Since its been in my stable has won 1 from 9 starts.. The potential bar should mean a lot, But to me a horse like this should be at max a group 3 horse with the ability to sneak in a G1 race.. but my thinking behind this is, that at 3yo it was the horse that used its potential to its maximum.

Kind of disappointed by the potential.. ive bred duds with higher potential than this. what is everyone thoughts on the below image.

I play the game slowly, don't rush through season after season trying to breed or find the wonder horses. In real life we know of Frankel because he was a freak, a once in a decade occurrence, if not longer, that's why we celebrate him so much. This horse, in my mind, would be a Listed race winner at best, maybe squeak a poor Group 3 if very lucky. Most likely, from my experience over every version of the game, and extensive, if slow play, he would be a top rate handicapper who, when his handicap mark got too high, could hold his own in Listed company. That would be my take on this horse if that helps at all.

I do wonder if this version of SO7 has been deliberately tweaked by Mark so that potential is less paramount than in previous versions and therefore players reliance on it as pretty much the most significant indicator of how good a horse is has been reduced. If so, that's not a bad thing in my opinion. After all, other stats/factors should also be of significance too.

I agree and do hope so. If we actually have to race them to find out if they are any good rather than dumping most of the horses we breed simply by looking at the stats that is more realistic and a good thing.