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Traditionally, judgements about pace have been made visually. Experienced race readers are usually (but not always) able to judge whether a race has been truly- or falsely-run and to identify which horses have been advantaged or disadvantaged in general terms.

But sectional timing – whereby sections of races are timed and not just the whole – removes any doubt as to how fast a horse was running during a given part of the race and a great deal of the doubt as to the effect of this on the horse’s overall time.

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About The Sectional Timing Flag

A horse’s finishing position and overall time does not necessarily reflect its ability. Many of the factors affecting this, such as bad luck in running or unsuitability to the circumstances, may require a large degree of interpretation, but the efficiency with which a horse ran its race can be analysed more scientifically.

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