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Originally Posted by the_fat_man
I see. You only want to be on record that SLOW PACES don't impact wide trips.
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I honestly didn't get the point of your post. I think you basically said the same thing but with a cycling analogy. What was the point? I actually did cover exactly what you were talking about, but you didn't seem to get it. The post was about making figures and how some situations can be handled. I don't think anyone makes figures for cycling.
With the slow paces, you can do as I mentioned and boost the final figure to the ability of the winner, but it has problems. You probably need to penalize the also rans more than the standard amount for beaten lengths.
But, what do you do when the horses are lightly raced or going a new distance and you don't know their abilities? Guys like you want to pretend figures are bad and the people making them are clueless. I'm showing some of the many issues that are involved. Whenever some big race figure is criticized, it usually involves one of the scenarios I mentioned, and you can add in changing track speeds. Those that criticize like to pretend all figure making should be cut and dry.
As for those like yourself that abhor figures, I have no idea why you even get involved in these discussions. You should be happy so many seem to like figures and take advantage at the windows.