fin_spd: Finishing Speed Percentage

In durtal/RcappeR: Tools to aid the analysis and handicapping of Thoroughbred Horse Racing

Description

Calculates finishing speed percentages, another innovation by Simon Rowlands of Timeform

Usage

fin_spd(fin_time, dist, sect_time, sect_dist)

Arguments

fin_time	final time
dist	race distance
sect_time	closing sectional time
sect_dist	closing sectional distance

Details

Parameters must be in the same units, so time params fin_time and sect_time will be in seconds, while distance params dist and sect_dist will both be in furlongs, or both be in feet, or both be in miles, metres, etc.

Source

Two Simon Rowlands articles explaining Finshing Speeds (and sectionals): Sectional Timing Part 1 Sectional Timing Part 2

Examples

## Not run: 
# 5 furlong race run in 59 seconds
# closing 2 furlongs run in 23 seconds
fin_spd(fin_time = 59, dist = 5, sect_time = 23, sect_dist = 2)
## 102.61

## End(Not run)

durtal/RcappeR documentation built on May 15, 2019, 6 p.m.