• RanchWest
    503
    Win pays $43.20 and the exacta with the favorite pays $64.75 on a buck. The 3 finished third. The tri paid $128.25 on a half buck.
  • RanchWest
    503
    10 finished 4th for a $86.30 super on a dime. 10 was the second favorite and a logical horse.
  • RanchWest
    503
    Particularly, to pre-classify a race based on expected volatility… I use an A,B,C,D, and F grading system with Grd A being highly predictable and Grd F being the most volatileJack Price

    Is there anything you can share about your volatility ratings?
  • Jack Price
    27
    Ranch, the attachment is a basic overview of my pre-handicapping process (the “science”)…. I really prefer not to give you my secret sauce regarding "grading system"; however, using the tote board favorite to “slice and dice” is a major clue (see page 2 of the attachment for win% results for the “off” time race favorite).

    BOL!
    Attachment
    MyHandicapping_ARTverseSCIENCE_v02 (192K)
  • RanchWest
    503
    Thanks, Jack! It is always interesting to see what a serious handicapper is doing.
  • Jack Price
    27
    No problem.

    Don’t mean to “redboard” but when I looked back at the AQU8 race I noticed the Pace Pressure was “zero”…. That can sometimes cause chaotic results as jockeys and trainers think about stealing on the front end and can consequently, go to fast (setting up for the closers)… For me, Pace Pressure = Zero is always an alert for careful handicapping.
  • Tony Kofalt
    393
    Excellent job Ranch!!!
  • RanchWest
    503
    Excellent job Ranch!!!Tony Kofalt

    Thanks, Tony! I was yelling at the YouTube feed. lol
  • RanchWest
    503
    Don’t mean to “redboard” but when I looked back at the AQU8 race I noticed the Pace Pressure was “zero”…. That can sometimes cause chaotic results as jockeys and trainers think about stealing on the front end and can consequently, go to fast (setting up for the closers)… For me, Pace Pressure = Zero is always an alert for careful handicapping.Jack Price

    That's basically the same as my thought. I guess we just get to that point a tiny bit differently. Somebody has to be on the front end and none of them belong there.
  • Tom
    89
    Ranch, looking at you Aqu5th example, the lone early, and favorite, was the best speed fig by a significent gap, but that number was his best ever and came almost 2 month ago. The rest of the field was a cluster, so as you suggested, when the early dosen't show, chaos can step in.

    Going back over the data I used to set up my Ultimate Odds project, 90% of the winners were ranked 1-5 in Bris PP. There were 15% horses that paid $18.00 or more. Of those, 71% were ranked 5 or higher on PP, and of those fully 50% were ranked 1-2-3 in LP last race.

    I would have thought early would be the common thread, but it appears your observation of a recent closing effort is worth following. I will be adding a step to my handicapping to look for horses from this group.

    Great thread!
  • Tom
    89
    Oh yeah, and the trifecta in that was Dave's video premise of "within 1 of the third ranked horse."
    There were only 3 contenders, and they ran 1-2-3.
  • RanchWest
    503
    looking at you Aqu5th example, the lone early, and favorite, was the best speed fig by a significent gap,Tom

    I can't fully explain why, but in chaos races the speed figs often make little difference. And speed figs get bet. I think that may partially explain Dave's idea of bet the rest.
  • andicap
    1
    Wow!! 20-1. And picked BEFORE the race. This is definitely worth looking into. Great pick, Ranch.
  • RanchWest
    503
    Wow!! 20-1. And picked BEFORE the race. This is definitely worth looking into. Great pick, Ranch.andicap

    Thanks!
  • RanchWest
    503
    I think there's a converse side to this. It is good to know when chaos is unlikely so traditional handicapping has greater reliability.
  • Colty
    3

    Wow. A superstar from the past!

    This is you, right?
    Handicapping Maiden Races & First Time Starters:
  • Rich Val
    7
    @Colty

    It is. Thanks for noticing.
  • RanchWest
    503
    Tom brought up today's 8th at TAM as the favorite being a good bet against. So, I looked at the race and the chaos pattern is opposite of what has previously been discussed in this thread. The %M's of this race suggest that the field likes to expend their energy early, very early. My chaos number is 1.57, very low. The early horses tired and once again the horses that had recently shown an ability to close came in. The 2 and 7 were the closers. The 2 paid $41.20 to win and the 2-7 exacta paid $96.30.

    But pace doesn't work. <wink><wink>
  • Atakante
    2
    Does this approach work on races with many starters like the Kentucky Derby? For instance, was the Mine That Bird derby a chaos race?
  • RanchWest
    503
    This concept is fairly new, so I have not even gone through one KD with it yet.
  • RanchWest
    503
    At this point, I'd say that this concept finds potential chaos races. Not all fall apart. But many of the ones that do fall apart follow this pattern. One of the caveats is to proceed with caution when there's an obviously solid favorite.
  • RanchWest
    503
    And, it isn't much of a bet if there's no closing longshots.
  • RanchWest
    503
    Does this approach work on races with many starters like the Kentucky Derby? For instance, was the Mine That Bird derby a chaos race?Atakante

    The rating for this race was 5.000, very much a chaos potential with 3.2 and above being potential chaos. But it might take several Derby races to establish any sort of pattern.
  • Atakante
    2
    Thanks, RanchWest. The Derby sure felt like a chaotic race to my bankroll! :))
  • RanchWest
    503
    Thanks, RanchWest. The Derby sure felt like a chaotic race to my bankroll! :))Atakante

    As a wise man once told me, turn the page.
  • Tony Kofalt
    393
    I was reading over this thread and recalled a discussion I had a with friend regarding chaos races. My friend noticed less predictable results when handicapping a race where entrants had not run to PAR. I remember doing a brief test about 10 years ago after our discussion. What I did was compare my projected figs to the race PAR. In my case it was the Beyer PAR. Some time has passed so I don't have the actual test data but I do recall seeing more unusual results in those races.
    Has anyone conducted any similar tests? I have no idea why I didn't pursue this path other than I was very reluctant to make any changes to what I was doing at that time.
    Ranch hoe has work on your chaos theory been working out?
  • RanchWest
    503
    I'm still refining.

    A\.t least 6 horses are required, preferably 7 or more.

    The horses need to have been away with good position early while not exerting high %Median. So, there needs to be some Quirin points. I'd say the top three Quirin horses should total a minimum of 15.

    If there's an odds-on horse, be wary.

    As for what your friend told you, I don't think that's necessarily contradictory to my approach. I would think that horses not running to par are frequently not exerting early energy (low %M).

    So, I would think that both approaches are worth tracking.

    I know that it is not unusual for me to find 10+/1, even 20+/1 horses with my chaos approach. But, admittedly, more precise testing on a defined approach needs to be done. But, at these odds, there appears to be some wiggle room.
  • RanchWest
    503
    Also, I think this is a dirt only method. Definitely not for turf... they all have low %M. May not work on All-Weather, though I just watched a winner pay $14.60 at GP, R11. But there were 3 playable horses.
  • Biniak
    54
    Have either of you two tried/tested Quirin Speed Point percentage? When it's less than .15 weird happening occur.
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