Re: Mark Hopkins interview (599 Views)
Posted by:
mandown (IP Logged)
Date: August 25, 2004 11:10AM
Two points on ground loss:
(i) One way Hopkins may be right is that horses who have gotten good numbers though going wide in previous races may do the same in the race under consideration. If a horse is a closer who is habitually four or five wide on the home turn then he may again run the best figure but lose the race.
(ii) A horse in close quarters on the inside may be forced to run in an ungainly manner and expend more energy. A horse four wide but in full flow on the outside may go further but exert himself less.
Like everything to do with handicapping there are no absolutes only endless possibilities.
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