Calculates finishing sectional, reverse engineers a Finishing Speed (see fin_spd) into a sectional time (in seconds)
fin_sect(fintime, dist, fin_spd, sect_dist)| param | details |
|---|---|
| fin_time | final time |
| dist | race distance |
| fin_spd | finishing speed |
| sect_dist | closing sectional distance |
The two distance parameters, dist and sect_dist, must be in the same units, furlongs, feet, metres, etc. While the fin_time parameter should be in seconds, and the fin_spd parameter should be a number around 100.
Two articles by Simon Rowlands explaining Finishing Speeds (and sectionals) can be found: An Introduction to Sectional Timing (Part 1) An Introduction to Sectional Timing (Part 2)
We’ll reverse engineer the example used in the fin_spd help page. Which showed a horse running a race over 5 furlongs in 59 seconds, the closing sectional was 2 furlongs and the horse recorded a finishing speed of 102.61.
fin_sect(fin_time = 59, dist = 5, fin_spd = 102.61, sect_dist = 2)## [1] 23