PRX use of off track lines in certain circumstances - Pace and Cap

Bill Lyster · 01-25-2023, 08:44 PM

Tim:

I ran into this situation at PRX today in race one. I know you rarely use off track pacelines, but this winner brought up a question for me. Here are the screen shots. first the PPs.

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Originally I used line 5 because it was a fast track. I checked the %med and found that line 2 was the same, so my question is, if the off track line (2) is reasonably close to the fast track line (6), but has a better perceptor rating, would you use it, even though it was from an off track

Thanks,

Bill Lyster · 01-25-2023, 08:46 PM

These shots might have been missed from the above post. PPs, RX screen, etc.

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Lt1 · 01-26-2023, 12:00 AM

Hi Bill. Pace line selection is entirely up to the user. For me the trk for r1 was listed as good. Lines 1 & 2 were on a sly sealed race trks. Line 3 had a TV of 39 so wouldn't use it either. So to answer your question no I wouldn't use any of the top 3 unless I had no other choice but that is my preference. You will notice that was the case with #4. All of its' lines were either on all weather or turf except line 5 from Fort Erie on a sly sealed trk with a tv of 32. I bit the bullet and used it since it was on a dirt surface.
Tim.

ranchwest · 01-26-2023, 08:55 AM

I wrote a program that weighs various factors, most of which I learned on this board. Not saying I did this well or exactly as others would have done, but just so you'll know where the computer led me, here are the lines the program selected:

#1: 2
#2: 4
#3: 4
#4: 2
#5: 2
#6: 2
#7: 1
#8: 1

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01-25-2023, 08:44 PM	#1
Bill Lyster Grade 1 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Escondido CA just 25 minutes from where the turf meets the surf - "...at Del Mar" Posts: 2,418	PRX use of off track lines in certain circumstances Tim: I ran into this situation at PRX today in race one. I know you rarely use off track pacelines, but this winner brought up a question for me. Here are the screen shots. first the PPs. Attachment 50775 Attachment 50776 Attachment 50777 Originally I used line 5 because it was a fast track. I checked the %med and found that line 2 was the same, so my question is, if the off track line (2) is reasonably close to the fast track line (6), but has a better perceptor rating, would you use it, even though it was from an off track Thanks, Last edited by Bill Lyster; 01-25-2023 at 08:48 PM.

01-25-2023, 08:46 PM	#2
Bill Lyster Grade 1 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Escondido CA just 25 minutes from where the turf meets the surf - "...at Del Mar" Posts: 2,418	These shots might have been missed from the above post. PPs, RX screen, etc.

01-26-2023, 12:00 AM	#3
Lt1 Grade 1 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Valley Stream NY Posts: 9,117	Hi Bill. Pace line selection is entirely up to the user. For me the trk for r1 was listed as good. Lines 1 & 2 were on a sly sealed race trks. Line 3 had a TV of 39 so wouldn't use it either. So to answer your question no I wouldn't use any of the top 3 unless I had no other choice but that is my preference. You will notice that was the case with #4. All of its' lines were either on all weather or turf except line 5 from Fort Erie on a sly sealed trk with a tv of 32. I bit the bullet and used it since it was on a dirt surface. Tim. __________________ Trust but verify

01-26-2023, 08:55 AM	#4
ranchwest Grade 1 Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 3,489	I wrote a program that weighs various factors, most of which I learned on this board. Not saying I did this well or exactly as others would have done, but just so you'll know where the computer led me, here are the lines the program selected: #1: 2 #2: 4 #3: 4 #4: 2 #5: 2 #6: 2 #7: 1 #8: 1