I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN HEARING THE THOUGHTS OF FORUM MEMBERS ON HOW THEY APPROACH THE HANDICAPPING ASPECT OF RACE SPEED . DO ANY OF YOU GUYS/GIRLS DO YOUR OWN SPEED MAPS TO PREDICT SETTLING ORDER IN A RACE AND WHICH RUNNERS WILL BE HELPED OR HINDERED BY THE SPEED OF THE RACE . MY OPINION IS THAT THIS IS CRUCIAL PART OF FINDING WINNERS BUT I ONLY USE THE GENERAL DEFENITIONS GIVEN IN RACE PAPERS ( FAST/LEADER , ON PACE , MIDFIELD , BACKMARKER/STRETCH RUNNERS ) AND FIND THESE CAN BE A BIT VAGUE , WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ?