Re: How’s to determine best distance for your horse
Robinvv wrote:
I thought the stamina bar would decide best distance? But how far up the bar is each distance in flats and which jockey notes after the race hint at a longer trip?
Is the breeding indicator distance normally close?
Howdy
Ok first thing, the "Breeding Indicator" is very rough at best. Can sometimes be right, often wrong. There are a number of reasons for this i wont go into.
The Stamina is better, it rises in increments of 11%.
So at 11% i will try the horse at 5f-6f.
22% will be 7f
33% at 8f
44% at 10f
55% at 10-12f
After this it gets a little general
66% can be 12f+
88% anywhere from 12-16f
100% for any further
Next thing is to hire a jockey with good feedback. His post race comments will give you a good idea of how the horse handled the distance.
Comments like "lacked pace" means try a longer distance.
I watch how the horse runs. If you see the jockey giving the horse the hurry up when all the others are just cruising can mean he doesnt have the race speed and try a longer distance.
If the horse cruises easily and then gives a burst a couple of furlongs before the post then runs out of gas, possibly try a shorter distance.
Its all a bit of a mystery but trying the distances either side of the status bar will normally find its best distance.
Of course this can also change during a season.
Cheers