Automatic PaceLine Selection

[JimG]

I know there will be many that disagree with me but I am looking forward to Ted putting in some automatic pace line selection schemes into RDSS. I'll tell you why...for consistency reasons. I can pick decent pace lines most of the time, but it takes up time and leads to fatigue. I prefer to spend the bulk of my time deciding "who/what/if" to bet. Kudos to Ted for this feature in an upcoming release.

Jim

[Ted Craven]

Jim,

I ran out of gas for this current update! I've been testing 2 simpler automated paceline selection strategies so far, trying to get the hang of how to organize both the User Interface and the underlying description:

1. Powerlines (as indicated by the little coloured thingies): either best, 2nd best or both (Powerlines themselves need further intelligence, i.e. distance, surface criterea)

2. Last Race.

After I get these simpler strategies set, one-by-one I'll try some others, e.g. 'best of last 3, similar'

To go along with this, I've got a few navigational thingies too, like deselect all in the Analysis screen, or deselect all for a horse, etc.

Let's see what's cooked in a few weeks.


Ted

[JimG]

Sounds great Ted. FWIW, I've been using the colored power lines in an unconventional manner with some success. What I am doing is choosing the most recent colored power line as long as it is the same surface. That has improved results for me in the BL/BL.

Thanks for all you do.

Jim

[RichieP]

Tying into Jim's post a little.

Track profile (obviously from result charts)

RDSS uses %med.

How far off would an in program track profile that would express the winner's %med from the result chart? Then have a user be able to break it down by
a) date ranges
b) track conditions(fst,sly etc)
c) class(mdn,non mdn,stk)

This info could then be nicely tied into a line selection criteria that Jim refers too.

But before that the profile expressed in RDSS %med would be an extremely powerful tool imo. For BOTH contender and pace line selections.

Maybe could be tied into a user getting the result charts in the "bundle". Value added feature that would more than offset the extra cost in the long run.

[Ted Craven]

Originally Posted by JimG

Sounds great Ted. FWIW, I've been using the colored power lines in an unconventional manner with some success. What I am doing is choosing the most recent colored power line as long as it is the same surface. That has improved results for me in the BL/BL.

Thanks for all you do.

Jim

Jim, that's how I tend to use those things too.

Ted

[Ted Craven]

Originally Posted by RichieP

Tying into Jim's post a little.

Track profile (obviously from result charts)

RDSS uses %med.

How far off would an in program track profile that would express the winner's %med from the result chart? Then have a user be able to break it down by
a) date ranges
b) track conditions(fst,sly etc)
c) class(mdn,non mdn,stk)

This info could then be nicely tied into a line selection criteria that Jim refers too.

But before that the profile expressed in RDSS %med would be an extremely powerful tool imo. For BOTH contender and pace line selections.

Maybe could be tied into a user getting the result charts in the "bundle". Value added feature that would more than offset the extra cost in the long run.

Richie,

A little ways off, yet...

Ted