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I'm not using software at all. Trying to mix a Val or a Spec and the Match Up is not gong to work. The base guidelines are very different. It just wouldn't work.
I am working almost completely manually. Right now I'm using Spec to pick my pacelines. It's just easier for me to read than the PP Sheets. I pick the pacelines based on how I think the horse can perform to today's race.
Then I isolate my Early horses and work their paclines making all BL and distance adjustment manually. The more you do this the better you get at it. Will I ever b able to do this in my head like Jim, I don't know. He is able to eliminate his non-contenders a lot faster than I can. I make all adjustments writing down my pacelines for each contender. I adjust 2/10ths of a second for each behind length. For final fraction adjustments I use 51 FPS divided into 660Ft. (1 Furlong) whcih give me a 12.94 second adjustment. I use 13 flat. I use 6.4 for a half furlong. This seems to work fine for the type races I go into. It even seems to work fine for the higher class races.
Everything is done manually. I don't use any software to analyze the match up or contender selection at all. So far it's working well for me.
Charlie
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