jalupen wrote:
the problem is mart that a balance has to be struck 1 have 1 horse in my stable that is rated under 111 and that is on 107 if not for group races where do i go ? i'm not going to apolagise for having a good stable i agree the game should be fair to all depending on the level your at, but over the last few years or so the top trainers now have given more away than when we were struggling rookies we had no help just little snippets here and there.The likes of john pj thunder are always willing to help anyone, which i believe has made the game even more competetive.
i really dont know where were going with this but there will always be top middle and lower tier trainers whatever happens,or do we remove the majority of G1s to cater for the middle lower newbie sector thus making it not really viable for the likes of me to have a stable and make it easier for the casual player to have winners.i dont know i just hope whatever is decided is fair to everyone
We are actually all singing from the same hymn sheet Steve, I just don't think everyone sees it as people tend to panic when change is mentioned.
Your 107 horse should in an ideal world have an option of a conditions race, or a 110 or 120 handicap to run in.
The races shouldn't be geared up for the trainers they should be geared up for the horses.
If I have an 89 rated horse and I put it in a 110 that you are in I will get a 21lb pull - that is fair. You can decide you'd rather take your chances against a 124 in a Group race - that is up to you, but its fair. Its about having the choice. So your 107 could go Group at levels, in a 120 handicap where it might get some weight off the top ones or a 110 where it is liable to be top weight. At the moment too many players don't have a choice ... either because they are too high to get in a hcap or they are too low to be competitive in one. That is what we are saying.
A lot of mine at the minute are just sneaking in to the 0-90s. I can either try my luck at a higher level or give the weight. I have the choice. So I'm alright Jack. But others aren't. To be honest its worse on the NH side where every handicap is pretty much 140 or no limit and 80% of the horses are rated less than 110.
In my opinion the boys just under top level suffer most on the flat and everyone bar the elite suffers on the jumps.