That inconsistency is down to the change over of handicappers.

What about if u got drawn outside the car park in week 1 and then u could miss the dubai races because of it.

These races are in week 1 and shouldn't have any handicap limits as stated in poll.

Is this really needed top 16 if more 16 runners are selected anyway on ratings
I suppose if you put a minimum in it will stop new trainers throwing horses straight
into G1 company and wrecking the horses rating.

They excluded if you read the whole poll question

sorry Leon only started on page 2 did not read the original post

Like in real life it sometimes becomes luck of the draw this balances out throughout
a full season Agree with John on that you play the hand you are dealt.

I also really believe the window has to be after Royal Ascot TBH it makes a mess of things
chopping horses before Ascot.

I ended up chopping my Queen Anne & Prince of Wales runners. Races that were their targets to
make room for subs I'm sure other trainers did the same thing.

I think the issues last night were down to the window being before Ascot you could make week
7 a week with alot more maidens in just my thoughts

John, I am the new handicapper. I have been watching out for this. I am looking for what is a 'natural' wide draw and what isn't. Barrier 20 at Wolverhampton is unnatural. Barrier 20 at Ascot isn't such a drama.
My own observations of the league game - and this spans SO6 to 7 is that for whatever reason, the mechanics of some tracks run like it is a straight track where you notice horses travelling wide around bends don't suffer from it to other tracks where being wide around a bend makes a load of difference. I don't know if this is down to game tracks compared to custom tracks OR if there is a built in limiter to each track that only kicks in after a certain number of starters for individual tracks.
My first week handicapping was Wolverhampton on the AW. The majority of horses drawn wide were finished after the first bend - I knocked a couple of points off each affected horse and saw them as non starters.

This is why we really need to limit starter numbers on some tracks and if need be, run two legs of the one race. It will be fairer on the trainers and easier on the handicapper.

No shade on Craig as this handicapping gig is a bloody pain in the rear end.

I think luck should be a part of it , swings and roundabouts . If u look at chelts or Aintree they both have their problems as race courses , the bends going out into the country are bloody awful but we don't limit the numbers there . I think one week over half my runners were drawn on the far outside and u just have to u eyes to it.

Look at some races at Cheltenham and the grand national at Antree some horses not even running on the course
some actually running on the stands you cant have a 16 runner Grand National or Gold Cup
I have had some rotten draws on the flat this season too you just take it on the chin

also think the double entry has been a big help in keeping major trainers horses in major races I think
removing this will be a backward step and as someone said think it was Josh it will be the bigger trainers
will put horses in any race they can get a run in taking chances away from the others and thats why Gray
bought that in after week 3 Tennessee Prince ran in the Guineas he was rated lowly and could have ran in any
handicap but went for the guineas because of the double entry system which IMO works.

So Tunisia with the proposed new rules could have run in a 0 - 90 handicap
and would not have even got in the 1000 Guineas - I rest my case

No one wants changes to NH. The bigger the field the better for G1's in NH. They really should not even be compared. There is no draw bias in NH, and the races are much longer so horses move to the inside and out as races progress.

We talking about the flat where a horses chance has gone on first bend. The race running needs improvement as jockeys should not be going so far wide or making room for horses to pass them on the inside but it is what is. If we agree to add more G1 handicaps the issue would go away. In addition G1 handicaps by the very nature give all trainers more chance of winning a G1.

Double entries should stay as it has opened a lot of races for other trainers, as top trainers don't have entries in them

I've had some terrible draws this season however I was quick to notice that over half my string wasn't good enough so they went h/capping which is something new trainers fail to recognise week in week out they persist in putting they're amazing in game G1 winners into top races hoping they'll somehow turn into Pegasus it's not their fault as we all know what a steep learning curve this game has.so perhaps upping the rating is the answer but I also agree that whatever draw you get that's the way it goes you just gotta suck it up buttercup.

Tunisia Would have been in Guineas with min rating of 85. This could even be 80 to be honest. 90 is a bit steep, 80 or 85 is much better as would allow injured horses in who normally get raised to 85.

No Stu but could have kept her for the Royal Hunt Cup running off 87 considering she has gone up
38 lbs in 2 races it would have been quite the coup

Deleted this and it is relevant ... Doh!

My point about ONE entry was purely for G1's, 16/20 runners, ballot out the bottom.

2 runners has been a godsend, but in this instance it would be fairer.

Everyone should be entitled to have an opportunity to enter their horses in a G1 (not a G1 handicap) regardless of rating or being a donkey.