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these one's are simply 62+ handicap races and just 1kg theoretically stronger than the nonsensical 60+ races that should only have been run at provincials or midweeks.
with the added condition that they have only won one or zero metro races.
so once a horse wins 2 of these it's goodbye, you have to jump to a 72+ next go, which is a whopping 5kg gap from 1 class to the next.
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The ‘Graduation Handicaps’ ‘programmed at metropolitan prime meetings are designed to act as a transition for progressive provincial horses to graduate to Saturday grade by racing against like horses. These races are restricted to horses that have won only one (1) or less metropolitan races in their career. It is expected this will become a very attractive race type for Owners to secure a Saturday win for their horse.
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the entire problem lay at the feet of the racing department of rwwa which destroyed the class system in wa.
since the present incumbents have been here, there have been numerous changes to the class system and each one has simply been to try and fix the stuff up of the previous one.
and of course all they have done is make it worse.
they have proven they are not up to the task, but when you have a job for life regardless of how inept you are this is what happens.
@Legless , I am impressed, they have finally got off their arses and released a new template.
the first published update since march 2014, despite the fact that there had been at least 2 changes since that time.
so not only are they inept as far as the class system goes, they are also inept at keeping participants up to date.
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wait and see the proof of the pudding, tivs.
with respect you must be one of the very few not bagging the current system.
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so they are NOT going back to the old system at all.
all they have done is some window dressing, though i guess it has fooled some people, some guy called sniper being one of them
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ratings based handicapping works well in other states, but is busted in WA.
Why do you think that is??
:-? Must be a very old system. This is nothing like the class 1-6 system that used to exist prior to RBH
it is simply rwwa racing department having their 35467th attempt at getting it right, and like the other 35466 it is nonsensical, and will make exactly no difference.
it must be easy to pull the wool over sniper's eyes.
or maybe sniper just need any excuse to have a snipe at those of us that are critical of mr hunter's skills!!.......or lack of.
come to think of it maybe snipers real name is david!!
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Gelding wins his maiden - gets 4 points = rating 64
If he starts in a class 1 midweeker he gets 60kg
If he jumps a couple of grades and starts in a clas 3 midweeker he gets 58kg
If he jumps leaps a few more grades and starts in a clas 5 midweeker he gets 56kg
If I have read this correctly the apprentices are going to be busy
where did you read that legless.
dunno about future but a maiden winner at 'prov a' venues gets 62 usually, not that i think it is correct.
that means 59kg in an unscaled 'class 1'
in a 'class 3' it equates to 57kg
55kg in a 'class 5'
that a maiden winner would not be on minimum in a class 3 or a class 5 in ridiculous in the extreme.
but they have a history of 'ridiculous'.
it always amuses me when handicappers do these nice neat little scales, and decide that there is 'X' number of kg between this class and any other.
the gap between a maiden and a class 1 is in fact more than the notional 2kg that they think it is, and just do by 'rote'
and it is certainly MUCH more than they think in relation to higher grade races.
of course i don't care what they do these days, i am done, but it is still interesting to try and figure their logic.
but even more important than the class nonsense is their alienation of punters, by letting everything get run down.
the timers for the races just about everywhere these days have gone on strike.
the sections are now almost non-existent.
the photo finish system keeps breaking down.
they can't get races to jump in a timely fashion.
and they wonder why turnover is in freefall.
they need to spend some time mending bridges with the punters, because without them they have NOTHING,.....well not quite correct....they have the Eastern states.
and maybe that is why they neglect wa because it is the Eastern states that keeps wa racing afloat.