There is a wealth of information in the posts that Richie and Hat made. EVERYTHING you need to WIN is in those old posts. Forget handicapping books, just read and study those old posts again and again!
The link:
http://paceandcap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4396
from that thread a VERY IMPORTANT POINT:
"Be AWARE of horses who have fought for TWO or more calls against today's projected pace AND have another line where he ran competitively O.T.E. against today's projected pace or even slightly slower. BOTH of these lines should be found in the horses last 4 races."