I give up. I cannot solve the Wood figures brain teaser... (1372 Views)
Posted by:
derby1592 (IP Logged)
Date: April 21, 2002 06:55PM
TGJB,
This is a lot like one of those brain teaser puzzles: given the following statements, figure out which figure each horse ran in the Wood.
I don't see how to make those numbers add up. How could Sunday Break not move forward (i.e. only pair up) while still 2 others in the race also paired up and one went back only 3/4 of a point? If D'Oro paired up or went back 3/4 of a point, then Sunday Break had to move forward (i.e., D'Oro only finished 1/2 a length ahead of SB, he did not lose significantly more ground, he carried the same weight but he came into the race more than 3 points faster). If Saarland paired up or went back 3/4 of a point, then Sunday Break also had to move forward (i.e., Saarland finished 3 lengths behind SB, he did not lose more than 2 or 3 lengths in ground than did SB, he carried the same weight and he came into the race 2.5 points faster). Since D'Oro and Saarland could not have both bounced (you said only 2 bounced and one of them was Buddah) then I just don't see how Sunday Break did not move forward in the Wood.
Where is the flaw in my reasoning? How about giving the solution to the brain teaser...
Thanks
Chris