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Old 08-17-2011, 06:19 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by Bill V. View Post
hi FTL and Lou

How about a horse that beats half the field Maybe 4th or 5th
in a 11 horse field beaten by 3 or 4 lenghts
with a speed rating within 3 points of the best speed ratings of the runners in todays race or made a stong gain in the second fraction first race after a
layoff .

That is what Doc veiwed as a good effort or "showed something"
and was a plus within a zero type effort

GS
Bill V.
Absolutely Bill - a + or a + within a O - would agree with that. Many ways to define "showed something". The Hat's power lines and power moves, etc.
I look for positive moves within a running line and then try to view the context the move was made in to make a decision whether the horse in fact showed something.
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