Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Premier Information On: It Takes A Little Bit Of Racing Class To Win!

We've been a little busy over here at Premier Information, so none of us have really had too much time to post things here. However, we're back and it's time to pick up where we left off - we might even treat you to a double feature today!

Today we look at another important factor that helps us in the selection process.

Class!


This can have a massive impact on our assessment in the selection process. Class is
permanent. Form is temporary. In racing, Class can be described as the quality of
opposition a horse races against.

A horse that is raised in class usually has to improve in order to succeed. A horse running in
the same class needs to reproduce its best level of form to succeed and a horse dropped in
class may merely need to just run relatively close to its normal ability to win.

A wise trainer will often have his horses running against the very best horses at the highest
grade the horse will qualify for. Then, when the horse has maybe shown some consistency,
drop it in class. By dropping it in class the horse has much less to do to win. This is
something we look for all the time. Imagine an athlete competing in the Olympic Games.
His best performance gets him a bronze medal. Let’s imagine he cannot possibly achieve
better. However, if you then take that athlete to a minor competition at say a regional
level, you would expect him to be head and shoulders above the lower class opposition.
He would then win and win well. The same applies to horses. If you see a horse that has
been running to a consistent level of form, which is then dropped significantly in grade, is fit
and looks to be facing moderate opposition, then this could be excellent circumstances in
which to place a bet.

Backing a horse going up in class is a different proposition. Many horses fail to win when
raised in class. However, if the horse is improving rapidly, is likely to be fitter than it was
in its last run and has shown an ability beyond its previous grade, then it is possible that
the horse can step up in grade and continue its progression and win. It is by no means out
of the question for horses to be raised in class and win. However, some horses winning
impressively at a low grade can flatter to deceive. It is all about making an objective
assessment.

So far then, we have looked at Form, fitness and class. Next time, we will consider the
Conditions and the “sub factors” that are so important in this aspect.

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