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1. A thoroughbred can be expected to reveal its true speed when ... (c) matched against horses of relative equal ability.
2. Maiden-claiming horses in sprints are normally how much slower than winning claiming horses of the same selling price? (b) one second.
3. The adjustment to the 4up par for 3YO sprints of March is ... (b) slow 3.
4. Using proportional times to make speed figures, what is the value of one length in a 6F sprint timed in 1:10 flat? (b) 2.8 points.

Taken from: The ABCs of Thoroughbred Handicapping (c) 1988 by James Quinn