How do I use the Pace Comfort Zone rating and the Pace Pressure Gauge with the match-up?
The guideline: Low Pace Pressure Gauge reading, low Pace Comfort Zone rating. High Pace Pressure Gauge reading, high Pace Comfort Zone rating. We need more depth of talent as pace pressure increases. Less early pace talent works with a low PPG. For example, a PPG reading of 36 X 0 points to a late pace bias, so P/Cs and Cs should have PCZ ratings of 5 or more lengths. One conspicuous mistake players make is supporting off pace types with weak PCZ ratings. If the P/C in our example has a 2.0 PCZ rating, it will be very difficult to get into its optimum position at the pace call, which generally results in a poor performance. Now, if an early pace horse has a 2.0 PCZ rating and the PPG is 15 X 1, then we can say this horse should be comfort with the match-up in terms of pace call position. A 19 X 2 would require more talent, e.g. 3.0 – 4.0 PCZ rating. These are tandem tools, and are designed to bring the pace match-up requirements into sharper focus.
