System variables (continued)

4. Place Percentage

Why ?
A horse may have had a bit of poor fortune in its run and was not able to make the win, but it was good enough to be close and thus ran second or third. By running secondor third the horse has shown it was in the top few of the race.

Problems ?
There are many horses who seem to be happy to run second or third without getting up for the win. They don't want to lead they just want to follow. These horses usually have a high number of 2nd and 3rd placings with not many wins.

Commonsense Meter
Medium-High

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