Okay, maybe this is too much information. But different strokes for different folks. What we have here is five reportsm by PROJECTED SPEED – CLOSING FACTOR – PACE – PROJ SPEED CONDENSED – TRAINER ANGLES. I generally use the first two: projected speed and closing factor. Have fun.
What do u mean by Close? What should we be looking for?
Frank… when a horse moves past other horses it is called “closing,” and the horse that does it might be called a “closer.” Even though there are a lot of different labels used for different running styles, the world of horseracing is basically separated into two types of runners: Those that pass horses going toward the front and those that don’t. The ones that do it habitually are often called “closers.”
So then we are looking for closers in the TDS 2
Frank: SYS1/SYS2/CLOSE and TSD1/TDS2/CLOSE show where a horse habitually runs in its races. The difference is SYS1/SYS2/CLOSE considers all the horse’s races on the form, while TSD1/TDS2/CLOSE only considers the horse’s races run on this surface at this general distance (sprint or route). Look at Del Mar Race #2, at the top of today’s sheets. The one horse has a history of running on the lead or very close to it for its last seven races (SYS1). It has a history of running 4th at the finish (SYS2). A look at all the other horses in the race shows no SYS1 of less than 4.7, so we believe there’s a good chance this horse will be in the lead at the halfway point. What happens after that depends on a number of other factors. But if we look at CLOSE for all the other horses, we see they’re all “closers,” which infers our one-horse may get an uncontested lead and last for the win. Same thing for TDS1 and CLOSE. It’s an 8f race, which is often won by early speed horses, so we believe the one-horse might just win this race. Remember, though, the horses are ridden by jockeys, who sometimes decide to change a horse’s habits, so it’s always a crap shoot. Hope this makes it more clear.