New Posts For Thread: Speed Figureshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31543087/speed-figuresYou read the likes of Hugh Taylor and Andy Holding using their own speed figures and it would seem a time consuming task first and foremost but does anyone use them and are they worth the time commitment it in the long run?Are there any books on speeAnd as far as Hugh Taylor is concerned, I think his normal modus operandi is to find horses who have been unsuited by the way a race has panned out, i.e. finishing late held up off a slow pace, caught three-wide throughout, and so on. Yes, he does nohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31543087/speed-figures?post_id=557542553#557542553And as far as Hugh Taylor is concerned, I think his normal modus operandi is to find horses who have been unsuited by the way a race has panned out, i.e. finishing late held up off a slow pace, caught three-wide throughout, and so on. Yes, he does noThu, 11 Jul 2019 08:12:26 -0500Back in the day ( late 90s and early noughties ), the go to book for compiling speed figures for UK racing was Mordin On Time. This was inspired by the American author Andy Beyer's Beyer On Speed ; both would help you to get a foothold on compiling yhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31543087/speed-figures?post_id=557542495#557542495Back in the day ( late 90s and early noughties ), the go to book for compiling speed figures for UK racing was Mordin On Time. This was inspired by the American author Andy Beyer's Beyer On Speed ; both would help you to get a foothold on compiling yThu, 11 Jul 2019 08:06:32 -0500At one point I had access to 3 different sets of speed figures plus my own and like for like ratings were often different between all 4 even though they were judging the same races.Meaning each set of ratings often had different horses as the top rathttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31543087/speed-figures?post_id=557541849#557541849At one point I had access to 3 different sets of speed figures plus my own and like for like ratings were often different between all 4 even though they were judging the same races.Meaning each set of ratings often had different horses as the top ratThu, 11 Jul 2019 06:53:32 -0500Maybe ask Burkey1885 on here. He has built up a reputation of brilliance and knowledge on the subject.Nice sarcasm there Richie, I applaud you!!!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31543087/speed-figures?post_id=557541513#557541513Maybe ask Burkey1885 on here. He has built up a reputation of brilliance and knowledge on the subject.Nice sarcasm there Richie, I applaud you!!!Thu, 11 Jul 2019 06:29:06 -0500If you want to follow speed figures there are plenty available for free.The value in creating your own is not that you can do it better than the professionals (you almost certainly can't) but that the process involves 2 or 3 hours of looking at raceshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31543087/speed-figures?post_id=557541305#557541305If you want to follow speed figures there are plenty available for free.The value in creating your own is not that you can do it better than the professionals (you almost certainly can't) but that the process involves 2 or 3 hours of looking at racesThu, 11 Jul 2019 06:06:31 -0500Would be worth the data on the a/w tracks, where the sectional times would be invaluable, Hugh has obviously access to these thru ATR, not sure why this data cannot be made widely available.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31543087/speed-figures?post_id=557540429#557540429Would be worth the data on the a/w tracks, where the sectional times would be invaluable, Hugh has obviously access to these thru ATR, not sure why this data cannot be made widely available.Thu, 11 Jul 2019 04:01:37 -0500Maybe ask Burkey1885 on here. He has built up a reputation of brilliance and knowledge on the subject.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31543087/speed-figures?post_id=557540399#557540399Maybe ask Burkey1885 on here. He has built up a reputation of brilliance and knowledge on the subject.Thu, 11 Jul 2019 03:54:16 -0500You read the likes of Hugh Taylor and Andy Holding using their own speed figures and it would seem a time consuming task first and foremost but does anyone use them and are they worth the time commitment it in the long run?Are there any books on speehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31543087/speed-figures?post_id=557540257#557540257You read the likes of Hugh Taylor and Andy Holding using their own speed figures and it would seem a time consuming task first and foremost but does anyone use them and are they worth the time commitment it in the long run?Are there any books on speeThu, 11 Jul 2019 02:20:37 -0500