I agree with you. I would actually look at it in a different way. Without getting into how much of a tool the figures should be when it comes to handicapping or how big an influence they should have on an individual in making choices, the reality is that they do play a part. With that in mind, publishing figures that they may change later based on subsequent performance could be seen in some ways as manipulating the market.
I think the process of changing figure stinks all the way around. I wish they would say here is what the figure is and leave it at that. If it comes out unusually high or low, so be it. Let the handicappers figure out why. Sort of like in track and field. You get times or marks made in strong winds or at altitudes. Records will show that but won't alter the times. Obviously not an apples to apples comparison but I'd rather that than being told from race to race that what I saw was better or worse than what you told me I saw last week.
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