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16th February 2003, 02:51.20 AM
Mid-month update to HTR2001; "Feb 15, 2003" version; Rick will post asap.
1) changed PL-4 by popular demand (re thread here "Average Pace - Paceline Selection" - 'sheets guy')
2) fixes the bug that Donnie uncovered regarding a horse that finished far back, lame, pulled- up, eased, etc. This has always been a tricky problem with these PP lines. On one hand it is easiest to just decimate the line for a horse that has no speed figure or final BL. But sometimes the pace ratings are revealing and that is were it gets tricky. Now you will see "99" for BL at the calls and finish when the horse has been pulled up and the PER rating will be blank. But if the horse has a legit pace rating, it will show up properly. Example: assume a horse with the following pp line is entered today at 6f =
8.5D ..... 1-hd 2-nk 5-15 10-99 ... 103-xxx eased
the "xxx" for the PER would show as blank. This horse ran a route last time and dueled a strong 6f before falling to pieces. That Pace rating of 103 might be as good as the other sprinters PER ratings in today's race. So rather than blank the line and not reveal the pace figure, it was necessary to use "99" to fill in the rest of the BL.
3) fixed other little problems with display items
There will be another upgrade in early March.
1) changed PL-4 by popular demand (re thread here "Average Pace - Paceline Selection" - 'sheets guy')
2) fixes the bug that Donnie uncovered regarding a horse that finished far back, lame, pulled- up, eased, etc. This has always been a tricky problem with these PP lines. On one hand it is easiest to just decimate the line for a horse that has no speed figure or final BL. But sometimes the pace ratings are revealing and that is were it gets tricky. Now you will see "99" for BL at the calls and finish when the horse has been pulled up and the PER rating will be blank. But if the horse has a legit pace rating, it will show up properly. Example: assume a horse with the following pp line is entered today at 6f =
8.5D ..... 1-hd 2-nk 5-15 10-99 ... 103-xxx eased
the "xxx" for the PER would show as blank. This horse ran a route last time and dueled a strong 6f before falling to pieces. That Pace rating of 103 might be as good as the other sprinters PER ratings in today's race. So rather than blank the line and not reveal the pace figure, it was necessary to use "99" to fill in the rest of the BL.
3) fixed other little problems with display items
There will be another upgrade in early March.