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Originally Posted by Latekick
I was wondering, and anyone is welcome to share their input here, what type of line selection do you use? Are you the player that will used best of last 3 comparable no matter what, or, are you the last line at comparable UNLESS theres a valid reason to go back one line further? I am just opening this up to get peoples opinion and what they have found works for them
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I always look first at the last line as an indication the of horse's current form. I then look at all lines to see if the last line is indicative of the horse's ability and its likely performance today. If the horse looks generally capable of improving over its last race, I use the line most representative of its probable performance today.
The Match Up methodology has greatly improved my line selection. If you haven't spent some time in that forum, I recommend it. I mean the original
Hat Check forum, the one that is closed for posting now. Start with the first thread about the 5 step approach, and then look for a number of threads about "The Mind's Eye".