The graphs below indicate what percentage of horses with a particular running style won over each particular distance.

The three different styles are horses that led, horses which were mid pack, and horses held up at the back.

The Pace Indicator (PI) is a quick representation of the analysis, and indicates the style of running which is most favourable over each particular distance. A PI of 2 would indicate that all winners led. A PI score of 0 would mean that all winners were held up. Obviously the actual figure is always somewhere in between depending on the pace bias which exists.

Thirsk seems to have a bit of a pace bias favouring front runners, although the exception being races over a mile. In terms of the individual distances, shown below is how Thirsk ranks :


5 Furlongs – 10th out of 31 courses
6 Furlongs - 4th out of 27 courses
7 Furlongs – 4th out of 22 courses
8 Furlongs – 22nd out of 25 courses