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Course Times

  • 19-06-2006 7:46am
    #1
    Sizzler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,430 ✭✭✭


    Folks

    Any idea where you can get course record times for Irish tracks? Ive tried everything online and cant seem to get them....

    Cheers :)


Comments

  • #2
    masterK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,757 ✭✭✭masterK


    It's one of a number of items I've tried looking for with Irish racing and have never had any success. I'd also be interested in finding any draw stats, favourite stats etc. It's really a pity there is no Racing Post equivalant for Irish racing.


  • #3
    Robin1982
    Closed Accounts Posts: 323 ✭✭Robin1982


    You haven't found them because there aren't any - Irish racing does not keep a centralised store of record race times.

    If you contact Nick Mordin, he may give you a list of the fastest times recorded from the Racing Post from the last 10 years or so.


  • #4
    kincsem
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,013 ✭✭✭kincsem


    I had computerised speed ratings of Irish flat races. There was a bit of work collecting times at all tracks and all distances run there. My info also included draw and its effect, and how going increases/reduces draw effect. The info is probably from the mid-1990's. A problem was the small number of races at each distance, especially at the provincial tracks.

    I'm not sure if I could dig out the info as I have had a few computer changes since then. I am more interested in pedigree analysis.

    Anyway record times mean very little. Just look at the record times in England. I doubt there is a good horse among the record holders.


  • #5
    Robin1982
    Closed Accounts Posts: 323 ✭✭Robin1982


    kincsem wrote:
    ...I had computerised speed ratings of Irish flat races... There was a bit of work collecting times at all tracks and all distances run there....

    Was the data collected by hand? Did you follow any particular speed rating methodology?


  • #6
    Sizzler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,430 ✭✭✭Sizzler


    kincsem wrote:
    I had computerised speed ratings of Irish flat races. There was a bit of work collecting times at all tracks and all distances run there. My info also included draw and its effect, and how going increases/reduces draw effect. The info is probably from the mid-1990's. A problem was the small number of races at each distance, especially at the provincial tracks.

    I'm not sure if I could dig out the info as I have had a few computer changes since then. I am more interested in pedigree analysis.

    Anyway record times mean very little. Just look at the record times in England. I doubt there is a good horse among the record holders.

    Wasnt so much after the times to see which are the best horses, was looking for it more so for a specific course to see how the horse had faired against predecessors on the track at the distance :)


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