have set up my database to add up the prizemoney won based on the class or above of a race.
So, if a race is a class 6 and a horse has won $10,000 in a class 5, $7,800 in a class 6 and $900 in an Open, I allocate $8,700 to the horse as a class 6 horse.
I can then get a feel for what horses are genuine Class 6 horses, especially when a horse has won $0 prizemoney at a Class 6.
It's not perfect, but it's a work in progress.
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