[Old Arkie Gal]

My title is an allusion to Ted's remarks that there 17 or 71 ways to use RDSS and to the big tent of the Sartin methodology. I don't use the Match-Up but I stand in awe of those who are able to use it. The closest I come to using it is when I have one or several E6, E7, or E8s in a race and my attempt to discover if they have too little, too much, or enough early speed to win or lose. That at the very least is an attempt. Richie, thanks for your post it was an eye opener for me. I have not looked at the OTE and it's first fraction pace/ and or closeness to the pace. I expect that information will be applied in my future handicapping.
However, my purpose here is not to address the Match UP, but to say I am one of the contrarians who uses CSR following the guidelines outlined by rmath in earlier posts. It is not a stand alone number and I use it in conjunction with other numbers. It works for me and the way I use RDSS. I think there is a lot of room under that "big tent".
Pat