I need Assistance....GP 1st today ..."RS' ?

[Mr.Pagine]

Folks - Happy New Year to all.

I have attached the 1st race at GP today. Can someone tell me what the very last call means "RS".

Thanks folks .... I appreciate it.

JD Lee

[Bill Lyster]

Rs = running style as determined by the user of rdss not to be, confused with the ESP energy exertion calculated by the program you choose this running style on the original screen

[Ted Craven]

Jon,

As Bill says, the program makes a stab at identifying Running Style, and you can modify that yourself using the Running Style buttons on each horse's Original PP lines screen. The current published version does not always get the RS right, and when you see higher Quirin Speed Points numbers (the small superscript next to the RS), it is a good sign to double-check yourself. For example, the #5 horse is not a Presser, rather an Early, and an Early Fighter at that. Though, it will (and did) have a tough time against a few other early runners if the best it can do is 24 and change ...

FWIW, I have been able to tune up considerably the programmed RS designation in the upcoming software.

[mowens33]

So ESP designation (E,EP,P,S) is generated by the E/L Diff?

Thanks, Mike

[Mr.Pagine]

Bill and Ted,

A large Thank you.

[Ted Craven]

Originally Posted by mowens33

So ESP designation (E,EP,P,S) is generated by the E/L Diff?

Thanks, Mike

Mike,

Technically, the ESP is generated from %Median ranges, which is F1+F1 velocity divided by Total Energy (which is F1+F2+F3 velocities). Check the Velocity screen right-hand side where the %velocities are placed side by side with the %Median number and the resulting ESP designation. If you take a couple dozen of these ranges (i.e. for a couple dozen random PP lines) and put %Median in one column and the ESP label in another, you will start to see the minimum and maximum ends of the range of %Median covered by each ESP label.

It could also be done by mapping the E/L number, which uses a point value for 2nd call energy (EPR), which could then be expressed as percentage of CPR (or TPR). You would get about the same ratio as %Median, and thus about the same range values for the ESP energy disbursement ratio as we have historically used based on velocity, rather than a point formula.

There's only so many alternate ways to slice and dice 6 raw numbers of time and beaten lengths

The one nuance of difference between %Median using F1+F2 velocity and using EPR (based on 2nd call time) is that EPR is a bit 'coarser', being an average velocity or time taken to the 2nd call, where F1+F1 measures time in the first fraction as well as time in the 2nd fraction, and thus is a bit more refined. A horse could have a monster F1 and a terrible F2 and still have the best 2nd Call time due to that big F1. But when combining its F1 plus its F2, the effect of the poorer F2 might reduce the otherwise good looking 2nd call number. Most times, however, the 2 systems would produce the same ratios (ratio of Early in first 2 fractions to overall Energy).

HTH!

[mowens33]

Ted, want to thank you for your detailed response!

Mike