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Old 07-30-2009, 03:52 PM   #14
reckless
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: near Philadelphia Park
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Thanks to both you guys for your replies.

I typically 'love' the turn-back horse but I also need more than a single factor to play such a steed as you pointed out Ted.

This is what makes RDSS -- or Spec or Val or even the older raw velocity programs of Sartin Past -- such outstanding tools. You can use a reading or corollary to play horses with confidence that simply might not muster up in conventional handicapping circles.

Plus, a single 20- or 30-1 winner makes up for many of those that might come up short and lose, heaven forbid.

I also think some racetracks are more kind to the turn-back horse. And, as you, Tim, have pointed out countless times, if you know your track and its' idiosyncrasies, and you know the type of demands that such a track requires, you're way ahead of the crowd by many lengths.

And when there is a deviation to the norm, then it is almost a license to steal by looking at those horses that are below the radar, so to speak.
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