Today I decided to apply my old speed-ratings to yesterdays Flemington and Randwick races to determine the difference in the relative "speed" of each track yesterday.

Interestingly, both were both officially declared "Good". You'll see how inaccurate and misleading this official grading can be to the punter.

Flemington 9/11/02

Race..Class Par...Time Rating...Diff +/-

1......85 .........103.7 ........-17.8
2......N/A ........95.6 .........N/A
3......95 .........110.6 ........-15.6
4......90 .........110.4 ........-20.4
5......95 .........108.4 ........-13.6
6......100 ........118.7 ........-18.7
7......89 .........108.9 ........-19.9
8......100 ........111.2 ........-11.2
9......89 .........111 ..........-22

From this information, I've guesstimated that Flemington's Track Surface Speed (TTS) yesterday was -17.8. This represents a track grading of VF (Very Fast) on my track condition scale (below).

VVF -20.1 or less
VF -15.1, -20 (TSS range)
F -10.1, -15
VG -5.1, -10
G -0.1, -5
D 0, +5
VD +5.1, +10
S +10.1, +15
VS +15.1, +20
H +20.1, +25
VH +25.1, +30
VVH +30.1 or more