Southwell AW

[TheBluesBrother]

I just thought I would mention to any speed figure handicappers to watch out when working out your figures for the <b>5f chute</b> at <b>Southwell</b>, I found the chute was riding <b>+0.20s/f</b> faster than the main track.

5f – <b>+0.47s/f</b> (fast)

Main track – <b>+0.27s/f</b> (stand/fast)

<b>AW going allowance table:</b>
Fast +0.50s/f
Stand/Fast +0.18s/f to +0.40s/f
Standard -0.15s/f to +0.15s/f
Stand/Slow -0.48s/f to -0.18s/f
Slow -0.70s/f to -0.50s/f

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[Slowly Away]

There might be one man and his dog on this forum who would be remotely interested

I ain’t got a dog…………

I had the chute as ‘fast 2’ and the round course as ‘slow 39’

Converted to your scale that’s 0.28 s/f faster than the round course

I’ve done my brain trying to think of why the chute nearly always runs faster than the round course. I’d say 2/3rds of it shares the round track. The stalls are against the near rail but that’s not the place to be………..the place to be is the middle of the track just as on the round course they come into the straight and generally head for the middle of the track

The most likely reason why it runs fast is simply that they’re running in a straight line rather than round a bend.

The actual ground is probably the same

[robert99]

That would all be reflected in your standard times.
It has been speculated for years that the race is short of 5 furlongs and sometimes the stalls are also brought forward, but this is all denied by the authorities as "short" races would be voided.

[CPGagie]

It isn’t 5F, it is 4.96F, which should be reflected in your standard times, as Robert has pointed out.

I’ve never noticed them pushing the stalls any further forward than normal, but what probably happens is the straight isn’t harrowed as often or as deeply as the round course, hence it is often awarded a faster GA, but never a slower one. A tail wind in the straight would also contribute at times.

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