19th May 2005, 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by OzPunter
Dear jfc, In my text I was trying to show how I came to the result. Of course you are right, just add 'em up and you've got the answer... Remember that I'd be computerising the whole thing so I really don't care how many calculations the computer does, I was just trying to get my head around the logic of it all.
In the end though, what have I really achieved? I think I just found a way to do a bunch of useless calculations...
Sectional Times though will have some use in studying Audio or Video replays as you can quite clearly see when a leader starts to tire and when a back runner accellerates..
Just a nother tool in the box of tricks but I fail to see that it can be the "Be all and end all" of finding winners, like some say
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Oz Punter - JFC is more than capable of exressing his point of view but I don't recall him/her ever stating that sectional times were the 'be all, end all'. In fact they are just one tool in the overall form analysis.
But don't dismiss them as uselass, they are not. More so when coupled with video watching.
As an example, a horse races on the 'fast" pace but three and four wide throughout in a race three with turns. This horse is early into its prep having stepped up 200m from its last start and gets beaten 3 lens, but was still there contesting the lead with less than a 100m to go. How would you rate its performance for a future viewpoint and and how much extra ground did it cover during the run and what was its 'REAL' racetime?
Just thought I'd give you anohter sleepness night.-)
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