Turf Racing

[Mitch44]

I would advise you to steer clear of 7.5 F races at GP. The timing of those races are distorted very badly because of run up distances.(where the timing begins) Even on the same day they can be as much as 200 feet difference.

As an example at 200 feet horses can get up to full speed when the timing begins, they appear much faster than they actually are on final time and a SR. Another on the same day may only have a run up of 10 feet, their final time will look slow and inferior while really can be faster and a better more classier race. This really plays hell with Pace Handicappers as it makes for inaccurate timing of the segments and FR's.

When I say avoid I'm talking about using products other than RDSS.

Within RDSS it uses TRackMaster products for its information and they account for run up distances at all tracks and all distances. They are the only service that does account for run up distances that I'm aware of. Therefore within the RDSS programs that distortion is eliminated, and you can safely use a 7.5 F line or do a 7.5 race on the turf.

Turf races at GP tend to play havoc with punters and their capital.
Mitch44