[Mitch44]

gptx;

I use both Bris ultimate PP w/ comments in conjunction with RDSS. The BRIS are more complete and contain more helpful information while all in one place.

The BRIS pace figures are pretty good and I used them for years. However the RDSS pace figures are better because they actually measure the time and correct distance for the fraction or element being measure. Both time and distance have an effect on how much a beaten length actually is worth. Even more so as 3rd Fr. really vary at difference distances. For ex. at 10 F the last quarter is 2 F. Hooray for Bris because everything is measured by 2 F, one 1/4 of a mi. But what about a 7 F race where the last Fr is 3F or a 1 1/16 where the last FR is 2 1/16, 9 F race last FR is 3 F etc.

If you do figures for different times such as 45 for 4 F and 48 or 49 for some cheap horses you will see that the speed traveled (faster speed by faster time) that the beaten lengths vary.

So you can see the length varies depending on the distance and time being measured. One could argue that these differences are insignificant. Hell no!! These differences are very significant, think of how many races are won by small margins such as a nose, head or even one length. Do any of us want to give up those margins?

To help solve your problem in RDSS use the TPR tab on the summary screen(compares all the horses or contenders for the lines selected). The TPR figures are on a scale of 100 and more easy to comprehend. While it doesn't rate the 1st FR the 1st FR is contained within the SC 100 scale number. Go back and forth with the FPS screen and this should eliminate the problem. On the FPS screen you can tell if a horses ran better in a certain FR or declined( decelerated).

Mitch44