Every race card has a Race Card Filter popup. This features gives you the ability to customise each race using the changeable options; Rated Quantity, Visible Races, Race Distance, Race Types, Surface Types and Going Types.
- How to open Race Card Filters
- Quantity of Rated Races – Number of races included in the ratings algorithms.
- Quantity of Visible Races – Number of visible races show in the form.
- Race Distance Tolerance – Distance tolerance to include in the ratings algorithm.
- Legend for Race Type Indicators – Identifying help indicators.
- Race Types – Type of races to include in the ratings algorithm.
- Surface Types – Type of surfaces to include in the ratings algorithm.
- Going Types – Type of going to include in the ratings algorithm.
- Reset Race Card Filters – Reset all custom altered options back to default.
- Ignore Horse feature – Ignore as many runners as you like from the racecard and re-rate the race.
Ignore Horse feature
A great way to clean up messy races.
You can remove any runner from any race for any reason and re-rate.
On the right-hand side of the racecard, you will see two pink columns with options **** buttons.
The column below the racecard filter/options button contains the remove horse function.
The **** button enables the remove all function so you can remove more than one horse from the race at the same time. Below this button the boxes allow you to tick as many horses as you want.
How to open Race Card Filters
On the top right hand side of the race cards (see Fig. 1) you will see the “Race Card Filter Options” button. If you click the button you will see a popup with all the filter options so you can customise the ratings for each interactive race card (see Fig. 2).
Quantity of Rated Races
TrackMate’s default quantity of rated races is set to All qualifying runs. This means after the algorithm filters out all non-qualifying runs it will use all the remaining races.
This option allows you to re-rate the race using either the last 3, 5, 8 or All qualifying runs. Remember the rating is the average of all runs in the rating time period. By changing the quantity of runs included in the ratings could drastically change the race card picture.
If you set this option to 8 then a maximum of 8 previous runs will be included in the ratings… and so on.
If the horse has less than the maximum quantity of rated runs it will be rated only on the qualifying runs for this period. So if the option is set at 8 runs but the horse has only had 3 runs, the system can only rate those 3 runs. On the other hand… if the horse has had 10 runs then only the last 8 runs will be included.
Quantity of Visible Races
This sets the maximum quantity of visible races to show in the form, stack and trend for this race card. The default setting for this feature is 8, but you can choose between 3, 5, 8 or All.
Race Distance Tolerance
This feature allows a tolerance range in yards for race distances to be included in the ratings algorithms.
- This option is set to OFF as default.
- If you turn it ON then a the race distance tolerance is set to 100 yards as default.
When OFF this allows all qualifying race distances to be included in the algorithms. When ON and you don’t change the default distance from 100 then all races within 100 yards shorter or 100 yards longer than the race card distance you are filtering will be included… and so on.
Race Type Indicators
At the bottom of the Race Card Filters popup you’ll see the filters legend which explains all the different indicator types. There are 6 filter indicators to understand, but they are very useful once you get used to them.
This Race
“This Race” is a green dot to indicate which is the current race card’s type.
Manually Selected
“Manually Selected” is a red dot to indicate which options that you have selected yourself.
Crossover Filter
“Crossover Filter” is a blue dot which indicates that equivalent types have been automatically selected by the system. An example of this (see picture above) would be when the current race card “This Race” going is an English going term, in this case Soft, so the equivalent Irish going types are added; Soft to Heavy and Yielding to Soft.
Addon Filter
“Addon Filter” is an orange dot which indicates that additional types have been automatically selected by the system. An example of this would be when the current race card is an English track so Irish equivalent going types are added and vice-versa.
Filter Leeway
“Filter Leeway” is a red number to indicate the leeway quantity either side of “This Race” type. This customisable user setting can be altered on the myAccount page.
Grouped Filter
“Grouped Filter” is a red plus (+) symbol which indicates that a customisable user setting is active.. This customisable user setting can be altered on the myAccount page.
Race Types
TrackMate will automatically identify the current race card “Race Type” and as default will only include races of the same type in the ratings algorithms.
You can include other race types from a selection of “Flat”, “NH Flat”, “Hurdle” and “Chase”, but be careful as you could be adding race types that aren’t relevant and re-rate the race card with inaccurate ratings.
Surface Types
TrackMate automatically selects the current race card “Surface Type” and as default will only include races of the same type in the ratings algorithms.
There is a customisable user setting available for this option. If the current race is all weather then you can decide whether to include all other all weather types or not. When ON you’ll see a red + next to the “This Race” type so
You can include other race types from a selection of “Turf”, “Sand”, “Fibresand”, “Polytrack”, “Tapeta” and “Dirt”, but be careful as you could be adding race surfaces that aren’t relevant and re-rate the race card with inaccurate ratings.
Going Types
TrackMate automatically selects the current race card “Going Type” and as default will only include races of the same type in the ratings algorithms.
You can include other race types from a selection of “Turf”, “Sand”, “Fibresand”, “Polytrack”, “Tapeta” and “Dirt”, but be careful as you could be adding race surfaces that aren’t relevant and re-rate the race card with inaccurate ratings.
Reset Race Card Filters
The “Reset” button at the bottom of the filter options popup box enables you to completely reset the racecard to the original settings and start again. This will light up red when you have made changes to the original race card.
The adjustments made will stay in play until cancelled and if you re visit this race in your historic racecard library it will stay in the mode you were last using the card in.