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Old 05-05-2009, 01:36 PM   #7
Tim Y
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Originally Posted by lueylump View Post
The #4 horse lost its last race by almost 24 lengths so I used its pace line from its 3rd race back. I have found that when I use a paceline in which a horse was beaten by more than 10 lengths it distorts my results. The exception is when I am playing Maiden races and virtually every horse lost by 10 lengths or more.
Horses RUN. People put TOO much emphasis on the rest of the field. It RAN, use the line, if it matches up, it is predictive.
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