New Posts For Thread: Handicap Races - Help?https://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/30617117/handicap-races---helpBeing a novice can someone tell me what unit the hcap races are in. So if a dog has (R4) after its name is that 4 Metres, 4 yards, 4 Lengths?Also anyone know the time it takes the average greyhound cover a metre?https://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/30617117/handicap-races---help?post_id=546876941#546876941Thu, 19 Nov 2015 07:03:06 -0600correct sparrow, that is the scale used over herebowlarks of coursehttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/30617117/handicap-races---help?post_id=546876817#546876817correct sparrow, that is the scale used over herebowlarks of courseThu, 19 Nov 2015 06:41:20 -0600Sure pi must enter the equation somewhere?!https://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/30617117/handicap-races---help?post_id=546876759#546876759Sure pi must enter the equation somewhere?!Thu, 19 Nov 2015 06:34:15 -0600To clarify the point.As a general rule in determining short distances: 0.08 secs = 1 length, 0.04 secs = 1/2 length, 0.03 secs = a neck, 0.02 secs = head and 0.01 secs = short head. Although the actual time it takes a dog to run a length may be fracthttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/30617117/handicap-races---help?post_id=546876731#546876731To clarify the point.As a general rule in determining short distances: 0.08 secs = 1 length, 0.04 secs = 1/2 length, 0.03 secs = a neck, 0.02 secs = head and 0.01 secs = short head. Although the actual time it takes a dog to run a length may be fractThu, 19 Nov 2015 06:27:21 -0600WoodyI think daveg was referring to the fact that you had the decimal point in the wrong place.https://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/30617117/handicap-races---help?post_id=546875771#546875771WoodyI think daveg was referring to the fact that you had the decimal point in the wrong place.Thu, 19 Nov 2015 02:41:41 -0600Fractions not easy to assess sometimes and what's a good time 480m at one track may not be quite so good at anotherhttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/30617117/handicap-races---help?post_id=546875721#546875721Fractions not easy to assess sometimes and what's a good time 480m at one track may not be quite so good at anotherThu, 19 Nov 2015 02:22:34 -06000.8 seconds per length would make for very long races, Woody. The idea of lengths doesn't matter - every dog is timed, and the lengths calculated from the actual time, not vice versa. If a distance is given as 2 lengths, then what it really means ishttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/30617117/handicap-races---help?post_id=546875565#5468755650.8 seconds per length would make for very long races, Woody. The idea of lengths doesn't matter - every dog is timed, and the lengths calculated from the actual time, not vice versa. If a distance is given as 2 lengths, then what it really means isThu, 19 Nov 2015 00:50:30 -0600That's how times are calculated, woody. 0.8 a metre and 0.6 a yard as it once was = a length.https://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/30617117/handicap-races---help?post_id=546873081#546873081That's how times are calculated, woody. 0.8 a metre and 0.6 a yard as it once was = a length.Wed, 18 Nov 2015 15:02:08 -0600Daveg, at the end of races, are sprint dogs and marathon dogs still running at 0.8secs per length?https://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/30617117/handicap-races---help?post_id=546872729#546872729Daveg, at the end of races, are sprint dogs and marathon dogs still running at 0.8secs per length?Wed, 18 Nov 2015 14:37:09 -0600handicap race: a handicap race is designed to bring together greyhounds of differing ability so that each has an equal chance of winning. The traps are staggered so that the slower dogs receive a start of a number of metres. The dog or dogs receivinghttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/30617117/handicap-races---help?post_id=546869849#546869849handicap race: a handicap race is designed to bring together greyhounds of differing ability so that each has an equal chance of winning. The traps are staggered so that the slower dogs receive a start of a number of metres. The dog or dogs receivingWed, 18 Nov 2015 09:17:23 -0600