That happens a lot more often than chronically OP but you don't make us do the math for ground loss (thank goodness). Of course, we can factor it in if we want to.

Why make us do the math for OP? Why not build it in to the figure and let us decide if it looks chronic and then we can subtract it out if we want to.

I would much prefer that. I think it would typically be a better representation of the horse's effort if the OP was factored in. A horse that is OP but finishes on even terms with another horse ran the better race (assuming equal weight and ground loss). It seems like you could watch the replays and get a pretty good estimate. At least for the OP- and OP.

Just one man's opinion.

Chris