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ALL-WaysTM Support
How does ALL-Ways select contenders?
Contender selection is a sequential process. First, ALL-Ways software selects the top three picks of the Handicapping Profile(s) used to handicap the race. Then, ALL-Ways software looks at the remaining horses to determine if there is a horse that ranks in the top three of certain class factors and certain speed factors. If it finds such a horse (or horses) it adds the horse(s) to the contender list. Finally, if any horse ranked in the top three of the Total Comprehensive rating is not already selected, it is added to the contender list.
So, the contenders in ALL-Ways software are the top three horses from the Handicapping Profile(s) plus any other horses that are ranked in the top three of certain class and speed factors plus any other horses that are ranked in the top three of the Total Comprehensive Rating.
The contenders are listed on the Contender Summary Report in the same sequence as they were selected. The first three horses will always be the first three picks of the Handicapping Profile in Profile Position #1 and will always be listed in the same order as their odds. Odds does not play a role in the remaining selections, so it is possible for a horse listed last as a contender to have lower odds than the horse selected right before it.
One last point: Version 6.1 selects, as contenders, the top three picks of the Handicapping Profile(s) as opposed to the top four picks in Version 6.0. You can still see the top four picks of the Handicapping Profile(s) on the Oddsline Report and on the Paceline Report.