The Hat Method and the "Mind's Eye"

[RichieP]

I'm on the phone with Jim as I type this. He likes the fact that a lot of folks seem interested in wanting to work races how he taught me to.We are going to do a couple of races here in this thread. One will have run already. We will do that first. Then the second one we will do "live".


Having said that he wants to make sure that I give you all the best chance to succeed and to do that he wants me to set up some preliminary work for you to do over the next few days to a week. It is the SAME EXACT thing he had me do when he started working with me.

This is going to be a "working thread" so with that in mind let's get right to what Hat wants please.
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1) NON maiden races only to be looked at.
2) Positional running styles to be used are: Early-Press-Sustained
3) You can choose to do this exercise either with or without writing it down.

Starting today and for the next 6 days please do the following(minimum 6 races a day):

*** Hat Helper*** - Do NOT handicap the race. Follow the steps and trust "Hat's Method" of learning this please.

1) Start with the 1 horse.Taking no more than 10-15 seconds (VERY important!) identify the running style of the horse using the 3 listed above ONLY.

2) If the style is EARLY note the first fraction time of the horse when it WINS or runs very close to the winner.

3) Do this for each horse in the race starting with the 1 horse and moving in sequence through the field til the last horse.

4) Now when finished make a call on how the race will be won using ONLY what you have done in the above steps. Do NOT go back and cap the race. Use ONLY the running styles and first fraction speeds of the Early horse(s). This all is done to prime the "minds eye" for what is coming.

Repeat this for at LEAST 6 races a day every day for the next week. You need at LEAST 35-40 races done doing JUST the steps outlined above.

NOTHING ELSE please.

I'll see everyone next weekend.

THIS is "Hat's Method" of learning how to match HIS way.

THIS is Jim Bradshaw's Matchup

[RichieP]

Originally Posted by RichieP

1) Start with the 1 horse.Taking no more than 10-15 seconds (VERY important!) identify the running style of the horse using the 3 listed above ONLY.

OK I was reminded just how FAST to do this and 10-15 seconds is too LONG

On the phone with Jim he would snap his fingers telling me "Come on Rich QUICKLY" and "too long Rich use first feeling that comes in your head"

OK fwiw by the THIRD snapping of the finger I HAD to have my answer gang. That is like 3-5 seconds TOPS.

THIS is how he had me do step 1. QUICKLY while he was snapping his fingers together

If you stay with this you will see it's benefit when we move forward.

[RichieP]

Morning everyone. A week has passed and this is a working thread so let's get right to it man.

ALL are welcome to PARTICIPATE and POST. If you are reading this and are not a member here feel free to email me and let me know you are interested. I am going to tell Jim an idea I have about doing something cool in the future involving him regarding this thread and I will use the feedback here as "leverage'

Spoke again with Hat last evening and we are going to do EXACTLY what he did with me ok?

In the ORDER he did with me. VERY important. EXTREMELY important.
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Here are the pp's. Today is a 7f race on the polytrack at Keeneland.

Step 1:
Starting with the first horse and taking no more than 5 seconds POST the running style of each horse as described in the first post here. If and when you come upon a horse designate as EARLY by you POST the 1st fraction time when he WINS or finishes VERY close to the winner.

Step 2:
After you get to the last horse using ONLY what you have done in Step 1 POST your FIRST gut feeling how the race will be won. Take NO more than 5-10 seconds to make the "call".

Use these designations ONLY please
1) Early
2) Press
3) Sustained

Again please do NO handicapping to make this "call" other than what you did in STEP 1.
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Here are the horses

[RichieP]

Remainder of the field

[admin]

Thank you

ALL are welcome to PARTICIPATE and POST.

Horse 3 Sus.
Horse 4 Sus.
Horse 5 Ear 22.7
Horse 6 Sus
Horse 7 Ear 21.4
Horse 8 Pre
Horse 9 Pre
Horse 10 Ear 22.7
Horse 11 Pre

GS
Bill

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Here's what I have
3 S
4 S
5 E - 21.8
6 S
7 E - 21.4
8 P
9 P
10 S
11 P
my race types predict the race should go early with the 7 as the early speed.

** Ira I combined all your posts in this one to keep things tight. ** Richie P

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3 S
4 S
5 E 22.4
6 P
7 E 21.4
8 P
9 P
10 E 22.7
11 P

[ignacio todoberto bernal]

3 S
4s
5 E 22.3
6 S
7 E 21.2
8 S
9 P
10 S With An E 22.3
11p
Race Will Run Early,with 7 As Predominant E.
Ignacio

[RichieP]

Step 3:

Now that you have a first fraction pace and have made a PRELIMINARY "mental call" on how the race will be won:

1) Keeping that first fraction in your head match the first 2 horses against one another focusing on races where that 1c pace existed. If a horse has not faced that pace throw him out. Remember that 1st call pace you have established by an early runner is a racer where the horse either WON or finished very close so you know it's real. So if a horse has not faced that pace OR faced it and done poorly THROW HIM OUT.

2) Keep the winner of that first matchup/throw the loser out and move to the next horse. Repeat the process.

3) Do this until you have reached the final 2 horse matchup. Post those 2 up please(who you have left)

If you would consider posting your process that would be great. Allows for feedback.
Richie

[admin]

Originally Posted by RichieP

Step 3:

Now that you have a first fraction pace and have made a PRELIMINARY "mental call" on how the race will be won:

1) Keeping that first fraction in your head match the first 2 horses against one another focusing on races where that 1c pace existed. If a horse has not faced that pace throw him out. Remember that 1st call pace you have established by an early runner is a racer where the horse either WON or finished very close so you know it's real. So if a horse has not faced that pace OR faced it and done poorly THROW HIM OUT.

2) Keep the winner of that first matchup/throw the loser out and move to the next horse. Repeat the process.

3) Do this until you have reached the final 2 horse matchup. Post those 2 up please(who you have left)

If you would consider posting your process that would be great. Allows for feedback.
Richie

Hi Rich I'm sorry
I'm mixed up

Is my Peliminary mental call the 21.4 from the 7 horse

How the early pace will run or how the race will be won ?
I know Jim says his best students just do and don't ask why
but I am confused ??

1) Keeping that first fraction in your head match the first 2 horses against one another focusing on races where that 1c pace existed. If a horse has not faced that pace throw him out. Remember that 1st call pace you have established by an early runner is a racer where the horse either WON or finished very well

At this step am I looking for a first fraction pace of race that was
21.4 ? and only keeping horses that ran well against that pace ?

Then match two horses against each other that ran well
aginst the 21.4 Pace ??

throw the loser out ?

Thanks Rich If you can help me

Bill