4th December 2005, 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by KennyVictor
That's an interesting stat because in my computerised system I take no account of finishing position in past races merely lengths from the winner. This would mean that a horse running 3rd at 0.5L would get a much better past rating than a horse running second at 3L. Your figures show there isn't a huge amount of difference.
The comments made by other posters was prompting me to do a little research on this one and this reinforces it.
KV
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Actually I thought there was a significant difference in favour of the one that ran 3rd.
Anyway I'd hate anyone to read too much into those instances and totally revise their ratings calculations.
For a start you have to ponder what it really means when a horse runs a close 3rd or a distant 2nd. |