Fastest Pace Last Race

[MikeB]

Originally Posted by delayjf

When you say "ran the best against the fastest pace" you referring to final time / position and not first or second call time / position.

No, I am looking for a horse that was competitive and ran well against the fastest pace. I rarely look at final time. "Ran well" means it set the early pace or fought for the early lead or pressed the pace and finished well. It means the horse was competitive in that race, given its running style, and appears ready to be a contender today.

Since that horse was competitive against that fast pace, I use that as the projected pace for today's race, and find which others in the field can compete against that pace. If they can, they are contenders for now. If not, they are tossed.