Match Up book questions

[Secretariat]

Jim,

I'm reading the new book after having read the orginal PIRCO manual on the match up and your previous book. I appreciate so many examples, but with examples also comes questions as well.

For example, on page 27, I have three related questions.

One. Run Style question, you lists Consuela as a Sustained/Presser even though the horse won it's next to last from only 1.5 lengths back at the first call and was a head back at the second call. The horse has never been more than 3 lengths back at the first call ever. Why a Sustained presser rather than an Early Presser?

Two. Projeced Pace on page 27 race. You assign a 22.2 projected first call from Pretty Girl Slew's third race (which was a 1/2 furlong shorter than today and a different track), plus Pretty Girl Slew finished 6.75 lengths back in that race and couldn't handle the early fraction. Not sure as well how you decided the second and final projected pace in that race as well.

Three. Paceline. Why was Maggio's second line chosen as opposed to his last line or even his fourth back?

Forgive me for asking these questions, but abdulia which Howard used to talk about is one of the issues I struggle with. And in this case just trying to udnerstand your example a bit better.

Thanks.