Return lengths per second scale employed by the BHA when they calculate lengths beaten. Use it to convert the lengths back into seconds, see also bhascale
bha_ls(conditions = NULL)| param | details |
|---|---|
| conditions | abbreviated concatenation of race conditions, ie. the type of race (flat or national hunt) and the official going. |
To view the scales and corresponding abbreviations (for the conditions param) leave the function blank, ie.
bha_ls()| race type | going | scale | conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| flat | good or quicker | 6.0 | f-gq |
| flat | good, good to soft | 5.5 | f-ggs |
| flat | good to soft, good | 5.5 | f-gsg |
| flat | good to soft | 5.5 | f-gs |
| flat | good to soft, soft | 5.5 | f-gss |
| flat | soft, good to soft | 5.0 | f-sgs |
| flat | soft or slower | 5.0 | f-ss |
| flat | all weather | 6.0 | f-aw |
| flat | fibresand | 5.0 | f-fs |
| national hunt | good or quicker | 5.0 | nh-gq |
| national hunt | good, good to soft | 4.5 | nh-ggs |
| national hunt | good to soft, good | 4.5 | nh-gsg |
| national hunt | good to soft | 4.5 | nh-gs |
| national hunt | good to soft, soft | 4.5 | nh-gss |
| national hunt | soft, good to soft | 4.0 | nh-sgs |
| national hunt | soft or slower | 4.0 | nh-ss |
| national hunt | all weather | 5.0 | nh-aw |
| national hunt | fibresand | 4.0 | nh-fs |
Link to PDF with the BHA lengths per second scale.