If you have subscribed to sectional data in Proform* then you will notice in the title bar at the top left it says (SECTIONALS), like this:-

When you press the download button in Proform it will now also check for sectional data and if any is ready on our servers it will download and install it with progress information at the top of Proform, in green, like this:-

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*requires a subscription to TPD for the raw data.  If you wish to subscribe then drop us an email at proformracing@gmail.com

Typically TPD (where we get the raw data) process the sectional data withing a couple of days after the race.

We then process this and you should normally see the data arrive in Proform with three days after the race was run.

On a weekend (Friday-Sunday) the data data may not arrive until the following Monday to Wednesay.

Sometimes races will be delayed by TPD for checking and could take more than three days to arrive.

When you download data into Proform it automatically checks for any new sectional data and will seamlessly install it.

You can check to see if data is in by looking at the sectional field on the calendar screen which will show YES when the data is in and NO when not, like this:-

When you open a race in Proform there is a Sectionals tab which contains various other tabs of data, like this:-

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The tab maybe at the top rather than bottom like we have it but you can easily move this and any other tab for that matter.

On how to move tabs, take a quick look at this video link on our youtube channel 

The sectional metrics tab can be seen when you have a race open and you are viewing the sectionals tab in the Proform Form Book.

It looks like this.

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The green and red shaded cells show you the highest (green) and lowest (red) value in each column.

The data fields on this screen are:-

Horse Name

Pos = Finishing Position

Dtw = Distance to winner (lengths)

MaxU - Max upgrade from last 4f, which is how many pounds they could have improved by running the section more efficiently (pounds)

LbsAU - Pounds (LBS) behind winner after upgrade

LenAU - Lengths behind winner after upgrade

ChLen - This is difference between the actual lengths beaten and the lengths after applying the upgrade lengths

PosAU - This is the theoretical finishing position after applying the upgrade

ChPos -This is the difference between the actual finishing position and the theoretical finishing position

TTR5 - Time from out of the gate to reach 5mph (seconds)

TTR10 - Time from out of the gate to reach 10mph (seconds)

TTR20 - Time from out of the gate to reach 20mph (seconds)

TTR25 - Time from out of the gate to reach 25mph (seconds)

TTR30 - Time from out of the gate to reach 30mph (seconds)

ROS - Late speed recorded 2 seconds after crossing the finishing line (mph)

TS - Average top speed reach at any point in the race (mph)

MINSL - Minimum Stride Length (feet)

ASL - Average Stride Length (feet)

MAXSL - Maximum Stride Length (feet)

MINSF - Minimum Stride Frequency (strides per second)

ASF - Average  Stride Frequency (strides per second)

MAXSF - Maximum Stride Frequency (strides per second)

We have created an excel document explainging all the data fields you can see in Proform, plus how far back the historical sectional data goes and the data tolerances we used to block obvious data errors coming into our database, you can download this on the following link:-

DOWNLOAD the SECTIONAL DATA GLOSSARY