Hi Feather,

Gort is correct regarding printed weight. It does not include allowances.

I'd be very wary of subtracting jockey allowances. There are times they will make a difference, but many more times they wont [lack of experience often cancels the weight advantage]. It all depends on what horse they are on [leader, mid-pacer, backmarker] and the track, field size, track condt. and distance.

All a bit iffy, but as a general rule without going into all of the above for every horse that your system throws up with an apprentice, I'd ignore the claim for a 3kg apprentice, deduct the claim for anything LESS than a 3kg claim [enough experience to make a difference] and ignore the runner if a 4kg apprentice is on board [green as grass].