Yes,


The weights are allocated by the horses ability acording to the handicapper. I have seen emergancies with 57 kg.

On the handicapper I dont think that they are what they used to be. I think that they dont go by the horses curent ability anymore but rather overall ability based on API and such that is why you have horses that are obviously out of condition and havent won anything for a while still getting TAB 1 and the weight. Also the weight spread has been shrunk so there isnt as much of a variation between the top weight and the bottom weight in MOST races I feel.

Michal