Everybody has there own method of creating an edge while handicapping....
Myself I use TGH, The DRF and a piece of software I have adapted known as computrak. I create files of comparasion among horses in a race for early speed , fricton (late speed) and workouts and races over a time constant.
It still is far from perfect but occasionally it is useful with multirace wages like P3,P4 and P6 when you are trying to organize large volumes of comparision data as well as Maiden races where workouts among horses in a race are compared though I find that sometimes a filter for consistency of workouts with nonwinners is an indication they are moving toward a first win.
When that fails I do the Byk chant in the center of the room to ward off evil chalk......
"All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the ......"
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