Maybe I'm using the term class 'wrongly' here. To me the terms 'class' and 'strength of the field' are interchangable. If horses A B C D and E run against each other for a prize of $5000 midweek at Bunbury or for a $100000 feature event at Ascot I see no difference in the 'class' of the race. I consider the class of the race is determined by the horses running in it and therefore I work out my opinion of the class of the race from the horses expected rating in that race.

KV