4th June 2005, 11:06 PM
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Join Date: Jan 1970
Location: melbourne
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Originally Posted by racingnovice
I think this is going nowhere lol.
I think you people are all missing the point and the real factor which is the weight of the horses.
If horse A was 650kg and horse B was 750kg and they both carried 58kg then yes the weight would be a factor as Horse A would be carrying 8.9% of its body weight and horse B would be carrying 7.7%. This would effect horse A much more then horse B over a 1200m race.
If both horses had roughly the same class/ability then id be backing horse B everyday of the week. Horse B would need to carry 67-68kg to get it to the same level as horse A.
It would be no different to having 2 people a 70kg and 100kg person both carrying the same weight. I can assure you the 70kg guy would struggle more then the 100kg guy.
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You are certainly living up to your name RACINGNOVICE, your thinking there is simply illogical. If both horses were allocated the same weight then they must had the same class and ability dispite the weights they have been carrying. E.G both may have won a bush maiden by a length with 57.5, in the same time, both horses start in a C1 next start and are allocated 58, your ratio is only valid if at all on the .5kg difference as at 57.5 they are at the same level.
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