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Old 09-16-2013, 06:59 AM   #28
Bill V.
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Hi Akinsrr


I would like to to answer your question to FTL about horses beaten 7.5 lengths because I don't think FTL used Validator
Doc from Follow up 84 that means Doc was using and promoting a specific program .. Validator and the Validator algorithms are based on
a weighing were horses beaten by over 7.5 lengths are overly adjusted

Doc does say never use a paceline were a horse was beaten over 7.5 lengths for validator but NEVER says
never use over 7.5 BL for all his programs.
The guidelines at one time when lines were hand entered statetd,
If you use a paceline were a horse was beaten by over 9 lengths change the beaten lengths to 9. So as FTL points out
yes the horse was beaten by 13 but it finished second That means the winner was outstanding and could have draw off to a discouraged horse
maybe? If this was a race being hand entered in one of the old programs
wouldn't the line be used but the final beaten lengths be changed to 9 ?

Thanks for your question
Bill
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