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What is meant by ESP Race Shape?
ALL-Ways looks at the individual ESP Running Styles of the horses in a race and then designates an overall ESP Race Shape for the race based on the following chart.
| ESP RACE SHAPE |
ESP RUNNING STYLES | ||
| EEE | 3 or more “E” horses | ||
| EE | 2 “E” horses | ||
| E | 1 “E” horse; no “EP” horse | ||
| E-EP | 1 “E”, 1 or more “EP” horses | ||
| EP-EP | 2 or more “EP” horses | ||
| EP | 1 “EP”, no “P” horses | ||
| EP-P | 1 “EP”, 1 or more “P” horses | ||
| P-P | 2 or more “P” horses | ||
| P | all “P” horses | ||
| P-S | 1 “P”, 1 or more “S” horses | ||
| S | all “S” horses | ||
This is a very powerful technique for determining the pace match-up of each race you handicap
We strongly suggest that you read the ALL-Ways Newsletter of October 1996. It introduces a very simple but very powerful approach to pace handicapping.