Originally Posted by punter57

Before I hear from Fellow Forum Followers (FFFs) that it all depends on the ABILITY of the trainer, in placing his/her horses correctly,let me add this. I saw Curata Storm win (at over $90) in a Group 1 at Rosehill in April 2001 as the stablemate of the $4 favourite (which came 2nd). Since both "the Storm" and Freemason were from J.Hawkes establishment it could NOT have been a case of "the trainer doesn't have a clue".(Does Australia's leading trainer NOT know his stuff?)that sent him out at 90s. Rather it was the punters who blundered, misled by class and ratings etc.
The winner was up 12 grades from a Class1 Hawkesbury win (13 lengths!!) On ratings it was a "no contest" and yet.......!! Hope this gets a few of my FFFs thinking a little further about how slippery "Class" really is. Bye for now.
P.S. Curata Storm never won again, even at 2-1!!!