Gday All

I am not sure the restricted by rating races are intended to help the punter.. They are there to help owners and trainers run horses who may have peaked in performance and can no longer win in their designated class.. and I think it is a good idea for the owners and trainers

As an example, say you have a very average horse running around in the country somewhere, and along the way it fluked a CL5 win, maybe it was a race with 5 or 6 duds in it? Who knows? But the thing is you are now stuck running your horse in class 5 or higher, and it has no chance of winning again.. Because your horse really only has the ability of a class 4 runner.. I would think that is a dissincentive to keep the horse racing.. These restricted rating races allow you to run with horses that have achieved a rating much the same as yours in their career. AND it gives you a real chance of winning some prize money... something that hasn't been the case b4.. I can't see that as a bad thing... As for punting, it makes it hard, but that is the challenge isn't it... or alternatively, leave the race alone if you don't like em...

I must declare an interest here, I am talking from a slightly biassed point of view as my partner is a trainer..

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