Yes you are right, most races these days seem to be run to a slow tempo. In my ideal world I would be looking for a horse that races very handy to the lead, in a fast run race and either wins or goes very close. Unfortunately there isnt many real worlds about. So I've just got to make the most of slow tempos. I have a few formulas, one of which tells me the tempo of the race and another which tells me how many lengths each horse either gained/or lost to the winner over the final 600/400/200. The same of course applies to the winner, how many lengths did it put on the rest of the field/or lost over the final 3 furlongs.

By watching the race at the same time, if the winner has held off all challenges pretty well, he's added. I cant just sit around and wait for what I consider a perfect run, as mentioned above, otherwise I would have hardly any horses in my BB. It all comes down to one's personal opinion, and hope that you get it right enought times.

This probably doesnt really answer your question, not an easy one to answer.

Paul